President seeks to rehome puppies born to dog from North Korea

 

President Moon Jae-in spends time with seven puppies born in July to one of two Pungsan-breed dogs gifted to him by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in September 2018. The President said Wednesday local government authorities can adopt them if they wish. Courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in spends time with seven puppies born in July to one of two Pungsan-breed dogs gifted to him by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in September 2018. The President said Wednesday local government authorities can adopt them if they wish. Courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae

By Jung Da-min

President Moon Jae-in is seeking to rehome seven puppies of the North Korean Pungsan breed, saying local government bodies can adopt them if they wish.

The seven puppies were sired by his own Pungsan-breed dog named Maru, and born to one of two dogs, also Pungsan-breed, gifted to him by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un three years ago, named Gomi.

On Wednesday, Moon made public keonhacai names of the seven puppies, uploading photos of them with him and first lady Kim Jung-sook on Facebook.

Three puppies have been named "Areum," "Daun," and "Gangsan," with "areumdaun" meaning beautiful and "gangsan" meaning rivers and mountains in Korean. The other four puppies have been named after the four seasons in Korean: "Bom," "Yeoreum," "Gaeul" and "Gyeoul."

After arriving in South Korea from the North in September 2018 together with another dog named Songgang, Gomi gave birth to six puppies in November that year. Named "San," "Deul," "Hae," "Gang," "Dal," and "Byeol" meaning mountain, field, sun, river, moon and star in Korean, respectively, the puppies were later adopted by city governments of Seoul, Incheon, Daejeon and Gwangju.

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