While world leaders are often at odds with each other, there is one issue that many of them do agree upon — owning a pet is a really good idea.
© Sputnik / Alexei DruzhininRussia's President plays with his two pet dogs - an Akita named Yume and a Karakachan named Buffy.
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Russia's President plays with his two pet dogs - an Akita named Yume and a Karakachan named Buffy.
© Photo : Public DomainBritish Prime Minister David Cameron introduces President Barack Obama to Larry the cat at 10 Downing Street in London, England.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron introduces President Barack Obama to Larry the cat at 10 Downing Street in London, England.
© AFP 2023 / Manny CenetaUS President Bill Clinton walks with his dog Buddy as he leaves the White House in Washington, DC, for Camp David to spend the last New Year weekend of his presidency at the Maryland presidential retreat.
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US President Bill Clinton walks with his dog Buddy as he leaves the White House in Washington, DC, for Camp David to spend the last New Year weekend of his presidency at the Maryland presidential retreat.
© AP Photo / Matt YorkUS Senator John McCain, R-AZ, and his wife, Cindy McCain, talk to the media they leave a polling station in Phoenix as Apollo, a dog owned by McCain's son Jimmy, licks the camera.
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US Senator John McCain, R-AZ, and his wife, Cindy McCain, talk to the media they leave a polling station in Phoenix as Apollo, a dog owned by McCain's son Jimmy, licks the camera.
© Sputnik / Vladimir RodionovRussia's Prime Minister and former President Dmitry Medvedev records a video address for his Internet blog, with one of his pet dogs at his side.
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Russia's Prime Minister and former President Dmitry Medvedev records a video address for his Internet blog, with one of his pet dogs at his side.
© AFP 2023 / Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA PoolQueen Elizabeth II, with her retinue of corgis, meets the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team at Buckingham Palace.
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Queen Elizabeth II, with her retinue of corgis, meets the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team at Buckingham Palace.
© Photo : Instagram/Ramzan KadyrovHead of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov playing with his pet, a Caucasian Shepherd Dog named Tarzan.
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Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov playing with his pet, a Caucasian Shepherd Dog named Tarzan.
© AFP 2023 / Jim Watson Former US President George W. Bush walks off Air Force One carrying the family pets Barney (R) and Ms Beazley as he arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.
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Former US President George W. Bush walks off Air Force One carrying the family pets Barney (R) and Ms Beazley as he arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.
© AFP 2023 / Mike Safgent Former President Ronald Reagan, accompanied by his wife Nancy and their dog Rex, gives a Christmas message to the USA during the lighting up ceremony of the national Christmas Tree in the White House Gardens.
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Former President Ronald Reagan, accompanied by his wife Nancy and their dog Rex, gives a Christmas message to the USA during the lighting up ceremony of the national Christmas Tree in the White House Gardens.
© Photo : Pete SouzaUS President Barack Obama and his pet dog Bo.
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US President Barack Obama and his pet dog Bo.