When Ireland’s President Michael D. Higgins spoke to reporters outside his residence recently, his pet Bernese Mountain Dog completely stole the show. The dog was caught on camera trying every trick in the dog book to get Higgins’ attention, to little, adorable avail.
There’s not a blue check of authenticity yet, but I believe the place to go for tweets from Champ and Major Biden is @TheFirstDogs. Rumor has it they are not at the White House yet; they’re waiting for everything to calm down a bit.
There’s also an account for @TheFirstCatUS, for the promised rescue cat.
Can’t wait to start seeing what’s on the minds of all the first pets. No word on who is helping them with the typing. It’s tough to tweet when you don’t have thumbs!
From the Twitter feed of WeRateDogs:This is Major and Champ. They are the dogs of @JoeBiden
and @DrBiden. Champ has already been to the White House, but Major hasn’t yet. Champ can’t wait to show him around. Both 14/10 would be an honor to pet
Major, who was adopted from the Delaware Humane Society in 2018, will be the first rescue dog to live in the White House.
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Have you ever wondered about the dogs who live in the White House? Check out this video from Animal Planet to learn all about the famous Presidential Pooches.
Learn more about the pets of the White House from Dogs 101.
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