Today’s first Dog of the Day is Jersey, submitted by Kacy Whittenburg of Regional Nurse Education at Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital. “Jersey is a beagle hound mix; my husband rescued her on the border fence in Arizona. She is full of adventure except when it comes to loud noises. This was her finding a safe spot when our neighbor was out on the shooting range.”
Today’s second Dog of the Day is Duke Otis Clifford, submitted by Mary Romano of Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine. “Duke Otis Clifford is pure golden retriever and pure love. His favorite things are his family and food.”
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.
Jersey and Duke Otis Clifford were featured in the Oct. 28, 2025, edition of MyVUMC News.