Happy 2020, Times readers! We hope the new year and new decade bring you happiness.

In keeping with Times tradition, here is a review of some of our favorite submissions to the My Pet Pal column. Unfortunately, we can’t run all 51 that appeared in 2019 (we promise, they are all very good pets), but our entire archive is available on theday.com.

If you’d like to submit your pet to our My Pet Pal column (remember, we accept all kinds of pets, so feel free to share), send us an email at times@theday.com with “Pet Pal” in the subject line. We’ll need high-resolution photo of your pet, along with a short description of what makes him or her a great companion. All submissions must include your full name and town. Please note all submissions must come from the Times’ coverage area of southern New London County, and we no longer accept in memoriam entries.