White House staffers have attributed the bite problems of President Joe Biden’s dog to the unfriendly expressions of Secret Service agents.
The 2-year-old German shepherd reportedly had his 11th bite of one of the president’s key protectors last week, but is said to be friendly around West Wing staff.
Secret Service emails received by Judicial Watch in July showed that the dog had bitten or threatened at least 10 people, making this the 11th incident involving the dog.
According to Biden’s aides, the commander’s behavior around the Secret Service makes no sense to them.
Some have suggested that while staffers greet the commander with a smile, Secret Service agents tend to be colder.
“The White House is just a crazy environment for a dog,” said one former White House official. “There are huge men with guns everywhere, acting suspiciously hostile.”
White House staffers blame President Joe Biden’s dog’s biting problems on the supposedly unfriendly faces of Secret Service agents, saying the first dog is usually friendly
“Everyone loves him,” said a current member of the staff, who claims that employees are often excited to find time to say hello and scratch Commander’s ears.
“He’s always so friendly.”
West Wing staffers told Politico that there was never any sense that Commander was violent and that he never showed any anger toward them.
“It’s shocking that he can be so aggressive,” one employee claimed. “I’ve never seen him like that.”
Similarly, Biden’s former German Shepherd major was forced to leave the White House after he was caught biting officers.
Biden’s staff fears the same fate will befall the commander if he continues to show his teeth, with one suggesting the pooch could be sent away by Thanksgiving.
‘We wonder how long they can keep him here. At a certain point it becomes impossible.’
White House communications director Elizabeth Alexander has made a statement about the bites in the past.
“As we have previously noted, the White House can be a stressful environment for pets, and the First Family continues to work on ways to help Commander deal with the often unpredictable nature of the White House grounds,” she said.
According to Biden’s staffers, the commander’s behavior around the Secret Service makes no sense to them. Another suggests that while staffers greet the commander with a smile, Secret Service agents tend to be colder.
The 2-year-old German Shepherd reportedly suffered his 11th bite from one of the president’s key protectors last week
“The President and the First Lady are incredibly grateful to the Secret Service and Executive Residence staff for all they do to keep them, their families and the country safe.”
The commander recently bit a police officer on September 25.
“Yesterday around 8 p.m., a Secret Service Uniformed Division police officer came into contact with a First Family pet and was bitten,” USSS Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement to DailyMail.com.
‘The officer was treated by medical staff at the complex.’
One officer was sent to a local hospital after the dog bit them on the arm and leg, and one was attacked when Jill Biden let him go.
The officer also had to use a steel shield to ward him off from another attack.
Commander Biden bit a Secret Service agent at the White House on Monday night – above, the dog is seen on the South Lawn with groundskeeper Dale Haney in August 2022
Joe and Jill Biden’s former rescue pup Major is spending more time in Delaware as newly revealed emails reveal he’s bitten more people than the White House previously revealed — above, the dog is seen on the South Lawn in March
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also blamed stress for the dog’s behavior.
“As you all know, the White House complex can be unique and very stressful. I’m sure you can all understand that,” Jean-Pierre said in July.
“It’s unique and stressful for all of us. So you can imagine what it’s like for a pet or pets in a broader sense.’
She added that the first family was “looking for ways to make the situation better for everyone.”
At the time of the released emails in July, the White House said the Bidens were working on new training and leashing protocols for Commander, but did not specify what they were.
In the series of emails released in July, Secret Service agents called the dog “crazy crazy,” argued that he would be “beaten down” if he wasn’t part of the Biden family and said he needed a muzzle had.
On November 10, 2022, Jill Biden ‘couldn’t regain control’ of Commander when dog attacked another Secret Service member.
That same month, the German shepherd latched onto an officer’s arm, forcing him to seek medical treatment.
The 2-year-old German Shepherd has been involved in 11 biting incidents
Commander was a birthday gift for President Biden from his brother James and sister-in-law Sara.
The Bidens welcomed the commander as a puppy to the executive home in December 2021.
It was a birthday present for President Biden from his brother James and sister-in-law Sara.
Commander isn’t the Bidens’ first pet to cause problems for the first couple.
Another of the Bidens’ German Shepherds, Major, also bit Secret Service personnel and agents.
The dog moved from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in 2021 and was rehomed with “family friends.”