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The story of Dobby the doggo is one that'll really make you feel like the year started off the right way. It showcases how every animal, no matter where and in what condition, deserves care and love and how important working as a team is. It took a lot of people to help Dobby, but it was more than worth it in the end. 

From being malnourished and sick into a forever home with an amazing NASA pilot dad who we know will do anything for her, Dobby is now a a happy pupper, and we are happy for her as well as incredibly thankful to everyone who helped her along the way.

Read her story and go through the rollercoaster that it is, and for more heartwarming dog stories, read about a dog who was mistreated for barking learning to bork again.

Choosing a name for your pet is not an easy task. It's the name that will stick with them for the rest of their lives, that'll make them come over when you say it (or totally ignore you when you say it if they're a cat). So, you wanna get that name decision right. Or not. 

A bunch of tweets that wet viral show that even the simplest, least inspired, least creative name can be a good one so long as its given by people who care about the pet. TC seems to be a name that people enjoy giving their cats, and guess what it stands for? The Cat. Yup. Simple, accurate, catchy and hidden in plain sight. You'll never suspect what it stands for unless you ask. 

Let's be honest, we love teasing our kitties. We'll feed them, pet them, cuddle them and give them every bit of love that they need and more, but... we'll also kiss them one too many times and annoy them. And sometimes, we'll try to hold their paws because maybe this time they'll let us. 

And these twitter users have decided to place a wet food can in front of their cats' faces and see what happens. Credit where credit is due though- at least one of them left their cats written instructions. And twitter, being twitter, of course, got these tweets to go hella viral.

These kitties better have had their humans open these cans for them by the end of this experiment is all we have to say. The cats did their best, now give them treats please. 

Let's be real - we all talk to our pets. And yes, we totally believe that they understand us. We tell them everything from our daily struggles and achievements to how cute they are and how smart they are and how beautiful and gorgeous and chonky and oh my goodness you're such a good puppy- anyway. 

It's totally normal to talk to your pets, don't even worry about it. And twitter is here to prove just that. After a tweet telling the story of someone talking to their pet went viral, other twitter users chimed in and started sharking funny stories of them talking to their pets as well. So, don't worry, you're not alone in talking to your pets. 

It's always a worry - whether the new pet you bring home will get along with the one that you already have. We hope for the best, but when it doesn't go the way we hope, we find ourselves a little devastated. Imgur user monachopsisss experienced that same fear with their 2-year-old lab and the new puppy that they adopted and shared it in this imgur thread. 

But, the story of these two doggos is one that brings hope. Just because your adopted pet doesn't immediately get along with the pet you have, doesn't mean that they never will. It'll take time, but with enough love and care all around, they will most likely start getting along just like these two beauties. 

Welcome to the beginning of yet another week, animal lovers! We hope this year started off on the right foot for you, and that your return to life after new years will be a smooth, happy and easy one. Of course, to make your start of the year better, we have your weekly animal twitter treat ready and warm right out of the oven.

Because if there is one way to start the year right, it's with some animal goodness, and twitter always, always provides. This week, twitter seems to be extra excited about animals, with endless animal tweets going viral and making everyone's year a happier one. So, enjoy and have an amazing year!

Oh, twitter... you sure do have your moments. We can't say for sure what sparked these insanely viral tweets about an anteater. Well, other than anteaters being totally awesome and quite frankly, very adorable. But we are definitely thankful for the entertainment provided by them. 

So, thank you twitter, and thank you @WilburSoot for being the one to cause this craziness. We are always happy to give an underappreciated animal some of the spotlight that it deserves. 

Enjoy these hilarious sarcastic viral tweets about anteaters and have an amazing week, friends, and if you're in the mood for some more viral animal twitter, click right here.

It takes a lot of work to get a feral kitten to trust you, let alone two of them. But it's the kind of hard work that's worth every second. 

This viral thread on imgur by straightcreepen tells the story of two feral kitten siblings who were living in an industrial area near a junk yard and were picked up by a rescue. The kittens would have had to have been euthanized had they not been saved and later tamed, but luckily, they were in the hands of people who know how important it is to help feral kittens. 

It took time, and it took love, but both kittens learned to trust and love the humans around them. And now, the sweet boys have been adopted - together! 

Read their heartwarming story and maybe share it with someone who has misconceptions about feral kittens and the joy they can bring. 

In another entirely unexpected turn to 2020, scientists have discovered that... sometimes, octopus punch fish for no reason. Yes, The Sunday Times reports that "[o]ctopuses are ocean thugs that punch fish," and we are both incredibly surprised and also can't stop laughing, and when you see the video evidence of this, you won't be able to stop laughing either. 

Twitter, of course, lost their minds over this strange piece of news, with multiple tweets about it going viral and people having the time of their lives creating memes and sarcastically joking about how octopuses are keeping law and order in the ocean. 

They might be right though, who knows what's going on in this strange ocean world? Apparently, one of the things going on are octopuses finding fish. The more you know. 

This twitter thread that went viral has taken "dog ate my homework" and raised it by 1000 to "cat ate my degree", and we think that there's a clear winner. 

Imagine, working so hard and so long for this poor piece of paper and then your cat deciding that it's its new snack. I would probably be as upset as @mamblonumber5, or how he now calls himself "guy *whose cat ate his degree". His outraged and unintentionally hilarious tweet caused other twitter users to chime in as well, laughing as well as sharing pictures of their own pets eating their degrees. Even the university reached to him in a tweet, so there's a chance he might get another one of these precious papers. 

Lesson learned: important papers shall be framed right away.

Meet Pepperoni, the most adorable tiny feisty kitten who loves biting people, taking naps in silly places, car rides, and chilling at work with her human.

Peppi's owner found her under a dumpster a couple months ago when she was only 4-5 weeks old and weighed less than a pound and absolutely fell in love with her and adopted her. And seeing this little girl, we totally understand that love. In a viral thread on imgur, anzinipanini talks about her journey with this kitten, and we only continue to fall in love with her. 

And though anzinipanini begins her thread with "[t]his post isn't super important," we and other users totally disagree. This post and Pepperoni are extremely, extremely important. 

When funny turns unexpectedly wholesome. What started with a funny viral tweet comparing dog people and cat people has turned into an explosion of wholesome adoption stories being shared by both cat people and dog people (mostly cats though). 

Cat people and dog people both love their pets, whether they were bought or whether they were rescued from inside of a car engine. Of course, there is something special about rescuing pets and giving them their forever homes, but at the end of the day, all pets deserve love, including the ones that are up for sale. So, enjoy these incredibly heartwarming adopt-don't-shop stories.

Meet Dexter - the mega chonky cat with the chonkiest personality who just got adopted! 

When there was nowhere for him to go, imgur user MizWeirdo who has known him for a few years has decided that he has a place in her home. He's super chill and super sweet, and it looks like MizWeirdo is more than happy with her decision to take him in (as are we). Dexter loves cuddles and kisses, he is the absolute best at doing faceplants, and he just went viral on imgur. 

What makes this story even sweeter is that Dexter is an older cat, so basically every adorable thing that he does is extra adorable. Thank you MizWeirdo, for picking up this insanely adorable cat and giving him his new loving forever home. And to you, Dexter, we wish an incredible, incredible long life. 

One of the cutest things we've seen go viral on the internet this week is this awwwwwdorable cat asking for head rubs. Over and over again, this fluffball cat oh so gently pats their human's hand and asks for its head to be petted, and our hearts are practically melted around... the first time the cat asks. By time three, we're nothing more than a puddle.  

And some people still believe cats are not affectionate. Madness. They have no clue how much cats love cuddles and head rubs and heatbutts and every other expression of love that there is. They just like it... in controlled, small doses at times of their choosing. 

We all know that 'curiosity killed the cat' is an expression for a reason because our snoopy little furballs must. know. everything. Sniff this, sniff that, that cockroach, our shoes, they'd sniff the whole world if they could. They're total drama queens. Being dramatic and stalking out all the drama is their thing.

A tweet by @luhsham that showcases exactly that just went viral. And people have been adding tweets of their own nosey cats peeking out of windows to check out all the drama on the street. There's something particularly hilarious about seeing the lengths to which cats will go to get to the very best spot to check out what's going on outside.