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Major Biden has had a bumpy transition to the White House, but Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says that — personally — he's gotten along just fine with the president's younger dog.<\/p>\n
"The first time I went in for an Oval Office meeting, Major was there and I said a quick hello. We got along pretty well," Buttigieg, 39, told TMZ near the end of his interview with host Harvey Levin on Monday.<\/p>\n
Major, one of two of President Joe Biden's German Shepards, returned to Delaware for more training after a biting incident with a staffer in early March, resulting in what officials said was a minor injury requiring medical attention. <\/p>\n
He came back to the White House about two weeks later.<\/p>\n
Levin, 70, joked about the pup at the end of Buttigieg's interview Monday, after the two talked about the Biden administration's proposed $2 trillion infrastructure plan.<\/p>\n
"Did you pet Major?" Levin asked Buttigieg, who started to laugh.<\/p>\n
"I did! And it went just fine," Buttigieg replied. "I know there have been some stories about him, but my interactions with him have been great."<\/p>\n
Levin then joked that Buttigieg needed to prove he didn't have bite marks.<\/p>\n
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"Pete, let me see your hands if you petted him…," Levin said, smiling.<\/p>\n
Buttigieg raised both his hands and laughed back, "No, I'm all good! No incidents."<\/p>\n
Buttigieg added that he hasn't yet introduced his own dogs, Buddy and Truman, to Major and Champ, the elder Biden dog.<\/p>\n
"But I'll tell you [Buddy and Truman] are definitely enjoying the dog park scene in [Washington, D.C.]," Buttigieg added. "A lot of smells and sounds they weren't used to back home in Indiana."<\/p>\n
As for Major? Biden, 78, told ABC News host George Stephanopoulos last month that he's a "sweet dog," despite the recent incidents.<\/p>\n
Major may just need more time to adjust to his new life at the White House, Biden suggested.<\/p>\n
"What surprised me is the White House itself, living there: Every door you turn to, there's a guy there in a black jacket," the president said, adding, "You turn a corner and there's two people I don't know at all. And they move — and he [Major] moves to protect."<\/p>\n