Anonymous wrote:Can he be kept in the residence? My dog doesn't go to work with me.

Yeah, my sense is that his environment could be a little more closely controlled. But I would assume that they tried to do that after the first "nip"?

Can he be kept in the residence? My dog doesn't go to work with me.

Anonymous wrote:Poor doggo needs to go somewhere where someone can focus on proper training and socialization. This kind of behavior is totally on the owners, eps. for a breed as smart as GSD.

Why post when you don’t know what you are talking about? Shelters are full of anxious, reactive GSDs. They are smart but stubborn and not easy to train and NEED to be properly socialized as puppies, which people do not do.

-owner of 2 GSDs.

Anonymous wrote:Warren's dog Bailey never would do this, I bet.

That burrito-stealing beast!? One strike and you're out, you liberal softie!

Poor doggo needs to go somewhere where someone can focus on proper training and socialization. This kind of behavior is totally on the owners, eps. for a breed as smart as GSD.

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Anonymous wrote:Should be put down - any other dog would have been

Seriously? For biting? That’s what dogs do.

No, it’s not. At least it’s not what they are supposed to do. Under DC laws, Biden could be held criminally responsible for this second incident. Under California and many other state laws, the dog would be required to be put down for biting two people.

Ummm the first one didn’t even break the skin

Wow, a few months ago there were glowing posts and pictures on this forum on how saintly the Bidens were with the rescue dogs. What now? Dog owner shame I hope.

Warren's dog Bailey never would do this, I bet.

Anonymous wrote:What no one wants to say... German shepherd.

No, this is totally been discussed in the politics forum on a similar thread. This is a breed that is protective and extremely loyal to their family, and within the family they often have one person that there are especially bonded with. They are wary or aloof with strangers. I am a GSD owner and my dog would NOT do well with an environment like the White House. He is very protective, and having strangers popping around the corner all the time would definitely stress him out, especially if he’s not with a family member.

Poor Major—feel bad for him. Another thing I worry about is whether he is getting enough exercise, as a working breed. My GSD needs a ton of exercise or else he can be agitated and unsettled, and will bark at people walking past our home. I wonder whether they can arrange for both dogs to go back to Delaware—if they can have someone else care for them, at least they’d have a consistent routine, exercise, etc., and they can visit on weekends sometimes.

My guess is the biting is the reason the dog was placed in rescue. Good for the Biden's for giving him a home, but the WH is no longer the place for him.

What no one wants to say... German shepherd.

I wish they’d be a little more transparent about what happened. It’s not clear to me if it was a real bite or if the staffer was playing around with the dog and the dog nipped because it was over-excited or something. The latter is not great and would require some more training and precautions but the former is a serious problem.

The dog was adopted as an adorable tiny puppy—I think born at the shelter—so it’s not a case of a previously abused dog being over-reactive.