For several years I have had a crush on Vladimir Putin.
“Bad Vlad”
It isn’t just the sinister KGB background, or the high level Judo skills, or the Rambo style horseback riding, or the Shirtless in Siberia fishing and hunting jaunts, or the Formula One racecar drives.
It isn’t just his acrylic painting that raised $1.3 million dollars for charity. Some critics said the painting looked like it had been painted by a sentimental old lady. Those critics have not been seen since.
Well, it’s all that stuff, but it’s also his menagerie. It includes a new puppy, a Siberian tiger, Koni the Black Labrador, a crystal crocodile, a Persian gazelle, a mother goat and her babies, two Poodles and a cat.
These were mostly given to him by foreign leaders or dignitaries who thought it wise to suck up to Putin for one reason or another.
But mostly it is because Vladimir is a Poodle cuddler. Any man who cuddles a Poodle is a man secure in his manhood.
And Hitler had a soft spot in his heart for German Shepherds...
Posted by: cube | November 18, 2010 at 09:06 AM
yeh, I'm tired of wimpy politically correct types too.
Posted by: Jen | November 18, 2010 at 10:09 AM
I love to see my dad soften when the poodle comes into the room. Bends down picks him up and gives him a chin chuck and cuddle.
Posted by: Lynne | November 18, 2010 at 02:36 PM
Cute doggers will do that to people! Make them melt!
Posted by: Lori @ According to Gus | November 18, 2010 at 06:36 PM
I think that Vlad is *yummy* and his love of animals just adds to it :)
Posted by: Karen Friesecke | November 18, 2010 at 08:53 PM
I can't get used to the idea of men walking around with a tiny poodle on a lead...
Shirtless in Siberia - really?
Posted by: Anji | November 19, 2010 at 08:00 AM
I love that last picture! Totally cute :)
Posted by: Tammy | November 19, 2010 at 08:41 AM
we have the same taste in world leaders.
Posted by: jackie | November 20, 2010 at 05:18 PM
That doesn't look like Putin's happy face in that poodle picture. Oh, wait, my bad, yes it does.
Posted by: Dennis the Vizsla | November 20, 2010 at 09:41 PM
He's just winning the world - one pet at a time.
Posted by: Julie | November 24, 2010 at 05:53 AM
I also like that I'm feeding your addiction..
Posted by: jackie | March 09, 2012 at 09:49 AM