We have compiled a selection of 13 photos which all show pets which made the news in the Sunderland and County Durham areas.
Is your special pooch in the news, or perhaps your revered rabbit or even that toad you idolised?
To find out more, take a look through our selection.
1. Selwyn in the 1996 news
Pet pooch Selwyn was in the news as a winner of a Retro 1996 Wilkinson's Store Pet Competition winner 4 May 1996. Selwyn with owner Jennie Wallis and Claire Battye (right), assistant manageress of Wilkinson's. Photo: Sunderland Echo
2. Pooches Niamh and Amber
Denise Pascoe pictured with her 'pets as therapy dogs' Niamh and Amber in 2009. Photo: TY
3. Pets galore in Barnes Park
A scene from 2012 showing some of the dog walkers who use Barnes Park to exercise their pets.. Photo: Picture by Peter Berry
4. Pooches in 2009
Here's a scene from the judging of the Scrufts alternative dog show in 2009. Pictured with the staff of the Grooming Room are the workers own dogs Shirley and Maria. Photo: AB