11. He has a pet black Labrador Retriever, which he once used to scare German chancellor Angela Merkel.
The full name of Putin’s dog Konni is Connie Paulgrave, and rumor has it that she was named after the former U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice. Putin is quite fond of his dog, and is seen quite often with her in public, even taking the dog to meetings with staff or world leaders visiting Russia. During such meetings, his dog likes to enjoy the snacks that some journalists often share, and once when she wasn’t invited to a meeting, she made her way to the room and ate all the biscuits and jellied desserts meant for the dignitaries.
Putin has also used his dog politically, once bragging to George W. Bush that Konni is bigger and meaner than his dogs. He even took his dog to a meeting with German chancellor, Angela Merkel, who has a fear of dogs because she was severely bitten by one when she was young
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