Meet This Year’s Beloved Fur Babies of The 2025 Pet Search

Pet Star 2025: Yeti

Owners: Sawyer and Natalie Scott

Yeti, a Great Pyrenees, has made a home with Sawyer and Natalie Scott of Freeland. Sawyer is originally from Fenton Township, and the couple still has family and friends there.

Natalie said she and Sawyer got Yeti in September 2022. He’s currently 3 years old and will turn 4 next February. Right now, he weighs approximately 82 pounds. When Natalie and Sawyer first met Yeti, he was about 6 months old and had spent his entire life chained up outside.

“We rescued him from P.O.E.T. Society in Garden City, Michigan, on Sept. 16, 2022,” Natalie said. “He was very shy and sweet when we brought him home, and he immediately loved Blu (our female Newfoundland).”

Natalie said it took Yeti roughly three weeks for his personality to blossom.

“And once it did, he became our ‘Sour Patch Kid,’” she said. “First, he was sour, and then he was sweet. Yeti was like Houdini—he would escape his crate, get off his leash, and even unlock the deadbolts to get out of the house.”

The Scotts eventually had to install child locks on all their doors to keep Yeti from escaping while they were at work.

Yeti loves accompanying Blu to her physical therapy sessions and cuddling with Natalie—but he especially enjoys chasing and wrestling with Sawyer whenever he gets the chance. Every night, he roams the couple’s five-acre property, making sure deer, foxes, raccoons, and woodchucks stay away.

“His favorite thing in the entire world is being on a boat or lying on the dock, patrolling the water and making sure the ducks stay away,” Natalie said. “He also loves to run into our walk-in closet, hide under my clothes, and jump out at Sawyer when they’re playing at night.”

1st Runner Up: Plum

Owners: The Ash family – Tom, Rachel, Oliver and Bodhi

From the doggie shelter to the streets of Fenton, this mini pittie is the “Queen of the House.” Plum is the only sister to two human brothers. She was rescued from Flint Animal Control last November and has stolen the hearts of friends and family ever since. In her spare time, she enjoys naps—rotating through the beds and couches throughout the house, inevitably choosing to lounge outside in the sun. Her hobbies include walks through the woods, boat rides, and visiting her grandma.

“Don’t be deceived by her shockingly beautiful looks,” Rachel said. “Yes, she’s drop-dead gorgeous and turns heads wherever she goes—but it’s Plum’s inner beauty that truly makes her shine. She is kind-hearted, friendly, and full of love. She loves love—and, of course, treats. Plum was the missing puzzle piece to our family and is our ‘Out of This World Pet.’ ”

2nd Runner Up: Otto

Owner: Chris Rhind

Otto is a 2-year-old German Shepherd. Chris said they got Otto from Liberty West German Shepherds.

“Otto is such a smart and goofy boy,” Chris said. “He loves to work and learn new things. His favorite thing is going for hikes and playing tug. He’s the best dog ever.”

Chris works at Torrey Hill Intermediate School. She said her daughter, who trains Otto, is a senior at Lake Fenton high school and all of the kids in her grade know Otto.