Champ and Major Biden are back at the White House

President Joe Biden’s pet German Shepherd, Major Biden, and first lady’s dog, Champ, have returned to the White House.

They had undergone behavioral therapy with a trainer at Biden’s home in Delaware following a biting incident involving Major at the White House.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki told the dogs were still getting accustomed to their new surroundings at the White House. When Major “was surprised by an unfamiliar person and reacted in a way that resulted in a minor injury to the individual.”

The dogs underwent some specialized behavioral training designed to get them acclimated to their new digs in the nation’s capital.

President Joe Biden told ABC that Major wasn’t sent to Delaware because of the incident and that the move was previously planned because he and First Lady were going to be traveling.

ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos asked Biden earlier this month, “Is Major out of the dog house?”

Biden said, “The answer is yes. Major was a rescue pup. Major did not bite someone and penetrate the skin. The dog’s being trained now with our trainer at home in Delaware.”

Major, now 3-years-old, is the first rescue dog to ever live in the White House.

There have been no reported incidents involving Champ, who is 13. Major was adopted in November 2018, months before Biden announced he would run for president in the 2020 election cycle.

 

 

 

 

Chitranshi Agarwal

Chitranshi Agarwal is a Journalism and Mass Communication graduate. She has worked as a Content Writer, Social Media handler and RJ. She is currently working as a journalist at USANewshour.com. She is reachable at chitra98ag@gmail.com.