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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Tue Dec 8, 2015, 02:25 AM Dec 2015

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Russia Gives France a Puppy Following Death of Police Dog During Paris Attacks

Source: ABC News

A German shepherd puppy was given to the French police from Russia today, in an official handover ceremony at the French Embassy in Moscow as an act of solidarity following the terrorist attacks in Paris last month.

The new police dog, Dobrynya, is replacing the fallen seven-year-old Belgian shepherd, Diesel.

The K-9 died during an apartment raid of the alleged mastermind behind the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, in November, ABC affiliate WABC reported.

The Embassy tweeted photos and video of the the event, where French Ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert said, the puppy is a "living symbol of the strong ties of friendship and cooperation" between France and Russia. The newest member of the French police force is named after Dobrynya Nikitich, a heroic knight from Russian folk legend.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/russia-france-puppy-death-police-dog-paris-attacks/story?id=35627366

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Russia Gives France a Puppy Following Death of Police Dog During Paris Attacks (Original Post) Purveyor Dec 2015 OP

Dobrynya's a cutie, OnyxCollie Dec 2015 #1

Hope this little doggie will be safe, have a good friend in his keeper, and a very long life. n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2015 #2

Awe so adorable newfie11 Dec 2015 #3

Much nicer than Moscow's prior policy towards dogs LanternWaste Dec 2015 #4

Yep. n/t demmiblue Dec 2015 #6

*sniffle* Coventina Dec 2015 #5

Awww, this really was a sweet gesture. Marrah_G Dec 2015 #7

OnyxCollie

(9,958 posts)

1. Dobrynya's a cutie,

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Dec 8, 2015, 02:38 AM

Dec 2015

but I would have liked to have seen another Malinois.

Judi Lynn

(160,649 posts)

2. Hope this little doggie will be safe, have a good friend in his keeper, and a very long life. n/t

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Dec 8, 2015, 02:51 AM

Dec 2015

newfie11

(8,159 posts)

3. Awe so adorable

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Dec 8, 2015, 03:15 AM

Dec 2015

And what a nice gesture too.

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)

4. Much nicer than Moscow's prior policy towards dogs

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Dec 8, 2015, 05:35 PM

Dec 2015

Much nicer than Moscow's prior policy towards dogs in and around Sochi.

demmiblue

(36,903 posts)

6. Yep. n/t

Reply to LanternWaste (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 8, 2015, 07:46 PM

Dec 2015

Coventina

(27,215 posts)

5. *sniffle*

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Dec 8, 2015, 05:50 PM

Dec 2015

RIP, Diesel.

Dobrynya sure is a cutie!
But, I'm a sucker for GSDs......

Marrah_G

(28,581 posts)

7. Awww, this really was a sweet gesture.

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Wed Dec 9, 2015, 03:09 AM

Dec 2015

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