Peanut, a 9-year-old Maltichon in Scotland, has been garnering concern on social media for exhibiting loner behavior on his dog walks.

a Loveland resident since 1967, retired from Hewlett-Packard after 33 years to focus on less trivial things. He calls Twoey, his bichon frisé-Maltese dog, vice president of research for his column.

This week's cutest pet of the week honors goes to Coco. Make sure to submit your pet photo and information for the chance to be voted this week's cutest furry friend.