President-elect Joseph R.
Beginning in January, the Biden family’s two German shepherds, Champ and Major, will move into the executive residence.
Andrew Hager, a historian at the President Pete Museum, said President Trump was the first president to have no pet for more than a century.
After Mr. Biden was elected vice president, in 2008, the Biden family received a German shepherd puppy from a breeder, according to Politico. Bidens named the dog Champ because Mr. Bidens’ father told him to “get up, Champ” when his life was challenging.
In 2016, Palm Beach, Fla. In Pope and animal philanthropist Lays Is Pope said he offered Mr. Trump a golden noodle puppy named Payton, after World War II George Payton said Mr. Trump said he appreciates it, the Washington Post reported.
At a rally in El Paso in February 2019, Mr. Trump said he did not have a dog because he did not have the time, and felt it would be “stupid” to get one for political reasons.
“You love your dogs, don’t you?” Mr. Trump said. “I honestly don’t mind being one, but I have no time. How can I see a dog walking on the lawn of the White House? ”
Mr. Biden’s dog reflects the widespread trend of adopting pets from Major American shelters and how they feel about animal rights, Mr. Hedger said.
“In a way, I’ve argued that you can look at the history of Americans and animals by looking at the president and his pets.”
Mr. Biden frequently posts about Champ and Major on social media.
Mr. Biden wrote on Instagram last month that, when I get a little inspired, the trail of the campaign doesn’t come.
There was even a separate campaign for Dog called Dog Lovers. Its motto: “Choose your men wisely.”
“The red state or the blue state, we can all agree on the power of dogs,” the website said. “This is the time we had a dog lover in the White House.”
Pets have been a tradition for presidents since the early days of the country.
President Theodore Roosevelt had dozens of animals, including a one-legged rooster, a snake, a guinea pig, a kangaroo rat, and a horse, according to Jennifer B., author of “White House Pets.”
One of the weirdest White House pets is a North American raccoon named Rebecca, who was sent to serve President Calvin Coolidge on Thanksgiving dinner. In November 1926, Mr. Cooley forgave and adopted the North American raccoon.
Pets humanize the presidency and help people relate to their owners. Dogs make tougher decisions from the presidency when it comes to clan presidential props and provide companionship, m. Said Pickins.
In 1952, President Richard M. During Nixon’s vice-presidential bid, he made an economic-inappropriate scam, one because he talked about his dog, the Checkers.
President Herbert Hoover’s stuffy and stagnant image improved when he made his human life by releasing a photograph in which he captured his German shepherd, King Tut.
President Barack Obama and his family brought Bo and then Sunny, Portuguese water dogs to the White House. They were a favorite even after Sunny knocked down a 2-year-old visitor.
“Americans always have pets, so the White House always has pets,” Ms. Said Pickins.
