Today’s Dog of the Day is DJ, submitted by Shannon Kranzke of the Patient Safety Team. “DJ is my extra special rescue pup, whom many would’ve given up. This picture reminds me of who he is and not what kind of dog other people may think. He loves to run outside and eat leaves, snuggle on the couch with mom, and annoy his brothers.”
Today’s Cat of the Day is Don Julio, submitted by Jessica Weissman of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.
Pets of the Day — what you need to know
The Vanderbilt University Medical Center Pets of the Day are included in regular editions of the MyVUMC News newsletter, which is posted twice a week by VUMC News and Communications.
The pets are selected from the hundreds of entries sent to the VUMC Voice Pet Photo Contest.
For those who submitted a photo to that contest, watch MyVUMC News for Pets of the Day, and in addition, regular collections of pet photos are posted to the VUMC Voice site. You can see them all here: https://news.vumc.org/section/voice/pets-vumc/.
If you have a pet you would like to nominate for Pet of the Day, the next Pet Photo Contest submission period is coming up later this year, and will be announced in MyVUMC News.
DJ and Don Julio were featured in the April 29, 2025, edition of MyVUMC News.