Noem’s dog incident leads Dem governors to share dog pics

Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) has been trending on social media over the last two days as her fellow governors mocked her for admitting she shot and killed her hunting dog.

An excerpt from No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward revealed that Noem “hated” her 14-month-old dog because it was “less than worthless” at hunting. As some online raged over the anecdote, Democratic governors decided to flood their feeds with photos of their own dogs.

“Post a picture with your dog that doesn’t involve shooting them and throwing them in a gravel pit. I’ll start,” Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) wrote on X under a photo of himself with his large labrador mix dog. Walz is seen feeding his dog ice cream from the back seat of a truck.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) posted a posed portrait with her two Aussiedoodle dogs, which share parents. Both dogs, Kevin and Doug, are pictured tucked under Whitmer’s arms.

Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) shared a photo of his dog Lincoln, a poodle mix, under the American and Illinois flags. The state enacted a ban against puppy mills back in 2021.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) shared a photo of his daughters Montana and Brooklyn with their three dogs, which are a mix of chocolate and golden labradors. Newsom has tried and failed to stop animal euthanasia in his state.

Noem defended her actions in a post, saying, “Tough decisions like this happen all the time on a farm,” and claimed three horses were euthanized after 25 years, which is the average lifespan of a horse. Wirehair pointers, such as the one Noem fatally shot, typically live to about 12 years of age.