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Fozzie, a Pet Photo Friday favorite, is seen here doing what he does best: Look adorable. :) by Karol Butcher

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• Fozzie, a Pet Photo Friday favorite, is seen here doing what he does best: Look adorable. :) by Karol Butcher /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/FozzieBearWithHat_fullsize.JPG
• "Playing in the lake makes our 10 1/2yr old Boxer Phoebe feel like a puppy again!" by Leslie Waddington /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/phoebedexter10.5_fullsize.JPG
• "Leonardo with our rescued barn cats Annie and Rafi - you know it is hot when the barn cats join the baby in the pool!" /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/AnnieRafiLeonardo_fullsize.JPG
• Tayo & Bartleby are seen here nested in a quiet spot taking a siesta. We can learn a lot from cats. by Karol Butcher /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/tayobartlebycats_fullsize.JPG
• Mel, age 8 seen here looking cool in his pool at his family home in Dundee. :) by Renee Tellez /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/Mel6dundee_fullsize.JPG
• Loki is trying to be inconspicuous by perching atop an arbor in her family's garden in Ann Arbor. by Karol Butcher /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/lokicat_fullsize.JPG
• Gracie is seen here staying cool by lurking in the top of the arbor in her family's garden. by Karol Butcher /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/Graciecat_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 is special: We are featuring photos of pets staying cool and having fun, despite the heatwave. You'll see two cats that are more than willing to join one of their human friends in a pool, a dog who loves to swim — and more!

It's all in good fun!

Would you like to have your pet included in the slideshow? Participating in our weekly photo blog is easy — simply email a photo of your pet, just being him or herself, 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.

Lorrie Shaw leads the pets section for AnnArbor.com. You can follow her daily pet adventures on Twitter and subscribe to AnnArbor.com's email newsletters.