VANILLA the rat is among your adored animals.
The animals actually make perfect pets and we're putting one of our reader's rats centre stage today along with four other featured furry friends.
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We have a sun worshipping cat and dog, one pup who just can't stop mothering a soft toy hot dog and a German Shepherd cross who is all ready for winter walkies.
If you'd like us to feature your pampered pet, feathered or furred, slimy or scaly, click on the link below or email lorelei.reddin@dailyecho.co.uk
MUCH-loved Vanilla makes the perfect pet. Rats are smart, clean, low maintenance and loving.
GERMAN Shepherd cross Bear from Midanbury is all ready for winter walkies in his gorgeous red jumper. He rather enjoys collecting branches along the way.
CUTENESS overload! Lovely Matilda likes to sunbathe, look cute, have cuddles, play with her fish toy and snore very loudly!
HOT dogs are life for pup Jezzabell who treats her very special foodie soft toy like a baby.
LILLY is one serious sun-worshipper. She can't wait for warmer weather and plans to spend the summer on a sun lounger.
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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