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Paula Abdul didn't want her picture taken Friday when we spotted her out with her adorable chihuahua, but the pampered pooch sure didn't mind being in the spotlight!

The X Factor judge took her two dogs to a pet clinic ... we hope it was just a standard check-up!

Abdul recently revealed she was nervous on the first day of shooting the upcoming talent show with her former American Idol co-star Simon Cowell. She called her relationship with Cowell "demented" but said being back together with him "feels like home."

X Factor premieres September 21.