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Looks like President Biden's dog attacked another one (Original Post) Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2023 OP
knowing what we do now about... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #1
Joe Biden selected his own security team. former9thward Oct 2023 #2
Yes... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #8
The MAGAt cult and Q-anon cult both spread after Biden was VP. Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2023 #21
What's also needed swong19104 Oct 2023 #23
Insurrection tendencies? inthewind21 Oct 2023 #37
yes Skittles Oct 2023 #14
REALLY THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 LenaBaby61 Oct 2023 #18
Dogs know CanonRay Oct 2023 #3
Where was the "attack" ???? DemocraticPatriot Oct 2023 #4
"Attacked" with kisses. Iggo Oct 2023 #15
It was sarcasm Hekate Oct 2023 #22
Lmao JonAndKatePlusABird Oct 2023 #30
LOL!!!! CatWoman Oct 2023 #35
My mom had a dog that loved everyone, but she would try to bite the UPS Man all the time liberal_mama Oct 2023 #5
I'm watching my buddy's German Shepherd tomorrow. Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2023 #6
He sure is!! InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2023 #7
Maybe it was something about the uniform. Demobrat Oct 2023 #11
That's what I thought when I had Hank sakabatou Oct 2023 #16
I had a dog inthewind21 Oct 2023 #38
very sweet NJCher Oct 2023 #9
Savage! LudwigPastorius Oct 2023 #10
Did you rub bacon on your face in preparation for that meeting? tclambert Oct 2023 #12
Maybe he sees the Secret Service as competition JI7 Oct 2023 #13
So okay, the video shows a dog licking someone. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2023 #17
"This actually lowers my opinion of Biden by a lot." LenaBaby61 Oct 2023 #20
"This actually lowers my opinion of Biden by a lot." betsuni Oct 2023 #27
I wonder how the pooch would respond to Trump? Fresh Water Falling Oct 2023 #19
Commander swong19104 Oct 2023 #24
Uh-oh. CTyankee Oct 2023 #25
Commander likes that Brian got down to his level. IcyPeas Oct 2023 #26
i think it's obvious something is triggering the dog. someone needs to figure out what. mopinko Oct 2023 #28
Commander has bitten others besides Secret Service agents, and the reason we know so much about WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2023 #29
The dog has bitten, eleven agents so far? Polybius Oct 2023 #31
German Shepherds are territorial and very protective. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2023 #32
It's because of his bacon scented Cologne. progressoid Oct 2023 #33
i just love german shepherds CatWoman Oct 2023 #34
"Best judge of character is a dog. I've found that to be true." Benoit Blanc: Hotler Oct 2023 #36
 

Think. Again.

(22,456 posts)
1. knowing what we do now about...
Mon Oct 2, 2023, 11:12 PM
Oct 2023

...how deeply corrupted so many federal agencies became under trump, I can't help but wonder if maybe that good boy is a better protection service for our President than the Presidential protective service is.

former9thward

(33,424 posts)
2. Joe Biden selected his own security team.
Mon Oct 2, 2023, 11:16 PM
Oct 2023
Joe Biden to have new Secret Service team amid concern about Trump loyalty

Joe Biden is expected to receive Secret Service protection with a new team that is more familiar to him and replacing some agents amid concerns that they may be politically allied with Donald Trump.

In a changing of the guard as well as the man to be guarded at the White House, Biden’s security detail will undergo some staffing changes, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.

Several “senior” Secret Service agents are poised to return to the president-elect’s protection team and Biden knows these agents well because they guarded him and his family during his time as vice-president, according to the article, echoed in a report by CNN, citing a law enforcement source.

Re-assignments and promotions are common during transition periods between presidential administrations and are meant to increase comfort and trust between a president-elect and his security team, who shadow the commander-in-chief closely, including during private moments and sensitive discussions.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/31/joe-biden-secret-service-team-trump-loyalty

It is pretty insulting to Biden to suggest that his team is not up to the job.
 

Think. Again.

(22,456 posts)
8. Yes...
Mon Oct 2, 2023, 11:47 PM
Oct 2023

...he selected his own team from the agents that work for the secret service, I doubt every agent on his team are agents that have worked with him in the past.

It's no insult to Biden that, as we know, there were and probably still are, many people within the government (elected or not) that want our nation broken.

Besides, it was just a throw away statement about a dog, I didn't mean for, or expect anyone to react so strongly to it...

swong19104

(621 posts)
23. What's also needed
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 01:55 AM
Oct 2023

is those who Biden is replacing need to have the backgrounds checked. If there's an innocent and rational reason for dismissal, then ok, no harm, no foul. But if the background check reveals some insurrection tendencies, then there has to be repercussions.

LenaBaby61

(6,991 posts)
18. REALLY THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 01:08 AM
Oct 2023

Commander knows what's up. He's not biting anyone else that I know of or heard about 🤔

CanonRay

(16,161 posts)
3. Dogs know
Mon Oct 2, 2023, 11:22 PM
Oct 2023

A lot of Secret Service agents are rel assholes. I know fron having worked with/for them for a long time.

liberal_mama

(1,495 posts)
5. My mom had a dog that loved everyone, but she would try to bite the UPS Man all the time
Mon Oct 2, 2023, 11:33 PM
Oct 2023

It was embarrassing. Just the sight of him made Snuggles go crazy. We figured that he gave off vibes that were upsetting to her.

As far as that video of Commander, I'd love to have some kisses from him too. What a gorgeous boy!

Hassin Bin Sober

(27,457 posts)
6. I'm watching my buddy's German Shepherd tomorrow.
Mon Oct 2, 2023, 11:38 PM
Oct 2023

Last edited Tue Oct 3, 2023, 12:15 AM - Edit history (1)

Gonna be getting me some GSD kisses! After she grabs a shoe and brings it to me as a gift.

sakabatou

(46,119 posts)
16. That's what I thought when I had Hank
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 12:37 AM
Oct 2023

He loved other people, but hated the mailman and maybe the garbagemen.

 

inthewind21

(4,616 posts)
38. I had a dog
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 11:10 AM
Oct 2023

That would go nuts when he saw a mail carrier. He never bit anyone but the mail carrier set him off. And it was a "one day he was fine, the next he wasn't" kind of thing. And then came the day the dog broke the front window out when the mailman came. 17 stitches and bars to prevent him breaking the window again. Come to find out, the mailman was harassing my dog. Home sick one day I discovered that when the mailman came he was harassing my dog through the mail slot on the front door. Poking him with a stick, banging on the door, even spraying mace through the slot. I'd bet $$ there's a reason Commander is biting some but not others.

LudwigPastorius

(14,685 posts)
10. Savage!
Mon Oct 2, 2023, 11:54 PM
Oct 2023

I'll bet Cohen was bullied by Commander into rubbing his belly too.

This is the REAL House investigation that needs to happen.

tclambert

(11,191 posts)
12. Did you rub bacon on your face in preparation for that meeting?
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 12:16 AM
Oct 2023

Lots of people would lick your face if you smelled like bacon . . .

PoindexterOglethorpe

(28,493 posts)
17. So okay, the video shows a dog licking someone.
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 12:58 AM
Oct 2023

But Biden's dog has bitten, eleven agents so far. Eleven! And one of those bitten was hospitalized. If my dog bit even one person, the dog would probably be taken away from me. Why hasn't animal control already stepped in? I've seen some pretty stupid excuses for this dog, like the White House is such a challenging place for a dog, or that the agents have unfriendly expressions. I'd be pretty unfriendly if my workplace included a dog known for biting.

There is zero excuse for keeping a dog like this around. This actually lowers my opinion of Biden by a lot.

LenaBaby61

(6,991 posts)
20. "This actually lowers my opinion of Biden by a lot."
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 01:16 AM
Oct 2023

Not mine.

Plus I'd keep Commander around, rather than have that piece of shit tRump whose continuing to destroy and "bite" this country with his deranged, wanting to shut down the government and wanting people to suffer, dictator wanna be, maniacal, racist, election-stealing, coup and insurraction starting, wanting his vp to be hung, American-hating, putin-loving, treasonous ass.

mopinko

(73,691 posts)
28. i think it's obvious something is triggering the dog. someone needs to figure out what.
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 07:53 AM
Oct 2023

have no trouble imagining that moves a ss agent makes might bug a dog.
what i dont understand is why no one is training the agents how to make friends w a dog. how hard is it to have the ss guys carry some treats in their pockets?

WhiskeyGrinder

(26,922 posts)
29. Commander has bitten others besides Secret Service agents, and the reason we know so much about
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 07:59 AM
Oct 2023

him biting Secret Service agents is because the FOIA requests have gone only to DHS.

Polybius

(21,879 posts)
31. The dog has bitten, eleven agents so far?
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 08:31 AM
Oct 2023

Just get rid of him already. God forbid he bites the President.

leftyladyfrommo

(19,995 posts)
32. German Shepherds are territorial and very protective.
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 10:10 AM
Oct 2023

Probably not the best breed around a lot of strangers.

Be interesting to know if there's a certain type that he doesn't like.

CatWoman

(80,288 posts)
34. i just love german shepherds
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 10:47 AM
Oct 2023

we had several while i was growing up.

my favorite was Spunky; she was a beauty.

Hotler

(13,747 posts)
36. "Best judge of character is a dog. I've found that to be true." Benoit Blanc:
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 10:57 AM
Oct 2023

Danial Craig, movie Knives Out

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