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RandySF

(58,800 posts)
Sat Jun 19, 2021, 04:54 PM Jun 2021

'Champ' Biden has passed away

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden’s German shepherd Champ died this week.

The president and first lady said in a statement Saturday that Champ “passed away peacefully at home.”

“He was our constant, cherished companion during the last 13 years and was adored by the entire Biden family,” the statement said.

“Even as Champ’s strength waned in his last months, when we came into a room, he would immediately pull himself up, his tail always wagging, and nuzzle us for an ear scratch or a belly rub. Wherever we were, he wanted to be, and everything was instantly better when he was next to us,” it added.

The president and first lady said in the statement that the dog “loved nothing more than curling up at our feet in front of a fire at the end of the day, joining us as a comforting presence in meetings, or sunning himself in the White House garden.”



https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/559259-bidens-german-shepherd-champ-dies

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'Champ' Biden has passed away (Original Post) RandySF Jun 2021 OP
: onecaliberal Jun 2021 #1
. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2021 #2
. catrose Jun 2021 #3
Awww I_UndergroundPanther Jun 2021 #4
... brer cat Jun 2021 #5
R.I.P. Champ StarryNite Jun 2021 #6
I have a female mix that is twelve. Ilsa Jun 2021 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author Ilsa Jun 2021 #8
I have tears demtenjeep Jun 2021 #9
Oh, How Sad DarthDem Jun 2021 #10
Sad. This also likely explains the few minor incidents where he snapped at people drray23 Jun 2021 #11
That was Major the other dog that snapped at people Raine Jun 2021 #14
A heartfelt hug to the Bidens. Our pets are life's precious gift. Guilded Lilly Jun 2021 #12
K&R UTUSN Jun 2021 #13

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,463 posts)
4. Awww
Sat Jun 19, 2021, 05:35 PM
Jun 2021
It's so hard when a furry family member passes. I offer my condolences to the Biden's and love to Major.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
7. I have a female mix that is twelve.
Sat Jun 19, 2021, 06:25 PM
Jun 2021

I'll miss her when she leaves us. I know the Bidens will miss Champ, and he had a great life with them.

Response to RandySF (Original post)

drray23

(7,627 posts)
11. Sad. This also likely explains the few minor incidents where he snapped at people
Sat Jun 19, 2021, 08:20 PM
Jun 2021

He was on the decline and uncomfortable. That probably affected his behavior.

Raine

(30,540 posts)
14. That was Major the other dog that snapped at people
Sun Jun 20, 2021, 03:53 AM
Jun 2021

it wasn't Champ who did it. I thought too it might have explained the snapping but I looked it up and found out it was Major who did it.

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