Across
- 2. Lizzie Hanner's spotty pittie, also known by her full alias: SpottieOttieDopalicious
- 5. Jess Martinez's cat named after a character from the sci-fi classic Ender's Game — not a legume
- 6. Taylor Jacobs' fluffy cat with a humble origin story: found next to a dumpster as a tiny, less-than-one-month-old kitten
- 9. Joey Clark's dog with a simple origin story: named after Miller Lite (you can probably guess which spouse picked this name)
- 11. Jen McFadden's late, beloved girl whose name was always delivered in a British accent à la the viral "Charlie bit my finger" video; she's now living her best Thug Life with Tupac
- 14. The other half of Paige Campbell's beloved duo: Sox and _______
- 15. Emma Tribble's grinch-toed pup, sharing a name with everyone's favorite blue, big-nosed Muppet
- 18. Ashley Chiampi's Texas-born grey tabby named after the late fashion designer Virgil Abloh — and fittingly, he loves shoes
- 20. Christina M's dog, whose name came to her when a certain T. Swift song played on the drive home from the shelter (her rescue name was even "Yve" — it was fate)
- 22. Nicole Niederhofer's dog, named simply and perfectly on the drive back from Montana
- 24. The shelter name that was just too good to change: Scott Mendy's neighbors' kind and lovable dog, who is dearly missed
- 25. Megan Miller's cheerful 9-year-old from Los Cabos, named for the way she'd pop up excitedly at the door — and for a certain cheerful orange-red color her owner loves
- 26. Andy Ehlen's neighbor's cat, who has mastered the art of breaking and entering... and napping on the couch for an hour
Down
- 1. Chelsea Vandiver's dog, named by her kid after the fearless hero of Alien — hilariously ironic, as she is terrified of vacuums, shopping carts, and probably everything else
- 3. Lauren Freeman's dog, named after the archangel — presumably very well-behaved
- 4. Kelly Kirsch's cat, whose full name is shared with a Portland Trail Blazers legend (hint: and his litter-mate is named CJ McCollum)
- 5. Marcella Wentz' sassy Texas rescue, formerly "Willow Mae," renamed after _____ Eilish (but kept the Mae as a nod to her roots)
- 7. Jen Scott shares her middle name with her 10-year-old pup, which beats the dog's original name: "Baby"
- 8. Laura Luthi's labradoodle named after the second half of Minne_____, the state where her kids finally wore her down into getting a dog
- 10. Corrie Herman's chinchilla office mate, a rare creature native to the Andes Mountains — not a frog, despite the name
- 12. Suu Ng's big boy who was almost named Kai or Maddox — until one look at his face said "softie" and Louie it was
- 13. One of Ariel Posey's three Japan-themed pets: a hairless cat named after a noodle (because nude = noodley, obviously)
- 16. Sarah Prince's adopted cat, whose two main interests in life are food and cuddles, in no particular order
- 17. Whitney Beck's dog, who narrowly escaped going through life as Dumbledore
- 19. Lisa Martin's 15-year-old dog, originally just "Bear" when her dad rescued her as an abandoned puppy — Lisa added "Gummy" because, well, look at that face
- 21. The most popular pet name at the agency! Will Dozier's parents', Kate Peterson's, AND Winter Calkin's roommates’ dogs all share this kangaroo-inspired name
- 23. Andy Askren's "St. Aussie" — part St. Bernard, part Australian Shepherd, 100% good boy, rescued as a pup from SW WA Humane Society 8 years ago
- 24. Tye Ortega's celebrity dog, who walks kids to school every day and receives fan art, notes, and gifts from his adoring student fan club