LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – After 4 years without four paws prancing around the White House residence, that’s about to change in a Major way. Champ and Major are moving in.
The German Shepard pets of Joe and Jill Biden. Champ is a purebred dog, from a breeder in Pennsylvania, after Barack Obama won the race for President in 2008.
It’s Major getting the major attention this year, however. He’s going to be the first rescue dog to ever live in the White House. Major was rescued from the Delaware Humane Association in 2018.
The breed of dog, cat, or whatever animal is in the white house, tends to cause a popularity trend across America. So will rescues be the new Best in Show?
The Delaware Humane Association is rescuing this moment to celebrate and host an InDOGuration on January 17. Anyone can attend, with a donation, of course.
The invite reads: Delaware Humane Association & Pumpkin Pet Insurance invite you + your pup to the world’s largest virtual party for dogs in honor of Major Biden’s Indoguration. Join us to celebrate the first-ever shelter pup to become First Dog and raise funds to help more DHA shelter animals like Major live the American Dream! To claim your spot, simply donate $10 or more to DHA today.
We haven’t had a dog in the White House since Barack Obama’s presidency, but here’s a look back at some of the top dogs and cats of the white house over the years.
Slippers & Roosevelt Family
Illustration of Slippers, the White House Cat, under the Theodore Roosevelt presidency.
Presiden John F. Kennedy and family had many pets, many more than the ones seen here. In addition to dogs, they had birds, ponies, hamsters, horses, and a rabbit.
Presiden John F. Kennedy and family had many pets, many more than the ones seen here. In addition to dogs, they had birds, ponies, hamsters, horses, and a rabbit.
President Lyndon Johnson has several dogs, including this one named Him. The pulling of the ears caused controversy in its day, causing him to issue a public apology and added "I've been pulling on Him's ears since he was a pup and he seemed to like it." Shortly after, he joined the Humane Society.
President Lyndon Johnson has several dogs, including this one named Him. The pulling of the ears caused controversy in its day, causing him to issue a public apology and added "I've been pulling on Him's ears since he was a pup and he seemed to like it." Shortly after, he joined the Humane Society.
This Chocolate Lab is Buddy, second pet to President Clinton, but was anything but a buddy to Socks the cat. President Clinton once said "I did better with the Palestinians and the Israelis than I've done with Socks and Buddy."
This Chocolate Lab is Buddy, second pet to President Clinton, but was anything but a buddy to Socks the cat. President Clinton once said "I did better with the Palestinians and the Israelis than I've done with Socks and Buddy."
Named after Scott Fletcher, a baseball player with the Texas Rangers, she is an English Springer Spaniel and daughter of Millie, who belonged to President George H. W. Bush.
Named after Scott Fletcher, a baseball player with the Texas Rangers, she is an English Springer Spaniel and daughter of Millie, who belonged to President George H. W. Bush.
President Barack Obama promised his daughters they would get a dog if he won the presidency. They eventually got two Portuguese Water Dogs, Bo & Sunny.
President Barack Obama promised his daughters they would get a dog if he won the presidency. They eventually got two Portuguese Water Dogs, Bo & Sunny.
