Who is Elon Musk's dog Floki? | The Sun

ELON MUSK made a shock announcement about his pet dog, Floki, during an interview with the BBC.

In the hastily arranged interview, the tech mogul got tongues wagging after telling BBC reporter James Clayton that he had made his pet top dog at Twitter.

Who is Elon Musk's dog Floki?

Floki – a Shiba Inu – is Elon Musk's pet dog.

Musk announced he had got his dog in 2021 and told his social media followers that he was going to name the pet Floki.

He is named after a character from the hit TV series Vikings.

The ancient Japanese dog is well-muscled and was once used for hunting.

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Nowadays, the good-natured canine is a popular pet and the breed was introduced to America in the 1950s.

In Japan, it is the most popular breed of dog and is becoming more popular in the west .

Is Elon Musk's dog the new Twitter CEO?

In February 2023, Musk posted a series of tweets saying Floki had taken over as the new CEO of Twitter.

He followed up these claims in an interview on April 11, 2023, telling reporter James Clayton that he is no longer the CEO of the social media platform.

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Musk told the reporter that it was in fact his dog, Floki, who was now the listed head of the company.

He said:  "I’m not the CEO of Twitter.

"My dog is the CEO of Twitter."

Musk shared a picture of Floki sitting in the CEO's chair, wearing a Twitter-branded T-shirt and surrounded by documents and a laptop. 

What has Elon Musk said about his dog Floki?

In his hastily arranged interview with the BBC, Musk stated that his "dog is the CEO of Twitter".

He stated his pooch's credentials saying: "He’s a great dog, very alert, and it’s hard to get anything by him."

Musk also created a cryptocurrency called DogeFloki with a cartoon image of his dog being the image of the brand.

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