Katherine Heigl loses one of her 35 pets in a hotel, later found by Jennifer Lawrence Chosen one ... Gertie is the special pup that always travels with Katherine Heigl. IT'S never easy looking after pets, let alone 35 but Katherine Heigl recalls how she nearly lost one of beloved animals only to have it saved by a fellow Oscar winner. Gertie the Chihuahua, who always travels with Heigl told hosts at NBC's TODAY show how the paranoid pup escaped a hotel suite searching for Heigl. A good Samaritan, also known as Jennifer Lawrence came to the rescue. Oscar winner and animal lover ... JLaw saved the day when Katherine Heigl's pup went walkabouts Picture: Anthony Harvey/Getty Images. Katherine Heigl at the NBC studios, NYC. and yes Gerties came along for the ride too. I had to use the facilities so I went to my mum's room because a lot of people were in my room, and I guess when I got out - she gets really upset and nervous when she can't see me or hear me - so she must have snuck out of my room. Next thing she knew, "Suddenly we heard this voice from the hallway, "Whose dog is this? Somebody lost their dog!"" she recalled Unfortunately the stars never got to exchange pleasantries, Heigl admitting her disappointment. Heigl admits to having quite the petting zoo back of in Utah. "Yeah, I think it's 34," she said. I don't know; I haven't done the math. I have eight dogs, four cats, nine horses, two miniature horses, two donkeys, two goats ... and we had 10 chickens, but two died. Originally published as Heigl's pup saved by Oscar winner