There is a hairy situation in the White House.
High-profile dog experts are talking about what they believe is actually causing President Biden’s dog Major to act after he allegedly bit two people in the White House over the past few weeks, according to a report.
Cesar Millan, best known for the Emmy-nominated television series “Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan”, describes the White House environment as a place full of suspense. He says the problem does not lie with Major, but the situation and people by whom the dog is surrounded.
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An assistant walks on March 29, 2021 with the Bidens dog Major at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
“This is not the dog,” he told Politico. ‘What Major is saying is that he does not feel safe yet. And if he does not feel safe, he can not trust. And if he can not trust, he can not feel calm. ‘
Professional dog trainer Larry Krohn says the behavior of the dogs, whether good or bad, is created in the environment in which the dog lives. “Where it spends its time. The people it spends its time with,” he said.
Krohn added that behavior comes from fear and insecurity, which he says are typical of the German Shepherd breed – like Major, “especially if it is not a well-bred dog.”
“And you can not punish it from a dog … you can not treat it from a dog,” he said according to Politico. “You need to change the attitude of the dog to where they feel comfortable and confident in their own skin and they trust the people around them.”
The series of biting incidents began in March when Major (3) sank his teeth into an employee of the Secret Service, who needed attention from the medical unit in the White House. White House press secretary Jen Psaki called the incident “minor”.
After the first bite, Major and Biden’s seemingly less clumsy, older German shepherd, Champ (13), was sent to Wilmington, Delaware, to be cared for by a family friend. They later returned to the White House, reports say.
During an interview with ‘Good Morning America’, Biden said that Major was going home and that he did not banish himself to the house.
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“We have a dog sitter there – a friend who takes him. And – but you turn a turn and there is – there are two people I do not know at all. And you know, and they move – and he moves around “But he is – he’s a sweet dog,” Biden said. “85 percent of the people there love him. He – all he does is lick them and wag his tail. “
But late last month, Major bitten an employee at the White House South Lawn, who then needed medical attention.
First lady Jill Biden’s press secretary Michael de Rosa confirmed the ‘nipper’ in a statement to Fox News. “Major is still adjusting to his new environment and he cut someone while he was on a walk. Out of an abundance of caution, the individual was seen by WHMU [White House medical unit] and then returned to work without injury. ‘
CNN first reported the bite, adding that the employee worked at the National Park Service.
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Celebrity coach Joel Silverman referred to Biden’s’ Good Morning America ‘interview and suggested that’ no one should take this thing seriously from the beginning. ‘
“Once the dog bites, it’s something people have to look at,” Silverman told Politico. “If you’re the owner – I do not care if you’re the president of the United States, or if you’re just an average dog trainer like me – if you’ve answering a question and a biting issue. blow off, it’s a problem. It’s a red flag. ‘
“Do not ask what the dog can do for you. Ask what you can do for the dog,” Millan added.
Fox News’ Morgan Phillips Contributed to This Report