WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden 's dog Commander bit Secret Service officers at least 10 times between October 2022 and January, including one incident that required a trip to the hospital for an injured law enforcement officer, according to records from the Department of Homeland Security.

The conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch on Tuesday released nearly 200 pages of Secret Service records that it obtained through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. The group said it filed suit after the agency, a division of DHS, “failed to respond adequately” to its request last December for records about biting incidents involving the purebred German shepherd. The group said it filed the request after receiving a tip about Commander's behavior.

The White House and the Secret Service appeared to play down the situation on Tuesday.

Elizabeth Alexander, communications director for first lady Jill Biden, said in an email that the White House complex is a “unique and often stressful environment” for family pets and that the Biden family was “working through ways to make this situation better for everyone.”

Anthony Guglielmi, chief spokesperson for the Secret Service, said in a separate email that his agency has for the past several presidents “navigated how best to operate around family pets and these incidents are no exception. We take the safety and wellbeing of our employees extremely seriously."

The Secret Service provides security protection for the president and his family, and scores of its officers are posted around the executive mansion and its sprawling grounds.

Biden received Commander in December 2021 as a gift from his brother James. The president's previous dog, another German shepherd named Major, had been sent to live with friends in Delaware after some biting incidents of his own involving Secret Service officers and White House staff.

The family also has a cat, Willow.

On Nov. 3, 2022, a Secret Service official emailed colleagues that Commander had bitten a uniformed officer twice — on the upper right arm and thigh. Staff from the White House medical unit treated the officer and decided to have the individual taken to a hospital.

A captain of the Uniform Division emailed later that day that he had been advised that Commander was up to date on his vaccinations.

A note the following day added details about the attack, including that the officer who was bitten used a steel cart to protect himself from another attack. The officer later was placed on several days of restricted duty based on doctors' advice.

Alexander said the Bidens have been working with the Secret Service and the White House residence staff “on additional leashing protocols and training” for Commander, as well as establishing designated areas where he can run around for exercise.

“The president and first lady are incredibly grateful to the Secret Service and Executive Residence staff for all they do to keep them, their family and the country safe,” Alexander added.

Guglielmi said Secret Service employees are encouraged to report job-related injuries to their immediate supervisors for appropriate documentation.

“As such, we are aware of past incidents involving first-family pets and these instances were treated similarly to comparable workplace injuries, to include with relevant notifications and reporting procedures followed,” he said.

“While special agents and officers neither care for nor handle the first family's pets, we continuously work with all applicable entities to minimize adverse impacts in an environment that includes pets,” Guglielmi added.

Commander is often seen being handled by the White House's chief groundskeeper.

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That's a good boy, Commander!
Now branch out a little and give some of that to Ffbi and Fbatf agents.
And skanky ole Kamala. Bite her ass too.

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Seeing the lemonade in the lemons, nice.

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With all the available resources, you'd think they could hire a very good trainer.

Tells me they either don't want to or the dog is broken enough that it needs put down. Either way, they don't care that people are getting hurt. I despise dog owners like that.

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That's a good boy, Commander!
Now branch out a little and give some of that to Ffbi and Fbatf agents.
And skanky ole Kamala. Bite her ass too.

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With all the available resources, you'd think they could hire a very good trainer.

Tells me they either don't want to or the dog is broken enough that it needs put down. Either way, they don't care that people are getting hurt. I despise dog owners like that.

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Dog sounds like a piece of trash...just like his owner.

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Sounds like the dog gets treated like furniture, he doesn't know who to bond with so he's insecure.

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With all the available resources, you’d think they could hire a very good trainer.

Tells me they either don’t want to or the dog is broken enough that it needs put down. Either way, they don’t care that people are getting hurt. I despise dog owners like that.

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Clearly that environment makes it impossible for any dog to thrive in. It's not the dog. This isn't the first dog to do this either. It's the evil family inside.

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Cocaine withdrawals can make you irritable.

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The Biden's are nothing but absolute trailer trash people. Always have been.
You can dress them up and make them the "first family", but it doesn't change what they are.

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With all the available resources, you’d think they could hire a very good trainer.

Tells me they either don’t want to or the dog is broken enough that it needs put down. Either way, they don’t care that people are getting hurt. I despise dog owners like that.

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Even the fucking DOG gets a free pass?

The Biden crime family is a pox on our nation.

Biden's dog Commander has bitten Secret Service officers 10 times in four months, records show

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Typical behavior of an abused animal.

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Is that more or less than Biden himself?