12 Little Puppies and Which Dictators Would Own Them
C’mon boy! We’re going to the Hague!
Robert Mugabe
This puppy’s favorite scent is that of the man responsible for the death of tens of thousands of civilians that dared to oppose his presidency.
Jose Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia
What better fur-baby for the man that banned all foreign trade in Paraguay than a Border Collie?
Idi Amin
The joy this pup feels when he hears the jingling of his owner’s many medals on his return home might be tempered if he was capable of understanding the same man was the Butcher of Uganda.
Francisco Franco
This little furry friend had no idea how much of a political message he sent every time he chewed up Franco’s boot. His behavioral issues would have been an inspiration to the people of Spain.
Manuel Noriega
Scary guys and adorable dogs is a combination that can’t go wrong. Well, outside of Noriega’s violent, secret control of Panama.
Mobutu Sese Seko
The Golden Retriever is an American classic. Mobutu is another American classic: a dictator installed after the Western-assisted assassination of a democratically elected leader.
Benito Mussolini
Dogs love structure and a tight schedule. His dog would probably say something like, “Say what you will, but I always get walked on time.”
Joseph Stalin
This puppy likely doesn’t share his daddy’s megalomania and cruelty. He does have a cool mustache like him, though!
Mao Zedong
Explaining why this little cutie should be Mao Zedong’s dog would probably get me thrown in jail in China.
Juan Manuel de Rosas
Puppy pictured here on the farm Rosas was exiled to as punishment for his execution of Argentine citizens during his rule.
Nicolae Ceausescu
This puppy’s head just perked up because he heard the gunfire of his mommy and daddy being executed by firing squad due to their role in genocide.
Adolf Hitler
Boring, I know, but he can’t not make the list. Like Hitler, the Dalmatian is a dog haunted by both obsessions with bloodline purity and myriad health issues.