The dog was designed by Jeff Koons and does not represent any real dog, but could be a mirror of any of our canine friends. Tall head, eyes forward, always sitting waiting for attention, maybe waiting on the next command…
But since the time Puppy was planted (literally!) in the space that today is home to the Txema Aguirre Square, he has not moved. Always attentive to how Basque society made the leap from a Bilbao dependent on the steel industry to a service-based industry.