If you’re not obsessively devoted to the Internet, you may not be aware that on Wednesday Girls creator Lena Dunham‘s dog Lamby bit her on the butt. The bite was hard enough to draw blood, and since this is Lena Dunham we’re talking about, she posted a picture of it in her underwear on Instagram. Evidence A:
If you’re unaware of that, you’re probably also unaware that this is OUTRAGEOUS on the Internet, for… reasons. Some good reasons! An untrained rescue dog in a big city is a risk, although probably not a risk necessitating a Gawker headline screaming “Take Away Lena Dunham’s Spoiled, Vicious Dog Before It Attacks Again“, unless you really want to be a dick about it.
Now, naturally, Dunham’s responded to the criticism on Twitter:
I cannot believe I am about to type the following series of tweets. Advance apologies:
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) May 30, 2014
Last night I posted an image of my butt after my dog was scared by the doorbell, jumped up and bit me…
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) May 30, 2014
We have a special-need rescue dog who has bitten me twice, under specific circumstances, in our own home… He has an amazing trainer…
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) May 30, 2014
We monitor him closely. He’s never show aggression to anyone anywhere else but that doesn’t mean he couldn’t, so I’m vigilant. But…
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) May 30, 2014
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.
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) May 30, 2014
Fair enough. It’s clear she doesn’t take the biting particularly seriously, which is not a super responsible way for a dog owner to be. On the other hand: very solid point about people maybe giving their attention to something a little more important.
