R.R. said she'd already started partying last weekend, when her hub-unit Jerry O'Connell threw a brunch for his babe with her friends and Ugly Betty castmates, natch. So, what'd Jerry give his gal? "He bought me some beautiful jewelry, and then he also bought something so unromantic," Rebecca dished. "An electric, wireless fence for one of my dogs that has a runaway problem. As a responsible dog owner, I've gotta keep that little guy in the yard!"

Oh, as long as we're on hairy sitches—and as the lunch was cosponsored by the SPCA—we so wanted to get R2's take on the whole Iggy and Ellen sitch. "I got involved with them [the SPCA] this year when they helped me out of a bind that also had to do with a certain rescue facility," R2 stated. "And I think it was really sad what the rescue group did to that family."

Excuse us? What the rescue folks did to the fam? Uh, do believe the blame was on the other paw, what with Ellen's viewers phoning up and threatening the rescue outfit (Mutts and Moms) with death, among other unseemly calling cards. Regardless, Ms. R continued:

"Ellen wasn't gonna give that dog to just anyone...she's a dog lover. The family would have been very responsible with that dog." Agreed, Becky darling. It's just that you're setting a bad precedent, encouraging the handing off of an adopted animal you've committed to raise. Back to the rescue is always the way to go.

Otherwise, some poor critter’s gonna eventually get dumped with somebody who doesn’t have the animal’s best interest at heart. Sorta like Ellen.

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