Is Tom Brady America’s Alpha Dog?

Through the years we have made fun of had fun with written posts about Tom Brady and his dogs and his photoshoots. So we couldn’t resist following up with this cover on VMAN magazine coming out this week.

 

While the cover would not be suitable for, say, Dog Fancy or Family Circle, apparently the editorial staff believes that it will attract a large readership to the interview with Tom on how much he loves his family, how cuddly he really is, and Life Beyond Football.

We aren't sure why they think the cover, the interview, or the pictures inside make him America's alpha dog. But then we have never had an offer to edit a men's magazine.

 

We do like that he used his celebrity a while back to rescue Lua the Pit Bull and talk about what a great family pet she is.

But Boston has a Dangerous Dog ordinance that covers Pit Bulls. According to the Boston Herald none of the heavy restrictions on other Pit Bulls in Boston apply to Lua.

It could be because Lua's owner has taken the team to four Super Bowls and won three, was selected to six Pro Bowls, makes over $72 million, is married to a millionaire super model, owns several homes outside of Boston, and has really great hair.

But we’re just guessing.

 

However, we are grateful to Tom Brady for inspiring a series of posts on macho men who admit they love tiny dogs after he insisted in a later post that the little Yorkie in his bicycle basket “belongs to my wife.”

You would think that someone contending to be America's alpha dog would have the footballs in his shorts to admit that the tiny dog was his.

Probably posing with a Poodle on the cover of VMAN wouldn't cut it. Image is everything applies to dogs too.

Comments

[Linda]

The rescue where I work has three pits, and the rescues in a 100 mile radius have upwards to 30.

Pits have two strikes against them, which is sad. Albeit warranted in some/most cases. I wish there weren't so many pits out there and I wish people would stop breeding them and I wish people would stop getting them and then dumping them.

Sad, really

Linda
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[Joe]

Brady could probably get away with breaking any laws he wanted to in Boston, but that isn't unusual for an athlete. Why are you picking on him?

[Jen]

The Doberman Pinscher Club of America apparently also wonders what makes this photo shoot say "alpha dog" about Tom Brady, if gossip on Doberman Talk is to be believed. The pictures have indeed sparked interesting debate whether they are a PR nightmare or an appropriate representation of the breed.

And I had no idea who Tom Brady was. He does, in fact, have pretty good hair.

[yellowdoggranny]

dangerous dogs, my ass..dangerous owners ...

[Jodi]

First I question the integrity of a magazine that implies being an 'alpha' requires you to be vicious. That photo is a horrible portrayal of dogs in general considering all the BSL that is going on in this country.

Second, why should Tom Brady's pit get a pass while another dog does not. If I was in Boston and I owned a pit you can bet your ass I'd be making some noise.

I'm actually quite disappointed with Mr. Brady and his implied encouragement of 'vicious.' I expect more from the super star athletes.

[Pamela]

Am I the only one who wishes the photo was cropped so we saw only half of Brady's face but all of the dog's? :)

[Kristine]

While my first thought was all "yay! pit bull adoption!" My second was more, "actually, this whole macho image thing is probably not good for pit bulls."

He definitely should have gone with a poodle. Pit bulls have enough problems as it is.