Today’s Dog of the Day is Ruga Jade, submitted by Angie Hunter of Pediatrics and George Hunter of Psychiatry. “Ruga Jade is our super sweet 16 month old Cane Corso who loves to swim with her Rottie siblings, Nino and Bogen. Puppy equivalent of shop till you drop!”
Today’s Cat of the Day is Goose, submitted by Victoria Parker of the Vanderbilt Eye Institute. “He has always been a curious little guy!”
Ruga Jade and Goose were featured in the Aug. 4, 2026, edition of MyVUMC News.
To see the archived collection of Vanderbilt Health Pets of the Day, go to: https://news.vumc.org/section/voice/pets-vumc/.
We’re not taking new pet photos now, but watch this space
The Vanderbilt Health Pets of the Day are posted to the Voice section of Vanderbilt Health News and included in regular editions of the MyVUMC News newsletter, which is published twice a week by Vanderbilt Health News and Communications.
If you have a pet picture you would like to send in for consideration, watch this space for the announcement of the next submission period.