Pets of Vladimir Putin

Dogs

Pasha (2019–present)

Pasha (Serbian Cyrillic: Паша) is a Šarplaninac puppy that was gifted to Putin from the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić during his official visit in January 2019. Pasha comes from a kennel located in the Šar Mountains. Šarplaninac dogs are an ancient landrace breed native to Serbia and North Macedonia.[2]

Verni (2017–present)
Putin with his Alabai puppy named Verni, 2017.

Verni was a birthday gift from Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan, during a meeting in Sochi in October 2017. The puppy is an Alabai, a top Turkmen-bred variety of the Central Asia shepherd dog. 'Verni' means 'faithful' or 'loyal' in Russian.[3]

Yume (2012–present)

Yume, a 3-month old female Akita puppy, arrived in Moscow from Tokyo, Japan in July 2012, as the Akita Prefecture’s gift to show gratitude for assistance from Russia after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. 'Yume', means 'dream' in Japanese. [4][5][6][7]

In 2016, the Japanese government offered Putin a male Akita puppy as a companion for Yume, but this gift was declined.[8][9]

Buffy (2010–present)

Buffy, a caramel and white Bulgarian male 10-week-old shepherd Karakachan dog, was given to President Vladimir Putin during a visit to Bulgaria in November 2010 by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.[10] The name 'Buffy' was chosen by a five-year-old boy during a nationwide competition.[11]

Konni (1999–2014)
Konni with President Vladimir Putin in 2001.
Main article: Konni (dog)

Konni (1999–2014) was a female black Labrador Retriever. Konni was born in 1999 and presented to Putin in December 2000. Konni was often seen at the President's side, and was sometimes allowed to attend meetings when Putin greeted world leaders during their visits to Russia.

Putin was being updated on the progress of the Russian Global Navigation Satellite System GLONASS in 2007, when he inquired as to whether he would be able to buy a device hooked into GLONASS that would allow him to keep track of his dog, Konni. The collar was demonstrated on Konni on 17 October 2008, thus making Konni the first recipient of a GLONASS-enabled pet collar.[12][13]

gollark: We may need to export all tags from R. Danny prior to its apification.
gollark: Do people in the UK actually *know* English?
gollark: Beware apioforms.
gollark: Well, mainstream media is mostly produced on computers nowadays.
gollark: I see.

See also

References
  1. "President's Pet: Putin's New Kyrgyz Race Horse and His Other Fauna Interactions". Russia Today. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  2. "Serbian President Present Putin With Yugoslavian Shepherd Pup Named Pasha". Sputnik, RU. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  3. Lister, Tim (12 October 2017). "Pup-lover Putin Gifted New Dog for 65th Birthday". CNN, US. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  4. "Interview by President Vladimir Putin to Nippon TV and Yomiuri Shimbun Newspaper in Japan". The Kremlin, Moscow, Russia. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  5. Amos, Howard (13 December 2016). "Putin Tries Dog Diplomacy Before Japan Talks Over Islands". U.S. News & World Report, L.P. The Associated Press, USA. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  6. "Putin's 'No-Nonsense' Dog Causes Commotion at Interview With Japanese Media (VIDEO)". Russia Today. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  7. "Video of President Putin With Yume Revives Akita Boom in Russia". THE JAPAN TIMES, LTD. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  8. "Putin turns down Japanese dog gift, MP says". BBC News. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  9. Connolly, Amy R. (10 December 2016). "Russia's Vladimir Putin declines Japan's diplomatic dog gift". United Press International. Moscow. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  10. "New Premier Pet". Russia Today. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  11. Osborn, Andrew (10 December 2010). "Vladimir Putin names puppy Buffy". The Telegraph. Moscow. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  12. Shchedrov, Oleg (24 December 2007). "Can the Russian GPS System Track My Dog?". Reuters, New York, USA. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  13. Powell, Lee (18 October 2008). "Russia's Putin Tests Tracking Device on Dog, Konni". YouTube.com. The Associated Press, USA. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.