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Get ready to fall in love with a unique little kitkat that goes by the name Speck! Speck, short for Speck-tabular, was found by a New York resident in their backyard. The resident who found Speck realized that his legs appeared to be constricted and reached out to Jacqueline, a TNR (trap-neuter-return) rescuer, to came running to the rescue.

This is Speck's story. 

Story via LoveMeow

Scientific American is receiving a lot of backlash from dog people for sharing a new study that suggests canines are not exceptional in the animal world. According to the study which has just published in the journal Learning and Behavior, dogs are cognitively quite ordinary when compared to other carnivores, domestic animals, and social hunters. "There is no current case for canine exceptionalism," the authors conclude. Well, dog people have a lot to say about it...

But forget about science. This gallery of wholesomeness is just full of memes that prove that dogs are, in fact, quite extraordinary!

We can look at them all day long

Picasso is a corgi-dachshund mix that was born with a goofy little smile. He's a happy and healthy pup and his face doesn't give him problems except for a few teeth that will have to be removed. He and his brother are being well taken care of by the folks at Luvable Dog Rescue and they'll be up for adoption soon!