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Cute Pet Name: Manky

Location: Melbourne, Australia

Age: 11

Cat Breed: Himalayan Persian mix

Favorite Toy: A crumpled up a bit of paper during her rare playful moments.

Favorite Treat: Tuna

Likes: Sleeping, pats and cuddles, polar fleece, having her nose tickled, being held like a baby.

Dislikes: Whistling, children, having her knots untangled.

Weird Quirk: Drinks from a glass, sometimes eats with her paw.

Fun Fact: Manky adopted her family after persistently escaping from the neighbors and refusing to go home. Eventually everyone accepted her decision and it became official.

Congratulations to our submitter, Kerrie McSnap. If you'd like to submit your pet, upload your favorite pet photos to our Flickr pool!

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Cute Pet Name: Foxy Red

Location: Concord, Calif.

Age: 6 months

Dog Breed: Pomeranian

Favorite Toy: Mr. Bunny (pictured)

Favorite Treat: Dentastix and Pup-Peroni.

Likes: Being cuddled and hiking.

Dislikes: Not being around her brother, Hippo.

Fun Fact: Foxy may be tiny, buts she loves the outdoors. She loves to sunbathe and go hiking.

Weird Quirk: When she gets bored, Foxy chases her own tail.

Congratulations to our submitter, pixsession. If you'd like to submit your pet, upload your favorite pet photos to our Flickr pool!

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Cute Pet Name: Quincy Valentino

Location: Prestwood, Buckinghamshire, UK

Age: 4 years

Dog Breed: Pug

Favorite Toy: Quincy doesn't have a favorite toy as such but he loves playing with his blanket and tossing it about it. He also loves playing with his mate Romeo (also a pug).

Favorite Treat: Lamb bone.

Likes: Quincy loves walking and running around in the park. Quincy will never miss an opportunity to get a cuddle. He also likes to watching TV and having his photo taken.

Dislikes: Being late for breakfast or not getting his lunchtime biscuit.

Fun Fact: He is generally a very laid back dog but sometimes he gets his pugging moments when he runs around in circles in the garden.

Weird Quirk: When evening comes (about 5 p.m.) he likes to sit in the same place on top of a cushion and does not move until bedtime.

Congratulations to our submitter, Anja Knoppe. If you'd like to submit your pet, upload your favorite pet photos to our Flickr pool!

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Cute Pet Name: Simosha

Location: Solnechnogorsk, Russia

Age: 8 months

Cat Breed: Mixed breed

Favorite Toy: Feathers

Favorite Treat: Whatever her owner eats.

Likes: Siting on her owner's shoulder, laying on her owner's hands.

Dislikes: Staying alone for a long time.

Fun Fact: She will jump on you when you least expect it.

Congratulations to our submitter, *GR*. If you'd like to submit your pet, upload your favorite pet photos to our Flickr pool!

Cute Pet Name: Tebow

Location: Homosassa, Fla.

Age: 1 year

Cat Breed: Domestic shorthair

Favorite Toy: Interactive string toy.

Favorite Treat: Any kind of cat food or cat treat.

Likes: Cuddling, sunning on the porch, fresh air from open windows, people.

Dislikes: Water (fell in the full tub once).

Fun Fact: He likes to sleep on my lap on his back like a baby.

Weird Quirks: Tebow loves shoes and feet; he always checks out visitors' feet.

Congratulations to our submitter, Connie Green. If you'd like to submit your pet, upload your favorite pet photos to our Flickr pool!

Cute Pet Name: Oly (aka Lolly, Miss Pants, or Stop that!)

Location: Stone Mountain, Ga.

Age: 6 years

Dog Breed: Lab/border collie mix

Favorite Toy: She's never been a toy girl, but has one tired old bone (same one since the day her owners adopted her!) she chews for about three minutes, once a day.

Favorite Treat: "As far as I can tell, licking the leftover wasabi and soy sauce mixture off my fingers on sushi nights is her favorite treat in the universe," her owner says.

Likes: Running as fast as she can in the backyard, walks, car rides and Dog TV -- staring out the front or back doors for hours, maniacally chasing small mammals.

Dislikes: The vacuum, thunder, aggressive dogs, unauthorized squirrels, cats and humans spotted during Dog TV.

Fun Fact: She'll walk right up to you and sit up to "ask for a hug" without your having to say a word. "It pretty much demands that you cease whatever you're doing, squat down and comply!" her owner says.

Congratulations to our submitter, Susan Cohen. If you'd like to submit your pet, upload your favorite pet photos to our Flickr pool!

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Cute Pet Name: Cleo

Location: Hamilton, Ontario

Age: 9 years

Cat Breed: Mixed breed (tabby/calico)

Favorite Toy: A toy mouse filled regularly with catnip.

Favorite Treat: You guessed it. Catnip.

Likes: Big surprise -- sleeping.

Dislikes: If she accidentally gets left outside overnight.

Fun Fact: Likes to have her belly rubbed like a dog. Cleo will lay on her back with her legs straight in the air.

Weird Quirk: Will sneak into the linen closet if the door is left ajar.

Congratulations to our submitter, WmPitcher. If you'd like to submit your pet, upload your favorite pet photos to our Flickr pool!

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Cute Pet Name: Roscoe P. Coltrane Miller

Location: Boonton, N.J.

Age: 3 years

Dog Breed: Pointer/hound/pit bull mix.

Favorite Toy: Knotted rope or the other little dog in his house, Louie.

Favorite Treat: Beggin' Strips.

Likes: To sleep completely covered by a blanket, the rain, squirrels, helicopters, firehouse whistles, to hear his owners' cars pull into the driveway.

Dislikes: Having his ears cleaned, taking a bath, being brushed, having his legs nipped at by Louie.

Weird Quirk: He will run to his bowl or the door and then back to you and back to the bowl or door to tell you whether he needs to go out or if the bowl is empty and he needs water. He will also tap you on the arm with his paw if he wants to get under a blanket you are using or tap on a door if he wants to come in from outside or into a room where the door is closed and he can't open it.

Fun Fact: If his owners start saying, "Oh no!" like the Mr. Bill doll and keep saying it over and over he will start to howl like he's talking along with them.

Congratulations to our submitter, meljets16. If you'd like to submit your pet, upload your favorite pet photos to our Flickr pool!

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Cute Pet Name: Dimitri

Location: Lansing, Mich.

Age: 11 years

Dog Breed: Samoyed

Favorite Toy: Squeaky ball.

Favorite Treat: Scrambled eggs.

Likes: Snow, cuddling, running, barking, jumping, playing, sleeping and counter-cruising.

Dislikes: Hardwood floors, being alone.

Weird Quirk: Has an almost supernatural ability to be in the exact place where you want to be walking.

Fun Fact: Dimitri is a total daddy's boy! He always wants to be wherever his daddy is, even when the other dogs are snuggled in bed with their mama.

Congratulations to our submitter, ryanknott. If you'd like to submit your pet, upload your favorite pet photos to our Flickr pool!

Cute Pet Name: Sassy

Location: Ohio

Age: 11 months

Cat Breed: Mixed

Favorite Toy: Her big brother, Murray.

Favorite Treat: She doesn't do treats, she's watching her girlish figure.

Likes: Playing fetch with her owner.

Dislikes: Being told no and having her claws trimmed.

Fun Fact: According to her owner, Sassy possesses the superpower "ubercuteness" and can get away with anything.

Weird Quirk: After she greets "her human" at the door, she gives all of her attention to her favorite scratching post.

Congratulations to our submitter, PannaLover326. If you'd like to submit your pet, upload your favorite pet photos to our Flickr pool!

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Cute Pet Name: Jane

Breed: Rat

Location: San Diego, Calif.

Age: 1 year, 9 months

Favorite Toy: Hammock.

Favorite Treat: Yogurt drops.

Likes: Peas, chewing on her hammock, hanging out in the carry sack.

Dislikes: Cage changing time.

Fun Fact: She enjoys riding around on people's shoulders.

Congratulations to our submitter, trekkiebath. If you'd like to submit your pet, upload your favorite pet photos to our Flickr pool!

Cute Pet Name: Reddie

Location: Las Vegas, Nev.

Age: 9 months

Cat Breed: Tabby

Favorite Toy: His owner's toes.

Favorite Treat: Chicken.

Likes: Reddie likes when his chin is tickled.

Dislikes: The vacuum cleaner.

Fun Fact: Reddie likes to play a game his owner calls Tail. "He will sit and wag his tail and I will grab it. He will pull his tail away from my hand, wag it again, I grab it, hold it, etc. We do this over and over again until he gets bored."

Congratulations to our submitter, eatab03. If you'd like to submit your pet, upload your favorite pet photos to our Flickr pool.

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Cute Pet Name: Costella (Stella)

Location: New York City

Age: 6 years

Cat Breed: Manhattan Upper West Side mix

Favorite Toy: Tin foil rolled into a ball.

Likes: Snuggling with her brother Elvis and playing with Dasha, our 14-year-old dog/surrogate mom.

Dislikes: Calamari, sardines and most human food.

Weird Quirks: Likes to squint her eyes, tilt her head and snuggle under my chin. She also likes to lie on her back, belly up.

Congratulations to our submitter, krnhersh. If you'd like to submit your pet, upload your favorite pet photos to our Flickr pool!

Cute Pet Name: Isabel Brewer, aka Izz

Location: San Antonio, Texas

Age: 10 years

Cat Breed: Ragdoll

Favorite Toy: She doesn't really like toys. She loves to play with live geckos, but she does not hurt them. She also likes to play in any kind of bag or box.

Favorite Treat: Water from the tuna can and Ocean Explosion by Meow Mix.

Likes: Finding hiding places where no one can find her, fresh food that has not been opened, and to ride in her owner's van without a carrier.

Dislikes: Adverse weather that keeps her inside.

Weird Quirks: She is very verbal. She screams and does not give up when she wants something. So, of course, she always gets her way.

Fun Fact: Her best friend is a peacock named Prettyboy.

Congratulations to our submitter, katgrly. If you'd like to submit your pet, upload your favorite pet photos to our Flickr pool.

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