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When Ireland's President Michael D. Higgins spoke to reporters outside his residence on May 2, his pet Bernese mountain dog completely stole the show. The dog was caught on camera trying every trick in the dog book to get Higgins' attention, to little, adorable avail.
lillypaddle
(9,581 posts)Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)catbyte
(34,455 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)Hes doing his job of making his dad comfortable and relaxed.
Tanuki
(14,922 posts)NBachers
(17,143 posts)Tanuki
(14,922 posts)you can hear the angels sing!"
💚 😇 ☘ 🇮🇪
Botany
(70,588 posts)The dog is only 7 months old and wanted to play so President Michael D. Higgins gave Misneach his
hand as a chew toy.
wnylib
(21,613 posts)border collie a bit.
ShazzieB
(16,532 posts)Unless somebody figured out how to breed one like that when I wasn't paying attention!
That is definitely a Bernese mountain dog.
wnylib
(21,613 posts)do exist. Laddie was mostly sable and white, with a little black around the eyes and some black ticking on the sable. He was definitely a border collie, not a mix.
EDIT to add link
https://www.allthingsdogs.com/tricolor-border-collies/
cannabis_flower
(3,767 posts)Just got a new Rottweiler who is a year old and does exactly that. Puppy behavior!
Demovictory9
(32,475 posts)you can tell that is one spoiled dog, very used to lots of attention
Lonestarblue
(10,084 posts)What a friendly pup.
Ocelot II
(115,868 posts)a full-grown Bernese mountain dog is about the size of a cow. Awfully cute, though.
lame54
(35,325 posts)Notice the the GIANT acorn in the background
cinematicdiversions
(1,969 posts)that is a normal acorn it is just close rather than far away.
yonder
(9,677 posts)well at least since this epic, extemporaneous rant some ten years ago or so:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/101713520
Oh, and nice doggie too.
KT2000
(20,588 posts)That is how to do it - keep talking and don't let the stupids get a word in. The RW uses the Dems to drown them out and this President knows it.
yonder
(9,677 posts)given the format and air time to do the same thing every few weeks. Higgins take down was a thing of beauty and why the Irish are known to have a way with words.
Brother Buzz
(36,467 posts)It's called the Peoples Acorn / Dearcán na, and it's by Rachel Joynt
ShazzieB
(16,532 posts)Stop looking at those boring people, and LOOK AT MEEE!!!!
BobTheSubgenius
(11,571 posts)He just loves our Cairn, Ozzie, and he's one of the only dogs Ozzie doesn't lose interest in within a few moments. His name is Hank Williams Jr, for reasons I can't imagine.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)What a sweet little pupper!