WASHINGTON - Word of warning to President-Elect Barack Obama, you probably don’t want to pet First Dog Barney when you visit the White House on Monday.
President George W. Bush’s Scottish Terrier was not feeling too friendly on Thursday when a reporter tried to say hello and pet him on the White House driveway.
Barney snarled and chomped down on Reuters Television correspondent Jon Decker’s index finger, causing some minor bleeding. White House medical staff attended to Decker’s injury and he will require a tetanus shot.
Below is the video courtesy of April Ryan, the White House correspondent for American Urban Radio Networks, and we’ll hopefully have a first-person account a little bit later. (Watch to the end of the video for a close-up shot of the incident.)
Obama is in the market for a pooch to keep a promise he made to his daughters to get a dog. But it looks like they’re aiming for a different breed. However, when Obama visits Bush on Monday at the White House, maybe he will ask if he can keep Barney around after Jan. 20 to fend off pesky reporters.
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Think that’s bad wait until he gets a hold of Michael Moore.
- Posted by Jeffbetter get the dog shots, so Barney does not get sick…
- Posted by doglover..thats why I hace a cat.
- Posted by Darryl..thats why I have a cat.
- Posted by DarrylObama should get a rottweiler when he moves into the White House. They can do a much better job of biting a reporter.
- Posted by dmorrisGood Job Barney, bite those back-stabbing Reporters.
- Posted by RattGood boy!
- Posted by DoogieIf Jon Decker’s mom has a Scottie, then he knows it’s not smart to reach toward one too quickly - which is what he did. Terriers react by biting when threatened. Decker’s lucky it wasn’t any worse than it was.
- Posted by Sal RobersonI have a precious Maltese dog. He is going on eleven years old. He definitely has a mind of his own; he will not put up with anything he does not like. Just a night ago, I pulled his hair too hard while preforming our routine nightly grooming and he nicked my index finger. Needless to say, that was the end of the grooming for that night. I told him off but we are still best friends. I think Barney just did not like that camera in his face. LOL..
- Posted by Martha[...] First Dog Barney bites Reuters TV’s Jonathan Decker. Lifting a leg would have sufficed. Story plus vid. Damn, they’re a lot nicer to that dog than they ever were to his master, and he never bit [...]
- Posted by Jules Crittenden » Bad Dog!Someone teach that reporter how to approach a dog. If I was Barney, I would have done that a long time ago!
- Posted by Jacquie[...] bit somebody And Obama may not want to pet Barney during White House visit… Tales from the Trail Blog Archive Obama may not want to pet Barney during White House visit | Blogs … __________________ Pet Breeds "Play with me and keep me busy! You have your work, your [...]
- Posted by Barney bit somebody - Dog Chat - Dog Forums - I-Love-Dogs.comThe reporter so deserved the bite if he really got a bite and I am not sure that he did. I think the reporter is the one trying to make a name for himself.
- Posted by JoyThat’ll teach Jon Dexter to wear his Obama campaign pin to the White House.
- Posted by Gabrielle[...] click here [...]
- Posted by It is just an allegation… he has had no trial « GretaWireWe might also find out that Barney’s one of those dogs trained special to bark at black men—it’s an old tradition south of the Mason-Dixon, and if you don’t like it you’re an élitist.
- Posted by Jonas Quinn-VentureHey Barney, do reporters taste just like chicken?
- Posted by Marla TaylorBarney knows his time is almost up, and is trying to grab some last minute headlines.
- Posted by KevinApparently, Barney has his own unresolved issues about MSM reporters — yeah, it’s hard to tell ‘em apart.
- Posted by rabidOuch! That dog’s bark is definitely not as bad as his bite.
- Posted by Sean