You Know The Leaders. Now, Meet Their Fluffy Pals - The First Pets

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Offbeat | Written by | Updated: October 27, 2017 14:00 IST
You Know The Leaders. Now, Meet Their Fluffy Pals - The First Pets

Lennu, Paddles and Buffy (from left to right)

They are equal parts regal and adorable. They are animals in high places. This is the fluffy world of the most powerful first pets from across the globe: a distinguished and exclusive club of political pets with better lives than most humans. The world looks up to their humans but their humans bow down to these cuties.

Lennu - Finland's happy first pup

Lennu belongs to Finland's President Sauli Niinisto. The 5-year-old Boston Terrier, possibly more famous than his human, shot to fame for his ridiculously happy face.
 
The first felines of Malaysia

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak is also the proud human of the fluffy foursome of Leo, Kiki, Tiger and Simba.
 
 

Saya akan ke China untuk lawatan rasmi beberapa hari, jadi kucing-kucing saya ni akan jadi tuan rumah, bersuka-rialah mereka nanti. #cats #catsofinstagram #ilovemycat #kucing #China

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Larry - the Chief Mouser of the Cabinet Office in UK

Perhaps the most famous political pets are UK's 10 Downing Street cats - a position that Larry has held since 2011. Larry has seen one Prime Minister change during his tenure but his spot in 10D has remained intact. Besides catching pesky mice, Larry's duties include testing antique furniture for napping quality.
 
 

Larry, you're the best. #larrythecat #cat #larryismygod #larry #cats #10downingstreet

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Paddles - New Zealand's tech-savvy first cat

The newest kid on the block is Paddles - New Zealand's tech-savvy first pet with a Twitter account full of savvy tweets and paws with opposable thumbs. Paddles belongs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern.
 
The first dogs of Russia

Vladmir Putin, the President of Russia, is a well-known dog lover. At present he is the proud owner of Verni, Yume and Buffy. Verni, a top breed alabai, was a gift from Turkmenistan's president.
 
 

Happy family #putin #andadog #dog #bark

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Think Thank and Ah Tsai - Taiwan's presidential cats

The President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, has two adorable kittens - Think Think and Ah Tsai. During her presidential campaign, the press sometimes referred to her as the Cat Lady.
 
The first pets of South Korea

South Korea's president Moon Jae-in has been praised for adopting a rescue dog, Tory. He is also the proud human of another dog, Maru, and a cat named Jjing-jjing.
 
 
 
 
Nemo - the notorious first dog of France

The black labrador-griffon mix may recently have peed on an ornate fireplace at the Elysee Palace as Emmanuel Macron attended a meeting, but we love him anyway.
 

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