US President Joe Biden's dog, Major, is still getting used to the hustle and bustle of the presidential lifestyle at the White House and beyond.
The first pet was involved in an incident in which he nipped a person on the White House South Lawn on Monday, according to CNN which first reported the news. The employee continued to work after the event.
First lady Jill Biden's press secretary Michael LaRosa told CNN and other US news outlets that "Major nipped someone on a walk".
"Out of an abundance of caution, the individual was seen by [the White House Medical Unit] and then returned to work without injury," he said.
The Bidens have two dogs at the White House with them: German Shepherds Major, 3, and Champ, 13, both arrived shortly after the January 20 inauguration.
“Major is still adjusting to his new surroundings," Mr LaRosa told NBC News.
The event followed an incident where Major bit someone on the Secret Service staff in March.
There were other cases of aggression from the dog, leading to the Biden family to have the pet undergo training while on a trip home in Wilmington, Delaware.
"You turn a corner, and there's two people you don't know at all, and he moves to protect," Mr Biden said during an ABC News interview when he was questioned about the incident.
"But he's a sweet dog. Eighty-five per cent of the people there love him. He just – all he does is lick them and wag his tail."
The first lady said the busy White House atmosphere is a stressful place for the dogs and that is something she is working on with them.
"They have to take the elevator, they're not used to that, and they have to go out on the South Lawn with lots of people watching them," she said on the Kelly Clarkson Show earlier this year.
"So that's what I've been obsessed with, getting everybody settled and calm."
Major was seen later Monday evening on a leashed walk with a White House staffer.
He and Champ had previously run free on the White House grounds.
