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Konni in August 2001
BreedLabrador Retriever
SexFemale
Born1999
Died2014 (15 years old)
OffspringAt least eight puppies

Vladimir Putin, current president of Russia, owns two dogs, who live at his residence in Moscow. He is also actively involved in the conservation of many endangered Russian species.[1]

Pets

Dogs

Yume (2012 to Present)

Konni with President Vladimir Putin in 2001.

Yume, a 3-month old Akita Inu 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. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Buffy (2010 to 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.[12]

Konni (1999 to 2014)

Konni (Russian: Ко́нни, 1999–2014), (Ко́нни По́лгрейв), was a female black Labrador Retriever.[13] 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.

Konni responded to simple commands given to her by Putin, including "down!" ([Лежать!, Lezhat!] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)), "sit!" ([Сидеть!, Sidet'!] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), "heel!" ([Рядом!, Ryadom!] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), "go!" ([Фас!, Fas!] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) and "bark!" ([Голос!, Golos!] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), in addition to shaking hands.[14]

Organizers of a St. Petersburg International Economic Forum once wrote to the Presidential Administration requesting a photograph of the President for his accreditation badge, and the Putin Administration sent back to the organizers a photograph of Putin sitting in an armchair next to a fireplace with Konni lying at his feet.

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.[15][16]

Wild animals

Russian Geographical Society

Putin is Chairman of the Russian Geographical Society’s Board of Trustees, and is actively engaged in the protection of rare species. The programs are being conducted by the Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution at the Russian Academy of Sciences.[17]

The animal species under his personal patronage are:

Wildlife news

Big cats

  • On 8 October 2008, Putin received a baby tiger as a birthday gift, and announced that tiger would reside in a zoo.[23]
  • On 3 May 2010, Putin visited Sochi National Park to release one of the female Leopards brought to Russia from Iran into an open-air enclosure.[24]
  • On 8 November 2012, Putin is seen with the real-life mascot of the 2014 Winter Olympics, an endangered Snow Leopard.[25]
  • On 4 February 2014, Putin visited the Persian Leopard Breeding and Rehabilitation Center at the Sochi National Park.[26][27]
  • On 18 May 2014, Putin released a Siberian Tiger named Kuzya into the wild.[28][29][30][31]

Horses

  • On 3 October 2016, Putin visited a reserve for Przewalski's horses outside Orenburg, Russia.[32]

Siberian cranes

  • On 7 September 2012, Putin took part in a project to save the Siberian cranes on his way to meet the leaders of APEC countries in Vladivostok. To do it, he had to make three sorties on a hang-glider from a local ornithological station to lead the cranes raised in a nursery into the sky for their first flight. Adorned in white overalls to resemble a bird, Putin did manage to get some cranes to fly.[1]

Marine animals

  • On 1 September 2013, when Putin visited the construction site of the Vladivostok Oceanarium in 2013, Putin was greeted cordially by the staff and the performers. Three dolphins applauded the president for feeding them fish, while the walruses even shook his hand.[1][33]
  • On 4 August 2015, Putin attended a killer whale show at the opening of Moscow's Oceanarium.[34]

Polar bears

  • On 29 April 2010, Putin hugged and tagged a giant polar bear in the Arctic.[35][36]

See also

Animals

Activism

References

  1. ^ a b c "President's Pet: Putin's New Kyrgyz Race Horse and His Other Fauna Interactions". Russia Today. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Gift of Akita Inu Puppy to Russian President Vladimir Putin in Japan". YouTube.com. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Puppy Yume About To Depart Japan For Russia". YouTube.com. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Puppy Yume Arrives as Gift to Russian President Vladimir Putin". YouTube.com. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Putin's Puppy from Japan". YouTube.com. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  6. ^ "New Dog - Vladimira Putina (Yume) - Akita Inu". YouTube.com. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Russian President Putin's Gift Cat Finally Meets Japanese Cat Lover". YouTube.com. RTR Japan. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "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. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ 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. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
  10. ^ "Putin's 'No-Nonsense' Dog Causes Commotion at Interview With Japanese Media (VIDEO)". Russia Today. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "Video of President Putin With Yume Revives Akita Boom in Russia". THE JAPAN TIMES, LTD. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ "New Premier Pet". Russia Today. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "Putin's Favorite Dog, Konni". YouTube.com. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Konni, Vladimir Putin's Dog". YouTube.com. The Encyclopedia. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ Shchedrov, Oleg (24 December 2007). "Can the Russian GPS System Track My Dog?". Reuters, New York, USA. Retrieved 24 December 2008. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ Powell, Lee (18 October 2008). "Russia's Putin Tests Tracking Device on Dog, Konni". YouTube.com. The Associated Press, USA. Retrieved 10 May 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ "Russian Geographical Society". Russian Geographical Society. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ "Amur Tiger Rare Species Program". The Kremlin, Moscow, Russia. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ "Beluga Whale Rare Species Program". The Kremlin, Moscow, Russia. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ "Polar Bear Rare Species Program". The Kremlin, Moscow, Russia. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  21. ^ "Snow Leopard Rare Species Program". The Kremlin, Moscow, Russia. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  22. ^ "Far Eastern Leopard Program". The Kremlin, Moscow, Russia. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  23. ^ "Putin Received a Baby Tiger As Birthday Gift". The Associated Press, USA. 10 October 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  24. ^ "President Putin and Leopard at Sochi National Park, Russia". YouTube.com. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  25. ^ "Putin in the Wild: Vladimir Putin with a Snow Leopard". YouTube.com. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  26. ^ "Visit to Persian Leopard Breeding and Rehabilitation Center". The Kremlin, Moscow, Russia. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  27. ^ "President Putin Enters Leopard Cage at Sochi National Park, Russia". YouTube.com. Russia Today. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  28. ^ "Siberian Tiger Released by Putin Now Roaming China". YouTube.com. CGTN. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  29. ^ "Pictures of Putin's Tiger, Kuzya, Released". YouTube.com. New China TV. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  30. ^ Jacobs, Andrew (10 December 2014). "Siberian Tiger, Released Into the Wild by Putin, Returns From His Sojourn in China". The New York Times, USA. Retrieved 27 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  31. ^ "Vladmir Putin's Siberian Tiger Kuzya Returns To Russia From China". YouTube.com. NDTV, The New York Times, USA. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  32. ^ "Russia's Great Stallions: President Putin Meets Orenburg's Wild Horses". The Moscow Times, Russia. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  33. ^ "President Putin Feeds Dolphins, Shakes Hands with walrus on trip to Russia's Far East". YouTube.com. Reuters, USA. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  34. ^ "Putin Enjoys Killer Whale Show at Moscow's New Oceanarium". YouTube.com. Russia Today. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  35. ^ "Putin Hugs and Tags Giant Polar Bear in Arctic". YouTube.com. Russia Today. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  36. ^ "Hillary Clinton to Putin: I Can Go Tag Animals With You". YouTube.com. CNN, USA. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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