Devil Dog in Non Killing Spree Tabloid Shocker
Posted By Ryan O'Meara Date: 21/03 Posted Under: Breed Specific Legislation, Dangerous Dogs, Dog Articles, Dog NewsWell it took them a while and they still had to have a crafty dig, but even The Sun has finally got a positive story about the nation’s favourite ‘devil dog’ breed, the Rottweiler.
Hot on the heels of their stablemate The Times, earning our recognition for their Rottweiler feature, The Sun has got in on the act with a pictorial feature in today’s edition about a Rottweiler caring for a litter of puppies as a surrogate mum.
The Sun’s piece opens up with a ‘cheeky’ reference to the devil dog tag which has so readily been applied to this much maligned breed but, fair’s fair, they didn’t finish the piece by speculating that Kia might go on to ‘rip’ the puppies to shreds or ‘tear’ the helpless canine babies limb from limb. So, it’s a start.
IT’S a devil of a job, but rottweiler Kia is bringing up 11 pups of her own — and is also foster mum to four border collies.
She delivered her bumper litter four weeks ago.
But then owner Joanne Wilson was asked for help by Lisa Wilkinson, 37, who lost the collies’ mum Belle after she gave birth.
Chums … collie and rottweiler pups
Chums … collie and rottweiler pups
Joanne, 28, of Cowling, West Yorks, said: �Kia gave them a sniff and a lick and now they’re just part of her family. Lisa said: �It’s as if they are her own.� Full story here.
The Sun’s Sunday sister paper, the News of the World, has been running a ‘Stop Devil Dogs‘ campaign for a while now.
A litter of Border Collie puppies will be grateful nobody stopped Kia though as will the thousands of people all over the world who understand and appreciate this breed for its undoubted qualities.
A quick request from K9 Magazine for any of our blog readers…
Any and every time you see or hear the term ‘devil dogs’ used point and laugh heartily at the people or publication who use it (except for us, we’ll be using it loads. We’re being ironic, you see). So I’ll re-phrase. Every time you hear a person or the media use the term ‘devil dogs’ and they are being serious, point, laugh and ridicule them for their stupidity. Given time, we can ensure this phrase is given the contempt it deserves. Call it our ‘Stop (the phrase) devil dogs’ campaign.
Author DetailsRyan O'Meara is editor-in-chief of K9 Magazine, the lifestyle magazine for dog lovers. He lives in the East Midlands with his own two dogs, Mia and Chloe. - See this author's webpage
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Nice one K9 Magazine, surely the redtops and broad sheets need to be aware that the one and only devil dog is Cerberus the three headed dog that guards the entrance to the underworld? Funny that you never really hear about him/her, after all a three headed dog is surely a news item? I already counter question people who use the term ‘devil dog’ in daily usage but will be doing as you advise from now on.