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The canines of the State Journal celebration National Dog Day
Fezzik
Fezzik, who belongs to State Journal Editor Kelly Lecker, is a 4-year-old German Shepherd mix who likes to eat carrots and shoes.
Gem
Here's Gem in her favorite pose: In the car, with head out the window, going to the dog park.
Ziggy
Ziggy, aka “Little Wolf,” loves to sniff Madison.
Sunny McBunnington
Sunny is a bunny. She is four.
Emma
This is Emma. She loves sleeping, cuddling, being a reading partner, playing with yarn and batting around her bell ball which annoys her owner but she tolerates it. Her nickname is Chatty Kathy because she always has something to say.
Peanut Butter
Peanut Butter is a sweet cat who came from the Dodge County Humane Society who lives in Beaver Dam. He is seven years old and enjoys napping.
Ginger
Ginger is a 13-year-old calico who isn't afraid to drink from Arlo and Juno's water bowl, though such trespassing often ends in a lot scrambling about.
Benjen
Benjen takes relaxation to a different level.
Pookie
We adopted Pookie from the Dane County Humane Society in 2008 so we believe she is around 17 years old. She continues to be one of the sweetest and most social animals we have ever owned.
Fig and Rosie
Fig, left, our mixed-breed pup, and Rosie, a stumpy tail cattle dog, are companionable playmates. When one finds a stick or toy to chew on, the other one doesn't try to snatch it away but instead watches and waits until her sister is done before picking it up.
Russell and Darwin Wahlberg-Gallegos
David Wahlberg's road trip dogs, Russell, 10, and Darwin, 11, returned from Utah last year.
Floyd
The chaser of squirrels, destroyer of toys, spoiler of rugs — cower in fear before the scourge that is Floyd, State Journal Capitol reporter Mitchell Schmidt’s ride or die.
Parker
Parker Herkimer Jerkimer is the most ferocious of dogs despite a fear of leaves, fire hydrants and pretty much anything that moves ... or doesn't move.
Birdie
Birdie likes the snow and playing frisbee.
Dilma
Dilma is the pet of reporter Lucas Robinson. She enjoys playing with hair ties and vomiting on the carpet.
Pandora
Baraboo News Republic reporter John Gittings's cat, Pandora, lounges on a table by the window in January,
Minerva
Minerva is State Journal News Intern Sadie Frankel's 14-year-old cat who likes being warm and screaming when she doesn't get enough attention.
Ants and Bobby Hansen
Crime reporter Anna Hansen is the proud mother of two smelly rats named Ants and Bobby (Robert when he's in trouble.) The boys enjoy cut up berries, nesting under the couch and eating chips from the garbage.
Kipling
Kipling is our 2-year-old mixed breed rescue dog. He's named after the British writer whose name was inspired by one of our favorite places in England, Lake Rudyard.
Bella
Bella is a puppy mill mama rescued by For the Love of a Boxer Rescue & Sanctuary of Wallace, Michigan, who now is living the good life with State Journal reporter Jeff Richgels and his girlfriend Susan Dyhr.
Gus
Reporter Nicole Pollack will never convince her dog, Gus, that he's too big for the chair.
Cookie
Photographer Owen Ziliak's dog, Cookie, enjoys the sun.
Kira
Reporter Chris Rickert shows off his dog, Kira.
Teddy and Marty
Teddy, left, and Marty, sit pretty for a photo. They belong to Jason Adrians, vice president of local news.
Rosie
Rosie, who belongs to assistant sports editor Brandon Haynes, gets comfortable for car ride.
Reggie
Reggie, owned by sports reporter Sean Davis, strikes a pose for National Dog Day.
Peanut
Reporter George Wiebe's dog looks pensive.
Strika
Strika, reporter Sabine Martin's dog, is a former race dog.
