_PL_ Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 (edited) Firstly, I didn't know who they were talking about but she's apparently famous. And has caused a flurry after giving her dog away. ARTICLE Lena Dunham is caught-up in what she’s calling, unironically, a “micro-scandal.” An animal shelter in Brooklyn claims the 31-year-old creator of HBO’s “Girls” series lied about her dog Lamby, who she recently gave away because, she said, it has behavioral problems. (She’s previously tweeted about Lamby’s Prozac prescription). The shelter where Dunham got her dog, meanwhile, told Yahoo News this week that Lamby did not have a traumatic past. Dunham hit back, as they say, with another Instagram post Thursday night, insisting she did not lie. “I will not apologize,” she said, explaining that as the dog’s “mother” she did what was best. The whole incident is like 85 percent of the reason why people hate millennials, so-called coastal elites and the blackhole that is celebrity social media in 2017. But beyond that trifecta of horror, and overlooking the question of whether or not Dunham told the truth, the real vexation of the Lamby situation is the way Dunham talks about her relationship with the dog, continuously referring to herself as Lamby’s mom. This isn’t just a Dunham quirk either. She’s just another annoying dog-person who’s confused having a pet with raising a human child. “I did what I thought the best mother would do, which was to give him a life that provided for his specific needs,” Dunham wrote in her Instagram post this week. “He’d been with me for nearly four years and I was his mom- I was in the best position to discern what those needs were.” Nope. No. Lena Dunham is a lot of things: Creator of a truly funny and original show that changed the way women are portrayed on the small screen. She is a talented comic actor. A skilled essayist. The creator of a cool email newsletter. A provocateur even. She is not, however, a mother. The relationships adult humans have with their pets are indeed complex, loving and beautiful. I do not doubt there was a real canine to human bond here, as Dunham aptly demonstrated with many cute photos on her Instagram (and on Lamby’s personal Instagram) over the years. Alas, a dog is not a human child. Would the mother of a human child explain why she gave away her kid ― after four years ― by writing this? “Shout out to @jennikonner for listening to endless hours of Lamby pain, and especially my partner @jackantonoff for loving him even when he ruined floors and couches and our life.” Dunham owned her dog for a few years, and apparently it peed on the floor a lot and didn’t always act the way it was “supposed” to. (I mean, it’s a dog.) So, she gave it up. We can leave the shelter and Dunham and the rest of the internet to quibble about why the dog was annoying, I guess. None of this is typically how parenting works. Parents of young children clean up kid pee, vomit, poop and god knows what other horrors from our homes and our bodies. We deal. We learn that we cannot have nice things. There’s typically not another option. Also, it’s worth noting: Dunham saw this coming. “Nothing about my life these days makes me an especially good candidate for having a dog. For starters, I’m never home. I work all the time, and when I’m not working I’m asleep in a pile on my couch,” Dunham wrote in a New Yorker essay about getting Lamby in 2013. She also says that her boyfriend is allergic to dogs and not especially interested in getting one. She recounts her first nights with the dog, how it kept her awake with its barking. Still, by the end of the essay at least, she makes her peace. “He is mine, and I am old enough to have him,” she writes. It’s possible that was the biggest lie of all. Edited July 10, 2017 by Powerlegs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karen15 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 well she got two pups after giving up the dog. From what I've read (of her posts as reported recently in the media), the dog that was given up bit multiple people including the owner and her bf. Who knows what happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Best Dogs! Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 That's article gives barely any detail on anything, it's a very long rambling opinion piece. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossumCorner Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Sort of a piece not worth reading about a person not worth reading about from the country that gave us Donald Crump. Sympathise with any dog in an unfair situation, set up for failure, one among millions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_PL_ Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 (edited) I agree it's a bit rambling but relevant to people giving up on dogs, I don't know who the girl is but I found this bit interesting...that she knew in 2013 it was a bad idea. Quote “Nothing about my life these days makes me an especially good candidate for having a dog. For starters, I’m never home. I work all the time, and when I’m not working I’m asleep in a pile on my couch,” Dunham wrote in a New Yorker essay about getting Lamby in 2013. She also says that her boyfriend is allergic to dogs and not especially interested in getting one. She recounts her first nights with the dog, how it kept her awake with its barking. Still, by the end of the essay at least, she makes her peace. “He is mine, and I am old enough to have him,” she writes. What will happen to the little dog you think she'd be able to shout herself a behaviourist and spare the bagging of the rescue who trusted her to take care of him. I expect dogs to be returned to me rather than given away. edit; oh god I just read the 'five precepts' on Zen Dog, the 'facility' she sent her dog to for training. Edited July 10, 2017 by Powerlegs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_PL_ Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 (edited) 8 hours ago, karen15 said: well she got two pups after giving up the dog. From what I've read (of her posts as reported recently in the media), the dog that was given up bit multiple people including the owner and her bf. Who knows what happened. Really? No wonder it's caused a mini internet tiz. I didn't know she'd replaced him. Edited July 10, 2017 by Powerlegs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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karen15 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 this is similar to the story I read http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/lena-dunham-under-fire-over-dog-act/news-story/89b7154934b494ed30f9e69488939ea7 really have no idea who she is, but id you know you don't have time for an animal, then don't get one! Animals have no choice in where they have to live, humans need to be realistic and responsible about their ability to meet the needs of the animal they bring home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottsmum Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 I really don't have an opinion on Dunham one way or the other. But I will say, dont judge til you've lived with an anxious / reactive dog. And if you have lived with an anxious / reactive dog then you probably wouldn't judge. Just feel bad she has to publicly justify her actions. Living with Scottie was the best 2.5ish years of pet ownership in my life & by far the hardest & most draining at the same time. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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