Swedish artist Lars Vilks, whose drawings of Mohammed as a “roundabout dog” have provoked the most recent round of Islamic seething and threatening, has acquired a dog for protection.

And named it Mohammed.

This makes Lars Vilks, single-handedly, more courageous than the entire Western mainstream media.

UPDATE at 10/18/07 9:32:09 am:

A reader emails a translation of the page linked above:

The logic and composition is crystal clear. The foundation for the whole roundabout dog project was the exhibition in Tallerud which had the name The Dog in the Art. Well now is the time to introduce a new member of staff.

The artist Vilks has gotten himself a specially trained guard dog, the dog Muhammed is watching each and every movement 24 hours a day.

When you first get to know Muhammad she sure is likeable, yes it is a she, but the genus perspective is just a mark. For those who does not know Muhammad, getting close should only be done taking a lot of precaution.

Seems as she is like every other dog with the bone on its favourite carpet. But nothing is as it appears.