"[4] She was also to be trained as a search and rescue dog at the Ministry of Emergency Situations near Noginsk,[5] where in 2000, she was presented to Vladimir Putin as a gift by Sergei Shoigu.

[10] American president George W. Bush recalled his 2006 visit to Novo-Ogaryovo, where Konni charged across the lawn and Putin described her to him as "Bigger, tougher, stronger, faster, meaner—than Barney.

[14] In 2007, German chancellor Angela Merkel had bilateral talks with Putin, accompanied by Konni, at his vacation home in Sochi.

[7] She was also jokingly regarded by several commentators as Putin's potential successor as president of Russia in the presidential election for her frequent appearances alongside him.

[4] Konni is depicted in Connie's Stories, a 60-page book written by Irina Borisova in English and published by Detskaya Literatura.