President Joe Biden has explained the "dog biting incident" involving first dog Major and a member of White House security.
The incident took place earlier this month and, as a result, Major, 3, and Biden's second German Shepherd, Champ, who is about 13 years old, were sent back to the Biden family home in Wilmington, Delaware.
At the time, CNN reported that Major, who was adopted in November 2018 at a Delaware animal shelter, was known to show agitated behavior, which included jumping, barking, and "charging" at staff and security. But in an interview with Good Morning America, Biden said Major was "a sweet dog" who was simply startled by his new environment.
"Major did not bite someone and penetrate the skin," he clarified, adding that the dog was likely shaken up because there was so much security at the White House.
"You turn a corner, and there's two people you don't know at all," Biden continued. "And he moves to protect. But he's a sweet dog. Eighty-five percent of the people there love him. He just — all he does is lick them and wag his tail."
Major is now "being trained" in Delaware and will be returning to the White House soon. Biden explained that Major was sent home because first lady Jill Biden was out of town.
"He was going home. I didn't banish him to home," Biden said. "Jill was gonna be away for four days. I was gonna be away for two so we took him home."
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