Welcome, VP pup!

Congratulations to Vice President-elect Joe Biden and his lovely wife, Jill on their adoption of a three-month-old German Shepherd puppy.  The puppy will be joining them in Washington D.C. this January.

A fine looking canine you have there, folks.  Once you go tan-and-black, you never go back!

**UPDATE**

Well, it seems there has been quite a bit of controversy surrounding the newest Biden family member. It was discovered that "Champ" was purchased from a disreputable breeder in Pennsylvania, whose business has been cited for multiple animal rights violations. That's right: the Bidens went to a "puppy mill" instead of rescuing a dog from a shelter!

For shame!!

According to the latest news reports, the Bidens are promising to adopt ANOTHER dog, possibly a golden retriever, and this time, they promise to rescue it from an animal shelter.

Better late than never, I suppose.

I do hope that the Bidens will learn something from this debacle, and will use their new platform in Washington DC to put a national spotlight on the horrors of puppy mills.