Gossip Girl star Blake Lively (Serena van der Woodsen) toted her adorable BFF - Maltepoo Penny - and chatted on the phone on her way to film a scene for the second season of the CW drama Thursday afternoon in New York City...

This Gossip Girl gal rarely strays from her furry companion!

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