Many people know Isabella Rossellini as a legendary model and actress, but some aren’t familiar with her second act as an animal behaviorist.
Rossellini, 72, appeared on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the Museum of Science in Boston for a discussion with Dr. Brian Hare, author of Puppy Kindergarten: The New Science of Raising a Great Dog.
In the discussion, the Death Becomes Her actress spoke about her love for training service dogs and revealed the unexpected canine visitor she took in one Christmas while volunteering for the Guide Dog Foundation.
“Generally, they send me a dog that is pregnant two weeks before she has the puppies. Then she has the puppies, and I send everybody back to the Guide Dog Foundation when they are six weeks old [for training],” Rossellini explained to the crowd. “Two years ago, they called me on Christmas Day, and I’m Catholic. They said, ‘There’s a breeder dog that doesn’t have a place to stay.’ I said, ‘Of course, Rosie can come!'”
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