Natalie Portman and Ben Millepied Puppy Love

Tending to the needs of her beloved pet, Natalie Portman was spotted leaving a local veterinarian’s office in Los Angeles, California earlier today (August 26).

Clad in workout wear, the “Garden State” gal was joined by beau Benjamin Millepied as she walked out of the office, her pooch in hand.

In other news, as good as an actress as she is, Ms Portman recently revealed how terrifying it was to share an intimate, on-screen kiss with Mila Kunis for the upcoming film “Black Swan.”

She told press, “I was terrified. At the moment I lived in a state of inner terror,” and added, “Nudity is something absolutely natural and I’m not prudish — but in a film it can be distracting. Doing Black Swan I couldn’t say no. The project is a huge opportunity for me to show a new me. I can’t always play the nice mothers. My other problem is that single pictures are being taken out of context and put on the internet.”