Today’s Dog of the Day is Winston, submitted by Matti Smartt of Women’s Health. “Winston is my 10 month old chocolate dapple weenie dog. His hobbies are barking at our neighbors, eating Froot Loops, and napping on the couch. He’s the best boy in the world!”
Today’s Salamander of the Day is Penny Peanut, submitted by Nichole Lobdell of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology. “Penny Peanut is a copper axolotl [salamander]. She is always watching.”
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.
Winston and Penny Peanut were featured in the Oct. 23, 2025, edition of MyVUMC News.