Dylan (born 6 January 2016) is a pet dog owned by

Alberto Fernández Alberto Ángel Fernández (; born 2 April 1959) is an Argentine politician, lawyer and professor, serving as president of Argentina since 2019. Born in Buenos Aires, Fernández attended the University of Buenos Aires, where he earned his law ...

, the current

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, and his domestic partner,

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. Dylan is a

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, and was named after American singer-songwriter

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, whom President Fernández admires.

Life

Dylan was born in Pilar, in Buenos Aires Province, on 6 January 2016. After being adopted by

and his domestic partner,

, Dylan moved to the couple's home in the

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neighborhood of

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. He was named after

, whom Fernández has praised and cited as an inspiration in different occasions. In 2019, mere months before the announcement of Fernández's candidacy for the 2019 presidential election, an

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account was set up for Dylan; the account quickly became popular and, as of March 2020, counts with over 200 thousand followers. Dylan became a recognizable feature of Fernández's campaign. The collie was present in Fernández's first campaign spot ahead of the 2019

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, and both Fernández and Yáñez shared photos with their pet dog in their social media accounts throughout the campaign. Following Alberto Fernández's victory at the 2019 presidential election, Dylan and his then-only son, Prócer, moved to the

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, the private residence of the Argentine president.

Offspring

Dylan fathered four pups born in July 2019; only one of these pups was kept by the Fernández household, a male. Dylan's son was named ''Prócer'', in a reference to ''

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'' episode "

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", which features a collie named Laddie ("Prócer", in the Latin American Spanish dub), itself a parody of another collie dog,

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; the name was suggested by Fernández's child. An Instagram account for Prócer was later created as well, and as of April 2020, Dylan's son has over 65 thousand followers. In June 2020, Dylan fathered a female, which was named Kaila.

References

External links

* 2016 animal births Individual dogs in politics CAtegory:Alberto Fernández {{Pet-stub