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Pet Paparazzi!

The results are in — our community loves our pets! Get to know some of our favorite furry friends, submitted by our readers.

TEDDY HERMANN So many adorable, charming, mischievous and cuddly bonus family members — we wish we could include them all. To help us choose, we brought in Birmingham City Lifestyle’s Senior Cuddle Specialist, Teddy Hermann. P.S. He’s currently scheduling playdates with his new friends.


 

GORDIE PULTE

MOM Lauren Pulte

City Birmingham

TYPE Toy goldendoodle

HOBBIES Watching Detroit sports, especially the Red Wings (he’s named after Gordie Howe)

PERSONALITY TRAITS Gordie loves everyone! He will sit at strangers’ feet and wait for pets, and always makes new friends. He loves to give kisses and snuggle.

HE STEALS MY HEART BECAUSE Gordie is the best boy!

MAISEY DOBBS

MOM Leigh Dobbs

CITY Beverly Hills

TYPE Australian Cattle Dog Mix

HOBBIES Long walks with her pup friends, enjoying a Pup Cup from Beyond Juice, sunbathing in the backyard and cuddling with humans.

PERSONALITY TRAITS Majorly scared of bunnies.

SHE STEALS MY HEART BECAUSE She insists on sleeping with a human every night and has to be fully under the covers. Gives very good kisses. When she’s happy her whole body wiggles and sometimes she’ll smile with all her teeth.

BLU HILLENBERG

MOM Shayna Hillenberg

CITY Birmingham

TYPE Mini Bernadoodle

HOBBIES Stealing socks and playing tug of war.

UNIQUE SKILLS Blu is a social-therapy dog. He works with kids in a mental health setting and volunteers at local schools. And he can walk on his back legs.

HE STEALS MY HEART BECAUSE He is super cuddly and comforting.

TEDDY SCHULTE

MOM Kelly Schulte

CITY Birmingham

TYPE Pomeranian

HOBBIES Walking, sticking his head out the window on car rides, sniffing everything on a turtle walk, floating on inflatables and swimming.

PERSONALITY TRAITS He loves all humans. He loves driving through Dunkin Donuts and getting love and bacon from his fans. 

HE STEALS MY HEART BECAUSE He is the best dog on the planet. We love to do everything together and he’s so tiny, I take him everywhere.

PEANUT DAVIDSON

MOM Megan Davidson

CITY Fraser

AGE 4

TYPE Guinea Pig

HOBBIES Eating hay and sunbathing.

PERSONALITY TRAITS Super hearing — she can hear a bag of veggies open across the house and starts chirping. Although she is small, she has a vibrant personality. She greets everyone with a squeak and a hello.

SHE STEALS MY HEART BECAUSE She is small and cuddly and she loves snuggles.

FREDDIE LANGTON

MOM Lauren Langton

CITY Birmingham

TYPE Cavapoo

HOBBIES Stealing his baby sister’s toys, laying on mom’s lap, barking at the mailman, greeting dad when he gets home from work with some excited pee, going for walks through Birmingham, playing with any and all dogs.

PERSONALITY TRAITS He loves to stand on his hind legs so he can see all the action going on around him. He will jump up on the barstools to watch mom cook dinner.

HE STEALS MY HEART BECAUSE He sees himself as a part of the famil (as do we!). He is very protective of his baby sister her and is always by her side.

SNOOP BIGELMAN

MOM Sharone Bigelman

CITY Bloomfield Hills

TYPE Maltese Shitzu

HOBBIES Going on walks, playing fetch with his stuffed cow, alerting us of passersby.

HE STEALS MY HEART BECAUSE He smiles frequently! He is sweet to everyone and is always by your side if you’re feeling sick or down.

ELLIOT STABLER

DAD Andrew Vedder

CITY Birmingham

HOBBIES Running around, wrestling with his sister, eating sticks, worrying about where his Momma and Daddy are, running away from the vacuum. Zipping through the yard, escaping then waiting at the gate to be let back in, walking and sniffing everything, barking at all the big dogs that he thinks he can totally take.

HE STEALS MY HEART BECAUSE Always worried and nervous, always looks sad, but is always such a good boy. He loves to eat remotes and pens but is so loving. He is also very protective of his big sister and of us. Very loyal and loving pup.

SODA MORIN

MOM Victoria Lynn Morin

CITY Birmingham

TYPE Toy Poodle

HOBBIES Sleeping, barking, and begging for food

PERSONALITY TRAITS He’s so smart you would think he was just a tiny human. Phenomenal listening skills and also knows how to ignore me.

HE STEALS MY HEART BECAUSE He gives the best cuddles. Soda is my first dog and he has brought joy in my life that I never knew was possible.

SULLY COBURN

MOM Kelly Coburn

CITY Birmingham

TYPE Bernedoodle puppy

HOBBIES Digging holes and chewing on shoes. Riding shotgun on road trips.

PERSONALITY TRAITS Loves belly rubs, gives lots of hugs. He has a special blanket that goes everywhere with him. Loves to hold his leash in his mouth on walks.

HE STEALS MY HEART BECAUSE He is so cuddly and affectionate, he gives lots of kisses and loves to be by your side. We recently lost our Bernedoodle to cancer. It was devastating. But puppy therapy is real and Sully has been a tremendous blessing to our family.

JJ COLBURN

MOM Lauren Colburn

CITY Birmingham

TYPE Toy Poodle

HOBBIES Throwing toys to himself and watching TV. Loves visiting his fur aunts.

PERSONALITY TRAITS He can basically do parcore, kid jumps everywhere. He watches TV and tries to jump into the screen when he sees animals.

FUN FACT I got him between the Rose Bowl and National Championship of the Michigan 2023-24 football season. I named him after JJ McCarthy in good faith, and then we won the natty!

HE STEALS MY HEART BECAUSE He’s super soft and smiley. Everyone at my office loves JJ. He’s basically become the office mascot and brings joy to everyone. 

SHANDY FINNIGAN

MOM Kelly Finnigan

CITY Birmingham

TYPE Mini Goldendoodle

HOBBIES Napping, walks around Birmingham, happy hour on a patio. And chasing bunnies!

PERSONALITY TRAITS She loves to “dance” on her hind legs.

SHE STEALS MY HEART BECAUSE of her spunky personality.

OLIVIA BENSON

MOM Lora Vedder

CITY Birmingham

HOBBIES Sleeping, barking, guarding, picking pockets for tissues and wrappers. Sniffing everything, running around the pool and chasing her brother.

SHE STEALS MY HEART BECAUSE She is the spunkiest and most mischievous puppy we’ve ever had. She loves to play and get you to chase her. I love how funny she is and how cuddly she gets when she’s pooped after running or going in full attack towards anything that moves outside her

perch.


 

SCOTCH HOGAN

MOM Kelsey Hogan

CITY Birmingham

TYPE Golden Mountain Doodle

HOBBIES Being a couch potato, stealing food and cuddling. Sniffing everything outside that she can!

PERSONALITY TRAITS Scotch is such a lover. If you come to visit, you're guaranteed to make a new best friend. She’s a mix of a Bernedoodle and Golden Doodle, her looks and personality are striking and truly magnetic. SHE STEALS MY HEART BECAUSE She looks happy all the time, probably because she is. She's the best big sister. She definitely thinks she’s a human.

FUN FACT We found out that her twin sister also lives in Birmingham!! 

LOLA PEARL HOSLER

MOM Andi Hosler

FRANKLIN Franklin

TYPE Long-Haired Dachshund

HOBBIES Walking through Barnum Park then into town for a Pup Cup. She loves going to the office, she is the social mascot.

PERSONALITY TRAITS Lola Pearl is the quintessential dachshund — sweet and sassy, smart and stubborn.

SHE STEALS MY HEART BECAUSE She is happiest when she is with her family.

BERNIE KEILLOR

MOM Christine keillor

TYPE Mini Bernadoodle

SHE STEALS MY HEART BECAUSE She loves cuddling and going for long walks.


 

TEDDY PLACKMANN

MOM Taren Plackmann

CITY Birmingham 

TYPE Red Doberman

HOBBIES Walks in Downtown Birmingham, getting treats at his fave stores and cuddling. He also loves barking at squirrels.

PERSONALITY TRAITS Teddy is a sleepy Doberman who was diagnosed with DCM (heart condition), which has limited his energy. But he still loves his walks downtown and collecting treats.

HE STEALS MY HEART BECAUSE He's an 80 pound lapdog, true Velcro dog. The most gentle giant. Everyone adores him. I think he's changed a lot of people's opinions about Dobermans.

LOUIE RAIMI

MOM Nikki Raimi

CITY Bloomfield Hills

TYPE Mini Goldendoodle

HOBBIES Taking walks and eating treats. And rides in the car.

PERSONALITY TRAITS He has gorgeous human-like brown eyes and we love to keep his hair longer because it’s straighter than most golden doodles. It’s a gorgeous auburn color.

HE STEALS MY HEART BECAUSE He loves people, is super friendly, so sweet and loves everyone that comes through the door. He follows me everywhere I go and loves to cuddle.


 

BOGEY SATOVSKY

DAD Brian Satovsky

CITY Birmingham

TYPE Mini Golden Doodle

HOBBIES Playing catch (he never misses) and long walks.

PERSONALITY TRAITS Dad’s best wingman ever!!

HE STEALS MY HEART BECAUSE He has the kindest disposition and is definitely a licker. He follows me everywhere and loves people in general.



 

SIZZLES (“SIZZLING SAUSAGES”) HILDITCH

MOM Laura Hilditch

CITY Birmingham

TYPE Sausage dog!

HOBBIES Cuddles with his sister.

PERSONALITY TRAITS Will roll over to “sausage roll,” twirls and shakes hands.

FUN FACT Sizzles is an expat. We are a British family who traveled the world and Sizzles joined us whilst living in China. We think he still  understands Chinese.

HE STEALS MY HEART BECAUSE He is so sweet natured.