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President Joe Biden's two sheepdogs are back at the White House. A spokesman for First Lady Jill Biden confirmed this on Wednesday upon request.
The younger of the two dogs, "Major", has since received "additional training," the spokesman said. Biden had already announced in an interview with the broadcaster ABC that a dog trainer was working with "Major" after an incident in the White House.
At the beginning of March, "Major" had injured a person. He and the second Biden dog "Champ" then spent a few days in the house of the Biden family in the state of Delaware. The White House had stressed that their stay there was planned in advance because the President and First Lady were traveling.
Biden's spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, had described the dog incident in early March somewhat bulky: "Major" had been surprised by an "unknown person" and had reacted in a way that led to a "minor injury" in this person. It was not more specific.
Biden also downplayed the incident in the ABC interview and emphasized that "Major" was a "cute dog" who had just got a fright when two unknown people suddenly appeared around a corner. The President also stressed that he had by no means banned "Major" from the White House.
Psaki emphasized on Wednesday that the dogs would continue to spend time in the Biden family's house in Delaware from time to time. "They will come and go." That is not unusual.