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Most of us now have heard about Robert Pattinson's latest, non-vampire, project, 'Water for Elephants.' Photogs are constantly on set snapping pictures of the British actor and today they caught him sprinting with an adorable little Jack Russell Terrier in arms.

In case you're confused as to what in the world 'Water For Elephants' is about, it's based off of the historical novel by Sarah Gruen of the same title. Here's a short description:

When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, drifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her. Water for Elephants is illuminated by a wonderful sense of time and place. It tells a story of a love between two people that overcomes incredible odds in a world in which even love is a luxury that few can afford.