Obama's New Dog, Sunny, Took Down A Two-Year-Old (PICTURES)

LOOK: The Moment Obama's Dog Took Down A Two-Year-Old

Michelle Obama welcomed the 2013 holidays into the White House on Wednesday with military families, hot cider, hand-decorated cookies, a 300-pound gingerbread White House and… a toddler takedown with the family pet.

Sunny, the 1-year-old Portuguese water dog the Obamas got during the summer, excitedly bounded into a State Dining Room full of children dressed in sparkly shoes and lacy dresses and headed right for Ashtyn Gardner, 2, of Mobile, Ala.

But far from being a violent and bloodthirsty beast, it appears that Sunny merely startled the little girl, causing her to step backwards and trip over another visiting child's walker.

There was no cause for alarm as the little girl was up on her feet in seconds with Sunny licking her face.

Other animals seem more vindictive in their takedown of toddlers (although some of these children may not be entirely innocent themselves)...

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