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You are here: Home / Pet Blogging / Major Biden’s Indoguration Party – Sunday!

Major Biden’s Indoguration Party – Sunday!

by Cheryl Rofer|  January 15, 20215:17 pm| 59 Comments

This post is in: Pet Blogging, President Biden, Something Good Open Thread

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Major Biden leading his chosen human. Taken at Delaware Humane Association

Major Biden will be the first shelter dog to live in the White House. His shelter, the Delaware Humane Association, is having a Zoom party on Sunday to celebrate. You and your dog are invited, for a contribution of $10.

‘Zoom’ in with your pup to:

Major Biden’s Indoguration Party 

Hosted by the Today Show’s Jill Martin with special guest Sir Darius Brown 

Sunday, January 17 at 3pm EST

A $10 minimum donation is required to attend this event.

100% of donations go to DHA’s relief efforts during this difficult time.

RSVP here and Claim Your Spot Now

That last link should take you to the registration page.

Major’s backstory (adorable picture of puppies at link):

In early 2018, the shelter received a litter of six German shepherd puppies, including the future first dog. The puppies were in a medical crisis.

“They were very sick,” said Patrick Carroll, executive director of the Delaware Humane Association. “They had gotten into a toxic substance. We’re not sure what.

“The dogs were lethargic, vomiting and hospitalized for a few days,” Carroll says.

The pups bounced back. They recovered with fluids and medication. The shelter posted to Facebook in March 2018 in search of foster homes. According to Carroll, Ashley Biden sent the post to her father, knowing he was looking for a companion for the aging Champ.

Joe Biden showed up.

“He just dropped in on Easter Sunday of all days,” Carroll said, “and wanted to meet the puppies.”

Soon, Major was in foster with the Bidens. Within months, the news broke that he had found his forever (fur-ever?) home. Biden returned to the shelter with a grown Major to officially adopt him in November 2018.

Open thread for pleasant stuff.

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  1. 1.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    January 15, 2021 at 5:23 pm

    I keep getting Major Biden confused with Major Garrett. Which one responds to single commands immediately, again?

  2. 2.

    JPL

    January 15, 2021 at 5:28 pm

    @Just Some Fuckhead:  lol Imagine what Major Garrett would look like if he caused the President-elect’s ankle mishap.

    Finch is excited about the event, because I told him there would be cookies.

  3. 3.

    Mary G

    January 15, 2021 at 5:30 pm

    I’m touched that all the money goes to the Humane Society and none to Biden. I can’t imagine Twitler ever doing such a thing.

  4. 4.

    trollhattan

    January 15, 2021 at 5:31 pm

    I’m at a loss at how to react to a normal, nice person in the White House. And dogs! Need to work on that.

  5. 5.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    January 15, 2021 at 5:32 pm

    @trollhattan: I don’t get excited about dogs in the WH. Nixon had Checkers, after all.

    ETA: Apparently Checkers never lived in the WH.

  6. 6.

    randy khan

    January 15, 2021 at 5:32 pm

    That is really lovely.  And it’s great to have a rescue pet in the White House.  Kind of a metaphor, if you know what I mean.

  7. 7.

    trollhattan

    January 15, 2021 at 5:32 pm

    @Mary G:

    Trump would raise money using a dog thus.

  8. 8.

    Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)

    January 15, 2021 at 5:37 pm

    Aw, what a nice story! It’ll be nice to have pets in the WH again

  9. 9.

    debbie

    January 15, 2021 at 5:39 pm

    Will no one think of Champ?

  10. 10.

    artem1s

    January 15, 2021 at 5:39 pm

    The amount willingness by people and organizations to think creatively about online events during the pandemic has just floored me. I was so tickled to see that Biden was a rescue kind of guy.  And that he is willing to share the spotlight with his dog on his big day so that this very deserving organization can fundraise – dammit – so normal but just so humane.  This simple act of kindness will now be the new normal – thank Dog and the FSM.

    IOW, No more stinky tweets about what a loser event this will be, not bigly perfect like MY inauguration!

  11. 11.

    debbie

    January 15, 2021 at 5:40 pm

    Duplicate.

  12. 12.

    Baud

    January 15, 2021 at 5:44 pm

    @debbie:

    Nobody puts Champ in a corner.

  13. 13.

    SiubhanDuinne

    January 15, 2021 at 5:46 pm

    @Just Some Fuckhead:

    No, Checkers was back when Nixon was VP. But I vaguely remember that he had a dog named King Kickapoo or something when he was Prez.

  14. 14.

    JCJ

    January 15, 2021 at 5:46 pm

    @debbie:

    So for you Champ is the First Dog and Major is the Second Dog, a la the Esteemed Betty Cracker referring to Melania as the Third Lady?

  15. 15.

    Ken

    January 15, 2021 at 5:46 pm

    @Mary G: I can’t imagine Twitler ever doing such a thing.

    On the other hand, we don’t have to imagine him doing the opposite.  He raised money for a veterans organization during the 2016 campaign, and kept it for months.

    And remind me, why can’t his kids run a charity in New York state any more?  Pediatric cancer, was it?

  16. 16.

    karen marie

    January 15, 2021 at 5:53 pm

    @Ken:  That will at some point be extended to “any and all non-profits.”

  17. 17.

    Nicole

    January 15, 2021 at 5:56 pm

    That was a great article!  I still love best the photo of Biden and Major the day Biden adopted him, where someone pointed out that Joe Biden’s dog looked like the Joe Biden of dogs. Ha!

  18. 18.

    Elizabelle

    January 15, 2021 at 5:57 pm

    Joe Biden, showing up at the shelter by himself, no announcement, and fostering a busy puppy.  No word on how thrilled Champ was at the time, with that turn of events.

    Happy to have a regular guy mensch back in the White House.

  19. 19.

    LurkerNoLonger

    January 15, 2021 at 5:57 pm

    It will be good to have animals (the four-legged kind) back in the White House again.

  20. 20.

    zhena gogolia

    January 15, 2021 at 6:00 pm

    @artem1s:

    I enjoyed this year’s DNC so much. I’m looking forward to the Inauguration.

  21. 21.

    Skepticat

    January 15, 2021 at 6:03 pm

    @LurkerNoLonger: It will be good to have animals (the four-legged kind) back in the White House again.

    Yes, I’m pretty sick of the cur that’s there now.

  22. 22.

    trollhattan

    January 15, 2021 at 6:10 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne:

    IIRC Nixon had an Irish setter, King Timahoe?

    ETA favorite WH dog has to be that big ol’ Lucky that dragged Nancy Reagan’s skinny ass around.

  23. 23.

    Elizabelle

    January 15, 2021 at 6:11 pm

    @trollhattan:   And who can forget Liberty, the golden (?) that entangled Gerald Ford on a few occasions.

    Chevy Chase probably made bank off that dog.

  24. 24.

    SiubhanDuinne

    January 15, 2021 at 6:17 pm

    @Mary G:

    I’m touched that all the money goes to the Humane Society and none to Biden. I can’t imagine Twitler ever doing such a thing.

    Considering he is supposed to have siphoned off money from a fundraiser for a children’s cancer charity, I’m pretty sure you’re correct.

  25. 25.

    SiubhanDuinne

    January 15, 2021 at 6:18 pm

    @trollhattan:

    Yeah, that’s it. King Timahoe. Thanks.

  26. 26.

    Auntie Anne

    January 15, 2021 at 6:20 pm

    Just want to put in a good word for DHA.  They have been giving out free pet food at drive-up events since March for those who need help feeding their pets during the pandemic.  I’m sure they’ll put the $10 donations to good use.

  27. 27.

    Jim Appleton

    January 15, 2021 at 6:34 pm

    This is the kind of news I look forward to.

    Just got my first Moderna vaccine injection.

    I hope by the booster I feel twice as good as I do today!

  28. 28.

    CaseyL

    January 15, 2021 at 6:41 pm

    Signed up!  Sounds like a great opportunity to do some quality dog-watching.  I have cats, but love dogs, and am always up for a vicarious dog experience!

  29. 29.

    Major Major Major Major

    January 15, 2021 at 6:45 pm

    Pleasant stuff? Behold, the le Guin stamp!

    Ursula K. Le Guin to appear on a U.S. postage stamp later this year> (Three ounces, but a heavy honor!) pic.twitter.com/wMeLlklVuJ

    — Ron Charles (@RonCharles) January 15, 2021

  30. 30.

    germy

    January 15, 2021 at 6:51 pm

    Amanda Gorman (age 22) will be reading a poem:

    She is calling her inaugural poem “The Hill We Climb” while otherwise declining to preview any lines. Gorman says she was not given specific instructions on what to write, but was encouraged to emphasize unity and hope over “denigrating anyone” or declaring “ding, dong, the witch is dead” over the departure of President Donald Trump

    The siege last week of the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters seeking to overturn the election was a challenge for keeping a positive tone, but also an inspiration. Gorman says that she has been given 5 minutes to read, and before what she described during an interview as “the Confederate insurrection” of Jan. 6 she had only written about 3 1-2 minutes worth.

  31. 31.

    Viva BrisVegas

    January 15, 2021 at 6:55 pm

    @Major Major Major Major: One of the best and probably most overlooked American writer of the 20th Century in any genre.

    Imagine how much better the world would be if The Dispossessed and The Left Hand of Darkness were part of the deprogramming regime for anyone infected by Atlas Shrugged.

  32. 32.

    TheronWare

    January 15, 2021 at 6:55 pm

    To have a first dog again, oh joy!

  33. 33.

    Baud

    January 15, 2021 at 6:56 pm

    @germy:

    declaring “ding, dong, the witch is dead”

    I suppose it’s considered inappropriate in today’s society to have Munchkins at the inauguration who can perform this role.

  34. 34.

    Kristine

    January 15, 2021 at 6:56 pm

    @Major Major Major Major: This is very cool.

  35. 35.

    Mike in NC

    January 15, 2021 at 6:57 pm

    As a parting middle finger to the nation, Traitor Trump plans on honoring himself again with some sort of a military parade. Sickening! Good riddance to the American Caligula.

  36. 36.

    Jeffro

    January 15, 2021 at 7:00 pm

    @debbie:  I was gonna say!

    Anyone with more than one kiddo in the household knows there has to be some sort of token celebration of the OTHER kid!!

  37. 37.

    Woodrow/asim

    January 15, 2021 at 7:03 pm

    One: This continues to be a truly heartwarming story, the more we hear about it.

    Two: Not much has been said about Biden’s fashion sense (understandably so), but damn he looks good in that outfit.

    Three: Le Guin deserves a host of honors. Even if her genre fiction isn’t your taste, if you’re a writer she, along with King and Mosley, is someone who’s works on wiring, like Steering the Craft, are kick-ass.

  38. 38.

    debbie

    January 15, 2021 at 7:05 pm

    @JCJ: 

    Can’t they be co-equal partners?

  39. 39.

    lamh36

    January 15, 2021 at 7:05 pm

    I think Rev Warnock is gonna end up a well liked star in the Senate!

    Thank you Georgia, so glad he won.

    @ReverendWarnock

    I received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. It’s important that we trust science and listen to experts, continue to social distance, and wear a mask. I pray that as we take these steps, we can fight this pandemic, ease the burden on our essential workers, and recover.

    https://twitter.com/ReverendWarnock/status/1350107863046361096

  40. 40.

    debbie

    January 15, 2021 at 7:07 pm

    @zhena gogolia:

    I thought the roll call was the best part of the convention.

  41. 41.

    cckids

    January 15, 2021 at 7:10 pm

    @Jeffro: Anyone with more than one kiddo in the household knows there has to be some sort of token celebration of the OTHER kid!!

    This! When we had our 2nd, a friend kindly brought a “big brother” gift to our oldest along with the baby gift. It was such a kind, charming gesture that I’ve copied it ever since.

  42. 42.

    Mo Salad

    January 15, 2021 at 7:14 pm

    more testing

  43. 43.

    Mo Salad

    January 15, 2021 at 7:17 pm

    Even more testing

  44. 44.

    Robert Sneddon

    January 15, 2021 at 7:18 pm

    @Woodrow/asim: 

    The Science Fiction Writers of America (actually a world-wide organisation) gave Le Guin their Grand Master award in 2002. It’s only given to one person a year and it’s for lifetime achievements in writing speculative fiction.

    As for essential le Guin, her short story “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” is brief and cutting and makes you wonder at the folks who “don’t get it”.

  45. 45.

    Mo Salad

    January 15, 2021 at 7:18 pm

    test phone

  46. 46.

    germy

    January 15, 2021 at 7:19 pm

    @Mo Salad:

    Okay this is getting ominous.

  47. 47.

    Mo Salad

    January 15, 2021 at 7:20 pm

    We are fine. WaterGirl was fixing me live on two devices.

  48. 48.

    Mo Salad

    January 15, 2021 at 7:21 pm

    refresh your page and watch them disappear.

  49. 49.

    Mo Salad

    January 15, 2021 at 7:22 pm

    2X2L calling CQ . . . 2X2L calling CQ . . . 2X2L calling CQ . . . New York. Isn’t there anyone on the air? Isn’t there anyone on the air? Isn’t there anyone . . . 2X2L —

  50. 50.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 15, 2021 at 7:23 pm

    @Mo Salad: I didn’t know WaterGirl performed surgery.

    (snip, snip…)

  51. 51.

    Mo Salad

    January 15, 2021 at 7:24 pm

    What’s the frequency, Kenneth?

  52. 52.

    Mo Salad

    January 15, 2021 at 7:25 pm

    Bonus internet points for getting #49 reference.

  53. 53.

    Nora Lenderbee

    January 15, 2021 at 7:26 pm

    @JCJ: Do Kamala and Doug have a dog? Would it be Vice Dog or something?

  54. 54.

    Matt McIrvin

    January 15, 2021 at 7:43 pm

    @Major Major Major Major: Is that Estraven and Genly Ai behind her? I think it is!

  55. 55.

    Sloane Ranger

    January 15, 2021 at 7:51 pm

    @trollhattan: Nixon seems to have had 3 dogs in the Presidential years, in addition to the Irish Setter he had a poodle and a terrier.

    If you Google Presidential pets, you will find a full list for all Presidents, including some lovely pics.

  56. 56.

    ThresherK

    January 15, 2021 at 8:15 pm

    “Leading his chosen human” and “Indoguration Party”?

    I’m dying with luv here.

  57. 57.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    January 15, 2021 at 8:30 pm

    TV going on and on about how close Pence was to being captured by the insurrectionists and I’m like, yeah, that woulda been a damned shame, lol.

  58. 58.

    Auntie Anne

    January 15, 2021 at 8:33 pm

    @debbie: Me too!

  59. 59.

    catclub

    January 15, 2021 at 10:54 pm

    @karen marie: That will at some point be extended to “any and all non-profits.”

     

    The NFL is a 501 non-profit organization.

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