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In reply to the discussion: Biden's dog Commander has bitten Secret Service officers 10 times in four months, records show [View all]BlueKota
(5,391 posts)Last edited Wed Jul 26, 2023, 06:49 PM - Edit history (3)
and yes I believe Champ was with the Bidens, when Joe Biden was VP. Since almost every president has had a dog except the tfg, you would think they would already have or hire someone used to working with dogs. I don't know if Commander has had training or not. I do believe they did get training for Major after he bit people.
Plus it might not be anything the President or the SS is doing wrong. It's possible something negative happened in both dog's previous history, before the Bidens even adopted them that is related to their behavior issues.
My current GSD fell and injured his left hind leg, and unfortunately was taken to 2 incompetent vets, while he was still with the breeder, before I got him.They said he had broken his growth plate, which when my vet took exrays found no evidence of. She even had a radiologist she knew at Cornell look at the exrays and he agreed the dog never had a bone break, it was just a bad muscle pull that hadn't healed yet, because no on had been treating him for the right thing. He healed physically 🙏 completely, but even after the 4 years since I got him, he's still scared to death of falling. It took months for me to get him to go up and down our deck stairs. They remember traumas.
At any rate you're right. They need someone who knows about dogs to work on Commander's behavior regardless of the cause.
I just get upset when all German Shepherds get labeled as overly aggressive because some do bite people. Like I said, I firmly believe my Dad was right. I don't care what breed of dog it is, there are likely to be some biters among them.