Real name: AbbeyAge: ThreeFrom: A kennel in CaliforniaFamily background: The German shepherd was rescued. No one knows anything about her biological parents.Likes: Kibble, chicken and human affection. Dislikes: Fur, make-up and playing fetch.Road to stardom: I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence was searching high and low for a light-coloured shepherd to star in his movie. So just imagine his delight when animal trainer Steve Berens, who has 28 years of industry experience,chanced upon the gorgeous Abbey at akennel. It was love at first sight, butBerens knew it would take a lot to trainAbbey, who had little exposure to humansbefore making her acting debut. 

“We were pretty much starting fromscratch,” he told Entertainment Weekly.“She didn’t even know her own name.”