Sharon Osbourne tells US Weekly that her Chihuahua, Lulu, was recently killed by coyotes who jumped over the fence of their mansion in Beverly Hills, Calif.

"Ozzy heard the screams and fought and got Pip out of the coyote's mouth," she said.

Osbourne tackled the coyote when it got into the garden of their Beverly Hills mansion and attacked Pipi, Sharon Osbourne's beloved Pomeranian dog.

Despite Ozzy Osbourne's heroic rescue of Pip, he is not known to find it easy living in a house full of animals.

In the TV series, the former Black Sabbath frontman is frequently seen tripping over the pets and swearing at them in response.