Ask Not…

| April 6, 2021

I know that we have explored the subject of Major, President Biden’s dog who has twice bitten people at the White House, but when the experts weighed in I thought it would be valuable to validate some of your thoughts on the matter.

Biden WH ‘tension’ to blame for Major getting agitated, dog expert says

Cesar Millan said the problem doesn’t lie with Major, but the situation and people the dog is surrounded by’

There’s a hairy situation brewing at the White House.

High-profile dog experts are speaking out about what they believe is really causing President Biden’s dog Major to act out after he reportedly bit two people at the White House in recent weeks, according to a report.

Cesar Millan, known for the Emmy-nominated television series “Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan,” described the White House environment as “a place full of tension.” He said the problem doesn’t lie with Major, but the situation and people the dog is surrounded by.

An aide walks the Bidens’ dog Major on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 29, 2021. (Getty Images)

“It’s not the dog,” he told Politico. “What Major is saying is that he doesn’t feel safe yet. And if he doesn’t feel safe, he can’t trust. And if he can’t trust, he can’t feel calm.”

Professional dog trainer Larry Krohn said a dog’s behavior, whether it’s good or bad, is created in the environment that the canine lives in. “Where it spends its time. The people it spends its time with,” he said.

Krohn added that behavior comes out of fear and insecurities, which he said is typical in the German shepherd breed — like Major, “especially when it’s not a well-bred dog.”

“And you can’t punish that out of a dog … you can’t treat that out of a dog,” he said, according to Politico. “You have to change the mindset of the dog to where they feel comfortable and confident in their own skin and they trust the people around them.”

Then…

“When the dog bites one time, it’s something people need to take a look at,” Silverman told Politico. “When you have the owner — I don’t care if you’re the president of the United States or you’re just an average dog trainer like myself — if you are answering a question and blowing off an issue about the biting, that’s a problem. That’s a red flag.”

“Ask not what the dog can do for you. Ask what you can do for the dog,” Millan added.

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Ex-PH2

Major needs a home where there are fewer people, where he can hit the trails with his birdbrained human with a camera, where there’s an open playing field (e.g., soccer) that isn’t used a lot so that he can chase stuff like balls and feather darts, and where there is peace and quiet. He also needs to have a doggy job, e.g., get the paper, help out with taking out trash, moving the lawn sprinkler around, filling the birdbath and escorting kids to the school bus pickup area.
And he needs toys, too, lots of toys and someone to play with, like a cat or a warthog. Another dog would be too much competition.

It ain’t the dog, it’s the stupid ass owner.

Daisy Cutter

He may have just been a prop – it remains to be seen if there was a true ownership commitment toward him.

Ex-PH2

I agree completely. GSDs are nothing but “status” symbols for idjits like That One.

Mason

Shepards are bright dogs, but very headstrong. I don’t know as if Biden ever had the mental acuity and “alpha” personality to raise one.

Andy

What do you mean you dont’t know if Biden has the mental acuity? Hell, he can’t answer simple questions from a binder with photos of the people and the question already in front of him. The asshole is a national embarrassment and Major needs to take a sizeable chunk out of his owner’s throat.

AW1 Rod

Here, here!

Mason

Clearly he doesn’t now, I said I don’t know if he ever had the smarts to outwit a clever pooch.

Ex-PH2

My Shepherd Bandit the Rattlenoiser would probably have scared the pants off him.

She used to try to get into my lap when I was watching TV. I also had to accommodate her cat.

Mason

I dare say most presidential dogs in recent time were props. Clinton and Obama felt compelled to get a dog once in the White House. Pure politics.

That’s another thing Trump never did, get a dog just for window dressing.

The Other Whitey

This dog was never anything but a publicity stunt, not a very well thought-out one at that, and will likely end up euthanized whenever they find it convenient to do so. Sad.

26Limabeans

Agree wiil all you say Ex.
I miss my dogs…all of them.
Chesapeake Bay Retreivers
Been four years waiting on the next litter.
Maybe this fall.

E4 Mafia 83-87

Poor dog is nothing more than a prop staged to make senile Old Joe look like “everyday joe”. Do the dogs a favor and give them to somebody that will actually want, love them, and take of them. That old coot can’t care for a dog much less a country.

Harry

Dogs are good judges of character. The White House is is now full of horrible people, plus assorted freaks and degenerates. The dog is wants out.

OWB

Whole heartedly agree – Major needs a safe place. His current residence obviously ain’t it.

Devtun

Gerald Ford was probably the most avid dog lover among presidents in last 50 yrs. Bush 41 & Reagan were up there as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_(dog)

David

“What Major is saying is that he doesn’t feel safe yet. And if he doesn’t feel safe, he can’t trust. And if he can’t trust, he can’t feel calm.” Funny thing, I don’t trust the bastards in the White House either.

bmorgan

The first time Major bites Kamala Harris – that bitch is gone. Meaning, the dog.

Oh, it’s male you say? I’m a Democrat – I don’t let facts get in the way of making a point.

Ex-PH2

I did a little digging into who had pets and what kind and what their names were, when they were presidential pets.

The last thing I expected to see was that FDR had a German Shepherd named Major, as well as the better-known Scottie Fala.

I do not believe in coincidences, especially when I see something like this. And the current bozo in the Oval Office is definitively NOT Franklin Roosevelt.

(I will not cast aspersions on FDR’s character; just making a point here.)

UpNorth

Rule 39. No such thing as a coincidence. Major is a prop, nothing more.

KoB

I voluntold on a public forum (here) to bring that Good Doggy to the Land of Milk and Honey and give him a very good home. Poor thing’s butt is prolly raw from licking himself to take the taste out of his mouth.

Jeff LPH 3, 63-66

Furr ther more, the Pooch must have had a RUFF day.