Lumberjack Lifestyles

Go Jacks!—even the 4-legged, furry and feathered ones

left: orange and white cat looking out window; right: orange and white cat sitting in window looking at camera - blue background and cat print graphics with "Go Jacks!" over images

You love your pets, and you love your university—but do your pets love your university? In celebration of National Love Your Pet Day, our community shared photos of their Lumberjack pets taking school spirit to a whole new level.

left: orange and white cat looking out window; right: orange and white cat sitting in window looking at camera - blue background and cat print graphics with "Go Jacks!" over images
Nala – Emma Raney’s cat, Graduate Teaching Assistant, W. A. Franke College of Business

 

small brown dog wearing an NAU shirt being held in a person's arms
Coco in Salida, Colorado – Chris Boyer’s grand-dog, Dean, College of Arts and Letters

 

two photos of light brown and white spotted dog with NAU visor on -- left, visor is straight, right, visor is titled and covering one eye
Pippi – Heidi Toth’s dog, Director, NAU Communications

 

white dog with large black spots on face and side with small black speckles throughout wearing KNAU bandana that says, "I'm a good listener!"
Mala (She’s a good listener!) – Kathleen Corak’s dog, Advising Manager, University Advising

 

Collage: white and grey rat sitting on Ella Raynor's shoulder, grey fluffy rat climbing on snow boots, rectangle that says "Go Jacks!", NAU logo. Center text reads: Pin and Skitter
Pin and Skitter – Ella Raynor’s rats, Manager, Business Communication Center

 

Two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, one black and white, and one brown and white, snuggling each other on a blue blanket with NAU axe logo and "Go Jacks!" text over photo
Zuzu’s Petals and Mugsy Man – Valerie Kraft’s dogs, Event Manager, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

 

collage with 3 images of two cats (one grey and brown striped, and one black) covered in NAU towels
Cooper (tuxedo) and Wilson (grey-brown) wearing their NAU towels – Julie (and Joel) Fritzler’s cats, Associate Chair and Field Director, Department of Social Work

 

Long-haired black fluffy dog with NAU cap
Maya Papaya Penelope Poo, the Dark Lord of Cute, O’Briant Montoya, PhD (AKA Maya) – T. Mark Montoya’s dog, Associate Dean for Curriculum and Student Affairs, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

 

Two photos: left, grey and white pit bull; right, light brown short-haired dog and medium brown long-haired dog
Zeus, Roxy and Cooper – Leyda Abbott’s dogs, Senior HR Administration Specialist, Human Resources

 

white and grey malamute sleeping in a chair with a thought bubble above its head that says "Go Jacks!"
Echo the malamute (comfortable in snow and on couches) – Jill Friedmann’s dog, Assistant Dean, Cline Library

 

two photos of a sitting brown and white corgi wearing an NAU bandana (one photo looking at the camera, and one looking up and away from camera)
Pumpkin (@Pumpkinthecorgidor on Instagram) – Seda Eickhoff’s dog, Senior International Student/Scholar Advisor, Center for International Education

 

German shepherd lying in grass looking at camera and wearing an NAU bandana with a "Louie's pet clinic" certificate beside her
Sky (who loves NAU and is part of the North Valley Campus team in Phoenix) – Jeremy Rodas’ dog, Intermedia Operations Coordinator, Enrollment and Student Services, North Valley

Need more Lumberjack pet content in your life? Follow President Cruz Rivera on Instagram for regular pupdates on Leia and Louie.

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