YOU have been sending us photos of your cheeky cats and delightful dogs for a place in the spotlight - which they quite rightly deserve!
Here are just some of your adorable pets from Southampton and across Hampshire who are simply loving having you at home for longer during the third Covid lockdown.
We're celebrating the role your furry best friends play in your life and the place they fill in your heart.
We feature your pets online and in paper each Saturday. Click the link at the bottom of this article to submit a picture of your pet.
MIMI from Fordingbridge loves nothing more than watching the sun go down with the wind in her hair.
ADORABLE chow chow Bear is the perfect lunch buddy while working from home. Here he is chomping on a carrot.
MEET Ash the Labrador. He's been keeping his owner company while working from home in Eastleigh and fetching her slippers.
LOOK at this incredible close up of Cosmo the cat. We just love those stunning stripes!
HERE is a very happy looking Gypsy the rottweiler. Gypsy is described as a gentle giant.
Pets
FROM doting dogs and cuddly cats to bonny bunnies and huggable hamsters, pets are an enormous part of our lives. Whether it's a four-legged friend, brightly-coloured bird or fascinating fish, they become part of the family. A cherished part of our day to day life. To celebrate the role pets play, we'd love to see your pictures and put them firmly in the spotlight - where they belong. Send us your photos and details here and we'll print as many as we can in the paper and online.
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