The Biden family seems to care more about its dogs than the men and women who work to keep them safe every day. After numerous biting incidents, often but not exclusively of Secret Service agents, their dog Major was expelled. Now it may be Commander’s turn to hit the road — the question is how many agents need to get bitten first.
The New York Post reports that over the course of four months, September 2022 to January 2023, the German Shepherd bit seven people, and there are likely more incidents outside that block of time. Cockburn finds it a bit strange that neither Joe nor Jill are willing to take the proactive step of muzzling their dogs — after all, hasn’t this White House been all too eager to muzzle Americans?
According to the Post, the worst attack occurred on November 3, when a Secret Service agent was bitten on his arm and thigh and had to go to the hospital. Shortly thereafter, on November 10, another agent was bitten on the thigh; a month after that on December 11, yet another was injured on the arm and hand. That just scratches — or bites? — the surface of the pain Commander has inflicted on his victims. Cockburn is just speculating, but could the cocaine found in the White House be Commander’s…?
The White House released a statement saying that it “is a unique and often stressful environment for family pets, and the First Family is working through ways to make this situation better for everyone.” Those “ways” supposedly include “additional leashing protocols and training, as well as establishing designated areas for Commander to run and exercise.”
That is all well and good, but Cockburn has a better idea: get a dog that doesn’t snap at every living thing that isn’t its owner — and let the German Shepherds live with a family who will dedicate the time to show them discipline and tend to their needs.
The White House is surely stressful, but Cockburn can’t recall this kind of violence from many of the (quite numerous) pets that have previously inhabited the property.
