WASHINGTON: The Biden family’s German Shepherd known as commander has bitten another Secret Service agent, Western media reported on Tuesday.
Biden’s Dog Bites Another Official
In a statement, the US Secret Service said that the incident occurred on Monday night and the official was treated on complex. As per media reports, this is the 11th incident the dog has attacked a security guard at the Biden family home or the White House.
Earlier, the White House press secretary has blamed the assaults on the stress of living at the White House.
The dog is the younger of the Biden family’s two German Shepherds. The other biting incidents took place at the president’s home in Delaware.
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Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said that on Monday at about 8pm, a Secret Service Uniformed Division police personnel came in contact with a pet and was bitten. The official told the US media that the wounded personnel’s condition is stable.
Earlier in July, White House said they were attempting new training techniques on pits, after a rash of assaults on personnel.