The pet of the week is Rita. If she is the perfect pup for your family, head over to the Little Rock Animal Village.

The weather-predicting groundhog celebrity has met two presidents and drinks a life-extending elixir: "Our Phil is like, probably 139 years old," Groundhog Club Inner Circle President Tom Dunkel says.

You don't want to miss these fascinating facts about Groundhog Day and the furry critters that we celebrate every February.