Lena Dunham’s Dog Is Defending Her On Twitter

It took Lena Dunham about three seconds to respond to allegations that she lied about her reason for giving up Lamby, the rescue dog she adopted in 2013.
BARC Shelter in Brooklyn, where Dunham adopted Lamby, disputed her statement that the dog came from an abusive home and claimed, instead, that it was actually a very chill dog.
To which Dunham responded with a scathing Instagram post:
Dunham’s boyfriend, Jack Antonoff, also weighed in on the allegations via Twitter:
shoutout to everyone who has an opinion on this and didn’t live with us the past 4 years!
— jackantonoff (@jackantonoff) July 7, 2017
nobody on earth cares for or loved lamby more than lena. after her bit her father and her twice we found a trainer who deals with aggressive
— jackantonoff (@jackantonoff) July 7, 2017
dogs who he now lives happily with. was a deeply hard decision.
— jackantonoff (@jackantonoff) July 7, 2017
But in the most galling twist of all, Lamby Antonoff himself responded to the controversial accusations via Twitter, calling her former owners “incredibly strong and amazing people.” The tweet has since been deleted, along with all of Lamby’s previous tweets, of which there were many. Luckily, a Schmooze contributor managed to get a screen-grab before the pup’s well wishes disappeared forever.

The only tweet left on the pup’s Twitter page is a single retweet from an indignant fan.
shit happens with dogs idk why everyone tries to get @ lena for what she felt she had to do just because they hate her
— Rebecca ✌️?✌️ (@becca_mekasha) July 7, 2017
This turn of events brings up a lot of questions, like: Why was Lamby’s Twitter account wiped? Is Lamby okay or is this a cry for help? Does Lamby feel bad for all the stress he has brought ‘pon the only two people who have ever truly loved him? On the off chance that the Twitter account is run by a fan and not by Lamby Antonoff himself, who is he or she?
And most importantly, is Lena Dunham a bad feminist for giving her dog Jack Antonoff’s last name???? (Yes.)
Whatever the truth is, Lamby is certainly living up to a dog’s reputation for loyalty.
Becky Scott is the editor of The Schmooze. Follow her on Twitter at @arr_scott
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