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earthclimate, Flickr Cute Pet Name: Rusty Location: Findlay, Ohio Age: 3 Dog Breed: Labradoodle Favorite Toys: Frisbee Favorite Treat: Wheat Thins Likes: Family Dislikes: Strangers (He hides from them.) Fun Fact: Rusty springs off the ground when he is excited. Weird Quirks: He's spooked by Helium balloons. Congratulations to our submitter, earthclimate. If you'd like to submit your pet, upload your favorite pet photos to our Flickr pool! More Cute Pets ...

piinklady, Flickr Cute Pet Name: Smudge Location: Surrey, U.K. Age: 10 Dog Breed: Springer spaniel Favorite Toys: Anything with a squeaky in it. Favorite Treat: Ground beef. And at Christmas and birthdays, he loves a bag of wrapped-up teddies. Likes: Swimming, walks, and his owners car. Dislikes: Swimming pools. He doesn't like the smell of chlorine. Fun Fact: He smiles everyday! Congratulations to our submitter, piinklady. If you'd like to submit your pet, upload your favorite pet photos to our Flickr pool! More Cute Pets ...

Penny Collins Cute Pet Name: Jack "The Bear" Vella Location: Salisbury, N.C. Age: 2.5 years Dog Breed: Lab mix Favorite Treat: Canyon Ranch Chicken Poppers Likes: Food, snuggle time, PBS for kids, hugging friendly visitors, and running in the park until his tongue won't hang out any farther. Dislikes: Being fenced in, when the squirrels get away, strangers approaching, the word "no" and the sound "atch." Weird Quirk: Jack really likes to put a person's forearm or chin in his mouth. He does it in the most gentle and loving way, but it is definitely unusual. Fun Facts: Jack is very good at catching popcorn and smaller balls. He has developed his own after-dinner ...

Watch videos from Paw Nation Allison Hatfield Cute Pet Name: Bogey Location: Dallas Age: 14 years Dog Breed: Maltese Favorite Treat: Cesar Softies Likes: Lying in the sun, sleeping on a pillow, and rubbing against the furniture like a cat. Dislikes: Delivery trucks, buses, leaf blowers, and children. Weird Quirk: This little old man is full of quirks. One really funny thing he does is try to bury his food bowl by pushing it under the edge of the counter with his nose, as if to say, "I am just going to put this over here for later." Fun Fact: Bogey's first family named him after Humphrey Bogart and "The Maltese Falcon." He was adopted by a second family at age ...

MikeLove, Flickr Rabies is a rare but fatal condition for household dogs (rarer still in cats) and also poses a grave threat to humans. As part of a Paw Nation series providing background about the medical problems your pet may suffer, we spoke to Dr. Cynthia Leveille-Webster, professor of veterinary medicine at the Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, for insight into this condition. What are the signs that my pet has rabies? Symptoms in dogs range from acting abnormally or disoriented, to increased salivation, to seizures. But here's the danger from rabies: A dog can be infected and go months without a clinical sign and yet can infect other animals and humans. That's ...