Irish President Higgins never goes anywhere without his dogs

Irish president Higgins with bernese mountain dogs

Michael D. Higgins is not your ordinary president. He is loved by many due to his kind and selfless personality. Plus, he's often followed by his two four-legged best friends!

By Justine Seraphin , 3 Mar 2020

Higgins is a favourite of animal lovers.

President of the people…and animals!

Indeed, he never goes anywhere without his two Bernese Mountain Dogs Bród and Síoda, including official events! Whether meeting with the elite or giving important speeches, Higgins is always accompanied by his faithful friends – and they're actually quite good company when you want to make friends! It's impossible for people not to smile when they're around these happy Berners.

Higgins is a true animal enthusiast, and he simply couldn't imagine leaving his dogs home alone while he's on important business. In short, he's the president everyone dreams of having!

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Too cute to handle

Most presidents have dogs by their side (in fact, Donald Trump is the first US president in the past century to not have a dog in the White House)…but rare are those who actually make their pooches such an important part of their lives! Go Higgins!

Check out these adorable photos of Bród and Síoda helping their dad with work:

Thank you to the President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins, Mrs Higgins (and Bród and Síoda!) for the warm welcome at Áras an Uachtaráin #RoyalVisitIreland pic.twitter.com/SeDS0LThJ5
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) July 11, 2018

How good is Michael D Higgins dog, Bród? The Ireland hockey team got to meet him at a reception to honour the women pic.twitter.com/N5qevVSmu8
— RSVP Magazine (@RSVPMagazine) September 8, 2018

This picture brings me levels of joy I can't quite express pic.twitter.com/jIx9Xw8Hvu
— Gráinne Biddle (@grainnebiddle) June 23, 2017

A solid system.
Here's Irish President Michael D. Higgins giving a speech with some assistance from Bród the Bernese Mountain dog. You get the feeling that any pet left on his care would be very well looked after. https://t.co/X15Yk4NLNK pic.twitter.com/IdYzbnbL08
— Órla Smith (@OS134) August 1, 2019

Justine Seraphin

Justine Seraphin is a Content Writer and Community Manager for Wamiz UK. After graduating from Anglia Ruskin University with an Animal Behaviour and Welfare degree, she went to save cheetahs in Namibia and then elephant seals in California. Now she likes to write stories about amazing animals with Elton, her Italian Greyhound, sitting on her lap.