Commander (dog) explained

Commander
Breed:German Shepherd
Gender:Male
Birth Date:1 September 2021
Term:December 20, 2021  - October 5, 2023
Known For:United States presidential pet
Owner:Biden family
Predecessor:Champ and Major

Commander (born September 1, 2021) is a German Shepherd owned by President of the United States Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden.

Life

Commander was a birthday gift to Joe Biden from James and Sara Biden, his brother and sister-in-law.[1] Commander first came to the White House on December 20, 2021.[2] [3] That same day, Major, another dog owned by the Biden family, was removed from the White House following several biting incidents.[4] [5] On February 13, 2022, Commander made his TV debut in the program Puppy Bowl XVIII.[6]

On June 15, 2023, Commander raced toward a secret service agent and lunged at him, causing a "deep bite" on the left arm that was reported to have needed stitches. "East Wing Tours were stopped for approximately 20 minutes due to blood from the incident being on the floors in the area of the Book-sellers," a hall in the White House, one document reported.[7] Records released on July 25, 2023, by Judicial Watch showed that Commander bit or attacked Secret Service agents at least 10 times between October 2022 and July 2023.[8] Commander was involved in an eleventh biting incident on September 26.[9] [10] Commander also bit White House superintendent Dale Haney, who has taken responsibility for walking presidential dogs since the presidency of Richard Nixon, on September 13, 2023, in an incident that was photographed by a tourist and subsequently received media attention.[11] [12]

On October 5, 2023, it was announced that Commander was moving out of the White House due to the numerous biting incidents.[13] CNN later reported that there were at least 24 such events.[14]

In her 2024 autobiography, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem suggested that Commander should be killed, calling him "dangerous and unpredictable".[15] [16]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bennett . Kate . December 20, 2021 . Bidens add to their family with new first puppy . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211220220059/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/20/politics/first-puppy-bidens-white-house/index.html . December 20, 2021 . December 20, 2021 . CNN.
  2. Web site: Biden Welcomes Puppy to White House; No Word on Promised Cat. 2021-12-21. VOA News. Associated Press. December 21, 2021. December 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211221011315/https://www.voanews.com/amp/biden-welcomes-puppy-to-white-house-no-word-on-promised-cat-/6362996.html. live.
  3. Web site: Bidens welcome new dog named Commander. 2021-12-21. CBS News. Kristin. Brown. Caroline. Linton. December 21, 2021. en-US. December 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211221011529/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bidens-new-dog-commander/. live.
  4. News: Reed . Betsy . Betsy Reed . December 21, 2021 . Commander in, Major out: White House pet shakeup after biting incidents . January 20, 2024 . . Associated Press.
  5. News: Shear . Michael D. . Rogers . Katie . 2021-12-21 . 'Hey, Pal': Biden Welcomes a New Puppy to the White House . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230302135207/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/20/us/politics/biden-puppy-commander.html . March 2, 2023 . 2021-12-21 . . en-US . 0362-4331.
  6. Web site: Biden dog Commander to make TV debut during 'Puppy Bowl'. NBC News. Associated Press. February 11, 2022. September 30, 2023. June 3, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230603124925/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-dog-commander-make-tv-debut-puppy-bowl-rcna15853. live.
  7. Web site: 2023-02-21 . Secret Service Had to Adjust Tactics to Avoid Bites From Biden’s Dog . 2024-02-23 . www.nytimes.com . Peter . Baker. en .
  8. Web site: 2023-07-25 . Biden's dog Commander has bitten Secret Service officers 10 times in four months, records show . 2023-07-25 . AP News . Darlene . Superville . en . October 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231026083649/https://apnews.com/article/biden-dog-secret-service-commander-bite-89448214f0832edabd28940f7a2c8d4c . live .
  9. Web site: Klein . Betsy . September 26, 2023 . Commander Biden bites another Secret Service agent, the 11th known incident . September 30, 2023 . CNN . September 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230930001538/https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/26/politics/commander-biden-biting-incident/index.html . live .
  10. Web site: Herdershond van Biden bijt voor de elfde keer medewerker van Witte Huis. NOS. September 27, 2023 . September 30, 2023. nl. October 2, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231002023431/https://nos.nl/artikel/2491975-herdershond-van-biden-bijt-voor-de-elfde-keer-medewerker-van-witte-huis. live.
  11. Web site: Hutzler . Alexandra . Nagle . Molly . October 5, 2023 . Bidens' dog Commander gone from White House after string of biting incidents . ABC News . November 8, 2023 . November 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231104155650/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bidens-dog-commander-white-house-string-biting-incidents/story?id=103751246 . live .
  12. Marcia Mallet Anderson . 2022 . Fifty Years Devoted to the White House Gardens & Grounds: The Career of Dale Haney, Superintendent of the White House Grounds . White House History Quarterly . 31 . November 8, 2023 . February 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230226111313/https://issuu.com/whhapubl/docs/whhq_65_pdf_haney . live .
  13. Web site: Biden's dog Commander leaves White House after biting incidents . . 5 October 2023 . 5 October 2023 . October 10, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231010112130/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67015811 . live .
  14. Web site: 2024-02-21. Bidens' dog, Commander, bit Secret Service personnel in at least 24 incidents, records show. 2024-02-21. cnn.com. en.
  15. News: Astor . Maggie . Kristi Noem Suggests Biden’s Dog Should Have Been Killed, Too . May 6, 2024 . . May 5, 2024 . https://archive.today/20240505175401/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/us/politics/kristi-noem-biden-dog.html . May 5, 2024.
  16. News: . Maher . Kit . Noem suggests Biden’s dog Commander should suffer a similar fate to Cricket, the dog she shot . May 6, 2024 . May 5, 2024.

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