Dogs" who have traditionally been purebred Jindo dogs. In regards to Tory's adoption, Moon stated that "we need to pay more attention to abandoned animals and care for them as a society" and that he wanted to remove the stigma against Tory's dark coat, which contributed to him being virtually un-adoptable for two years after he was rescued in 2015. He also received a pair of Pungsan dogs male Song-gang () and female Gom-ee () from North Korean counterpart Kim Jong-un as a gift shortly after meeting in September 2018. Gom-ee later gave birth to six puppies San-ee, Deul-ee, Gang-ee, Byul-ee, Dal-ee and Hen-nim () named after Korean words for parts of nature - a mountain, grass field, a river, a star, the Moon and the Sun. On August 30, 2019, six puppies have been sent to Seoul, Incheon, Daejeon and Gwangju leaving their parents at the Blue House. Religion Moon is the third Korean president who is a Catholic, after Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun (a lapsed Catholic). Moon's wife, First Lady Kim Jung-sook, is also Catholic. He is the second leader who remains a practicing Catholic while in office; his baptismal (or Christian) name is Timothy. Nickname His nickname is the "Dark King" (), after the character Silvers Rayleigh from the Japanese manga series One Piece. Authored books See also Outline of South Korea Notes References External links Moon Jae-in on Twitter Moon Jae-in Camp |- |- |- |- |- |- 1953 births Kyung Hee University alumni Kyungnam High School alumni Living people Members of the National Assembly (South Korea) Minjoo Party of Korea politicians People from Geoje Presidents of South Korea Roh Moo-hyun 20th-century South Korean lawyers South Korean Roman Catholics Recipients of the Olympic Order Collars of the Order of Civil Merit Republic of Korea Army personnel 21st-century South Korean politicians Chiefs of Staff to the President of South Korea