They were cute, quirky and made a stir. That's the pets which grabbed the Echo headlines over the years.
Here are seven of them including an adventurous owl, an adorable lamb and a newly born chinchilla.
Have a look at these Echo archive photos and then tell us about the pets you've had which were always creating their own news.
5. Breezing back to 2007
Breeze the lamb was born at Down On The Farm in 2007 and immediately became a favourite pet with Hannah Weighman and her big sister Grace. | se
6. Barney's big adventure
Barney the pet owl made the headlines in 2008 when he was reunited with Kevin Dale and his children Jae and Jessica. | se
7. Meet Winston and Angel
Joanne Keenan produced a book about rabbits in 2009 and here she is with house pets Winston and Angel. | se
8. Plenty to crow about in 2011
Emmanuel Adams made the headlines when a crow became his friend. It even perched on his arm each day for two weeks as he walked into St Mary’s RC Primary School in 2011. | se