: About Me

The pets of state leaders spend more time with them than any adviser, so they have an unpredictable and hidden influence. We can only guess at the need for companionship and simple solace that drove Winston Churchill's adoration of his cats, particularly a tabby named Jock, which had a painting commissioned of it and attended all meetings of the war cabinet. The appreciation Adolf Hitler must have had for the solidarity of his beloved Alsatian 'Blondi' (after which the band actually is named) is understandable. At least until, trapped - and facing suicide himself - he ordered it dosed with...