NEW YORK, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Her parenting skills have been
scrutinized for months. Now Britney Spears has been voted the World's Worst
Celebrity Dog Owner for 2006.
The singer beat Paris Hilton, last year's pick, and Serena Williams in
a three-month online poll by readers of The New York Dog and The Hollywood
Dog magazines.
"Britney was the overwhelming choice," said editor Hilary O'Hagan. "She
once had three Chihuahuas (Lacy, Lucky and Bit-Bit) and never left home
without at least one of them on her arm. As soon as she met K-Fed and had
kids they disappeared." One of the dogs, Lucky, reportedly took an instant
dislike to K-Fed. "It was either Mr. Federline or Lucky," added Ms.
O'Hagan. "Unfortunately Britney chose the wrong dog and the rest is
history."
Spears had once expressed a wish to be buried with one of her pets
"Like the Pharaohs used to get buried with things they loved," she told
reporters.
But, in a September interview with TeenPeople.com, before his split
with Spears, K-Fed said: "We gave all the dogs to friends of ours. It's
just too much with the kids and all these dogs running around all over the
place. It just wasn't really working."
Paris Hilton, 2005's title holder, came second in the poll for
"treating her dogs like accessories". Serena Williams, meanwhile, polled
high after she denied owning her Pit-Bull, Bambi, when the dog bit a
security guard earlier this month in Florida.
Oprah Winfrey was voted this year's World's Best Celebrity Dog Owner by
the magazines' readers. The host, a champion of animal shelters, owns five
dogs, supposedly each with their own nanny. She also popularized the
revolutionary canine training methods of Cesar Milan, known as 'The Dog
Whisperer,' on her show. Winfrey replaced 2005 winner, singer Joss Stone
and beat off competition from Tori Spelling, Nicollette Sheridan and Beth
Ostrosky, Howard Stern's girlfriend and a national spokesperson for the
North Shore Animal League.
For more information, contact Hilary O'Hagan, editor of The New York
Dog and The Hollywood Dog magazines on 212 966 5190 or 917 443 7506
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SOURCE The New York Dog Magazine; The Hollywood Dog Magazine
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CONTACT:
Hilary O'Hagan, editor of The New York Dog
and The Hollywood Dog magazines, +1-212-966-5190, or
+1-917-443-7506
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