PET OF THE WEEK Bubba is a 12-year-old chorkie (yorkie-chihuahua mix) hoping to have a new home for Christmas. He loves snuggling and playing hide and seek with his best friend, Princess, a 12-year-old chorkie who was dropped off with Bubba. Bubba has been neutered, microchipped and is current on his vaccinations. Inquiries about adopting Bubba or other dogs and cats can be made at the Humane Society of the Nature Coast shelter at Wiscon and Mobley roads, Brooksville. Visiting hours at the shelter is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays; from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. The shelter is run strictly on donations; no government subsidies are provided. Adoption fees are $100 for dogs, $40 for adults cats and $65 for kittens, and cover the costs for all vaccinations, spay/neuter and microchipping. For information, call (352) 796-2711. Visit the website at humanerescue.org.

Bubba is a 12-year-old chorkie (yorkie-chihuahua mix) hoping to have a new home for Christmas. He loves snuggling and playing hide and seek with his best friend, Princess, a 12-year-old chorkie who was dropped off with Bubba. Bubba has been neutered, microchipped and is current on his vaccinations. Inquiries about adopting Bubba or other dogs and cats can be made at the Humane Society of the Nature Coast shelter at Wiscon and Mobley roads, Brooksville. Visiting hours at the shelter is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays; from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. The shelter is run strictly on donations; no government subsidies are provided. Adoption fees are $100 for dogs, $40 for adults cats and $65 for kittens, and cover the costs for all vaccinations, spay/neuter and microchipping. For information, call (352) 796-2711. Visit the website at humanerescue.org.

Hernando Pet of the Week for Dec. 22