PEOPLE Pets | Sit. Stay. Play!

Ana Catarina Silva Oliveira (Pandora) posted this photo of her cat looking out from inside of a mop bucket! Look at its face! What's going on in this picture? What's the little guy thinking? Send us your best caption and we'll post our favorite by Friday.

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She may be the only Goblin who brings people together instead of scaring them away. This little mix-breed dog rescued from the streets of Puerto Rico isn't just another set of ears for Ray Dobson of Orleans, Mass.: The animal is helping him regain social interactions in the wake of his hearing loss. "My wife saw me kind of dropping out," Dobson tells the AP. "As people get deafer they get more anti-social." Now, "he's back in the mainstream," says his wife Joanne.

Goblin jumps on Dobson to let him know others are calling his name and alerts him when the phone rings, alarms go off, visitors knock or other noises surface. Her mere presence as Dobson's hearing dog helps observers better understand his situation and take more time to communicate with him. She also leads Dobson to the source of sounds. "What the dog does for me is hear what I can't hear," he says.

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Happy National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week! This week, Nov. 1-7, is the time to show our local rescues and shelters how much we appreciate the work they do. We've teamed up with Romeo the Cat and Big Paw Designs to recognize animals and the people who are making a difference in their community.

With days running out, it's important to thank all the readers who submitted their acts of kindness to Romeo — as well as the countless others who volunteer their time and affection for shelter pets every day!

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The San Diego Zoo's still nameless male giant panda cub looks to be enjoying his weekly exam! Last we checked in, a zoo representative told PEOPLEPets.com that the cub was easy to handle and laying low with his mom, Bai Yun. Next week, the Zoo will announce the cub's name, which thousands of people helped pick in a vote!

Oh, what are we saying. Just look at those bewitching panda eyes. You're helpless to it, aren't you. Yes, we've given up on our productivity and decided to stare at this panda for the rest of the day.

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Welcome to my show, Everyday Cooking with Rachael Stray! —submitted by Marissa Benni-Weis (mbenni)

Bazzles the cat looks like he might be a slightly more contemplative version of the daytime doyenne of the kitchen, Rachael Ray, but we loved Marissa Benni-Weis's caption and her creative wordplay! Congrats to Marissa and thanks to everyone who submitted an entry! And kudos to Stephanie Spooner for sending Bazzle's photo to PEOPLE.com.

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It was a night where even the pets got to dress up: On the green carpet of artificial grass at the North Shore Animal League's 4th Annual DogCatemy Celebrity Gala, Martha Stewart's French bulldogs Francesca and Sharkey arrived decked out in black and white striped T-shirts alongside Mom.

"We love attending events like this to raise money for a good cause," Stewart told guests at the New York City fund-raiser and pet awards show, modeled after Hollywood's glitzy Academy Awards and held in the airy dining room at Cipriani, a chic Italian restaurant on Wall Street.

"It's a lot of fun," radio personality Howard Stern told PEOPLEPets.com. "It's a great event." Stern escorted his wife, Beth Ostrosky Stern, a longtime animal lover and spokesperson for the North Shore Animal League (NSAL), the largest no-kill animal shelter in the world. But where was Bianca, their 8-year-old bulldog? "She's at home, and her full name is Bianca Romijn Stamos O'Connell," Stern joked.

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Are you sitting on a video of your dog knitting a scarf? Do you have footage of your cat cracking an egg into a bowl? Guess what, we want to see your amazing pet tricks!

PEOPLE.com is accepting entries for The PEOPLE Vote, with categories like Sexiest Dad Alive and Silliest Baby Face, but they've also got Best Pet Trick! We know how talented your pets all are, and we've always got our competitive hats on, so we want you to head on over to PEOPLE.com's upload page. Send in your video, then check back on Nov. 23 to see if you made the list of finalists. You can then vote for your favorites...who knows, you may end up becoming the next Internet star!

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