President Biden's dogs have arrived at the White House less than a week after the 46th President of the United States was sworn into office.
Champ and Major, the German shepherds of President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, arrived at the White House a few days after their owners, making the first time that dogs have been on the property in four years.
When the Bidens moved into the White House last week, they said that their dogs would be arriving a few days later to give them a chance to settle into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
In the video below, President Biden delivers his inaugural address:Champ joined the couple in 2008, shortly before they moved into the vice-presidential mansion in Washington.
Major, on the other hand, was adopted through the Delaware Humane Association, and he is the first shelter dog to ever move into the White House.
The former President Trump was the first person to hold office in over 100 years to not have a pet dog - the last dogless president being William McKinley in 1897.
At a 2019 rally, President Trump told supporters that he "wouldn't mind having" a dog, "but I don't have any time."
"The First Family wanted to get settled before bringing the dogs down to Washington from Delaware. Champ is enjoying his new dog bed by the fireplace, and Major loved running around on the South Lawn," First Lady Jill Biden's press secretary Michael LaRosa told CNN in a statement Monday.
The First Lady has also expressed a desire to get a cat, so Champ and Major may not be the only animals living at the White House during Biden's term.
Jill Biden has also said she would "love to get a cat," telling Fox 5 in Washington, "I love having animals around the house."
However, on Sunday, the White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that she did not yet have an update about whether or not the Bidens had acquired a pet cat.
"I'm also wondering about the cat, because the cat is going to dominate the internet whenever the cat is announced and wherever that cat is found," Psaki said.