Dan Osborne picks up his security Rottweiler Tyson to protect wife Jacqueline and their family

Dan Osborne had a huge Rottweiler brought to his house on Thursday, after buying the pooch as a security dog to protect him, wife Jacqueline Jossa and their family.  

The TV personality, 29, was seen playing with the guard dog and taking him for a walk with members of the Total K9 team who had brought the pooch to his home.

He petted his new furry friend when it arrived at his property, and Dan was clearly enthused with the Rottweiler as he smiled while scratching it behind the ears.

Dan was seen taking the security dog out for a stroll alongside three members of the K9 team, who then left the pooch in Dan’s care. 

He put on a casual display for the outing by wearing an all-black ensemble that saw him pair a Nike sweatshirt with matching gym leggings, and he completed his look with a pair of black trainers.

In April, Dan revealed he had bought a security dog to protect his wife Jacqueline and young family at their new £1.2million Essex mansion after fearing they could be targeted.

He told MailOnline having the ‘big trained dog’ will help to put his mind at ease when he’s at work and actress Jacqueline is left on her own with daughters Ella, six, and Mia, two.

In an exclusive interview, Dan, who’s also a dad to son Teddy, seven, said him and Jacqueline decided on having a guard dog after moving into the bigger property and doing months of renovations to make it their dream home. 

Dan said: ‘We’ve got two little tiny dogs, they’re lovely and great for the kids, they’re like two little fluff balls basically, but then we’re getting a third dog, which is a trained protection dog, a trained family protection dog.

‘He’s lovely… but also we’re moving into a bigger house and if I’m away working because I’m up and down the country now with Prize Paradise – when I’m away I want them all to feel safe as well and especially Jacqueline on her own in the house and stuff like that so we’re getting a big trained dog.

‘With the house – we have finally got to all of the problems and they’re all being solved so hopefully it will just be a couple more weeks and we can move in.’

Dan feels he’s in need of greater protection at his new property following years of vicious trolling and believes social media giants such as Instagram should introduce identity verification to improve safety.

He said: ‘Trolling… I reckon in this industry I’ve had it the maximum level you can get. I’ve had my fair share of it. To be honest the worst time was for about five years – after being on TV for a year or so and then onwards. 

‘I was at a stage where it was really bad and I was searching for things and worrying but I’m not in that mind frame anymore.

‘Now, I have grown the thick skin I need for this industry. Before I let it get to me and I got into a bad, bad place – it was terrible.

‘If someone said something about one of my kids it would get my back up but other than that I don’t think there’s anything that anyone can say that would get to me anymore, where I went through it that bad – now I’m numb to it almost.

‘There should be some sort of ID approval when you’re setting up an account – people make fake accounts and even if you block it you get one similar pop up the day after and you think, how are you just making unlimited accounts?

‘I do feel it should be taken more seriously. As we know, there are people that have taken their own lives and I’m not saying it’s just because of that but it’s got to have a factor in it, it can really get people down.’   

Dan and Jacqueline’s three years of marriage hasn’t exactly been plain sailing.

They temporarily split in 2018 just weeks before Jacqueline was due to give birth to youngest daughter Mia, and their relationship was plagued by accusations of infidelity while the EastEnders actress starred in 2019’s I’m A Celeb.

After months of denying the claims, Dan finally admitted to cheating on Jacqueline last July – and said she had ‘forgiven’ him for the ‘mistakes’ he made. 

After failing to get on during the first lockdown that saw Jacqueline move back in with her parents, Dan says the couple are now better than ever – and he’s never wanted to escape amid the confines of the pandemic.  

He said: ‘Jacqueline and I have been really good. It has been fine; it hasn’t once felt like ‘oh my God, I need to get out.’

‘There are times obviously when you’re stressed about work or stressed about things or sometimes you have days where you wish you could all go out and do something, dinner or something.

‘But there’s been no targeted stress or me feeling ‘I need to get away from you’ – it’s been good, we’ve been fine and not found anything wrong with it.

‘We have known each other a long time so it’s not been a big deal. If you were starting a new relationship and all of a sudden you’re stuck living them and gone from being free to being stuck indoors that would be tough but we’ve lived together for years now, we’re cool.’ 

Moving into a six-bedroom house may have given fans the impression they hope to one day have more children but Dan insists him and Jacqueline will not be adding to their brood anytime soon.

He said: ‘I am happy with the three kids I’ve got and I know Jacqueline is the same! We’re happy with the family as it is.

‘If we were to add to it… I don’t know, we’ll have to see how we feel but for now, we’re happy with how it is. We have dogs as well, we have three kids, and two dogs and another dog on the way!’

There was some talk the couple would renew their wedding vows as part of their fresh start together – though so far, they haven’t made any plans.

Dan said: ‘To be honest we haven’t spoken about it – we’ve been getting through lockdown together and it’s something we have mentioned before but I don’t know when it will happen. It’s something we will probably do but I don’t know what stage.’