Joe Biden with his rescue dog, Major.
President-elect Joe Biden’s dog Major will soon make history as the first rescue dog in the White House. The White House was a pet-free zone under Donald Trump, but all of that will change in January, when 77-year-old Joe Biden and his wife settle there.
While many presidents have brought their pets to the White House, Major will be the first animal from an animal rescue shelter to live there, reports WHDH-TV.
Major, a German shepherd, was adopted by Biden in 2018. Champ, Joe Biden’s other dog (who has already enjoyed the comforts of the White House during the Obama administration) will join him at the official residence of the President of United States.
During the 2020 campaign, Joe Biden urged American voters to “Return Dogs to the White House” through a series of posts on social media.
According to Sky News, the Bidens adopted Major in 2018 after raising the German Shepherd. They found the cub after Biden’s daughter Ashley saw a Facebook post about a litter of puppies in need of a home at the Delaware Humane Association’s animal shelter.
The Bidens have had Champ since 2008, when Joe Biden was serving as vice president.
The two soon to become America’s first dogs are going to revive a tradition dating back to George Washington, who was the first president to have a dog, after the White House was pet-free for four years, he reported. New York Post.
A Twitter account dedicated to Major and Champ Biden revealed that the two look forward to playing all day and receiving countless goodies at the White House.
???? We are so proud of our father @Joe Biden, the first presidential candidate to receive 75 million votes. But Major will set a record of his own, as he is the first rescue puppy to live in the WH. We will play all day and receive countless goodies! #DOTUS#Firstdogpic.twitter.com/o1Hsr7nZ8e
– Champion and Major Biden ???????? (@Primer_Perros_USA) November 9, 2020
At least 30 presidents have owned dogs, starting with George Washington.
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