“American Idol” Judge Kara DioGuardi with Her Dog, Tikki

As a judge on American Idol, Kara DioGuardi loves to listen as potential chart-toppers take a shot at stardom each week, but off the set of the Fox show the cheerful bark of her buddy Tikki is music to the celebrated songwriter’s ears. The reality personality recently took her chihuahua chum to the Grammy Awards Styling Suite, where the fashion-forward Fido watched her music-making Momma try on an array of accessories.

Tikki is a star in her own right, having appeared with her paparazzi magnet parent in an “Angels for Animals” ad for PETA. The cuddly canine couldn’t stop giving kisses to DioGuardi during the interview:

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