Barry Diller saves his dog at pre-Oscar bash

One moment movie mogul Barry Diller is hosting a pre-Oscar picnic lunch with designer Diane von Furstenberg, and the next moment he's going all Harrison Ford to save his pet dog.

Shannon, Barry's beloved Jack Russell terrier, somehow found her way onto the Spanish-tile roof of the Diller-von Furstenberg hacienda. The dog proceeded to run back and forth perilously close to the edge, in view of the concernerd guests including Shirley MacLaine, Joan Collins, and Diana Ross.

Barry swung into super hero mode by luring his pooch to safety on the roof-deck.

"She's a Connecticut dog," Barry told the New York Daily News. "That's the first time she's ever done that."

What does that mean--"She's a Connecticut dog"? Do dogs in that state like to climb out on roofs? Who knows, we're just glad Shannon is safe and sound!

Read more about the Oscar parties on the New York Daily News Web site.