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Boris, Biden and the battle of the badly behaved dogs

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They say that dogs are man’s best friend, so it seems ironic that Britain and America are both being plagued by canine issues at the same time. Joe Biden and Boris Johnson are well-known dog lovers – but it appears that their pampered pooches ­Major and Dilyn are causing no end of trouble for them on either side of the Atlantic.

Biden was praised earlier this year for restoring the White House tradition of the president having dogs after a four-year hiatus under Donald Trump. Actor Mark Hamill hailed the ‘good news’ of their return while Vogue gushed over them as ‘wonderfully cheerful and well-trained, able to face a pack of photographers or board a plane in seamless fashion.’ But it turns out Biden’s choice of pet is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Major is back in the dog house after he ‘nipped

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