“My pet rocks”, weekly feature spotlights pets from neighborhoods across Jefferson, Bullitt and Oldham counties. Each week they celebrate one of your pets. This week’s winner, Zuko, is pictured at right.
If you want your pet to be considered? Here’s how it works:
Submit a photo of your dog, cat, hamster, iguana, etc., doing what makes him or her so cute.
Write a paragraph or two about what makes your pet special.
E-mail the photos in jpeg format and send the information to mypetrocks@courier-journal.com. Please include a daytime telephone number.
They’ll choose a featured animal each week and hold a “Best of …” contest each month. They’ll also compile an Internet photo gallery of the pets submitted and of the winners at www.courier-journal.com/neighborhoods.
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