First Dog was out of control.

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9. Most who spend a lot of time with German Shepherds would have recognized nearly immediately

observing Commander around WH staff, especially the Secret Service, that this would not work. They are highly incited by body language and the "all business, often overly assertive" stance of most SS would have been interpreted as aggressive. I'd suspect nothing or little was done to educate SS on ways to do their jobs while offering the most minimal of accommodation when around the dog. It would have been all about attitude. Fear can also be misinterpreted as aggressive or at least unpredictable to them and there might well have been staff, visitors, or others that manifest fear or at least the body language that suggests it.

I wish the Bidens had gone for Golden Retrievers or Labs, frankly. Not all G. Shepherds would necessarily have had as much difficulty but they are just not a breed that would adapt to that chaos well.

That said, this is OLD NEWS. Why is it being brought up now?