interspecies friendship

Not all BFFs look the same, nor do they need to, but for these three BFFs, looking the same is the main thing they have in common. That, and their love for each other. 

An Appaloosa stallion, a Shetland pony and a Dalmatian dog are all different sizes, different species, and have different habits, but they are best buds and love hanging out together, as reported by Metro. Their mom and horse trainer, Greetje Arends-Hakvoort, "regularly catches them running, training, and having fun." Her daughter, Jolie Lune Arends, also loves the gorgeous-looking animals, and together, all five of them make the most amazing family. The mom rides the horse, the daughter is on the pony, and the dog is accompanying them everywhere. 

"Appaloosa horse Nevada, 10, Napoleon, six, and Dalmatian Jack Sparrow, two, regularly stun strangers with their unique matching spots," and we are totally not surprised. If we had seen these three hanging out together, we would probably do a double take too. 

"Napoleon was actually born at the same time as Jolie so they grew up together and now they are the best of friends," says Greetje. "People always smile when they see the three together; often people refer to the 101 Dalmatians film and it brings up nice childhood memories for them... When Jack was younger, he saw himself as one of the horses and he fits in perfectly."

She adds: "Trust is the key word here; horses thrive when trust exists and they need to feel comfortable and self assured and Jack does exactly that. 'There's a lot of horse and dog love there between them."

Check out more amazing pictures of their amazing friendship below! For more heartwarming interspecies friendships, read about a fox who's brother was run over getting adopted and befriending two dogs. 

Poetry about animals can truly be inspiring. And apparently a tiny little poem about a dog from the perspective of a cat, written by yours truly (hi)(just kidding, it's totally a cat who wrote that, not me) has made our Facebook users excited to show off their own cat and dog bffs, and we couldn't be happier!

A friendship for the ages between our favorite animals - kitties and doggos, and so many of them too! Whoever said cats and dogs don't get along definitely hasn't met any of these besties. Big and small, cuddling, protecting each other from storms, they're best friends, and we want to be their best friends too.

Wholesome interspecies animal friendships is one of everyone's favorite things, and today, tumblr is giving us a look into one of the cutest ones - cheetahs and doggos. It's a classic tumblr story, where one meme leads to an entire legendary thread that began with simple wholesome and adorable facts about how sweet cheetahs are and somehow turned into an appreciation post for cheetahs an puppies. 

It's a thread that gets better and better the more you read it, and it's so heartwarmingly good, we had to share it with you. May this bring as much joy into your day as it always does to ours and as much as these doggos bring to these cheetah cubs. 

OK, if everything up until now didn't crack a smile on your lovely, yet stubborn face, then this is it. This is the top guns and 100% fool-proof guaranteed to bring out the major aww's in anyone. And when we say anyone, we really mean it. 

Unusual animal friendships aren't that common but whenever it does happen, it feels like everything in the universe is and will be OK. Just for a moment, there is no hatred, there is no difference between interspecies, there is simply love and friendship. If you were to ask us, we'd say these images are the most beautiful captured images on Earth. And not only are these animal's friends, but you can also see the love radiating from their eyes. 

Ah, it's almost too much but it's just the right amount of goodness we needed to see today. 

Sometimes, we really need our friends to have our backs - support us, listen to our troubles. And other times, we need them to have our back literally. It's those times when you're tired after hanging out, your legs are exhausted, and you whine, joking: "I'm tireeeeeed, can you carry meeeee?" Well, these animals took that request seriously. 

Cats are known as lazy, but have you ever seen one riding a pig? You're about to. It's kind of adorable, we're not gonna lie, seeing these different species come together and sit on each other's backs and heads. It's the kind of wholesome content that puts a smile on our faces and uplifts our mood. We hope these animal friendships put a smile on your face too today.