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The Biden dogs will return to the White House: (Original Post) Kingofalldems Mar 2021 OP
#Justice4TheCanine2 !!! OnDoutside Mar 2021 #1
Free Major! fleur-de-lisa Mar 2021 #8
Yeah, Free the Major One ! OnDoutside Mar 2021 #9
Good! musette_sf Mar 2021 #2
If Major's back at the White House, the place has a guard dog, which is good. planetc Mar 2021 #3
The White House is a busy place. Please give the pups some space. I bet they're confused Raven123 Mar 2021 #4
Bingo! BigmanPigman Mar 2021 #19
They should stay in the residence. Too many people and scents coming in below. Other dogs too. applegrove Mar 2021 #23
I'm sure Champ and Major are feeling stress. bearsfootball516 Mar 2021 #5
minor injury to an unfamiliar person [in our WH] taxi Mar 2021 #6
That unfamiliar person has a priceless story to tell nuxvomica Mar 2021 #10
yikes, taxi Mar 2021 #12
Some trump loyal leftover still there to spy maybe. Dogs can sense character. LiberalLovinLug Mar 2021 #18
OMG yes. You rub your arm on something left behind, and SNAP taxi Mar 2021 #21
I'll bet some additional training will happen. pandr32 Mar 2021 #7
This! JustAnotherGen Mar 2021 #11
Yay! ismnotwasm Mar 2021 #13
I think Dr. Jill is traveling. So mom wasn't at home to keep an eye on them Walleye Mar 2021 #14
I'm betting that actions have been taken so that this never happens again. hamsterjill Mar 2021 #15
Yay! piddyprints Mar 2021 #16
I have been Rebl2 Mar 2021 #17
One of the reporters asked if Biden's dog Major should be euthanized. Barney, Bush's dog bit Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #20
Jenna Bush Hager: Former First Dog Barney 'was a real jerk' StarryNite Mar 2021 #26
Yes seta1950 Mar 2021 #32
Good news! StarryNite Mar 2021 #22
My neighbor's dog has torn a few of my clothes. liberalmuse Mar 2021 #24
Its all okay..vet says Alien Life Form Mar 2021 #25
Smelled a trDump and went into hyper kill death mode. magicarpet Mar 2021 #27
Just a time out. gibraltar72 Mar 2021 #28
Good dog Traildogbob Mar 2021 #29
Good as there are no bad dogs there are however bad owners which the prior owners could have been. cstanleytech Mar 2021 #30
Exactly seta1950 Mar 2021 #33
Or also some people have no common sense and things to trigger dogs FlyingPiggy Mar 2021 #37
Good. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2021 #31
I hope a Great Trainer is with them !!! alittlelark Mar 2021 #34
He's the goodest boi! ellie Mar 2021 #35
good. i once was 'bit' by a panicking dog, but had a jean jacket on + it was not hard. pansypoo53219 Mar 2021 #36

musette_sf

(10,206 posts)
2. Good!
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 05:20 PM
Mar 2021

I've been nipped a few times, by overexcited dogs. The owners, in each case, expected me to take far more umbrage and offense than I did (which was none), and were surprised and appreciative at my responses, which were (1) Dog is a good dog; (2) Dog is a dog; (3) Sometimes it happens.

planetc

(7,847 posts)
3. If Major's back at the White House, the place has a guard dog, which is good.
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 05:21 PM
Mar 2021

In fact, the Secret Service may have dogs on duty too, but Major, an amateur, clearly has the right instincts.

bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts)
5. I'm sure Champ and Major are feeling stress.
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 05:22 PM
Mar 2021

Dogs are sensitive animals. Champ and Major have been living in a completely new environment, constantly surrounded by people and agents that they don't know and aren't comfortable around, and their routines are completely upended. It can be very overwhelming.

If one of them got a little aggressive, I could hardly be surprised. It's natural for them.

nuxvomica

(12,454 posts)
10. That unfamiliar person has a priceless story to tell
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 05:35 PM
Mar 2021

I bet it's worth several rounds in any bar in the country.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,178 posts)
18. Some trump loyal leftover still there to spy maybe. Dogs can sense character.
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 06:12 PM
Mar 2021

Which is why no dog has ever accepted the orange fuckwad as their master.

pandr32

(11,635 posts)
7. I'll bet some additional training will happen.
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 05:23 PM
Mar 2021

All the activity of the White House and many people including security quickly coming in and out of "Mom and Dad's" space is probably confusing and stressful for the young dog.

hamsterjill

(15,224 posts)
15. I'm betting that actions have been taken so that this never happens again.
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 06:05 PM
Mar 2021

Champ and Major are part of the Biden family, and families deal with family issues. We don’t know the specifics of what happened, but any dog owner would and should take an incident seriously. You simply have to - even though it’s almost always an ill-informed human who causes a dog to nip or bite.

I’ve seen idiots run up to unfamiliar dogs and grab them. What do these people think a dog is going to do? Plus, you always have the people who will make a mountain out of a mole hill to get a pet in trouble. Some idiot who thinks a rescue dog shouldn’t be in the White House, for example. Don’t even get me started on the idiots I’ve witnessed who have come after cats.

Joe and Jill handled the situation and when the dogs return, I’m betting steps will be taken so that there is no chance of this ever happening again.

Just to be clear here - I’m on Major’s side!!!

Rebl2

(13,579 posts)
17. I have been
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 06:10 PM
Mar 2021

frightened by large dogs since childhood. I came close to being attacked as a child by a large dog and have never gotten over that fear. I am also a tiny woman (under 100pounds) and fear being knocked down by large dogs. I am happy they are back at the WH, but it sounds like Major needs more training. Hope he gets it.

Demsrule86

(68,735 posts)
20. One of the reporters asked if Biden's dog Major should be euthanized. Barney, Bush's dog bit
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 06:19 PM
Mar 2021

numerous reporters and never heard one of them ask such a thing.

StarryNite

(9,464 posts)
26. Jenna Bush Hager: Former First Dog Barney 'was a real jerk'
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 06:34 PM
Mar 2021


"Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former President George W. Bush, put it more bluntly on TODAY Thursday: “Barney was a real jerk,” she said.

"He was a little temperamental," Hager said, drawing gasps from TODAY anchors Willie Geist and Al Roker. "I feel bad saying that, but he didn’t like strangers.”

[link:https://www.today.com/pets/jenna-bush-hager-former-first-dog-barney-was-real-jerk-2D11697960|

StarryNite

(9,464 posts)
22. Good news!
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 06:22 PM
Mar 2021

I actually had trouble sleeping last night when I read about it shortly before going to bed. Major didn't know the person and perceived him/her to be a threat. I have no doubt that whatever happened will not happen again. We all make mistakes, even dogs.

liberalmuse

(18,672 posts)
24. My neighbor's dog has torn a few of my clothes.
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 06:29 PM
Mar 2021

And pushed me in the mud before work. She likes to come at me at a full run. I've learned to brace myself now. She's a good girl, just a bit hyper. I didn't know Major was in the dog house. Glad he's back!

Alien Life Form

(370 posts)
25. Its all okay..vet says
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 06:32 PM
Mar 2021

he just smelled the scent of the Trumps and that drove him crazy for a second.. once they fumigate the WH he will be fine..

Traildogbob

(8,856 posts)
29. Good dog
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 07:05 PM
Mar 2021

He offers more protection than capital police. I would love to see him dragging some Trump sedition assholes around by the neck.

FlyingPiggy

(3,391 posts)
37. Or also some people have no common sense and things to trigger dogs
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 10:24 PM
Mar 2021

All the time and then blame the dogs.

pansypoo53219

(21,004 posts)
36. good. i once was 'bit' by a panicking dog, but had a jean jacket on + it was not hard.
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 10:22 PM
Mar 2021

no biggie. i knew the dog was not as fault.

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