After being absent for years, Biden brings the pet dogs back to the White House
Major is a dog that Biden and his wife adopted in 2018.
A charity in the US state of Delaware held this week a virtual "inauguration" ceremony for the dog named Major, a three-year-old German Shepherd, raised by US President Joe Biden.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Major is the first dog adopted from an animal shelter and the first rescue dog to reside in the White House.
About 7,400 people, accompanied by their pets, participated in the virtual inauguration ceremony that hosted the American singer, Josh Groban, and raised about $ 200,000 for the association, but they expressed their disappointment that the dog Major was not directly participating with them in the ceremony.
Biden and his wife Jill had identified Major in 2018, after Biden's daughter Ashley published a post on Facebook in which she talked about the suffering of six German Shepherd dogs due to being poisoned, so Biden the father decided to adopt one of them, and the Delaware charity accepted his grant .
In addition to Major, the Biden family is escorting to the White House their other dog, Champ, a member of the same family as Major.
Many are expecting the dogs to reappear in the White House, especially since they were absent four years ago with the end of the stay of Obama and his family there.
Trump has set a precedent in this field, as he is the first American president who did not own a pet upon his inauguration in the White House more than 100 years ago, according to historian Andrew Hager.
In addition to Major and Champ, members of the Biden family have revealed their intention to adopt a cat after they move into their new home in Washington, DC.
The US President, Biden, is known for his love of dogs, and he even saluted the dogs that accompanied his supporters in his election campaigns.
Biden had suffered an ankle injury at the end of last November, as a result of falling to the ground while playing with his dog, while he was preparing to assume power in the country.
In a brief statement, Biden's office said the accident occurred while he was playing with his pet dog.
In a funny snapshot two days before the election, Biden posted on his official account a satirical tweet titled Let the Dogs Return to the White House.
The tweet included a video of US President Donald Trump showing his surprise at his acceptance of the idea of a dog walking around the corridors of the Presidential House.
It should be noted that the former president, Barack Obama, owned with his family two Portuguese water dogs, "Bo" and "Sunny", and they were one of the hallmarks of the White House during his presidency. As for Trump, he was not known for his love of owning dogs, and he refused Strongly its presence in the presidential residence.
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