World leaders and their dogs

2018 marks the Year of the Dog in the Chinese zodiac. As loyal friends to human beings, dogs comfort their owners and free them from loneliness. Like ordinary citizens, political leaders and royal families alike have pet dogs. Let's look at a few.
Britain's Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, his wife Princess Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince George pose with their pet dog in August 2013.

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte go to SPA (Society for the Protection of Animals) shelter in Hermeray near Paris to adopt Nemo, a 2-year-old Labrador, and take him with them to the Elysee Palace in Paris, Aug 27, 2017.

Former US president Barack Obama plays with Sunny, the new Obama family pet, on the South Lawn on Sunny's first day at the White House, Aug 19, 2013.

British Queen Elizabeth II poses with her pet corgis in the garden of Windsor Castle, 1962.

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes his dogs, akita Yume (front) and Bulgarian shepherd Bafi, for a walk in a snowy forest outside Moscow, March 24, 2013.