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It isn't everyday that Rachael Ray gets to meet the country's most beloved dog – but on a recent day at the White House, the talk show host got to meet Bo Obama for the first time.

For a special episode of the Rachael Ray Show, Ray joined Michelle Obama for a barbecue on the South Lawn. They cooked up three dishes using ingredients from the First Lady's vegetable garden.

As if that weren't enough of a treat, Ray (who makes no secret of her bias towards dogs) sat down with Bo for an "interview," during which they looked through Mrs. Obama's new book, American Grown.

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Talk about an aptly-named dog!

Since bringing home puppy Happy at the start of May, Miley Cyrus has been in bright spirits, often carrying the Rottweiler-beagle mix around L.A. and even bringing him along on a recent trip to Miami.

"Livin the good life," she Tweeted on May 15, sharing a photo of her and Happy's cute smooch.

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The Lambert-Shelton brood just keeps getting bigger and bigger!

On Thursday, Miranda Lambert introduced her latest rescue puppy, a cutie named Emmy Lou, on Twitter.

"Ok ok I know I need to stop," she wrote, posting a photo of her cuddling with the furry girl. "But she was in a ditch!"

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Rough life, lounging around all day.

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The Water Bowl: Cows Drink Beer After Crashing Party

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These stories are worth a click:

Loose cows in Boxford, Mass., raided a local backyard and bullied the residents for their beer. The cows tipped beer cans and were drinking the spill, even rooting through garbage cans for more of the liquor, before finally being rounded up by their owner. –AP

Queen Elizabeth has a litter of Harry Potter-themed dogs, including a Labrador named Gryffindor, according to Country Life magazine. The Queen personally names every dog bred at Sandringham, her country estate. –Daily Beast

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The Eastwood Family's Menagerie: Chickens, Rats – But No Cats!

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Growing up, Francesca Eastwood's friends felt uneasy going over to her house – not because of her famous father, Clint, but because of the rat room.

"We call it the rat room because we have, like, really, 14 rats," she tells PEOPLE. "But they're really sweet animals. They're very clean and loving."

Francesca, 18, who stars with step-mom Dina and 15-year-old sister Morgan in the new E! reality series Mrs. Eastwood and Company, has joined her animal-loving family in caring for chinchillas, chickens, pigs and tortoises over the years, but don't expect to see any dogs or cats.

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Rare C-Section Cheetah Cub Gets a Helping Hand

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She had a bumpy beginning, but this 1-month-old female cheetah cub has been getting help from her human friends.

The young cheetah's mother, 5-year-old Ally, was giving birth in April when she abandoned the first cub she delivered. Veterinarians at Virginia's Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute decided to perform an emergency Cesarian section – a procedure rarely performed on cheetahs – in order to save the other three cubs and the mother.

Ally made it, but only one of the three other cubs lived. Since then, the two surviving cheetahs have been in the care of the staff at Washington, D.C.'s National Zoo.

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Adopt Me! Joba Wants to Be Your Friend for Life

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Home. Some cats and dogs never have one to call their own. We want to help change that by introducing you to an extraordinary homeless pet every week. Today, we'd like you to meet Joba, a 3-year-old terrier mix who lost his way on a Tennessee road last October.

After spotting him wandering dangerously close to traffic, a good Samaritan took the stray to the McKamey Animal Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. This lonely traveller may have been someone's lost pet; he was very friendly to staffers and gave plenty of kisses.

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The best cat in the world (besides yours, of course) turns 5 today!

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Charlize Theron: My Dogs Help with My Baby | Charlize Theron

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It was love at first sight, says Charlize Theron, for her four-legged best friends and her infant son Jackson, whom she adopted in March.

"It was the most beautiful thing I've ever witnessed," the Oscar winner, 36, tells Ellen DeGeneres on Thursday's The Ellen DeGeneres Show. "From the moment this baby came into our home, those two dogs have never been more in love."

Theron happily considers her brood to be her family – no matter what others may think. She calls her dogs "her boys." They are, she says, "Berkley, a terrier mutt, and he's actually the pacifier thief ... He'll just lay there with the [baby's] pacifier in his mouth," and a pit bull named Blue, who help keeps the actress running on schedule.

"People keep saying, 'Oh you're a single mom,' and I'm like, 'Actually, I'm not. I got two boys helping me out.' It's incredible."