Fans looking for official word on a Vanderpump Dogs spinoff will have to keep sniffing around.Ever sinceLisa VanderpumpquitThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsearlier this year, in part over thePuppy Gatescandal, rumors have been swirling that a show following the employees at her dog rescue center is in the works.Speaking to PEOPLE at her 4th AnnualVanderpump Dog FoundationGala in Los Angeles on Thursday, the reality star and entrepreneur played coy about the potential project.“Everyone is talking about that,” she said. “But that is something that has not been announced, so I can’t talk about that.”Lisa Vanderpump.Aaron Poole/E! Entertainment/NBCU/GettyThe O.G. Housewifewalked away from the Bravo showin June after nine seasons. The decision came after the restaurateur had a major falling-out with her castmates, most notably longtime palKyle Richards. The drama began over a dog thatDorit Kemsleyadopted from Vanderpump Dogs and then gave away.Vanderpump, 59, was also dealing with devastating loss: Three months before filming even began, shelost her brother Mark to suicide.“I started to realize the fragility of life and what I wanted to achieve while I’m still here,” sherecently told PEOPLE. “Everything shifted in my brain. I needed the support of friends. And I didn’t have room in my life for negativity.”Vanderpump still stars in and executive produces the hit Bravo seriesVanderpump Rules, which follows the lives of a group of staffers from her L.A. restaurants.Season 8ofVanderpump Rulespremieres Jan. 7 at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.

Fans looking for official word on a Vanderpump Dogs spinoff will have to keep sniffing around.

Ever sinceLisa VanderpumpquitThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsearlier this year, in part over thePuppy Gatescandal, rumors have been swirling that a show following the employees at her dog rescue center is in the works.

Speaking to PEOPLE at her 4th AnnualVanderpump Dog FoundationGala in Los Angeles on Thursday, the reality star and entrepreneur played coy about the potential project.

“Everyone is talking about that,” she said. “But that is something that has not been announced, so I can’t talk about that.”

Lisa Vanderpump.Aaron Poole/E! Entertainment/NBCU/Getty

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The O.G. Housewifewalked away from the Bravo showin June after nine seasons. The decision came after the restaurateur had a major falling-out with her castmates, most notably longtime palKyle Richards. The drama began over a dog thatDorit Kemsleyadopted from Vanderpump Dogs and then gave away.

Vanderpump, 59, was also dealing with devastating loss: Three months before filming even began, shelost her brother Mark to suicide.

“I started to realize the fragility of life and what I wanted to achieve while I’m still here,” sherecently told PEOPLE. “Everything shifted in my brain. I needed the support of friends. And I didn’t have room in my life for negativity.”

Vanderpump still stars in and executive produces the hit Bravo seriesVanderpump Rules, which follows the lives of a group of staffers from her L.A. restaurants.

Season 8ofVanderpump Rulespremieres Jan. 7 at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.

source: people.com