https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2022/04/07/the-last-of-her-kind-chancellor-angela-merkel-marton/
The Last of Her Kind – Angela Merkel
German chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian president Vladimir Putin meeting with journalists at Putin’s house in Sochi, Russia, January 2007. Putin summoned his dog Konni into the room since Merkel was known to be afraid of dogs.