The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Biden’s dog Major is in doghouse after causing ‘minor injury’
President Joe Biden has Major trouble. Family dogs Major and Champ have been banished from the White House for a timeout in Delaware after Major caused a “minor injury”to someone he didn’t know.
CNN, citing unidentified sources, reported the dogs were sent back to Delaware after Major had what was described as a “biting incident” with an unidentified member of White House security.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the dogs “are still getting acclimated and accustomed to their new surroundings and people.” She said plans were in place to send the dogs to Delaware for care while Biden’s wife, Jill, traveled away from Washington this week.
Jill Biden has been trying to get the German shepherds settled into new routines at the White House, which can be a hard place even for a human to get used to. The president said a few weeks ago that he’s still getting used to the trappings of his office.
“I’ve been obsessed with getting our dogs settled because we have (an) old dog and we have a very young dog,” the first lady told talk-show host Kelly Clarkson in a recent interview.“they have to take the elevator. They’re not used to that. They have to go out on the South Lawn with lots of people watching them.”
Major, about 3 years old, burst onto the national scene last year after Biden broke a bone in his foot when he slipped while playing with the dog. The Bidens adopted Major in 2018 from the Delaware Humane Association. They got Champ, now 13, from a breeder after Joe Biden was elected vice president in 2008.