It& #39;s silly, but I get so grumpy at jokes about the white house dog Major. He& #39;s not aggressive! He& #39;s a very very old good boye who was taken from a stable and relatively quiet home to a public place of utter chaos!

Any dog can bite in the right circumstances, man.

I just don& #39;t think it& #39;s helpful to divide dogs into "aggressive" and "not." That& #39;s the kind of thing that makes someone yell "don& #39;t worry, my dog is friendly! he& #39;s never hurt anyone before!" while you& #39;re pulling your bloody arm out of the dog& #39;s mouth.

Folks need to have reasonable expectations for a dog& #39;s behavior.

Especially old dogs, whose rising pain levels and failing senses make them much likelier to injure someone.

You will never convince me that Major isn& #39;t an angel.

So it is very, very silly, but this is one of my pet issues (ba dum tss) and I get prickly and annoyed every time people make jokes at Major& #39;s expense. thank you for coming to my ted talk.

This thread brought to you by a combination of watching Seth Meyers (who I love) making jokes about Major the last several weeks, while I am cuddling my ancient miniature schnauzer, who WILL bite you and IS a very good boy.