In a disturbing saga that unfolded throughout 2021 and 2023, Joe Biden’s German Shepherds, Commander and Major, made headlines for all the wrong reasons.

Last September, a video emerged showing Biden seemingly kicking his German Shepherd, adding fuel to the fire of controversy surrounding his pets. Reports surfaced alleging that Commander, one of Biden’s furry companions, had bitten a Secret Service agent.

Fast forward to October 2023, CNN broke the news that Commander had struck again, marking the 11th documented attack by the troublesome pooch. As a result, Commander was swiftly ousted from the White House, signaling the end of his tenure in the presidential residence.

But Commander wasn’t the only culprit. Major, Biden’s other German Shepherd, also had a rap sheet of aggression toward Secret Service agents. Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog group, unearthed emails revealing Major’s repeated attacks on agents throughout March 2021, leading to his eventual retreat to Biden’s Delaware compound.

CNN even provided a graphic detailing the shocking frequency of Commander’s attacks on Secret Service personnel.

CNN reported:

Commander Biden, President Joe Biden’s family dog, bit US Secret Service personnel in at least 24 incidents at the White House and other locations, according to new internal USSS documents obtained by CNN.

That number does not include additional incidents CNN has previously reported involving executive residence staff and other White House workers. But the new documents, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, reveal the extent to which the situation had become a serious workplace issue for the hundreds of staff supporting White House operations, and how agency personnel changed their habits to avoid being injured by the German shepherd.

“The recent dog bites have challenged us to adjust our operational tactics when Commander is present ”“ please give lots of room,” an unnamed assistant special agent in charge of USSS’ Presidential Protective Division wrote to their team in a June 2023 email, warning that agents “must be creative to ensure our own personal safety.”
That warning came months before the dog was removed from the White House, with multiple biting incidents taking place in the interim.

With the Biden administration forced to remove Commander from the White House premises in the wake of his relentless aggression, questions arise about the president’s ability to manage even his own pets, let alone the affairs of the nation.