For Place a Pet Thursday, Studio10’s hosts Mario Hilario and Christina Erne are meeting a few adorable Blue Heeler Puppies up for adoption with the East Greenwich Animal Protection League.

Like any older child, Captain, an Australian Shepherd Blue Heeler mix ... Carlos and Neydi decided to take Teddy, a Labrador Retriever Beagle mix, into their family for their second anniversary.

As Felicia Judge wipes off a bit of mud from her hands, Hendrix, her year old blue heeler lab mix, digs his teeth into a soccer ball he found in the woods at Lake Padden Park in 2012.