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50 Of The Funniest And Cutest Pets’ Reactions To Trying Something They’d Never Tried Before (New Pics)
Parents love documenting their babies' firsts: their first bath, their first word, the first time they eat ice cream, the first time they ride a bike and more. But as you’ll soon find out, pet parents are no exception. Because even their fluffy, furry, scaly and feathery little ones deserve to be celebrated for trying something new.
Down below, we’ve gathered photos of the most adorable first times pets have experienced new things, and I’ll warn you right now: they just might melt your heart. From playing in fresh snow to trying delicious foods, this list is full of precious pet moments. Keep reading to also find interviews with Maggie Marton, of Oh My Dog blog, Dog Behaviorist Nick Jones, MA, and Lisa Stemcosky, CCBC, CPDT-KA, SBA, of PawLitically Correct. And don't forget to upvote the reactions you’re glad were captured on camera!
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#1
Rhodie's First Time Seeing Snow
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#2
We Adopted This Cute Boy, And For The Past Couple Of Weeks, He Has Been Super Shy. Today For The First Time, He Plopped In My Lap And Did This
#3
First Night At Home After Being Adopted
#4
Look At That Contented Smile And Those Lovely Eyes
Michelle M 3 years ago
I see this post a lot but will never get tired of it. Hope meatball has a wonderful life with much love and spaghetti.
#5
Clara's First Trip To The Backyard. I Think She Liked It
#6
He Heard Me Sneeze For The First Time
#7
Timber Got To Ride In The Front Seat Of My Truck For The First Time. When Asked If He Liked The Air Conditioner, This Was His Reply
#8
Two Brothers 5 Months Apart. They're Meeting For The First Time
#9
Nimbus Met Our Dog For The First Time. This Is Her Being Intimidating
#10
My New Kitten's First Encounter With The Big Ball Of Flame In The Sky
#11
The Way My Cat Looked At My New Boyfriend When She First Met Him
#12
First Time Being Carried In The Arms After The Rescue
#13
Our Kittens Were Outside For The First Time. Never Seen Them This Happy Before
#14
He Saw Me Wearing A Hat For The First Time
#15
This Was The First Time My Kitten Watched Our Christmas Tree Light Up
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 3 years ago
‘One day, that tree is gonna be MINE and MINE only… to destroy *insert evil kitty cackling sounds*’
#16
Puppy Met His First Box Turtle
#17
My Pomeranian's First Snow
#18
His First Leaf Pile
#19
My Labrador Puppy Chased A Ball For The First Time
#20
My German Shepherd Experienced Snow For The First Time
#21
Peat Experienced Catnip For The Very First Time And Transformed Into The Stoner Meme Guy For 20 Minutes
#22
Gary Was Pretty Excited About Reaching His First Ever Summit
#23
My Puppy's First Time At The Beach. He Couldn't Stop Smiling
#24
My Dog Saw Me In The Bathtub For The First Time. She Was So Worried That She Had To Call The Backup. Cat Was Not Impressed Too
Aran Lindvail2 3 years ago
My cat regularly tries to save me from the Most Evil Water by screaming at me in the bathroom.
#25
Their First Taste Of Peach. My Fingers Were Not Safe
#26
My Kitty Saw Me In The Tub For The First Time And Was Very Concerned That I Was In The Water
#27
Oliver Is Unsure Of What To Do With His First Time Under The Christmas Tree
#28
I Took My Dog On His First Boat Ride
#29
The First Time My Little Guy Got Groomed
#30
My Indoor Cat's First Time Experiencing Heights, And He Instantly Regretted It
#31
When Mom And Dad Take You To The Dog Park For The First Time
#32
Luna Was Very Excited To Explore The Outside For The First Time
#33
Rescue Lizard's First Experience Of The Outside World. Look At That Face
#34
Bear's First Time In The Mountains, And Needless To Say, He's In Heaven
#35
Hildegard's First Snow Experience Went Well
#36
Say Hi To Baksik. It's His First Day On The Beach
#37
Today Is My Kitten's First Birthday. My Mum Got This Painting Of Him, And He Was Very Surprised
#38
My Dog Fell Asleep In My Arms For The First Time
#39
First Time Outside
#40
First Time Playing In The Snow
We_Are_Watching_You 3 years ago
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#41
Our Cat's First Bite Of Snow And Subsequently First Brain Freeze
#42
First Bath
Aran Lindvail2 3 years ago
That poor thing. Bathing cats is unnecessary except for medical reasons. And this "breed" has a horribly deformed skull. It's gonna have trouble breathing and teeth problems a lot.
#43
First Nail Trimming Session
Kise Miarse 3 years ago
What are you doing?! (Looks around for help) They're taking my weapons!
#44
Rudy Went For A Swim For The Very First Time
#45
She Found A Way To Get Under The House And Out For The First Time
#46
First Snow
#47
She Experienced Rain For The First Time
#48
Mimi Tried Lime For The First Time
#49
Bailey's First Time On A Moving Escalator
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
isn't that one of them horizontal airport ones? I think they are called travelators.
#50
When My Dog Ravioli Saw His Puppies For The First Time
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
I wish people would stop breeding massively brachycephalic dogs that have breathing problems and have to give birth via caesarian section as the puppies' heads are too large to pass through the birth canal. Brachycephalic dogs that struggle to breathe aren't "awwdorable", they're suffering because humans want an ✨aesthetic✨
#51
She Enjoyed Her First Autumn In Colorado
#52
Pablo's First Trip To The Vet
#53
My Parent's Cat Experienced Snow For The First Time
#54
My Blind Cat Went Outside For The First Time
#55
Beanie Finally Pooped In Her Liter Box For The First Time, And Now She's Exhausted
#56
My Dog Oakley After His First Hike
#57
My Sister's Puppy Saw Water For The First Time
#58
First Bath. After That, Sadie Was Never Quite The Same
#59
We Adopted Johnny From A Dog Shelter. He Doesn't Trust Anyone, And Today Was The First Time He Agreed To Come To Work With Me
#60
First Attempt At Eating From A Dish Instead Of A Bottle
#61
I Introduced Charlie To The Bubbles
#62
Nugget's First Snow. Poor Little Guy Couldn't Walk Through The Snow. He Had To Hop Like A Bunny
#63
Puppy's First Car Ride To Home
#64
My Dog Archer Dug His First Hole
#65
My Puppy's Reaction To Me Taking Her To The First Dog Treat Bakery
Kathy Overholser 3 years ago
Puppy: "I choose these!" Me: "Which ones?" Puppy: "Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh!
#66
My Dog Saw A Grasshopper For The First Time
#68
Our Rescue Kitten Panther Has Discovered His First Christmas Tree
#69
Anubis Got His First Pair Of Shoes Today
#70
She Got Her First Box, And She Loved It
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
I was at the supermarket the other day and this guy who was stocking the shelves said "hey, need a box?" I said "no, but if only there was a cat here - they always say yes to boxes!" He laughed and said "I've got enough of those at home!"
#71
Kevin's First Time Outside
#72
Her First Time At The Vet
#73
My Calico Had Her First Litter Of Five Babies. She Absolutely Loves Them
#74
First Time On A Tractor
The Other Other White Meat 3 years ago
🎶 And I can take you for a ride on my big green tractor, we can go slow or make it go faster. Down through the woods and out to the pasture, long as I'm with you it really don't matter 🎶
#75
Waffle Celebrated His First Hannukah
#76
I Bought Catnip For The First Time. Guess Which Kitty Loved It
#77
Sisters Meeting For The First Time Since Adoption. My Baby Girl On The Right
That guy Nic B. 3 years ago
Your dog seems to be like the aunt saying “look how big you’ve gotten”!
#78
I Took My Dog On His First Boat Ride, And He Loved It
#79
My Kitten Saw The Neighbor's Cat For The First Time
#80
My Friend's Cat Saw Snow For The Very First Time
#81
When Toby First Met Mia
#82
Kanga Had His First Swimming Lesson Today. He Definitely Wasn't Nervous
#83
Roxy Saw A Monkey For The First Time
#84
My Puppy Experienced Snow For The First Time. I Think She Liked It
#85
My Hamster Got His First Noodle
#86
Apparently, My Cat Doesn't Like Rain
#87
Iris After Experiencing Snow For The First Time
#88
First Time On The Bus
#89
My Mom Took Our Cat To The Vet For The First Time Last Week. She Was Not A Fan
#90
Rowdy's First Trip To The Pet Store
#91
He Went For His First Walk
#92
What Started As An Adventure To The Garage And A Grease Puddle Turned Into Tater's First Bath Time Experience
#93
My Dog's First Time In A Car Wash
#94
First Bath. Cat Rolled Around In Something Unknown And Paid For It
Kise Miarse 3 years ago
For the people complaining about bathing cats: this is an example of when you might bathe one for a non-medical reason. They are known to get into mischief, no? Not everything a cat rolls in is good for them to lick off.
#95
Han's First Time On The Ferry. He Screamed At Every Single Person He Saw So He Could Get All The Good Pets. My Little Attention Seeker
#96
First Time At The Beach
#97
My Little Dog Met My Giant Dog For The First Time Today
#98
When It's Your First Time At The Beach And The Water Is Cold
#99
Today My 7-Week-Old Puppy Saw Himself For The First Time
#100
My Boy Went To The Office For The First Time
#101
Puppy's First Time At The Dog Park
#102
Hank Was Genuinely Scared For His Life After His First Bath
#103
Her First Fearless Bath Left Her Proud And Warm
#104
My Dog's First Time On A Plane
#105
My Dog Met My Hedgehog Prickachu, For The First Time
#106
Archie's First Snow
#107
Johnny Tried Salmon For The First Time
#108
Since The Weather Was Nice, I Took My Indoor Cat Out To Sit By The River For The First Time. He Was Very Confused
#109
This Little Honey Went To The Dog Park For The First Time Today
#110
First Vet Visit Was Not A Hit
#111
My Self-Conscious Rat Sees How Handsome He Is For The First Time
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
Aww, he looks exactly like a rat I babysat last year! He took over the cat tower my own rats like to chill out in, and indeed spent most of his time in there. So I drew a picture of him accordingly. (His name is Bucket! Or, as he would have it, King Bucket). King-Bucke...d7f23e.jpg 
#112
Latte Enjoyed Her First Taste Of The Snow
#113
Her First Shower. Before vs. After
#114
This Little Guy Had His First Pumpkin Patch Visit Ever
#115
Kitty Experienced Live Music For The First Time
#116
My Friend Had To Take Care Of This Cat While The Owner Was Out Of Town. This Is How He Looked At His First Breakfast
#117
She Just Heard Geese Outside For The First Time And Looks A Little Bewildered
Alias-the-shade 3 years ago
Move to Kansas two years ago I was f***ing terrified when I heard what sounded like a group of clown horns murdering someone
#118
We Introduced Our Parent's Twelve-Year-Old Staffy To Our Crazy Nine-Week-Old Golden Retriever
#119
Cat's First Time In A Box
#120
Baby Dragon's First Bath. I Need Help With A Name
#121
Cat Experienced Snow For The First Time
#122
I Took My Bunny To The Beach For The First Time. The Beach May Not Be Her Thing
#123
Cat's First Bike Ride. She Was Not Pleased
#124
It Was My Dog's First Time Kayaking, And He Fell Into The Lake
#126
This Is Bibi. It's Her First Time Outside. You Can See By The Look On Her Face That She's Mindblown By How Big The World Is
#127
It's Tsunade's Very First Day At The Beach
Rebelliousslug 3 years ago
Look at those baby teeth!!! I still have one of my dogs baby teeth in a little bag around here somewhere
#129
My Dog's First Time Playing In The Snow. The Pure Joy On His Face Is Amazing
#130
Giving My Cat A New Kind Of Treat For The First Time, And I Think She Liked It
#131
Our Cat Had To Put On The Cone For The First Time. She's Not Happy About It
#132
I Took My Puppy To The Dog Park For The First Time Today. I Don't Think We'll Be Going Back
Mine is the one in the middle with a look of terror on her face.
#133
Hugo's First Adventure To The Hardware Store
#134
My Kitty's Reaction To Touching Sand For The First Time
#136
My Dog Went To The Beach For The First Time. Notice The Drag Marks
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
Uh, maybe... this is just a suggestion... don't DRAG your dog along the beach if it it doesn't want to be there THIS badly?! Holy c**p. Take your poor pup home. Stop trying to force it to do what YOU want it to do.
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Yvonne Dauwalder Balsiger 3 years ago
This really cheered me up. Pets are such a treasure and absolutely deserve unconditional love and respect
juice 3 years ago
BP please don't cut this list down! we need all 136 of these pictures, it's important
Mimi M 3 years ago (edited)
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Salty.Hag 3 years ago
The past few days have been emotionally straining for me and this has made me smile from ear to ear. I never knew how much I needed pictures of pets and their firsts!! Made my day!!
April Stephens 3 years ago
Sorry things have been stressful. I'm sending you well-wishes! 🌞💐🐾
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Yvonne Dauwalder Balsiger 3 years ago
This really cheered me up. Pets are such a treasure and absolutely deserve unconditional love and respect
juice 3 years ago
BP please don't cut this list down! we need all 136 of these pictures, it's important
Mimi M 3 years ago (edited)
Just click on the words '136 images' and the rest will load.
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The past few days have been emotionally straining for me and this has made me smile from ear to ear. I never knew how much I needed pictures of pets and their firsts!! Made my day!!
April Stephens 3 years ago
Sorry things have been stressful. I'm sending you well-wishes! 🌞💐🐾
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