There’s nothing quite like the love from a pet. In honor of our furry friends, we asked readers to submit photos of their beloved animals. We received many doggie pics, a few kitties and even a miniature horse!

Haggis with Chef Kevin Gillespie of Buckhead.
Winston with Christopher Eskew of Westside Atlanta.
Delilah with Alan Vaughn of Buckhead.
Stabler with Elodie Ptakowski of Grant Park.
Chief with John Dwyer of Buckhead.
Trudy with Theresa and Mac Warren of Woodland Hills.
Bodhi with Cate, Charlie and Eli Levy of Morningside.
Skipper with Estelle Miller of Edgewood.
Jules with Karis Stammel of East Atlanta Village.
Mac and Zoey with Eva and Blair Barna of Decatur.
Fenway with Anne Rohling of Sandy Springs.
Comere with Antoine Odom of Buckhead.
Stabler with Quinn Ptakowski of Grant Park.
Ellie with Anna Barton-Caucci at the Garden Hills duck pond.
Bailey with Sarah Giles and Anna Edwards of Sandy Springs.
Bode with Emily Bergeon of Brookhaven.
Sadie with Justin Harris of Buckhead.
Lucy with Janine Childs of Sandy Springs.
Adelaide, latest foster fail of Andrew Wood and Greg Bates of Audubon Forest.
Elton with Taylor Wingard of West Midtown.
Apollo, who belongs to Eric Erickson of Virginia-Highland.
Bonnie with Zachary and Olivia Cruthirds of Dunwoody.
Bunny and Barnsley with Hampton Harris of Dunwoody.
Lucy and Charlie with Cama Gebhart of Brookhaven.
Chiclet, Sprocket, Ziggy and Louie, who belong to Patt Wagner of Ashford Park.
Bailey, loved by Stanley Slutzky of Vinings.
Dottie with sisters Lori Krugman of Old 4th Ward and Dana Krugman Richin of Sandy Springs.
Eiffel with Lauren Sok of Dunwoody.
Smooshy with Keitha Faile of Buckhead.
Hank with Tony Bonno of Brookhaven.
Etta, Penny and Moon with Bob Tucker of Sandy Springs.
Daisy and David Borchardt of Sandy Springs.
Huckleberry with Brian and Jennifer Smith of Brookhaven.
Rafiki with Austin Taylor of Dunwoody, who is headed to the U.S. Naval Academy.
Tilly and Georgia with Sophie Wexler of Dunwoody.
Sugar and Bear, loved by Tami and Jeff Kushner of Sandy Springs.
Stella and Olli, loved by Susan Cohen of Sandy Springs.
Lilly with Rick Butgereit and Meg Reggie of Sandy Springs.
Roosevelt the miniature horse with Ursula Shields of Sandy Springs.
Okie with Rena Ann Peck of Buckhead.
Chalky White, loved by Kelly OBrien and Dave White of Brookhaven.
Delilah with Debra Gold of Buckhead.
Ginger with Judy Fielder of Sandy Springs.
Fernando with Chef Jarrett Stieber of Inman Park.
Ginger with Wisteria Grace Brady.
Massi with Andrea Ramirez.
Miles with Bryan Schroeder of Medlock Park.
Wendy and Jamie Mohr of East Cobb.
Hudson with Amy Eakin of Inman Park.
Ziggy and Arjan Wietsma of Decatur.
Jack with Mimi Jerald and Raffe Gonzalez of Old Fourth Ward.
Covey Whitepaw with Barbara Bollinger of Buckhead.
Bentley and Marli with Monica Thornton of Brookhaven.
Greta with Drew and Kaede-Ray Smith of Piedmont Heights.
Tootsie and Tina Lee.
Vincent with Robin Shore of Buckhead.
Prince and Penny with Hope Owrtli of Buckhead.
In memory: Callie, Arlo and Lacey, loved by Dyana Bagby.
Bandit and Boomer with Jerry and Janet Caswell.
Mitzi with Jim Jackson.
Mulligan with Joe and Joanne Dietrich.
Winnie with Bob Krugman.

Amy Wenk was editor of Reporter Newspapers in 2021-22.

Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist.