Major Biden involved in another biting incident at the White House

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NEW: Major Biden involved in another biting incident at the White House

Bidens' dog Major involved in another biting incident
The Bidens' dog Major has been involved in another biting incident that required medical attention, two people with knowledge of the incident tell CNN.
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12:59 PM · Mar 30, 2021

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/30/politics/major-biden-dog-white-house/index.html

[SharonClark]

1. Major should be rehomed to a less

stressful environment.

[Deuxcents]

9. That may be more stressful

Maybe he just needed to be introduced to his new surroundings a little more slowly.

[PortTack]

19. Agree! Maybe he could be rehomed within the family.

[In_The_Wind]

2. Oh my.

Guess he isn't happy at the White House.

[KS Toronado]

3. Was tRump at the White House today?

[NQAS]

4. All kidding aside. . .

Maybe Major should return to Delaware. The Bidens should find another rescue pup to keep him company. This sucks, but so does biting. This would be the responsible move, as difficult as it might be. This assumes, of course, that there are people living at the Biden residence in Delaware.

[catrose]

6. He was staying with granddaughter Naomi. Maybe that's a good solution.

Poor pup. He's defending himself and his people.

[hlthe2b]

11. Perhaps Beau's family (the grandchildren) could keep him during the week--or Hunter's

German Shepherds are great, intelligent dogs, but they are instinctively protective and territorial--even with the best training. They consider those that they "know" to be their protectees, but the complications come when there are a lot of new people all the time. Otherwise, strangers are those to be wary of, which is what is expected of them in a lot of settings.

I hope they can work this out and given his advanced age, I sure hope that Champ can continue to stay with the Bidens at the WH.

[stillcool]

5. poor Major...

too much assholery in D.C., can't say as I wouldn't do the same.

[Hortensis]

8. :)

[Hotler]

30. Dog can smell them. nt

[bdamomma]

32. They

have instincts, were they QOP's???

The dog probably wants a quieter environment, there are many people employed at the WH.

[inwiththenew]

7. I think it's probably time for him to leave the White House

Doesn't seem like a good place for him. Unless he was regularly biting people before coming to the White House his behavior has clearly been impacted by the move.

[NCjack]

10. Was the WH sufficiently cleaned to remove Trump stank? If not, that

is likely the cause.

[Prince99]

12. He needs to bring this guy in

Awesome show.

[Girard442]

13. How do you communicate to a dog that he CAN'T bite...

...someone who is a threat to his master?

[Under The Radar]

14. Isn't that common of German Shepards when they feel that their owners are being threatened?

[LisaL]

15. Well, the guy working on the lawn isn't threatening the owners.

NT

[Mariana]

16. Apparently it's common for this German Shepherd.

It looks like he shouldn't be around people at all unless he's properly restrained so he can't bite anyone. A big strong dog like that could maim or kill someone.

[leftyladyfrommo]

18. They are protective and that environment eould be

Too confusing for him.

[Under The Radar]

23. I agree. I love German Shepard's

And the comments about how dangerous they are is only situational to me.

[LisaL]

27. I am not sure who the dog was supposedly protecting.

Neither of the Bidens were there during the second biting incident, as far as I can tell.

[XanaDUer2]

17. I hope the person bitten is okay

it's scary. Poor Major must be stressed

[superpatriotman]

20. Muzzle time

That and hardcore training

[Blue_true]

28. That was my first thought. Put a muzzle on him. nt

[Sogo]

21. Frankly, I couldn't believe they brought him back to the WH....

so soon, anyway.

Major was a shelter dog, and no one knows what from his background may trigger him. The WH is a very active place, and as was mentioned before, German Shepherds are territorial and protective of their people. With new people coming around all the time, he doesn't have the temperament (nor probably enough training) to cope. Better to get him to a calmer environment and get him a lot of training.....

[LisaL]

22. He was a small puppy when he ended up in a shelter.

So not much of a shelter background.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

24. They can't keep that dog there, unfortunately.

The HR rep for my former employer brought her HUGE German Shepherd and her small child, a young boy, to work with her one time.

The dog was fine with me until I hurriedly walked into the office to get my boss later. That's when the boy was startled by my quick entrance. And that's when the dog sensed the boy's fear and acted like it was going to try to rip me to pieces. The HR woman grabbed it by the back of its collar when the dog was just a few feet away from me.

[hamsterjill]

25. And maybe some jerk is antagonizing the dog.

I wouldn’t put it past someone to have an agenda that would cause stress to the Bidens.

Sorry, but I’m almost always on the dog’s side in instances like this.

[LisaL]

26. Really? Dog bit someone who was working on the lawn,

and you blame the victim? Lots of people work in the White House, it's not fair to them that they have to be afraid of the dog.

[hamsterjill]

31. Just stated an opinion.

Love that you always show so much interest in my posts! I’m truly flattered. Thank you.

[greenjar_01]

29. Get that dog out of there

Seriously. I know a lot of y'all love dogs, and they can do no wrong, etc.

Please understand that some of us don't like dogs and don't feel safe around dogs. A dog that actually has two biting incidents needs to be removed from the public place.