Pretty much everyone has lived through moments where things don’t turn out how you’d planned or hoped. Well, it happens. Maybe you’ve had a tough day, a challenging week, or even a whole hard month. If that’s the case, you’re in great need of some uplifting pictures to see that it’s not all bad.
There’s nothing like a dose of cuteness to ease your daily troubles and help you get through the week. That’s why we at Bored Panda have combed the web and collected some of the most adorable and charming pictures of our beloved animals to brighten your day. Get ready to witness how our four-legged friends make our lives generally better by showing us love and kindness wherever we go.
So sit back, relax and enjoy the wave of positive emotions that comes with this list. Continue scrolling, upvote the ones that made you smile the widest, and share your thoughts about them in the comment section below!
Psst! If you’re in the mood for even more wholesome pics, be sure to check out our previous posts about furry canines right here and here.
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It's A Good Day
My Son Always Texts To Say He's On His Way Home. I Open The Door, Letting His 17-Year-Old Cat, And 16-Year-Old Dog Know That He's On His Way. This Is Them Waiting For Him
Thought it was adorable and wanted to share.
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Somewhere In Heaven There's A Black And White Dog Taking Care Of Seven Golden Lab Puppies
Daisy the dog lost all seven of her puppies in a barn fire at the end of February, and wasnât the same afterwards, spending most of her days going to the remains of the barn to look for them. Her owner posted a desperate appeal on Facebook, asking if anyone had puppies she could foster. The next day, an owner of eight orphaned puppies contacted her, and Daisy took to caring for them straight away
No wonder people love animals. There’s plenty of evidence suggesting our adorable critters give us comfort, reduce stress, encourage exercise, and help us forget our everyday troubles. Not to mention that sharing our lives with such great companions makes us feel far less lonely and works miracles for our mental wellbeing.
Today, there are very few things people share in common as much as the love of our four-legged friends. According to a poll by YouGov, 69 percent of American adults have at least one pet in their home, and it seems that dogs, cats, and fish are the most common choice of pets.
Moreover, these animals are extremely cherished by their owners. The vast majority, 88 percent to be exact, see them as members of their family. More than a half of the respondents allow them to sleep in their own beds, plan to buy them holiday presents, and 50 percent revealed letting their pets lick their faces.
I Rescued A Stray Cat In My Neighborhood. At Night His Brother Would Come To Visit Him. I Really Had No Other Options
I Havenât Seen My Dog In A Few Days, This Was His Reaction For 5 Minutes Straight
I Think Someone Has A Crush On My Christmas Light Decoration
When it comes to the main reasons Americans decide to get a furry house friend in the first place, having company, providing a nice home, and hoping they would improve their mental health were some of the top ones. Plus, more than a third mentioned they got a pet because their partner or family member simply wanted one.
While we appreciate the joy animals bring into our lives, we catch ourselves wondering: how did we get the pets we have? Although pets have adjusted to us, our behaviors, and our emotions, it was not always like that.
This Mare Lost Her Foal And Then, Two Days Later, This Foal Lost Its Mother. Here They Are An Hour After Meeting
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Stray Doggo Interrupts Street Performance In Turkey To Help The Actor Who Was Pretending To Be Hurt. What A Pure Heart
I'm Recovering From Anorexia But My Cat Stopped Eating... Finally Worked Out That She Will Only Eat When I Do. A Very Good Reason To Keep Eating
To find out how the domestication of animals works, we reached out to Lee Dugatkin, Ph.D., an evolutionary biologist and a historian of science at the University of Louisville. "Ever wonder how our ancestors turned wild animals into the pets that play such an important part in our everyday life? An experiment in Russia, now in its 62nd year, is helping us understand," he told Bored Panda.
"In the late 1950s, Dmitry Belyaev, a brilliant Russian geneticist, came up with an idea for how to replay the evolutionary process that led to the domestication of dogs from wolves, but sped up and using foxes instead of wolves," he explained. The experiment that began in 1960 took place in Novosibirsk, the largest city in Siberia.
Dugatkin noted that this groundbreaking project continues to this day "under the watchful guidance of Belyaev’s student, Lyudmila Trut," who recently celebrated her 88th birthday. "Each year, she and her team test hundreds of foxes, selecting only the tamest —the most prosocial toward humans—to parent the next generation."
Colorado Man Reunited With His Donkey, Ennis, After Fire Swept Through His Town
When One Act Of Kindness Creates A Lifelong Friendship
Rejected From Police Training For Being 'Too Friendly'
This Veterinarian Has A Comfort-Dog Assistant That Helps Sick Patients Know That Everything Will Be Alright
Dugatkin and Trut tell the whole story of this experiment in their book How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog): Visionary Scientists and a Siberian Tale of Jump-Started Evolution, which is full of science, political intrigue, and tales of love. "In a nutshell, what the Russian team has done is create domesticated foxes that will lick your ears and melt your hearts with their devotion and love," he explained.
It's hard to imagine that somewhere in the beautiful yet harsh Siberia, you would be able to find furry foxes that are as friendly as our beloved canines. "Incredibly, even though Lyudmila and her colleagues select the parents of each generation strictly on how behaviorally tame foxes are, their domesticated foxes look eerily like dogs," Dugatkin added. "Within a decade (ten fox generations), some of the foxes had floppy ears and curly tails."
This Mother Cat Has Taken In An Abandoned Baby Possum
My neighbor's black cat had kittens and they found a baby possum on their deck that must have fallen off of its mom. The mama cat took it in as one of her kittens, but she doesnât understand why this little funny kitten hangs on her all the time. At this point in time we need to be more like the animals, take care of each other in their time of need.
My Foster Dog Had Never Been Indoors Before. This Is Her First Nap, On A Bed, In A Home
Sundae was taken from a dog hoarding situation â one man had 16 dogs (and a deceased dogâs body) in his backyard. The dogs had access only to a junk-filled backyard and a garage for shelter. Weâve had her for about a week and you would never know that sheâs never been an indoor dog before. Sheâs totally potty trained, incredibly gentle and sheâs very polite indoors. She loves to sleep as close as possible to me in bed â I think sheâs just making up for 8ish years of zero affection.
She's lucky to have found you! Give her hugs from me! I love the senior puppers. I'm getting older and my next adoptions will all be seniors from now forward.
My Dad Was Dealing With A Lot Of Stress, So We Decided To Get Him A Dog To See If It Would Help. Judging By The Cuddle Puddle, Mission Accomplished
"By the end of the second decade, they had mottled fur patterns and dog-like faces and bodies. And these foxes are as good as dogs at following human gaze," the evolutionary biologist said. What makes this experiment particularly fascinating is that domestication of certain animal species took thousands of years, and this experiment managed to have surprising results in just a few decades.
My Boy Just Had A Successful Surgery And Is Now Cancer Free
She Saw The Kids Playing On It And Now She Meows Until You Rock Her
Bhahahahahahahah!!! Clever lady! She even looks like she's waiting too!
Snapped This Pic Of This Huge Pitbull And His Pooh Bear While I Was Out Running Errands This Morning. So Adorable
He Guarded A Bird With Broken Wing Under My Truck For Four Days Before It Could Fly Off
Had to bring them both food and water because he refused to leave its side day and night, very proud of him
Dugatkin continued: "If all of that were not enough to make us humans fall head-over-heels for these remarkable creatures, they also laugh. Indeed, a number of the vocalizations the domesticated foxes make are more similar to human laughs than the sounds produced by any other species," he told Bored Panda.
He concluded by saying that all of these incredible changes toward a pet-like animal "occurred in mere sixty-plus years. Who knows what changes lay in store as the experiment steams into its seventh decade?"
The Hospital Let My Dog Stay With Me After A Brain Surgery
Two Years And Tons Of Walks Later, Shiloh Has Reached Her Target Weight
This Tiny Fox Has Been Visiting Our Garden Every Day And Wants To Be Friends
We Fed Our Backyard Squirrel Once. Meet Frankie At Our Backyard Door Waiting For More Nuts
Random Girl At Farmerâs Market Seduces My Partner In Front Of My Very Eyes
Sweet Rat
I Got My Pup A Matching Chair So He Would Stop Stealing Mine. Needless To Say, Heâs Very Pleased
My Dad Was Worried My Deafblind Dog Wouldnât Recognize Him After A Year Of Quarantine But I Think She Did
An Autistic Boy, Who Can't Be Touched, Connects With A Service Dog, As His Mom Bursts Into Tears Of Hope And Joy
I'm not sure why, but people still ask us why we place service dogs with children sometimes. Let me help you understand, from a momma who knows first hand:
See this moment? I've never experienced a moment like this.
This picture was taken near the end of the day after my autistic five-year-old was finally able to sit down with his new Service Dog Tornado. He flew across the entire ocean, stopped in multiple states, and uprooted his entire routine to travel the globe for this. He was so overwhelmed through the day that he had to leave to take a break for a couple hours before he could come back. This boy is the strongest child I have ever met; he has faced countless rude and ignorant adults and children who do not understand him, who have hurt him, and who have not valued him because he is different. This picture captures the face of a mother who saw her child, who she can't hug, wash, dress, snuggle and touch freely lay on his new Service dog of his own free will, with a purposeful unspoken attachment. This is the face of a mom who has seen her son experience countless failed social interactions on the playground in an attempt to have a friend. Any friend. Any kind of connection. She has sat with her son while he has cried at night for months because he has no consistent connections outside of the family no matter how hard he tries and no matter what he works hard on in his Autism therapies. It doesn't transfer to the natural occurring world for him. And now she is sitting behind her son silently watching this moment, with the air sucked from her lungs, and no words to say.
Holding her mouth and silently crying because she doesn't want to distract him from the moment and break him away from a pure, honest, and truly fulfilling moment for her son of his own free will. This is truly magic. Words cannot explain it.
I have cried so many times for this boy, but this is the very first time I have cried for a reason like this.
It's new, it's painful, it's wonderful, and it's grateful. I will always stand behind this boy (probably still crying ) but I am grateful that he will have Tornado to stand beside him. The 4 Paws magic is real. The wait is long, but this moment right here makes it worth every moment of waiting. It's worth every fight for services for my son, every diagnosis, every new provider, every dollar spent, every paper filled out, every school meeting, every shed tear, every step forward, every step back, and every wonder of the unknown future. Somehow because of this- because of Tornado- I know everything will be okay.
Some Images Require No Title, Just A Smile
Jellybean Does Not Like The Cone Of Shame. He Tolerates The Flower Of Protection
If it's because he lost a few -ahem- ounces, it's for a good cause. The FoP is adorable.
A Goat Followed My Friend Home From Work
Boss Said We Could Have Office Pupper Fridays
Guy Spots The Most Adorable Little Squirrels Napping Just Outside His Window
Turbo's Smile Always Makes Me Smile. This Was His Prosthetic Fitting Day
My Local Wildlife Shelter Had One Of Their Soft Release Raccoons Manage To Sneak Over The Fence And Into The Deer Pen. Adorableness Ensued
My Little Man Is Cancer Free
Our Cat Had Kittens 2 Days After We Had A Baby. This Kitten Climbs Into The Lounger With Her Whenever He Has The Chance. I Think These Two Were Destined To Be Best Buds
10 Days Ago, Somebody Poisoned My 11-Year-Old Fluffball Leon In My Own Garden
Against all odds, he made it through and is back home recovering to cause trouble for a while longer. The veterinarian called him a miracle. So proud of you my grumpy old kitty
"You Saved My Life. I Knew I Was Going To Die At That Shelter, But You Saved Me Today" - Dog, Saved From Euthanasia, Thanks His Savior
Hooman, This Is My Son
My Dad Passed Away 2 Days Ago And Was Inseparable From His Cat. He Refuses To Leave This Spot Where He Can See The Driveway. He's Waiting For My Dad To Get Home
This Duck Used To Come To My Porch For Food. Recently, She Brought Her Babies. I've Been Watching Them Grow Up
Whenever We Foster A Singleton Kitten, Our Dog Becomes Foster Mama
That looks like the moment the pupper was told they werenât keeping the kitty
From Elementary School Drama To Motherhood, My Sam Was Always By My Side For 21 Years
14-Years-Old, On Multiple Meds, Needs Help Down The Stairs⊠But When It Snows He Acts Like A Pupper Again
This Is The Cutest Thing
The True Friendship Between A Dog And A Human
Wholesome Dog
Buttercup Is Ready For The Minnesota Winter
Hello World! I'm 15 Minutes Old
Animals Really Are Manâs Best Friend
That crow will be his friend forever now! That's something to cherish!
My Good Boy Is Officially Cancer Free
Two Best Friends
this is Henry the Colorado dog, and his best friend Baloo. Henry was diagnosed with cancer last week, and is on comfort care. it is inoperable. đ
Murphy Likes To Hug My Pregnant Tum. The Baby Was Going Crazy, So I Think He Or She Can Feel The Purring Vibrations
My Cat Learned That The Alarm Sound Means I Wake Up, And She Snuggles On My Chest Right After
I've been setting my alarm 30 minutes early every day to give her more happy time.
my cat broke my moms phone because of the alarm and drank her coffee and bit her foot
My Adopted Cat Cheering Me Up On Tough Chemo Days
A Cheetah And His Companion Dog Have Grown Up Together
My Girl Is 18 Today
Flight Attendant Adopts Stray Dog Who Wouldnât Stop Waiting For Her Outside Hotel
My Dog Chewed A Hole Through His Towel And Stuck His Head Through It. Now He Wears It Around The House Like A Poncho
In France, Peyo, A Beautiful 15-Year-Old Stallion, Often Comes To Comfort And Soothe Terminally Ill Patients At The Techer Hospital In Calais
The horse always chooses which patient he wants to see, kicking his hoof outside the door.
Dog Survives Camp Fire. Found Guarding Charred Paradise Property When Owner Returns There For Them As If He Were Protecting His Former Home
Madison’s owners were unable to get home to him when the Camp Fire spread. They hoped and prayed he would be OK. When they finally got clearance to go back to the lot where their house once stood... Madison was waiting there for them as if he were protecting his former home
High Five
True Love Knows No Fences
My Mum's Colleague Has A Litter Of 5-Day-Old Bunnies, So We Went To See Them, And This Gorgeous Baby Fell Asleep In My Hands. I Think I've Been Chosen
Our Cat Has Been Glued To My Boyfriend After We Returned Home From A Week-Long Trip
"First Night From The Shelter To The New Home. I Stole Their Hearts And Their Bed. I Made Myself All Nice And Comfy There"
We Adopted These Two Cats The Year My Son Was Born, They've Grown Up Together And Now The Three Are Inseparable
Anytime Someone Asks To Adopt The Pups Separately I Send Them This Picture
My Dog Smiling, Which Made Me Smile
My Girlfriendâs Cat Decided The New Puppy Was Okay Last Night After 2 Months Of Keeping His Distance
She Knows She's A Big Deal
I'm A Horse Vet. This Adorable Little Guy Fell Asleep On My Feet While I Talked To His People
These Two Have Been Inseparable Since My Wife Got Pregnant. Todayâs My Wifeâs Due Date. I Think Our Cat Knows
Rescued From The Louisiana Floods, Still Majestic
"Hello Hoooman! Yes I know I. Am adorabubble!- and yes you may pet me! I survived the floods you know- I'm a good boy/girl aren't I!?"
The House Was Way Too Quiet For A Little While Yesterday While The Foster Kittens Were Out Having Playtime And My Boyfriend Was Supposed To Be Watching Them
I walked into the living room and found everyone like this.
Look At This Proud Momma! Thought Everyone Should See This Insanely Adorable Picture
My Wife's Senior Dog Can't Play Due To Arthritis But Our Puppy Loves Him Anyways
Ron Came To The Vet Clinic As A Stray. After A Few Weeks, He Started Making Rounds To See Patients, And Would Sit Next To Any Pet While They Were Asleep, Offering Comfort
I've stopped questioning how animals know when another animal is in need. They just do. And that's enough proof for me to know God gave them the better souls.
This Feral Kitten Wondered Into My Yard A Few Weeks Ago And Has Decided It Lives Here. My Grumpy Old Tom Cat Has Taken Her In As His Own
Our 1st Christmas Together And Our 15th Christmas Together
I Told My Dog My Father Would Come Over To Visit In A While. My Dog Adores My Father And Patiently Waited Till He Was There
So cute!- he looks like he's saying- "Are you SURE he's coming today!?"
Every Morning, Our Cat Patiently Waits At My Sons' Bedroom Door For Them To Wake Up. And It's Not To Be Fed - He Just Can't Wait To See Them
Yoga Studio Invites Shelter Cats To Do Yoga And Helps Them Find Homes
Happy 15th Birthday To My Best Friend
These Two Are Melting Everyone's Hearts
May I Introduce You To One Of My Precious Rats - Gizmo
This Is A Cute Size
Adopted Little Miss Freya Last Weekend. 1.3 Lbs Of Love
I Work In IT At A University And I Had To Upgrade A Professorâs Computer And They Had A Therapy Dog. This Sweet Girl Kept Me Company The Whole Time I Worked
After Having 3 Tumors Removed And Biopsied We Got The Call Today, Our Boy Does Not Have Cancer
Our Old Boy Is Getting Put Down Today. Somehow Our Other 2 Seem To Know, And They've Been Saying Goodbye All Morning
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My Mom's Rescue Dog Rico Is Best Friends With My Baby. I Interrupted Them Watching Peppa Pig
Made My Day
Laila Is Happy To Meet You All
My Wife Just Sent Me This Picture Of Our Daughter And Cat. I'm Crying At Work
My Dog's Most Favorite Person In The World Is My Grandma. It Was Her 89th Birthday Yesterday, He Had To Greet Her With A Proper Hug
My Rabbit Is 10 Years Old And Has Trouble Cleaning Himself Now. Colby Stepped Up To The Plate
We Get By With A Little Help From Our Friends
Lol my neighbors have goats and they climb EVERYTHING!! The first time I saw a goat in my apple tree I thought I'd lost my mind.
This Makes Me Smile And Cry At The Same Time
My Parents' Barn Cat Cuddling With The New Foster Kittens On Their Back Porch This Morning. We Were Worried He Wouldn't Like Them
Look At This Baby Goat, Aww
His (or her) floof is so luxurious. I've always loved seeing this image.
Theyâve Known Each Other For 4 Days
Hereâs My Autistic Brother Playing With Some Cats That Wandered Onto Our Deck. God I Love This Image
Smol Criminal Assaulting Arresting Officer
My Best Friend Turned 1 Today
My Friend's Golden Retriever Has Taken Quite A Shine To His Feathered Siblings
The Day I Saw Her And Fell In Love vs. Today, 6 Months Later And Still Just As In Love
My Parents' Dog Can Wink Better Than Most Of Us
She Fell Asleep In My Palm As We Were Cleaning Out The Kit Nest Today
Think She Made Everyone's Day
First "Aww Moment" With The New Puppy
This Big Brother Helps His Baby Sister Use The Doggie Door. He Stands There And Lets The Baby Go Through His Legs
My older cats taught the kitten we rescued (abandoned at 5-6 weeks old and weighing barely one pound!) everything she needs to know about how to âcatâ.
My Boyfriend And I Got A Puppy Two Weeks Ago. Today I Left Him For The First Time To Start College Classes, And My Boyfriend Sent Me This
My Handsome Old Golden Retriever/Border Collie Man (11 Years Old) Taking A Subway Ride With Me. The Best Friend I Could Ever Wish For
My Past Neighbor Rescued A Fawn And Itâs Grown Into The Family
My Dog Adopted 2 Abandoned Kittens Sheâs About To Give Birth And Is Breastfeeding Them
She Got What She Wanted For Christmas
We Had My Nephew For The Night, He Fell Asleep On The Sofa So Bruce Made Sure He Was Safe
Bruce is giving major death glares - wake this child at your own peril.
Hasn't Left My Side Since Her Failed Pregnancy. Full Term But No Babies, Everywhere I Go She's Right There Next To Me
My Wife Sent Me This Picture When I Got Home. Smokey Knows The Sound Of My Car
Today My Dog Kissed Her Vet While He Was Taking Her Blood Pressure
Me And My Corgi Copilot, Benson
Cute Pupper To Make Your Day Better
Morning Sickness Is Rough But This Guy Is Definitely Helping. Heâll Sleep With Her Like This For Hours
Little Helper At Auto Store
Blessed Match
This Posing Frog
Words cannot properly express how much I love when BP posts wholesome/happy things.
Man, this is by far the best post Ive read in so long! Made me so happy :D
Only one that didn't have a happy ending..? (The cat mourning) Other than that it made me happy too. :)
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Words cannot properly express how much I love when BP posts wholesome/happy things.
Man, this is by far the best post Ive read in so long! Made me so happy :D
Only one that didn't have a happy ending..? (The cat mourning) Other than that it made me happy too. :)
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