Love dogs and want to meet a star who loves them too? Here's what you can try:

# Step 1

Go to LA

If you really want to meet a celebrity dog-lover, (that is a celeb who loves pets) LA is teeming with them.

. # Step 2 Keep in mind there
are certain areas where more celebrities
surface.

For instance, Torrance—not a hot bed
for the Paparazzi. Hollywood, West Hollywood,
Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Santa Monica,
Malibu and the lush San Fernando Valley,
which includes Burbank, Toluca Lake, Studio
City, Sherman Oaks, Encino, Woodland Hills.
Now that’s not to say that if you end up in
Thousand Oaks, you won’t spot someone from
Grey’s Anatomy taking their dog to the
groomer (not a hint—just a hypothetical
situation).

# Step 3 Pick up a Pet Press.
This is a free local magazine available at
pet supply stores and various other locations
throughout the city that lists animal
adoption events that often have celebrity
MC’s and guests. You can show up—or even
better—volunteer for the event. You’ll be
helping homeless pets while shooting the
breeze with A-listers in no time.

# Step 4
Volunteer at the Genesis Awards, which takes
place each March at the Beverly Hilton Hotel
in Beverly Hills. Chances are you won't be
able to shell out a few C-notes for your
plate (you blew it all on your trip out
West)—but at least as a volunteer you can
still attend the ceremony that honors animal
awareness in the media. And who works in the
media? You got it—celebrities.

# Step 5 Even
a celebrity's dog needs a place to
exercise—not all run around on their huge,
multi-acre estates. Celebrities bring them to
the off-leash dog park. But not just any dog
park—The Laurel Canyon Dog Park at 8260
Mulholland Drive in Studio City. Three acres
of dogs, their humans—and yes—even
celebrities. Weekends are most crowded, which
should increase your odds. You may even spot
a celebrity you hate cleaning up dog poop—ah,
sweet justice.

# Step 6 Have lunch at a
restaurant with an outdoor patio in an area
such as Beverly Hills, West Hollywood,
Malibu, Burbank, Studio City or Sherman Oaks.
Dogs are known to frequent these kinds of
places—and some bring their celebrity owners.

# Step 7 Visit a pet store in a
celebrity-heavy neighborhood like Brentwood,
Bel Air or Malibu. You might spot a celebrity
picking up a designer bag to hold their
pooch—or another celebrity boycotting the
sale of live animals.