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The puppy was named Umka PSKOV, October 8./TASS/. A schoolgirl from the western Russian city of Pskov has received an Akita Inu puppy as a gift from Russian President Vladimir Putin, the press service of the Pskov Region's government has said. "On this day a schoolgirl received a present from Russian President Vladimir Putin. The country's leader fulfilled the girl's longtime dream of having her own pet dog, Vika has long been dreaming about having an Akita Inu puppy," the statement says. When Vika saw the puppy, she burst into tears of joy. The puppy was named Umka. "I'm very...

ames Stavridis, a former NATO supreme allied commander for Europe, joked on Friday that President Joe Biden's dog, Commander, should be deployed to Ukraine after reports of several biting incidents involving Secret Service agents. "I continue to support the Administration giving Kyiv everything they need to drive the Russians out of Ukraine. Has the White House considered forward deploying the President's dog, Commander and his running mate, the senior former WH dog Major?" Stavridis, a retired U.S. Navy admiral, wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Last month, Newsweek confirmed with a spokesperson for the U.S. Secret Service that Commander, a 2-year-old...

Last week, I came across a brief Twitter video that alleged to show Biden kicking Commander, but since it was impossible to tell if POTUS was just nudging his dog or whether the video was faked, I didn’t share it. With today’s news, here’s the clip so you can judge for yourself.

Tom Fitton @TomFitton Judicial Watch Sues Secret Service for Records of Attacks by Biden German Shepherd ‘Commander’ (Washington, DC) – @JudicialWatch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Secret Service for records regarding incidents of aggression and bites involving President Joe Biden’s Dog, Commander (Judicial Watch Inc, v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (No. 1:23-cv-02960)). The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after the Secret Service (a component of the Department of Homeland Security) failed to respond to a July 31, 2023, request for all...

President Biden’s dog, Commander, has been removed from the White House campus, amid multiple biting incidents and aggressive behavior. Most recently, Commander, a German shepherd, bit a Secret Service agent on White House grounds last month. This incident marks the 11th known incident of Commander biting White House or Secret Service personnel. CNN reported Wednesday there were more biting incidents that went unreported.

An attack this weekend on a young girl and two men by an American bully dog has reignited debate over whether the breed should be banned in the UK. The largest type, the American bully XL, can weigh more than nine stone (60kg) and are strong enough to overpower an adult. This weekend's incident was the latest involving the breed, they have been involved in several fatal attacks. Owners, however, insist that despite their fearsome appearance and build, the dogs make loveable household pets. What is the American bully? American bullies are said to have originated in the US in...

Several weeks ago I posted a prayer request for my little dog. Through a veil of tears and terrible grief I have to report he passed away today. I want to thank all of you kind souls for the best wishes and prayers but it was not to be. We will keep praying and dwell on the Rainbow Bridge. God bless.

The brothers were playing in the front garden when the incident happenedWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info A 10-year-old boy needed hospital treatment after being bitten while saving his toddler brother from being attacked by a dog. Caio Lewis was playing with his two-year-old brother Jac in his father’s front garden in Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire, on Saturday evening. It was then that a French bulldog ran into the garden. Realising quickly...

On Aug. 25, 2023, a video appeared of Muslim girls covered from head to toe in all black burqas, dancing to a song that praised Islam and cursed "infidels" — that is, all non-Muslims. The video — which would make ISIS proud and chill Western audiences — was taken on a woman's college campus in India, Talimuddin Niswan Women's Degree College in Mau. Swati Goel Sharma, the journalist who shared the video, wrote:A glimpse into the brainwashing and radicalisation that goes on in religious minority institutes [meaning Muslim schools in India]. Women covered from head to toe in burqa are...

You might want to paws before buying a bougie breed of dog over the internet. A TikToker says she was scammed out of $1,000 by an online pooch peddler who claimed to be selling her a purebred French bulldog. The content creator, who goes only by Crystal online, revealed the furry faux pas in a recently resurfaced TikTok clip, which has scored more than 48,000 views. “POV: buying a puppy online and getting scammed out of $1,000,” she wrote on the video, adding that her “luck is so sh–ty.”

Four kidnapping suspects were arrested in Florida after a woman in her 40s was allegedly held captive in a dog cage before making a daring escape, knocking on several doors pleading with neighbors for help. Monica Latresis Reed, 37, Cortez Jackson, 39, Kevin Holmes, 21, and Damon Tromp, 19, have since been charged with armed kidnapping with intent to commit a felony and false imprisonment with a weapon, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Reed is facing an additional count of aggravated battery with a firearm after police say she allegedly pistol whipped the unnamed victim in the cheek...

These Cops Are In Big Trouble! I'm posting this for the benefit of those of you who don't know who the Hodge Twins are. "That dude the dog he's fired." "you Think?" "he must be an intern. Probably his first day on the job. I mean how did y'all "can I go on the job today boss? can I go I think I'm ready'. You know what Billy you can go today"

Shayla Tapp was in the shower at her Roxboro home when she heard the knocking on her door. “I am in the shower,” she said she shouted. “I said it like three times.” Tapp, 36, grabbed a towel and was drying off as she stepped over the tub and out of the bathroom. Next she saw her backdoor fly off the hinges as about six police officers with guns drawn raced toward her shouting and cursing. “Shut the f — up,” the officers yelled, Tapp said. “Get the f — down.” Officers had been at Tapp’s house earlier that day...

A Japanese man who spent more than $20,000 to become a dog has finally taken his first walk and immediately made some canine friends. Known only as Toco, the man spent two million Yen (A$22,000) on a hyperrealistic border collie costume to fulfil his lifelong dream of “becoming an animal”. In recent updates shared with his almost 30,000 YouTube subscribers, Toco was seen playing in his backyard on all fours and performing tricks in exchange for treats. But now he has ventured into public for the first time to reveal his new look. In a pair of surreal videos posted...

Sums it up screenshot Issues for Joe Biden and Hunter Biden aren't the only problems the White House has to deal with. There are also problems related to President Biden's dog: Commander, the Bidens' German Shepherd, is a one-dog crime wave. Bit seven people in a four-month period. One required hospital treatment. That was after predecessor Major was sent away for biting. Both seem to target Secret Service. From @stevennelson10: https://t.co/ZlvQNM9f5h — Byron York (@ByronYork) July 25, 2023 Add it all up and the New York Post presented the situation at the White House perfectly: Today's cover: Biden’s dog Commander...

Betsy Bueno got the call from a neighbor on July 10. “It’s really bad with the dog and the horse, Betsy,” her acquaintance said. “Can you please go check?” So Bueno drove roughly a half-mile north of her home, to a field abutting Petaluma Hill Road in unincorporated Sonoma County, to a scene she had visited many times in the preceding months. This time it was much worse. A large German shepherd had taken a brown and white horse (known as a paint) to the ground, and was viciously attacking it. The exhausted horse thrashed and shrieked, but was unable...

WASHINGTON — President Biden’s nearly two-year-old German shepherd Commander bit seven people in a four-month period after former first dog Major was ousted from the White House over similar aggressive behavior, according to internal Secret Service communications reviewed by The Post. The shocking spate of incidents involving Commander — none of them previously known — mirror attacks involving Major, who the White House says was given to family friends after biting many Secret Service members in 2021. In the most serious documented incident involving Commander, the White House physician’s office on Nov. 3, 2022, referred a bitten Secret Service uniformed...

A police department in Wisconsin says a former K-9 died this week just a short time after retiring. According to the UW–Madison Police Department, K-9 Maya died suddenly on Friday after becoming very ill earlier in the morning. “It is with profound sadness that we share news of the sudden passing of retired K-9 Maya,” the police department shared. The department noted that Maya was surrounded by loved ones when she died. Maya had just retired last month after serving in the Wisconsin police force for a decade. Authorities said she answered the call more than 370 times during her...

An Australian man has been rescued in the Pacific after surviving for two months on rainwater and raw fish in what has been likened to the film “Cast Away” — but his companion was a dog, not a hand-printed volleyball. Sydney resident Tim Shaddock, a 51-year-old cancer survivor, and his pooch Bella set off from La Paz, Mexico, in April on a catamaran journey to French Polynesia, but their vessel was damaged in a storm several weeks later, Australia’s 9News reported. The pair survived by drinking rainwater and eating raw fish as they waited for a miracle while adrift in...

K-9 Kona was "struck by a vehicle and crawled into a vineyard where he succumbed to his injuries," Police Chief Jose Garza saidReedley Police have announced an end to the search for Kona, the department K-9 that had been missing since July 4. “We have found him,” Police Chief Jose Garza wrote in a social media post Thursday night. “Unfortunately, the outcome is not what we had hoped for. It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of his passing.” Officers from several law enforcement agencies, with the help of the public, had been looking for the 10-year-old...