President Biden's Dog Has Bitten A Secret Service Agent TWENTY FOUR Times And It's Time To Have A Difficult Conversation

President Joe Biden's dog Commander bit US Secret Service agents on at least 24 occasions, new documents show.

Secret Service records show the extent to which the German Shepherd caused chaos for the presidential bodyguards.

One senior agent noted the bites meant the Secret Service changed tactics, advising agents to "give lots of room".

The warning came months before Commander was removed from the White House.

The documents were revealed through Freedom of Information requests and posted online. They are heavily redacted to protect the identity of Secret Service agents and secrecy of their security tactics.

They show at least 24 biting incidents took place between October 2022 and July 2023, including members of the Secret Service being bitten on the wrist, forearm, elbow, waist, chest, thigh and shoulder.

I've had two jobs as an adult. This one. And the other I was a dog handler in the Marine Corps. I spent my last few years as the chief Marine working dog instructor at the Military Working Dog School. I've trained and trained those who train working dogs for a huge portion of my life. I've been around dogs that were too aggressive, too timid, too crazy, and too stupid to do the job. If you want to err on the side of aggressiveness in a working dog, you choose the most intense dog you can. It's often easier to bring a dog down in energy than it is to bring them up. 

Here's a quick video of me explaining things to ole Kate a few years ago. 

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After DoD handlers get out of their branch of the military, they typically stay in the dog field. Once you start, it's hard to break away from a job where you play with pups the majority of the day. Hell, if I wasn't here, I'd for sure be running a kennel or training security dogs. There is big money in that shit if you're really good at it. 

That being said, it's remarkable that nobody has been able to train this little shit. Truly. There are about 15-20 dog handlers who work for the Secret Service that I know. Most decent handlers can fix aggression issues in a few weeks if not a few days or one session. 

I can't imagine the Secret Service loves having their folks bit up 24 times. They'd have to bring in their chief trainers to work with the President's job. It's not like you can toss him on the street in front of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. You have to do everything you possibly can to get the pup to be at least tolerable.  By the way, I just spelled Pennsylvania correctly for the first time in my life. I was waiting for the little red underline and it never came. What a day! Anyway, back to the dog. 

In my opinion, you gotta remove this pup from the scene. You just flat out have to. One of the worst aspects about being a senior trainer is deciding when a dog has met the end of its service career. You have to decide if the dog should return to the dog school to help train new handlers, or if the dog could be adopted either to a handler or just a civilian, or if the dog should be put down because its quality of life will be so poor due to aggression or illness. You can train most dogs to not be aggressive. Doing that in the latter stages of life is like trying to get your nana to be a body builder. She can lift weight but that new discipline just might be the death of her. 

I'm not saying the dog needs to be put down but it certainly shouldn't be in a place where he is constantly around other folks who can get their asses ate. 

That being said, if you cant handle or give the attention you need to a working dog, don't get one. It's better for you, your couches, your shoes, your sanity for you to get a beagle. It's better for the dog too.