1. President Bill Clinton (1993-2001), USA
The former US president and his family adopted a black and white cat named Socks who liked to hang on Bill Clinton's shoulders.
Their cat, however, became so popular with photographers that the Clinton family had to ask them to leave their cat alone.
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2. President Emmanuel Macron (2017-present), France
The current French president has done like his predecessors and has a “first dog”.
Since the 1970s, Labradors have often been the breed of choice, but Emmanuel Macron adopted a Labrador and Griffin cross.
The president named him Nemo, after the character from one of his favorite books,
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
.
The pooch made headlines when he was filmed interrupting a government meeting at the Élysée while urinating.
3. Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), United Kingdom
The world's longest-reigning monarch was also a longtime Pembroke Welsh corgis breeder.
Her dynasty of dogs began when Princess Elizabeth received a puppy named Susan as a gift for her 18th birthday in 1944. They were inseparable;
Her Majesty had even insisted on taking her on her honeymoon with Prince Philip!
Susan had no less than 14 generations of descendants.
4. Queen Victoria (1837-1901), United Kingdom
Queen Victoria loved animals and her friendship with Dash, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, when she was a child is well documented.
She also had a number of feathered friends.
One of them was a gray parrot from Gabon called Coco, who sang
God Save The Queen
.
5. President Moon Jae-in (2017-2022), South Korea
As a diplomatic gift, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent two dogs to South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
Gomi, Pungsan's hunting dog, later gave birth to a litter.
Moon Jae-in tweeted,
“As the gestation period for dogs is about two months, Gomi was already expecting puppies when she was given to us.
I hope that relations between our two countries will also be like this.
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6. President Vladimir Putin (2012-present), Russia
The three dogs of the President of the Russian Federation were given to him as gifts by Japan, Bulgaria and Turkmenistan.
Yume, his female Japanese akita inu, stood out when she accompanied the president to meet the Japanese press, barking at reporters before performing tricks with her handler.
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