Alexei Nikolsky
In this Oct. 9, 2008 file photo a two and a half month female tiger cub, no name yet given, looks at, at the Novo Ogaryovo residence of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, outside Moscow. Putin said on TV Thursday Dec. 16, 2010 he loves Buffy, his new puppy, even though the Belgian shepherd leaves puddles and piles around the house. Putin, who was referred to as "Alpha Dog" by U.S. diplomats in a leaked diplomatic cable published recently by WikiLeaks, is in his element around animals. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool, File)
