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Coffee Break: Indoguration

Joe Biden and his rescue dog Major, taken at Delaware Humane Association.
Joe Biden and his rescue dog Major, taken at Delaware Humane Association.Stephanie Gomez Carter/Delaware Humane Association, via NPR

by Jill Riley and Anna Weggel

January 15, 2021

It's been a few years since pets have been seen running around the White House, but that's about to change.

The Bidens have a cat and two German shepherds, Champ and Major, and Major in particular was adopted from the Delaware Humane Association on Easter Sunday 2018, making him the first shelter dog to ever "take office".

Major will be "indogurated" on Sunday via virtual ceremony co-hosted by Pumpkin Pet Insurance and Jill Martin of NBC's Today show, and proceeds will support the Delaware Humane Association.

So for today's Coffee Break, what dog songs do you want to hear?

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Songs played

Charlie Parr - Dog
Aimee Mann - Labrador
The B-52s - Quiche Lorraine
Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing
The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog
The Rolling Stones - Walking The Dog
The Beatles - Martha My Dear
Maggie Rogers - Dog Years