Lena Dunham defends butt-biting dog
Actress Lena Dunham has defended her right to keep a rescue dog after she was accused of failing to properly train the animal.
On Wednesday (28May14), the Girls star and creator posted a photo on Instagram.com which showed her injury after her pet pooch, Lamby, bit her on the bottom.
Since sharing the photo with her followers, Dunham has been
criticized by a number of pet owners and animal activists who claim
she has failed to train her dog properly.
One outraged writer on Gawker.com even wrote an article titled
"Take Away Lena Dunham's Spoiled, Vicious Dog Before It Attacks
Again", noting the actress is "unfit" to own a pet.
Dunham took to Twitter.com on Thursday (29May14) to defend Lamby, a
"special-need" dog which she rescued from a shelter in Brooklyn,
New York last year (13).
She writes, "I cannot believe I am about to type the following
series of tweets. Advance apologies: Last night I posted an image
of my butt after my dog was scared by the doorbell, jumped up and
bit me...
"We have a special-need rescue dog who has bitten me twice, under
specific circumstances, in our own home... He has an amazing
trainer... We monitor him closely. He's never show (sic) aggression
to anyone anywhere else but that doesn't mean he couldn't, so I'm
vigilant. But... "
She continues, "(I) got pretty defensive. On the topic of my dog.
I'm just saying the concerned folks should go back to reading the
news. There's a bunch. And in conclusion, to the 'tipster' who told
Gawker I was feeding my dog a plate of salmon at an outdoor cafe.
F**k yeah I was."