Dilyn

Dilyn is a dog which lives with Carrie Symonds and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson at 10 Downing Street. He is a white, male Jack Russell cross and was born in 2018.[1]

Dilyn
SpeciesDog
BreedJack Russell cross
SexMale
Born2018
South Wales
OwnerCarrie Symonds
Boris Johnson
Residence10 Downing Street

The dog was rescued as a puppy from a breeder in South Wales by Friends of Animals Wales because he had a misaligned jaw and was going to be put down. The charity gave initial care to the puppy and named it "Dilyn", the Welsh word for "follow", in memory of a spaniel which had recently died. The puppy was then fostered in Merthyr Tydfil for a few weeks before being adopted by Johnson and Symonds in 2019. The couple were introduced to the charity by Marc Abraham, the vet who successfully campaigned for "Lucy's Law", regulations prohibiting third-party commercial sale of puppies.[2][3][4] After it became famous, the dog was then featured on the 2019 Christmas cards for the charity.[5]

The dog now resides in the Prime Minister's flat in the complex of 10–12 Downing Street. Prime Minister Johnson takes the dog for a walk early each morning in the garden of number 10.[6] The neighbouring former chancellor, Sajid Javid, watched out for Dilyn as the dog displayed "amorous intentions" towards his own cavapoo, Bailey.[7]

On voting day for the 2019 United Kingdom general election, Boris Johnson took Dilyn to his polling station and so he became one of the many dogs at polling stations.[8][9] After Johnson's victory, many newspapers around the world pictured him with Dilyn. These included Brazil's Correio Braziliense, Germany's Bild, Italy's la Repubblica, and the US New York Post, which had the headline "Conservatives Lick Labour" over a picture of Dilyn showing his tongue.[10]

See also

References
  1. Amy Walker (2 September 2019), "Downing Street gets new resident – a dog named Dilyn", The Guardian
  2. Boris Johnson's new rescue puppy moves into Downing Street, BBC, 2 September 2019
  3. Danielle Sheridan (2 September 2019), "Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds welcome puppy Dilyn into Downing Street", Daily Telegraph
  4. Mark Edmonds (9 November 2019), "Dilyn the Downing Street Dog and the Puppy Farms Scandal", The Times Magazine, pp. 18–25
  5. Emma Brazell (9 December 2019), "Downing Street dog Dilyn stars on rescue shelter's Christmas card", Metro
  6. Padraig Collins (15 September 2019), "Boris Johnson walks his dog in his undies", Canberra Times
  7. Francis Elliott (7 December 2019), "Paw patrol for Sajid Javid as No 10 dogs get too close", The Times
  8. Michael Hogan (12 December 2019), "Forget Boris Johnson v Jeremy Corbyn… the real political rivalry is between Dilyn the dog and El Gato the cat", The Telegraph
  9. Jen Mills (12 December 2019), "Boris Johnson joins dogs at polling stations trend by taking Dilyn with him", Metro
  10. Will Pavia; Charles Bremner (14 December 2019), "World wakes to one man and his dog", The Times, p. 11
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