Surprise for Mr. President: Tigers, Horses and Dogs Presented to Putin

As a rule, Russian President Vladimir Putin, 66, celebrates his birthday (7 October) with his family and relatives. However, according to his spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Putin rarely manages to get the chance to take a day off on that day.

Most of the gifts to the president he cannot accept, according to the protocol that all the official presents should be made property of the state. Each of the gifts that are sent to Russia's head of state by citizens and other well-wishers must pass through the Federal Guard Service. However, according to Peskov, the Russian leader keeps only special gifts to himself.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his dogs Buffy and Yume go for a walk in the Moscow region. Buffy is a Bulgarian (Karakachan) Sheepdog. Yume is an Akita.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin with an Orlov Trotter given by Kyrgyzstan's President Sooronbay Jeenbekov in Bishkek on 28 March 2019.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin with a Yume, an Akita, before an interview with the TV company Nippon and the newspaper Yomiuri in the Kremlin on the eve of an official visit to Japan.

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Vladimir Putin introduced journalists to a tiger cub, which was presented to him on his birthday on 7 October. The 2.5-month-old female Amur tiger has reportedly moved from his Novo-Ogaryovo residence to the zoo.

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Vladimir Putin with his dog Buffy at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence near Moscow.

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President Vladimir Putin with a gift from the Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov: a Taigan named Sherkhan in Bishkek. Taigans are sighthounds originating in the country.

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The leader of Turkmenistan congratulates his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on his birthday and offers him a Central Asian Shepherd dog.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Sarplaninac Shepherd, presented to him by Serbian President Alexander Vucic.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin with a mini-horse named Vadik, presented to him in Kazan.