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Commander was a birthday gift to Joe Biden from [[Family of Joe Biden#Siblings|James and Sara Biden]], his brother and sister-in-law.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bennett |first=Kate |date=December 20, 2021 |title=Bidens add to their family with new first puppy |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/20/politics/first-puppy-bidens-white-house/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220220059/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/20/politics/first-puppy-bidens-white-house/index.html |archive-date=December 20, 2021 |access-date=December 20, 2021 |publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref> Commander first came to the [[White House]] on December 20, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biden Welcomes Puppy to White House; No Word on Promised Cat|url=https://www.voanews.com/amp/biden-welcomes-puppy-to-white-house-no-word-on-promised-cat-/6362996.html|access-date=2021-12-21|website=VOA News|agency=Associated Press|date=December 21, 2021|archive-date=December 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221011315/https://www.voanews.com/amp/biden-welcomes-puppy-to-white-house-no-word-on-promised-cat-/6362996.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bidens welcome new dog named Commander|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bidens-new-dog-commander/|access-date=2021-12-21|website=CBS News|first1=Kristin|last1=Brown|first2=Caroline|last2=Linton|date=December 21, 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=December 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221011529/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bidens-new-dog-commander/|url-status=live}}</ref> That same day, [[Major (Joe Biden's dog)|Major]], another dog owned by the Biden family, was removed from the White House following several biting incidents.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reed |first=Betsy |author-link=Betsy Reed |date=December 21, 2021 |title=Commander in, Major out: White House pet shakeup after biting incidents |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/21/commander-in-major-out-white-house-pet-shakeup-after-biting-incidents |access-date=January 20, 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Shear |first1=Michael D. |last2=Rogers |first2=Katie |date=2021-12-21 |title='Hey, Pal': Biden Welcomes a New Puppy to the White House |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/20/us/politics/biden-puppy-commander.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302135207/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/20/us/politics/biden-puppy-commander.html |archive-date=March 2, 2023 |access-date=2021-12-21 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> On February 13, 2022, Commander made his TV debut in the program ''[[Puppy Bowl|Puppy Bowl XVIII]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-dog-commander-make-tv-debut-puppy-bowl-rcna15853|title=Biden dog Commander to make TV debut during 'Puppy Bowl'|website=[[NBC News]]|agency=Associated Press|date=February 11, 2022|access-date=September 30, 2023|archive-date=June 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603124925/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-dog-commander-make-tv-debut-puppy-bowl-rcna15853|url-status=live}}</ref>
Commander was a birthday gift to Joe Biden from [[Family of Joe Biden#Siblings|James and Sara Biden]], his brother and sister-in-law.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bennett |first=Kate |date=December 20, 2021 |title=Bidens add to their family with new first puppy |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/20/politics/first-puppy-bidens-white-house/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220220059/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/20/politics/first-puppy-bidens-white-house/index.html |archive-date=December 20, 2021 |access-date=December 20, 2021 |publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref> Commander first came to the [[White House]] on December 20, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biden Welcomes Puppy to White House; No Word on Promised Cat|url=https://www.voanews.com/amp/biden-welcomes-puppy-to-white-house-no-word-on-promised-cat-/6362996.html|access-date=2021-12-21|website=VOA News|agency=Associated Press|date=December 21, 2021|archive-date=December 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221011315/https://www.voanews.com/amp/biden-welcomes-puppy-to-white-house-no-word-on-promised-cat-/6362996.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bidens welcome new dog named Commander|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bidens-new-dog-commander/|access-date=2021-12-21|website=CBS News|first1=Kristin|last1=Brown|first2=Caroline|last2=Linton|date=December 21, 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=December 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221011529/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bidens-new-dog-commander/|url-status=live}}</ref> That same day, [[Major (Joe Biden's dog)|Major]], another dog owned by the Biden family, was removed from the White House following several biting incidents.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reed |first=Betsy |author-link=Betsy Reed |date=December 21, 2021 |title=Commander in, Major out: White House pet shakeup after biting incidents |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/21/commander-in-major-out-white-house-pet-shakeup-after-biting-incidents |access-date=January 20, 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Shear |first1=Michael D. |last2=Rogers |first2=Katie |date=2021-12-21 |title='Hey, Pal': Biden Welcomes a New Puppy to the White House |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/20/us/politics/biden-puppy-commander.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302135207/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/20/us/politics/biden-puppy-commander.html |archive-date=March 2, 2023 |access-date=2021-12-21 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> On February 13, 2022, Commander made his TV debut in the program ''[[Puppy Bowl|Puppy Bowl XVIII]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-dog-commander-make-tv-debut-puppy-bowl-rcna15853|title=Biden dog Commander to make TV debut during 'Puppy Bowl'|website=[[NBC News]]|agency=Associated Press|date=February 11, 2022|access-date=September 30, 2023|archive-date=June 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603124925/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-dog-commander-make-tv-debut-puppy-bowl-rcna15853|url-status=live}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-21 |title= Secret Service Had to Adjust Tactics to Avoid Bites From Biden’s Dog |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/us/politics/secret-service-commander-dog.html |access-date=2024-02-23 |website= www.nytimes.com |first=Peter |last=Baker|language=en }}</ref> Records released on July 25, 2023 by [[Judicial Watch]] showed that Commander bit or attacked [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] agents at least 10 times between October 2022 and July 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-25 |title=Biden's dog Commander has bitten Secret Service officers 10 times in four months, records show |url=https://apnews.com/article/biden-dog-secret-service-commander-bite-89448214f0832edabd28940f7a2c8d4c |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=AP News |first=Darlene |last=Superville |language=en |archive-date=October 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026083649/https://apnews.com/article/biden-dog-secret-service-commander-bite-89448214f0832edabd28940f7a2c8d4c |url-status=live }}</ref> Commander was involved in an eleventh biting incident on September 26.<ref>{{cite web |last=Klein |first=Betsy |date=September 26, 2023 |title=Commander Biden bites another Secret Service agent, the 11th known incident |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/26/politics/commander-biden-biting-incident/index.html |access-date=September 30, 2023 |work=CNN |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930001538/https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/26/politics/commander-biden-biting-incident/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2491975-herdershond-van-biden-bijt-voor-de-elfde-keer-medewerker-van-witte-huis|title=Herdershond van Biden bijt voor de elfde keer medewerker van Witte Huis|work=NOS|date=September 27, 2023 |access-date=September 30, 2023|language=nl|archive-date=October 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002023431/https://nos.nl/artikel/2491975-herdershond-van-biden-bijt-voor-de-elfde-keer-medewerker-van-witte-huis|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Hutzler |first1=Alexandra |last2=Nagle |first2=Molly |date=October 5, 2023 |title=Bidens' dog Commander gone from White House after string of biting incidents |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bidens-dog-commander-white-house-string-biting-incidents/story?id=103751246 |website=ABC News |access-date=November 8, 2023 |archive-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104155650/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bidens-dog-commander-white-house-string-biting-incidents/story?id=103751246 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="WHHQ">{{cite journal |author=Marcia Mallet Anderson |year=2022 |title=Fifty Years Devoted to the White House Gardens & Grounds: The Career of Dale Haney, Superintendent of the White House Grounds |url=https://issuu.com/whhapubl/docs/whhq_65_pdf_haney |journal=White House History Quarterly |page=31 |access-date=November 8, 2023 |archive-date=February 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226111313/https://issuu.com/whhapubl/docs/whhq_65_pdf_haney |url-status=live }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-21 |title= Secret Service Had to Adjust Tactics to Avoid Bites From Biden’s Dog |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/us/politics/secret-service-commander-dog.html |access-date=2024-02-23 |website= www.nytimes.com |first=Peter |last=Baker|language=en }}</ref> Records released on July 25, 2023, by [[Judicial Watch]] showed that Commander bit or attacked [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] agents at least 10 times between October 2022 and July 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-25 |title=Biden's dog Commander has bitten Secret Service officers 10 times in four months, records show |url=https://apnews.com/article/biden-dog-secret-service-commander-bite-89448214f0832edabd28940f7a2c8d4c |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=AP News |first=Darlene |last=Superville |language=en |archive-date=October 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026083649/https://apnews.com/article/biden-dog-secret-service-commander-bite-89448214f0832edabd28940f7a2c8d4c |url-status=live }}</ref> Commander was involved in an eleventh biting incident on September 26.<ref>{{cite web |last=Klein |first=Betsy |date=September 26, 2023 |title=Commander Biden bites another Secret Service agent, the 11th known incident |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/26/politics/commander-biden-biting-incident/index.html |access-date=September 30, 2023 |work=CNN |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930001538/https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/26/politics/commander-biden-biting-incident/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2491975-herdershond-van-biden-bijt-voor-de-elfde-keer-medewerker-van-witte-huis|title=Herdershond van Biden bijt voor de elfde keer medewerker van Witte Huis|work=NOS|date=September 27, 2023 |access-date=September 30, 2023|language=nl|archive-date=October 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002023431/https://nos.nl/artikel/2491975-herdershond-van-biden-bijt-voor-de-elfde-keer-medewerker-van-witte-huis|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Hutzler |first1=Alexandra |last2=Nagle |first2=Molly |date=October 5, 2023 |title=Bidens' dog Commander gone from White House after string of biting incidents |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bidens-dog-commander-white-house-string-biting-incidents/story?id=103751246 |website=ABC News |access-date=November 8, 2023 |archive-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104155650/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bidens-dog-commander-white-house-string-biting-incidents/story?id=103751246 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="WHHQ">{{cite journal |author=Marcia Mallet Anderson |year=2022 |title=Fifty Years Devoted to the White House Gardens & Grounds: The Career of Dale Haney, Superintendent of the White House Grounds |url=https://issuu.com/whhapubl/docs/whhq_65_pdf_haney |journal=White House History Quarterly |page=31 |access-date=November 8, 2023 |archive-date=February 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226111313/https://issuu.com/whhapubl/docs/whhq_65_pdf_haney |url-status=live }}</ref>


On October 5, 2023, it was announced that Commander was moving out of the White House due to the numerous biting incidents.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biden's dog Commander leaves White House after biting incidents |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67015811 |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=5 October 2023 |date=5 October 2023 |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010112130/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67015811 |url-status=live }}</ref> CNN later reported that there were at least 24 such events.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-02-21|title=Bidens' dog, Commander, bit Secret Service personnel in at least 24 incidents, records show|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/21/politics/commander-biden-secret-service-bites-white-house/index.html|access-date=2024-02-21|website=cnn.com|language=en}}</ref>
On October 5, 2023, it was announced that Commander was moving out of the White House due to the numerous biting incidents.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biden's dog Commander leaves White House after biting incidents |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67015811 |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=5 October 2023 |date=5 October 2023 |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010112130/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67015811 |url-status=live }}</ref> CNN later reported that there were at least 24 such events.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-02-21|title=Bidens' dog, Commander, bit Secret Service personnel in at least 24 incidents, records show|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/21/politics/commander-biden-secret-service-bites-white-house/index.html|access-date=2024-02-21|website=cnn.com|language=en}}</ref>
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File:P20220621AS-1318 (52263840352).jpg|Commander and President Joe Biden walking on the [[White House Rose Garden]]; June 21, 2022
File:P20220621AS-1318 (52263840352).jpg|Commander and President Joe Biden walking on the [[White House Rose Garden]]; June 21, 2022
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[United States presidential pets]]
* [[United States presidential pets]]
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Revision as of 06:42, 10 July 2024

"Commander Biden" redirects here. For the 46th commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces, see Joe Biden.

Commander
Commander in 2022
BreedGerman Shepherd
SexMale
Born (2021-09-01) September 1, 2021 (age 2)
Known forUnited States presidential pet
TermDecember 20, 2021 – October 5, 2023
PredecessorChamp and Major
OwnerBiden family

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

Background

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 a 2024 book, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem suggested that Commander should be killed.[15][16]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bennett, Kate (December 20, 2021). "Bidens add to their family with new first puppy". CNN. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Biden Welcomes Puppy to White House; No Word on Promised Cat". VOA News. Associated Press. December 21, 2021. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Brown, Kristin; Linton, Caroline (December 21, 2021). "Bidens welcome new dog named Commander". CBS News. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  4. ^ Reed, Betsy (December 21, 2021). "Commander in, Major out: White House pet shakeup after biting incidents". The Guardian. Associated Press. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  5. ^ Shear, Michael D.; Rogers, Katie (December 21, 2021). "'Hey, Pal': Biden Welcomes a New Puppy to the White House". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Biden dog Commander to make TV debut during 'Puppy Bowl'". NBC News. Associated Press. February 11, 2022. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  7. ^ Baker, Peter (February 21, 2023). "Secret Service Had to Adjust Tactics to Avoid Bites From Biden's Dog". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  8. ^ Superville, Darlene (July 25, 2023). "Biden's dog Commander has bitten Secret Service officers 10 times in four months, records show". AP News. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  9. ^ Klein, Betsy (September 26, 2023). "Commander Biden bites another Secret Service agent, the 11th known incident". CNN. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  10. ^ "Herdershond van Biden bijt voor de elfde keer medewerker van Witte Huis". NOS (in Dutch). September 27, 2023. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  11. ^ Hutzler, Alexandra; Nagle, Molly (October 5, 2023). "Bidens' dog Commander gone from White House after string of biting incidents". ABC News. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  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. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  13. ^ "Biden's dog Commander leaves White House after biting incidents". BBC News. October 5, 2023. Archived from the original on October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  14. ^ "Bidens' dog, Commander, bit Secret Service personnel in at least 24 incidents, records show". cnn.com. February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  15. ^ Astor, Maggie (May 5, 2024). "Kristi Noem Suggests Biden's Dog Should Have Been Killed, Too". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  16. ^ Maher, Kit (May 5, 2024). "Noem suggests Biden's dog Commander should suffer a similar fate to Cricket, the dog she shot". CNN. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Major
(as sole presidental dog)
 White House pet dogs
December 20, 2021 – October 5, 2023
Served alongside: Major (Until December 21, 2021)
Succeeded by
Vacant
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