Buenos Aires · English Mastiff
The Pope gives Milei a talking-to – his Mastiffs have no comment
Der Hündeler, Edition of Wednesday, 11 November 2026
What happened
Pope Leo XIV has been cheered by millions of people in Argentina – and has clearly criticised President Javier Milei’s austerity policy: the economy must benefit everyone, he said. Argentina is the second stop on his twelve-day trip to Latin America. Milei once described Leo’s predecessor as a “representative of evil”.
What does this mean for your Mastiff?
Hardly any head of state is as much of a dog person as Milei: according to media reports his English Mastiffs are clones of his late dog Conan and are named after economists; he calls them his “four-legged children”. A Mastiff weighs 80 kilos and more and eats accordingly – austerity, as everyone knows, ends at the food bowl. Whether the Pope also blessed the dogs is not on record.
What you can do now: Do not clone your own dog. And do not name it after economists.