Pet of the Week – iSchool Help Desk

Meet Lyra

This week’s Pet of the Week is Lyra!

This week’s Pet Of The Week is Lyra! Lyra is a feisty 9 month old Siberian cat. She loves to sleep in her hammock and watch all of campus pass by her window after her daily zoomies around her apartment! Everyone at the Help Desk loves this beautiful kitty and her fiery attitude!

If you’d like to submit your pet to be the iSchool Pet of the Week, shoot us an email at ischool-support@illinois.edu with their name, photo, and any cute stories you’d like to share!

Meet Harrison Ford

This week’s Pet of the Week is Harrison Ford!

Harrison is a nearly 3 year old tuxedo kitty. He was his human’s first and last attempt at fostering! Harrison’s name was inspired by his human’s love of Indiana Jones and Han Solo. When he’s not hard at work unraveling balls of yarn, Harrison enjoys long naps in the window and gazing at himself in the mirror. The Help Desk adores this little businessman and wishes him luck in his next feature film!

If you’d like to submit your pet to be the iSchool Pet of the Week, shoot us an email at ischool-support@illinois.edu with their name, photo, and any cute stories you’d like to share!

Domo Arigato Mr. Lagotto 🤖

This week’s Pet of the Week is Domo!

Domo’s full name, Domo Arigato Mr. Lagotto, is a riff on the 80s hit “Mr. Roboto” and his breed Lagotto Romagnolo. Domo is a super smart dog who loves to learn new tricks, play with other dogs, and cuddle on his own terms! Everyone the Help Desk loves this cute dog and his creative name!

If you would like to submit your pet to be the iSchool Pet of the Week, send us an email at ischool-support@illinois.edu with their name, pronouns, photo, and any cute stories you’d like to share!

Meet Niles

This week’s Pet of the Week is Niles!

Niles is a 15-year-young Chiweenie (a Chihuahua and dachshund mix) and he is the cutest dog ever. His favorite activities include cuddling with his humans, sleeping, licking his stuffed animals, going on long walks in his stroller, and barking at walls. Everyone at the Help Desk loves Niles, and we need to see him in his stroller ASAP!!

If you would like to submit your pet to be the iSchool Pet of the Week, send us an email at ischool-support@illinois.edu with their name, pronouns, photo, and any cute stories you’d like to share!

A Two-for-One PotW Special: Pepê and Marrom

This week’s Pets of the Week are Pepê and Marrom!

These two canine sisters were rescued as a pair, and they could not be more different! Pepê, the smaller dog, loves to boss sweet Marrom around. And despite Marrom being larger, Pepê still manages to be the alpha dog in the house. Although these two fight like any siblings would, Pepê and Marrom get away with it because they are so cute!

Big thanks to their human, Gabi, for sharing Pepê and Marrom with us!

If you would like to submit your pet (or pets!) to be the iSchool Pet of the Week, send us an email at ischool-support@illinois.edu with their name, pronouns, photo, and any cute stories you’d like to share!

Meet Lucy

Her full name is Lucille Mildred but you can just call her Lucy, and she is this week’s Pet of the Week!

Lucy is a pleasantly plump cat who often screams when she wants food. Her favorite activities are napping in the sun, staring at bugs (but never catching them bc #lazy), and sitting on her human Spring’s laptop. Despite her sassy cat attitude, Lucy is a very cuddly cat and loves everyone she meets!

If you’d like to submit your pet to be the iSchool Pet of the Week, shoot us an email at ischool-support@illinois.edu with their name, photo, and any cute stories you’d like to share!

Lainey the Cat Model

This week’s Pet of the Week is Lainey!

Lainey is a beautiful cat who could very easily be a cat model. I mean, look at her big green eyes . . . she really knows how to smize! With Lainey’s beauty and her human Jessie’s photography skills, we at the Help Desk think these two could be America’s Next Top Model and Photographer Duo!

If you’d like to submit your pet to be the iSchool Pet of the Week, shoot us an email at ischool-support@illinois.edu with their name, photo, and any cute stories you’d like to share!

Meet Daenyris aka Danny!

Pet of the Week is back for the fall!

This week’s PotW is Daenyris aka Danny, a very chill leopard gecko, who can often be found burrowing herself under the bedding in her tank, and reluctantly engaging in dance battles with her leopard gecko neighbor Alan (a previous PotW pet). Danny’s daily activities are quite intriguing to the cats who live in her household. As pictured, the cats often perch on top of Danny’s tank to keep an eye on her!

If you’d like to submit your pet to be the iSchool Pet of the Week, shoot us an email at ischool-support@illinois.edu with their name, photo, and any cute stories you’d like to share!

Persimmon just can’t wait to be . . . queen!

This week’s Pet of the Week is Persimmon!

Persimmon is a very cute and fluffy kitty who loves to cuddle. Her favorite activity is watching squirrels, and she is also known to let her human lift her up in the air Lion King-style! Well Persimmon, you don’t have to wait to be queen, you already are one in the Help Desk’s book!

If you’d like to submit your pet to be the iSchool Pet of the Week, shoot us an email at ischool-support@illinois.edu with their name, photo, and any cute stories you’d like to share!

Mercy sakes alive, this dog is CUTE! 😍 😍 😍

Join us in welcoming our newest iSchool Pet of the Week, Mercy! Mercy is a 2-year-old Bichon Frise. Her favorite food is lettuce, and she enjoys playing in the snow and snuggling in the recliner. Her favorite toy is a large quail named Dan-Dan, and she viciously chases him for anyone who is willing to toss him around.

If you’d like to submit your pet to be the iSchool Pet of the Week, shoot us an email at ischool-support@illinois.edu with their name, photo, and any cute stories you’d like to share!