This is a vampire with a soft spot for shelter dogs. Okay, so Kellan Lutz isn’t a real vampire, but he plays one in the movie Twilight and the Twilight sequel New Moon. After watching Lutz’s interview on The Ellen Show, I became intrigued with him when he talked about Kola, the pup he rescued from a Los Angeles animal shelter. Lutz informed Ellen that he believes in adopting dogs and visited various animal shelters in search of a pooch.

Lutz saw Kola, who was shy and was hoovering in the back of the kennel. This tugged at Lutz’s heart, and he chose to take a closer look at this shy mutt. Despite discouragement from the animal shelter workers about this pup, Lutz was drawn to the dog he was told was not a good choice to adopt. As soon as the mutt was let out of the cage, she immediately went over to Lutz and put her head between his legs (awe, a puppy hug!), and it clinched it for Lutz that this was the dog for him.

Kola and Lutz are featured in the recent Doggie Aficionado and grace the cover. Many Twilight-crazed fans know who Kellan Lutz is, and more like the vampire, Emmett Cullen, who he portrays in Twilight and New Moon. But Kola, the mutt, just knows Lutz as the guy, who gave her a forever home and loves her unconditionally.

Tags: adopt a dog, animal shelters, New Moon, Twilight