Today’s Dogs of the Day are Memphis and Gracie Lu, submitted by Kelly Massolle of the Stem Cell Transplant Processing Lab. “Memphis the German shepherd and Gracie Lu the silver Lab puppy wait patiently for a treat.”
Today’s Pigs of the Day are Memphis and Spamala Rose, submitted by Lisa Funk of Hematology/Oncology. “Memphis on left and Spamala Rose on the right. Memphis is pure Kune Kune. Spamala is a pot belly/Kune Kune.”
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.
Memphis and Gracie Lu, and Memphis and Spamala Rose, were featured in the Jan. 8, 2026, edition of MyVUMC News.