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Washington (CNN) -
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden's dogs, Major and Champ, have returned to the White House after spending time in Delaware following an incident involving Major, according to the press secretary of Jill Biden, Michael LaRosa.
The two German shepherds returned to Washington after Major worked with a coach at the Biden home in Delaware following the incident at the White House.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the dogs were still acclimating to their new surroundings at the White House when Major "was surprised by an unknown person and reacted in a way that resulted in minor injury to the dog. individual".
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President Joe Biden told ABC that Major was not sent to Delaware due to the incident and that the move had been previously planned because he and the first lady were traveling.
"Is Major out of punishment yet?" George Stephanopoulos of ABC News asked Biden earlier this month.
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"The answer is yes," Biden said.
Major is a rescue puppy.
Major did not bite anyone or penetrate the skin.
The dog is now being trained with our home trainer in Delaware.
Major is the first shelter dog to live in the White House.
Champ, the Biden's oldest dog, has been with the Biden family for more than 10 years, since December 2008, weeks after Biden became Barack Obama's vice president-elect.
Major was adopted in November 2018, months before Biden announced that he would run for president in the 2020 election cycle.