Photo Gallery: Fun-loving dogs and a squirrel trying to get a break from the heat are featured on this week's Pet Photo Friday
"Eli (Elihu Josiah), is now 6 years old and a resident of Ypsilanti Township. This photo was taken on his first day at a recent visit to 'sleepaway camp', which he clearly adores. It's a camp in the country with wonderful smells, caring people and lots of good fun and friends. Judging by the expression on his face, wouldn't you want to go to camp, too?" by Susan Sprowls
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"Eli (Elihu Josiah), is now 6 years old and a resident of Ypsilanti Township. This photo was taken on his first day at a recent visit to 'sleepaway camp', which he clearly adores. It's a camp in the country with wonderful smells, caring people and lots of good fun and friends. Judging by the expression on his face, wouldn't you want to go to camp, too?" by Susan Sprowls /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/Eli6ypsitwp_fullsize.JPG
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"This is Mya - she is 7 years old and lives in Pinckney. She's taking a nap on the stairs." by A Naylor /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/myapinckney_fullsize.JPG
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Rosa, happy to see a recent visitor. by Cathy Petchell /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/Rosa_fullsize.JPG
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"Here's a photo of a squirrel resting from the heat on Ann Arbor's West Side..." by Cathy Petchell /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/squirrel_fullsize.JPG
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"Here is a picture of my Mia looking over the Aspen Mountains in Colorado. She flew out there last summer with me! She is a very spoiled little cat :)" by Sarah MacDonald /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/miacat_fullsize.JPG
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Charlie, who is 4, rests on his human's lap at their home in Dexter Township. by Jill Ringlein /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/Charlie4 dextertwp_fullsize.JPG
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Happy Brady on his 2nd Birthday - smiling for the camera!! by L. Valanty /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/brady2_fullsize.JPG
We invite our readers to interact here on the pets section any chance we get, and one thing is evident: people are passionate about their companion animals, no matter what breed they are. And as we see at the end of each week, they like to show off their cute pet photos!
It's always fun to see what our readers lives are like with their own pets and other animals, and there are always interesting stories to tell.
This week, you'll see a well-traveledcat , a dog who is celebrating a birthday, another who is enjoying his first day of doggie camp and more!
It's all in good fun!
Since we're in the dog days of summer here in the Ann Arbor area, we thought that it would be fun to do a special feature to reflect that. With the heat and endless sun that we've had this season, it can make pets and their humans always under siege by the sandman.
We would love to see your photos of your pets snoozing with their favorite fellow animals — or their humans.
Participating in our weekly photo blog is easy — simply email a photo of your pet catching a few winks to ppsa2mi@gmail.com any time for our weekly Pet Photo Friday feature.
Be sure to include the name of the animal(s), as well as their age and city or township of residence in your email. Photos should be 1200 pixels wide and in .jpg format.
We put the week's photos into a slideshow, publish and promote each Friday here in the Pets section.

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