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Sometimes, since you love your animals so dang much, you want to go the extra mile towards making them happy. Whether it be giving them just another treat today even though they already had some, whether it's taking them on a longer walk outside, or - like in the case of muppetstakewallst, you decided that your dog needs to be able to look outside whenever he wants through the garage and therefore, you have to make them a special gate. 

We're in love with it, the internet has made both of muppetstakewallst's go viral so they love it, and it looks like the dog is as well - which is the most important thing. And honestly, this just makes us want to go the extra mile as well for our pets. 

A hamster falling into a cushion hole just went viral. Yes, you indeed read that correctly. Once you see the pictures, you will easily understand. It is the cutest itty bitty fluffy white hamster, and even if we weren't able to translate the contents of the tweets, we would be in love with the pictures.

Twitter user @junso6985 has somehow managed to acquire not only one of the cutest hamsters but also the most photogenic ones. And we are so, so, so happy that they are sharing pictures of their funny widdle fluffball with us and the rest of the internet. Seeing pictures of this little guy simply brings us so much joy. 

Whoever said that dogs are lazy, you... are right. Yeah, okay, you're right. They may have infinite energy when they want to go on a walk or when they see a cat on the street... or when you ask them what they have in their mouths. But when it comes to everything else, yeaaah, they're pretty lazy. 

So, when a tweet went viral of an owner sharing the weird way in which its dog "dismounts" the sofa, a bunch of other dog owners began sharing the same. And you know what, protect our pooches as we may, we can still definitely laugh at their ridiculousness of their laziness in these tweets. And we can also relate to it... because same. 

Let's be real – all cats are the most graceful cats in the world. Even when they're being total dummies and getting stuck in some drawer accidentally or when their claw gets stuck in a curtain, and they call out for help because they can't get out, they are still the most graceful creatures to ever live. We just need to understand their greatness better.

And clearly, imgur user miumaumou understands the greatness of their cats purrfectly. Their post about their adorable majestic, totally very graceful, goofballs went viral, and we are just as in love with their cats as the internet is. And you're about to understand why too.

No, I can't come hang out with you today, I'm celebrating my cat's Quinceañera. Yes, that's a perfect reason not to hang out with someone. This is a very important thing. And if the person you're talking to doesn't understand your reasoning for not hanging out with them, then they clearly don't know what it's like to have a pet, let alone a senior one. 

Every single birthday is precious with senior pets. Every day is deserving of celebration. Especially, when it comes to the most special kinds of birthdays - happy 10s, sweets sixteens, Quinceañeras. Need to look for as many reasons as possible to celebrate them. And today, we're joining in on twitter's celebration of senior pets, because they've earned it.

So, happy birthday to allllll the senior pets out there!! We hope you get many, many more birthdays such as this one.

Another Monday, another morning of wanting to stay in bed and do absolutely nothing. Unfortunately, we have to get up, have to get to the adulting. But at the very least, it being Monday means that it is time for your favorite weekly recap of the best animal tweets of the week. 

Animal twitter is a constant provider of laughs, smiles, and butterflies in our bellies. Seeing animals loved and appreciated, going viral every single day makes us so happy, and we hope (and know) that this recap makes you happy too. Now, of course, who has the energy to scour through twitter on a Monday morning? No one. So, we do the work for you.

Have an amazing week, animal lovers, and see you here with another dose of animal twitter next week. 

Warning: you're about to enter into an adventure full of unexpected plot twists and hilarity like only tumblr can provide. When a story prompt about the most wanted woman in town decided to marry only the person who can open the door to her house with the key around her cat's neck went viral on tumblr, we didn't think much of it.

But boy oh boy were we wrong, because - as tumblr does - it took this story and turned into one of the most simultaneously hilarious and heartwarming story of love, overcoming difficulties, and cats. Never forget the cat.

Everyone, this is Boyd. Boyd, this is everyone. And no, don't worry, he's not shocked about seeing you. He's just always shocked, period. Whether he's providing you company at your table, whether he's climbed onto your bookshelf, or whether he's hanging out with you in the shower. He is always looking mildly startled, but because of that, he's also always – and we mean always – extra cute.

Perpetual puppy eyes – cat version. We don't think we could ever scold this cutie, no matter what he did. And his owner, imgur user EverythingsAThingItSeems, kiiinda seems to have the same issue, whether they realize it or not. Oh well, I guess we'll just give him a million snacks. We have a feeling he Boyd wouldn't complain.

Cats are the best. Every cat owner knows that. They can be jerks sometimes, that's true. When they suddenly start running full speed at 3am, knocking everything in their path, they do scare the life out of yes. And yes, may a curtain have suffered the wrath of our cat's claws, but... and the but is important, every moment of cat madness is worth the love that you feel when they cuddle next to you.

And today, twitter is on the defense, justly defending our little felines to all those who don't understand why cats are awesome. And they really are, it just takes some effort to get to know each of them before their unique and amazing personalities shine through. Also, look at the belly floof and the tiny paws omggg.

Accidents happen with all children sometimes, it's inevitable. That includes our furry animal children too. And Sammy... Sammy had it particularly hard with his accident. He was just jumping around and having fun after stealing some firewood and zooming, and trying to get the firewood back from his owner, punmom... big snap, and his leg was broken. 

Of course, his owners rushed him to the doctor, and he got patched up fast. But then, complications happened, as they do - once, twice, three times. This poor dog has gone through so much, but he came out the other side with a minor limp and a big smile. And we're just thankful that his owners did everything that they did to make him feel better. 

Going to the vet is never easy for anyone involved. The face of your dog who thinks you're going on a walk when you start approaching your vet's clinic falling is a painful sight to most owners. But sometimes, it's necessary. And when our good boys and girls get through the treatment they need, you want nothing more than to tell them how good they did and spoil them silly. And this twitter user's dog got exactly what it deserved: a certificate of bravery. 

Honestly, we think more vets should give out stuff like this. I mean... even though we know our dogs can't read that and don't really understand it, it definitely makes us as owners feel better - both because we know our pupper earned it and because... well, we feel like we kinda earned it too. Going to the vet is stressful on us too lol.

It's Friday, cat lovers, and that means that it's time to finish this week and finish it strong. As you start relaxing after this taxing week, you need something that'll really get this week started on the right paw for you, and there is only one thing that could do it: this week's collection of the most talked about cats on twitter.

Cats give us joy, they give us energy, looking at them and being around them has us perpetually happy. We know that you want to see everything that's happening on cat twitter but simply don't have the time, so leave it to us, and we'll bring you the cutest, funniest, most ridiculous things to come out of cat twitter this week.

Have a cat-tabulous week, everyone, and don't forget to kiss your cat on the forehead today.

For all of you out there who are having a ruff week, we have the best treat full of the best boys and girls. That's right, it's dog time. Time for cuteness, wholesomeness, funnies, and ridiculousness, in the way that only twitter can do right.

Twitter loves dogs almost as much as we do, so there's never a shortage of good boys and girls on there, and since we feel the need for a little boost of pawsitivity this week, we figured you might need it too. And one thing that is always guaranteed to bring some goodness into our lives is dogs. So, enjoy, smile, ruffle your dog's head, and have a wonderful weekend.

When it comes to rescued animals, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, it takes a while for them to get used to their new environment, to learn to love and trust the humans that saved them. But once it does happen, once you see your gorgeous rescues with their bellies up and their eyes closed, you are filled with such love and joy it's hard to contain. 

And even when it's not your own rescue, that uncontainable joy is spread to everyone. So, when twitter users decided to share stories of them rescuing their pets and how happy those pets are now, we knew that we had to share some of them with you too - to bring some of that joy into your day as well. 

If you have your own wholesome rescue stories to share, come talk to us in our Facebook community: ICanHas Storytime.

Have you ever taken your dog to the groomer, hoping for a tiny little trim just so you're able to see their shape a little bit better again, and then it happens, and suddenly your dog looks like a different dog? Apparently, you're not the only one. Twitter is on the hunt today, and they are coming for PetSmart because they are done with bad doggo haircuts. 

It's a worthy cause, we want our puppers to look adorable and not like shaved little weirdos. At the very least though, these doggo haircut fail pictures are so funny, they at least make it kind of worth it lol.