Champ and Major: Meet the four-legged members of US President-elect Joe Biden's family

US President-elect Joe Biden's pet German Shepherd Major will be making history as the first rescue dog to live in the White House.

US President-elect Joe Biden's pet German Shepherd Major will be making history as the first rescue dog to live in the White House. (Photo | Joe Biden Instagram) 

Though a Huffington Post report claims that 36th US President Lyndon B Johnson's dog Yuki as the first one. (Photo | Joe Biden Instagram)

Over 30 US Presidents have had dogs at the White House. According to reports from NBC News, Major will accompany Biden’s other pet Champ (German Shepherd) to the White House. (Photo | AP)

US President-elect Joe Biden's family adopted Major in 2018, from Delaware Humane Association. (Photo | Champ & Major Biden Twitter)

Champ is no stranger to the White House, as he has lived at the vice presidential residence during Biden’s eight-year tenure with then US President Barack Obama. US President-elect Joe Biden's family adopted Major in 2018, from Delaware Humane Association. (Photo | Champ & Major Biden Twitter)

After adopting Major in 2018, Bidens had said in a statement, 'We are so happy to welcome Major to the Biden family, and we are grateful to the Delaware Humane Association for their work in finding forever homes for Major and countless other animals.' (Photo | Joe Biden Instagram)

Biden often used to share photos of Major and Champ on social media. (Photo | Joe Biden Instagram)

A Twitter account dedicated to the first dogs of US had put out a tweet recently congratulating 'their dad Joe Biden' for receiving 75 million votes in the election. (Photo | Champ & Major Biden Twitter)

The tweet put up by Twitter account Champ & Major Biden reads, 'We’re so proud of our dad @JoeBiden, the first-ever presidential candidate to receive 75 million votes. But Major will be setting a record of his own as he’s the first-ever rescue pupper to live in the WH. We’re gonna play all day & receive countless treats!' (Photo | Joe Biden Instagram)

Joe Biden will definitely be happy to have Champ and Major as his companions at the White House in days to come. (Photo | Joe Biden Instagram)

The Twitter page which came into existence a few days back has already gathered over 73,000 followers. Joe Biden will definitely be happy to have Champ and Major as his companions at the White House in days to come. (Photo | Joe Biden Instagram)