Pets

It takes a mean Quickstep to maneuver around Julianne's pooch.

Here's a little background info on the well-named canines:

-- Levin is a 3-year-old Shar Pei/Mastiff mix
-- Mayer is a 2-3 month-old Beagle/Hound mix puppy
-- TMZ is a 1-year old Boxer/Rhodesian Ridgeback mix

The adorable dogs were rescued last weekend from a high kill shelter in Northern California -- now all three need some good people to reach out and give them a home.

Here's the foundation's number in LA just in case ... (310) 358-3344.

Johnny boy just posted pictures of the checks he wrote to Pet Orphans of Southern California and Ace of Hearts -- the two charities we picked for him to split the 25k between after we located his 2001 mug shot.

Just look at all those adorable little puppies .... don't they make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside?

We now have the poop on the Gerard Butler dog attack that occurred Monday afternoon in New York.

Here's the lowdown -- Gerard was walking his female pug Lolita when a woman with a greyhound sauntered by. We're told the greyhound attacked the pug, biting it twice. At the time of the attack, the greyhound was on a leash, but the pug wasn't. Score one for the greyhound.

But here's the deal: Butler quickly put his dog on a leash and began walking away, when the woman followed him -- greyhound in tow -- and the larger dog went in for a 3rd bite. We're told Butler blunted the potential bite by pushing the dog's snout away from his pooch.

The woman went to the cops alleging animal cruelty and we're told they got a good laugh out of it. As for Butler, he spent 3 and a half hours at the vet's office with his pug. The pug is OK.

Sources close to the situation gave us the following statement: "Bitches always seem to get Gerard in trouble."

As if he needs it, the story will only help Butler score more chicks.

UPDATE: TMZ spoke to the owner of the greyhound, who told us she's not after money and she's not going to file a lawsuit. However, she did want to say this about Gerard -- "He's a pompous son of a bitch."

UPDATE #2: The greyhound owner's dog tells a different story -- sources close to the situation tell TMZ she claimed Butler's unleashed pug charged after the greyhound. When she told Butler that his dog should be on a leash, the woman claims Gerard fired off a few expletives.

There's nothing that warms the heart more than a look of total humiliation on a dog's face.

It all went down back in July -- back before Kari Ann's naked threesome tape surfaced with Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart. Peniche's house sitter noticed her Pekingese puppy "Buster" began to vomit, experience diarrhea, and twitch uncontrollably.

Kari Ann had a house sitter because she was shooting Dr. Drew's "Sober House" at the time. When she found out her pooch was in distress, she immediately left the rehab facility and rushed home to take him to the vet .

According to the veterinary report obtained by TMZ, Kari Ann told the doc Buster may have been exposed to Xanax, cocaine, methamphetamine or other unknown drugs.

So how would Kari Ann know about Buster's exposure to drugs? It's a mystery. What we do know is that Mindy McCready was living in the house at the time. Mindy told us, "I've never hurt an animal and I don't do any drugs." For the record, Mindy pled guilty in 2004 for using a fake prescription to buy OxyContin.

After the vet ran tests, it was determined Buster was suffering from "unknown toxin/drug exposure." But don't worry, Buster was treated and eventually recovered.

Former Prime Minister of Great Britain Tony Blair got some love from a baby elephant while vacationing in Bali on Tuesday.

But don't worry, the 56-year-old's wife was nearby.

Remember that dude who married Shannen Doherty back in 1993? Yeah, we didn't either until actor Ashley Hamilton's dog allegedly mauled somebody in Los Angeles.

A guy named Michael Cohen is suing the upcoming "Dancing with the Stars" contestant for acting "negligently, carelessly and recklessly" when Hamilton's American Staffordshire Terrier (similar to a "Pit Bull") allegedly bit Cohen's dog "Sabra" in L.A.'s Runyon Canyon a few months ago.

Cohen says he cradled his wounded pooch in his arms when Hamilton's dog -- who was allegedly "roaming freely" at the time -- bit Cohen on his hand and wrist.

According to the docs, Cohen tried to make a run for it, but tripped over a rock in the process, injuring himself further ... not that we find that kinda/sorta funny or anything.

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The American miniature dwarf horse stands less than two feet tall, weighs around 77 pounds, and despite many health problems recently made it to his first birthday.

Verne Troyer can finally go horseback riding.

But fear not animal lovers -- according to local news, the horse only suffered minor injuries ... the car, not so much.

The 64 pound carp -- named Benson -- became a local celebrity in the U.K. because of her size -- and the fact that she was caught more than 60 times!

Here's the twist -- locals believe the fish may have been poisoned ... sorta.

According to several reports out of the U.K., the man who owns the fishery believes some dumbass fishermen used uncooked nuts for bait -- which, if ingested, could have killed the beloved fishy.

This slightly creepy 200 foot toy pink wool rabbit was erected on an Italian mountainside as part of an art installation and will remain until 2025 for hikers to climb.

On Monday, the two kitty gifters showed no signs of a rift with Paris when they helped her out at the Laurel Pet Hospital -- even greeting her with open arms. But over a year ago, the amped up duo blasted Hilton for cutting them off with her car -- saying she was a "crazy bitch" who flipped them off and called one of them an "a**hole."

The kicker: Back then, the two guys said they met each other on a "Free Paris" website (she went to jail, memba?) and wanted nothing more than to meet her.

Looks like this one had a purr-fect ending for everyone -- except for that poor cat.

The rapper was on a trip with his family to the massive Orlando aquarium and theme park -- and the VIP tour brought him face-to-beak with these ferocious penguins, allowing him to overcome his fear of being cuddled to death.