Major Adjustment: White House Dog Faces More Training After Second Biting Incident 04/12/21 AT 11:50 AM The Biden family has decided to send their German Shepard, Major, away from the White House for a few weeks for additional obedience training following a second biting incident. Major, a 3-year-old rescue, has had two biting incidents since moving into 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The first involved a member of President Joe Biden's Secret Service detail, who sustained a "minor injury" in March. Later in the same month, Major snapped at a National Park Service member, who was uninjured, First Lady Jill Biden's spokesperson Michael LaRosa stated.