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Cute Pet Name: Butters

Location: Wicklow, Ireland

Age: 9 months

Dog Breed: Golden retriever

Favorite Toy: A pig that oinks when he chews it.

Favorite Treat: Dental sticks.

Likes: Long walks, especially when his owners let him run off-leash in the forest. It's his favorite place. He also loves playing football in the garden and having fun with the neighbor's two Labradors.

Dislikes: When his owners leave him for a few hours, but they are considering getting him a friend to help out with this.

Weird Quirk: He chases his tail when he wants attention.

Fun Fact: He loves children and becomes glued to the TV when he hears them on it.

Congratulations to our submitter, karlkennedy26. If you'd like to submit your pet, upload your favorite pet photos to our Flickr pool.

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Why do Irish people hate cats?

According to a study by University College Dublin, 36 percent of homes in Ireland have a dog, while just one in 10 has a cat. In the United States, by comparison, 37 percent have dogs and 32 percent have cats.

The researchers suggested that the Emerald Isle's predilection for pooches has to do with the significance of rural life in Irish culture. Also, most Irish people live in houses, which are conducive to owning dogs, while those in mainland Europe live in apartments, possibly explaining the higher number of cats kept as pets. In addition, the study states that the Irish tend to view dogs as pets, and cats as strays.

As reported at IrishCentral.com, "Tony Forshaw of the Siamese and All Breeds Cat Club of Ireland told the Times that there isn't a history of owning cats in Ireland, compared with the U.S. or Britain, and that 'Irish people tend to laugh at cats.'"

Irish people tend to laugh at cats? Do cats laugh at Irish people? So many questions remain.