The actor rescued the pooch from traffic, decided to offer her a home

Aug 20, 2013 17:16 GMT  ·  By

It turns out the Obamas aren't the only ones to have recently welcomed a new family member. On the contrary, Ian Somerhalder also has a new pet.

The actor reportedly rescued the pooch, pictured above, from ongoing traffic. He spotted her while he was on the set for “The Vampire Diaries,” and ran to her help almost immediately.

By the looks of it, he fell for the pooch, and decided to keep her as a pet.

“My new girl.Rescued from traffic near the Vampire Diaries stages just a few hours ago-so smart, so beautiful&charming-all a man could ask for in a girl-So happy together,” the actor wrote on Twitter this past Monday, as cited by Ecorazzi.

“Her name is Nietzsche… Photo by the one and only @thejram,” he added.

Judging by the picture above, the two are awfully happy together. One can only assume some of the actor's fans are a tad jealous of Nietzsche right about now.