Katherine Heigl's pampered pooches

Mar 28, 2008, 11:40 GMT

Katherine Heigl EPA/PAUL BUCK

Katherine Heigl is so obsessed with her dogs she pampers them with gourmet food, filtered water and $350 dog collars.

The '27 Dresses' star has four canine companions - Weezer, Stella, Romeo and Piper - and treats them as her children, a friend of the actress has revealed.

The pal said: "Katherine's dogs are like her children - at least for now. She bought them all a Hermes dog collar recently, which costs $350 each. They also have cashmere dog blankets and have really expensive food and water."

Katherine - who is married to musician Josh Kelley - has made no secret of her desire to start her own family.

She said recently: "I say I want to start in July. Josh wants to start the following July. I'm thinking a compromise - sometime in December, maybe!"

The 29-year-old beauty is also hoping her animal admiration will help her land the lead role in a film adaptation of a book she recently optioned.

She said: "I've optioned a book and there's a role for me. I love the story so much. It's called 'Lost And Found' about a woman whose husband dies suddenly of a heart attack and she goes to this small island off Maine and finds this dog. It's sort of about redemption and healing and her saving herself and this dog.

"I have four dogs and I'm a big animal person so the book is interesting because parts of it are from the dog's perspective which I loved. In that way, it spoke to me because I give my dogs personalities like if they were a person this is who they'd be."

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