Athletes’ pets: who Ronaldo, Ovechkin and Tyson take care of

Athletes’ pets: who Ronaldo, Ovechkin and Tyson take care of

We collected the cutest photos of athletes with pets. Not only cats and dogs.

Dogs, cats, rodents, parrots and more exotic species of animals, like iguanas, have long entered the usual rhythm of human life. Athletes are no strangers to the “brothers of the lesser”. Some of them are even very similar to their owners. We have collected for you a selection of the funniest pets.

Cristiano Ronaldo

This footballer has always been famous for his love of dogs. You bet, he is the owner of an adorable Labrador named Marosca. Ronaldo also regularly donates money to charity to dog shelters.

Lionel Messi

The legendary soccer player with a height of 169 cm in 2016 got a mastiff puppy named Hulk. Messi picked up the name of the pet not by chance, because after a couple of months the puppy grew up and became bigger than his owner. But, judging by the pictures in social networks, it does not prevent the family Messi fun to spend time with the dog. The mastiff is very friendly, just like his master.

Anna Kournikova

The world-famous tennis player, despite all her femininity, has a steely character. And to prove it – her love for big dogs.

Alexander Ovečkin

Russian hockey player and NHL star Alexander Ovechkin is a very brutal athlete. He chose a pet to match – a black Labrador.

Yaroslav Rakitskiy

We don’t know where footballers get such a love for dogs, but Zenit player also has his own dog. However, it is hard to call it a cute fluffy dog, because it is an Alaskan Malamute.

Mike Tyson

The boxer, who in his youth was known for his cruelty, even tried to breed Bengal tigers. However, according to state law, it was forbidden. Therefore, Tyson switched to pit bulls.

And the legendary boxer also claims that he is very soothed by the cooing of pigeons.

Mario Balotelli

This Italian soccer player has always been famous for his egregiousness. But the case of 2013 is still on the lips of many fans. Balotelli got himself a pet pig! At first he wanted to name it after himself, but then he found out that it was a girl, and gave the nickname “Super”.

Alexey Shved

The famous basketball player in many interviews admitted that he is a cat person with a huge experience, loves these fluffy animals since childhood. However, not so long ago Shved got a dog. She does not differ in size. Such dissonance with the growth of the owner is very comical.

Mickey Moore

The legend of American basketball is also fond of breeding animals since childhood. But his choice is very extravagant – it is reptiles, snakes. By the way, in the team he even had a nickname Snake. And Moore also has a special passion for alligators.

Dmitry Kombarov

The Russian footballer in his “instagram” recently posted a very cute post with a hedgehog.