with him a lot during the presidency. i got to know him well. we had a good relationship throughout. it got more tense as time went on. vladimir is a person who, in many ways, views the u.s. as an enemy, and although he wouldn't say that, i felt that he viewed the world as either u.s. benefits and russia loses or vice versa. >> he also had an interesting story about his dog barney and comrade vlad. >> our dear dog barney who has a special spot in my heart. i introduced him to putin. you really call that a dog. a year later, we visited him and he said, would you like to meet my dog? out bounds a huge dog. he said, bigger, stronger, and faster than barney. >> you kind of thought, is this symbolic of what he thinks? >> i took it in, didn't react. wow, anybody who thinks my dog is bigger than your dog is an