Today’s first Dog of the Day is Arrow, submitted by Heather Durai of Molecular Pathogenesis. “Arrow is an Australian cattle dog mix. We rescued him 6 years ago and he’s been the happiest, most loyal dog every single day since!”
Today’s second Dog of the Day is Zoey, submitted by Hope Smith of the Comprehensive Care Clinic. “Zoey is no longer with us, but this is one of my favorite photos of her. She hated taking a bath but got the biggest smile and lots of zoomies when her bath was over.”
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.
Arrow and Zoey were featured in the Feb. 10, 2026, edition of MyVUMC News.