Biden's dog Commander bites another Secret Service officer in 11th incident

This is the 11th known instance of Commander biting a Secret Service officer.

ByLuke Barr
September 26, 2023, 5:07 PM

President Joe Biden's dog Commander bit another Secret Service officer on Monday, according to a statement from a Secret Service spokesperson.

Commander, a purebred German shepherd, bit the Secret Service officer around 8 p.m. Monday. The officer was treated by medical personnel and said she is OK, according to a Secret Service spokesperson.

This would be the 11th known instance of Commander biting a Secret Service officer and acting aggressive.

PHOTO: FILE - Commander, the dog of US President Joe Biden, walks on the South of the White House following Biden signing H.R. 4346, the Chips and Science Act of 2022, in Washington, D.C., Aug. 9, 2022.
Commander, the dog of US President Joe Biden, walks on the South of the White House following Biden signing H.R. 4346, the Chips and Science Act of 2022, in Washington, D.C., Aug. 9, 2022.
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U.S. Secret Service emails obtained by Judicial Watch in July via a Freedom of Information Act request describe 10 incidents of the German Shepherd biting people in a four-month period -- including one incident that resulted in the victim, a Secret Service agent, being transported to a hospital after getting treatment from White House medical personnel, according to the emails.

The Bidens had another dog, Major, who behaved aggressively, including biting Secret Service and White House staff. They eventually sent the dog, also a German shepherd, to live with friends in Delaware.

PHOTO: In this Dec. 25, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden look at their new dog Commander, at the White House in Washington, D.C.
In this Dec. 25, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden look at their new dog Commander, at the White House in Washington, D.C.
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Commander joined the first family at the White House in December 2021. He was gifted to Biden by his brother James and his sister-in-law for his birthday. The family also has a cat, Willow.

ABC News' Sarah Beth Hensley contributed to this report.

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