Today’s first Dogs of the Day are Ollie (bulldog) and Nyla (bird dog mix), submitted by Melissa Baker of Pediatrics. “Both are rescues. They are very sweet and love to snuggle and give kisses. Their favorite thing to do is run in the woods in northern Michigan.”
Today’s second Dogs of the Day are Tucker and Dax, submitted by Erin Hardiman of Psychiatry. “Tucker has no sense of personal space and if our laps aren’t available, he’s perfectly content to sit on his brother Dax, who is a very good sport.”
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.
Ollie, Nyla, Tucker and Dax were featured in the Jan. 5, 2026, edition of MyVUMC News.