Sandra Bullock's Cuddly Confidants

In good times and in bad, the actress has always found solace in her furry friends
By Kate Hogan
Updated March 21, 2010 01:18 PM

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PRACTICAL MAGIC

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Bullock goes to PetCo shortly after marrying Jesse James in 2005 and comes back with … a three-legged rescue named Poppy. “Any dog that is missing something is welcome in our house,” she’s said of her furry family, which includes two-legged pup Ruby.

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WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER

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Following a romantic ‘07 getaway with James to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, the actress and Poppy prepare for their flight back to the U.S.

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FORCES OF NATURE

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Bullock totes Ruby and Poppy through New York City in early 2008. “Where I go, they go,” she told PEOPLE. “Who’s going to walk a two-legged dog?”

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THE NET

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Keeping her pups safe in her arms, Bullock goes for a walk through Huntington Beach, Calif., in May ‘08. To her, the two- and three-legged dogs are totally normal. “If it has four legs and is perfectly okay, it’s got to have some emotional problems,” she’s joked.

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MISS CONGENIALITY

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Without her pooches around, the actress connects with a police dog on the New York City set of The Proposal that June. She made another furry friend while shooting the film, too: Flurry, who played family dog Kevin.

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TWO IF BY SEA

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Surf’s up! The actress totes Ruby (and keeps Poppy close) while hosting a July 4th party near L.A. in 2008.

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THE THING CALLED LOVE

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What a pampered pooch! Ruby is treated to a brand-new doggie bed while in New York City with Bullock in fall ‘08. “They seem to find us,” the actress has said of her loving, though physically limited, pups.

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HOPE FLOATS

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The sunny star is all smiles in February while escorting Poppy through a Los Angeles park. The week before, James’s rescue pit bull CinnaBun went missing in California.

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PREMONITION

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The Oscar winner stifles a smile on Feb. 16 while walking Poppy through Los Angeles. The next day, Bullock had a lot to grin about: CinnaBun was returned to James’s West Coast Choppers office.

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