Riot dog becomes mascot of Greek protests:

Riot dog becomes mascot of Greek

Sausage, a stray dog, barks at a group of riot policemen who are struggling to avoid a petrol bomb thrown by protesters during a demonstration in Athens October 5, 2011. Sausage the riot dog is an amiable ginger mongrel resident of Syntagma Square in central Athens, who doesn't mind if you show up for a day of mayhem as long as he can join in. For the record: some people call him Kanellos -- Cinnamon. The Athens municipality, which has known him ... more

Sausage, a stray dog, barks at a group of riot policemen who are struggling to avoid a petrol bomb thrown by protesters during a demonstration in Athens October 5, 2011. Sausage the riot dog is an amiable ginger mongrel resident of Syntagma Square in central Athens, who doesn't mind if you show up for a day of mayhem as long as he can join in. For the record: some people call him Kanellos -- Cinnamon. The Athens municipality, which has known him since 2006 as Dog Number 1842, prefers Loukanikos -- Sausage. Picture taken October 5, 2011. To match GREECE-DOG/ REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis (GREECE - Tags: CIVIL UNREST ANIMALS SOCIETY) less