Leighton Meester: Dog Walk Around The Block

Leighton Meester takes a walk around the block with her pup on Monday afternoon (October 10) in Encino, Calif.

The 24-year-old actress just purchased her first home around the area and is checking up on things before heading back to the Big Apple to continue filming Gossip Girl.

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