Sleep, eat, work, repeat. Our busy schedules have an adverse effect called stress. In fact, it’s so common that nobody really cares about it until it strikes with its sharp anxiety needles. Luckily, we have our adorable animals who help to bring our emotions back on track. They place us into the mode of cuteness overload that is sweet like chocolate and adorable like a puppy. So here it is—our new wholesome dog photo compilation to refresh your day. You can never have too much of a good thing, so take a look at previous cute dog posts compiled by Bored Panda here and here. Don’t be greedy! We invite all our fellow pandas to share the pictures of your beautiful dogs! And if one of them happens to be right here next to you, thank them for all the joy they bring to our otherwise turbulent lives.
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A Pelican Befriended A Stray Dog Who Was Often Spotted Hanging Out All Alone Along The Boat Docks. The Man Who Photographed This Has Adopted Him But Brings Him Back Every Day To See His Friend, Petey The Pelican
The Best Boy
This Makes Me Happy
Science claims that a companion animal can be an excellent solution to many psychological problems. You can call it the pet effect. How does it work? To find out, Bored Panda spoke to Antonio Diaz, a certified and professional K-9 trainer and dog behavioral specialist based in Las Vegas, about the health benefits of having an adorable dog in your life.
“Dogs give people a reason to keep living. My German Shepherd, Brooklyn, literally helped me get through depression after a bad motorcycle accident in 2012 and she is the reason I found my passion and I am doing what I love. Dogs can be extremely affectionate towards humans and they also have the ability to read our body language much better than we (most people) can read theirs."
Studies have shown that dogs can make people happier, lower blood pressure, lower heart rates, and help to release serotonin and other 'feel good' hormones in the brain. Dogs can literally help you live longer! Moreover, “Dogs are used in courtrooms to help victims of sexual and violent crimes speak during their testimony. They are used to help children build confidence in reading and also used to bring happiness to the elderly.”
Broken Dog Can't Stop Smiling When He Realizes He's Being Rescued
This Pitbull Pulled Out His Teddy To Show It To The Dog Of The Other Car
Friendship Through The Toughest Of Times
That’s what best friends are for, to be there in the good times and the rough times.
But these smart dogs, just like us, have different characters too, right? Antonio confirms: “Some dogs are more independent and like more space, therefore may not pay enough attention to their owner to understand them. These dogs would be less likely to read or understand their human counterparts. I believe that is dependent on the strength of the bond and relationship between a person and their dog. The more time you spend with your dog and the more emotional states they witness, the better they can understand you. With all that said, dogs are master observers and probably know more about us than we think.”
This Is Jasper. He Is My Neighbor’s Dog. I Can’t Leave The House Much Due To Health Issues, So Anytime He Sees Me He Runs Back Inside His House To Bring Me Back Out One Of His Favorite Toys. Today Was His Duck. His Record Is 3 Toys And A Stick, All At Once. What A Champ. Be Like Jasper
Fifteen Years Later, Still Best Friends
Homeless Man Goes To The Hospital, His Dog Friends Patiently Wait By The Door
Froma Walsh, a Professor Emerita from the University of Chicago's Department of Psychiatry, claims that our ancestors already knew about the importance of the human–animal bond. “In ancient times and in cultures worldwide, animals have been respected as essential partners in human survival, health and healing. Many spiritual traditions have honored the relationships of people to animal forms of life.” In fact, “Dogs were considered such loyal companions during life that they were revered as guides in the afterlife. When a pet dog died, the owners shaved off their eyebrows, smeared mud in their hair, and mourned aloud for days.”
When You Do Not Have A Doggo But Your Neighbor Does...
Same Boot, 3 Years Later
When You’re In Time-Out But Your Best Bud Won’t Let You Do Time Alone
Kind Woman Gives Her Own Jacket To Her Dog Who Had To Wait Outside The Post Office In The Cold Weather
Proud Mother Of Two
This Is Floyd. He Was Born With Cerebral Hypoplasia Which Means He Can't Walk Too Well. Today We Found Out He Fits In My 75 Liter Hiking Pack, So We Got To Take Him On His First Hike! He Seemed To Really Enjoy It
Blind, Deaf Dog Comforts Every Foster Animal Who Comes Through His Home
I Have To Pick One U Guys
When Your Favorite Spot Shrinks With Time
Gus Gets Reconstructive Surgery
We Got A New Puppy Yesterday. I Asked My 4 Year Old To Put Him To Bed. This Is What I Came Back To
A Really Wholesome Moment Spotted
Oh, pure joy in those faces! (someone cutting onions in the kitchen!!)
We Adopted A Greyhound That Was Super Skittish For Months And Was Very Suspicious Of Us. Tonight She Initiated Cuddles And My Heart Is Full
Neighbors Are A Big Fan Of Luna!
Rescued Tortoise Is Now A Part Of A Great Dane Litter
Boy Was Reunited With His Lost Dog And It's The Most Heartwarming Thing Ever
Got A Dog To Guard The House But Then... Who Wants A Belly Rub?
My Friend Just Texted "Adopted A Dog Yesterday".... With This Pic
Andy Has Slept In My Bed With Me For The Past 8 Years And He Still Puts His Head On The Edge Of The Bed To Ask Permission To Jump On
My Neighbor's Sweet Dog Found A Moth
"My Friend Lives Above A Punk Bar And Sent Us This Pic Of Her Dog And The Regulars"
Not surprising at all. I was punk back in the very early 1980s, and we all loved animals, lots of us had cherished pets, and a couple even went on to become veterinarians! I mean, what person with a beating heart pumping warm blood could resist a big fluffy dog? Or a little non-fluffy one? Or a cat? Or any cuddly animal? It all comes from your love of all living things, so it doesn’t matter what music you listen to, how you dress, or what lifestyle you pursue.
Thank you Kathy for your compassion. Unfortunately, the majority of "people" hurt, torture, and brutally, mercilessly murder animals for fun, entertainment, simply for joy of killing. And do not forget that farm animals are sentient being too, they suffer immensely in factory farms and die in unimaginable pain and anguish in high - speed slaughter houses for human insatiable appetite for meat.
Load More Replies...Looks like a Great Pyrenees. Their superpower is to melt all hearts in their orbit! You see one and you can't help but want to puddle next to them.
Punks, we are famously pro-animal, has always been a big part of the punk scene.
Load More Replies...A fellow punk and metal-head here, can confirm our communities love animals more than humans, ever at a gig and go outside for a breather and see a dog, yeah i probably won't see a load more of the gig that night.
I can just imagine the white fur all over their black clothes! So much for moody goths lol
Worked for RNIB in the UK and had two guide dogs in the office - one golden and one black. Made picking out clothes that would hide dog fur impossible. Always went home covered in fluff. In offices guide dogs aren't working most of the time, they sleep under the desk or mooch around getting love from adoring colleagues♥.
Load More Replies...Good and kind peoples always love doggos, and doggos love good and kind peoples right back!! This particular doggo is just lovin this ;)
All these normal people dressing up like they're punk only so they can cuddle the neighbour dog!
The girl hugging the doggie looks like she is experiencing pure happy bliss
Right In The Feels
It Has Taken 2 Years Since We Adopted Her, But Reba Has Dropped More Than Half Her Weight And I Couldn’t Be More Proud Of Her.
He Had A Long Day
Can We Keep Her?
He Found His New Bestfriend!!
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The photos are really sweet and funny. But they make me sooo sad, because they remind me of my dog and I miss him so very much. Almost 1 year since he's gone...
I miss my cousin's dog so much. He passed away 2 years ago but he was such a good friend to me, and I was merely a guest there. There was this day I was crying at this spare room and he joined in. I didn't want him to cry along so I stopped so he would too XD another day I spent there I was really sick. So I decided I'd take a nap, and when I woke up he was laying by my side, cuddling gently. Good memories :P
I wish this was one where you could add your own because I have the most adorable picture of the first time I realized just how much my newest rescue loves car rides.
Probably not healthy, but whenever I see a dog I get filled with a rage against humans. Just the thought of a dog not being treated properly, I think. And there are a lot of those cases. And those people should be Thanos snapped.
As they say, the picture is worth a thousand words. All the pictures are so heartwarming and funny. Loved them all.
I had to upvote every one of them. Even though I'm really a cat person.
Fantastic post, animals usually make us happy, to bed now, thanks B.P. !!!
So yeah, i liked all the photos, then unliked them all just to i can like them again. This is so awesome
Fantastic photos!! Just can't feel down or sad after seeing these pics!! Thank you for sharing
Yeah, I started crying after like 6th or 7th. We are so deeply blessed to have freinds like that. Cherish each and every momonet, because unlike you, who can have several animals in life, they will have only you through their whole life here.
The photos are really sweet and funny. But they make me sooo sad, because they remind me of my dog and I miss him so very much. Almost 1 year since he's gone...
I miss my cousin's dog so much. He passed away 2 years ago but he was such a good friend to me, and I was merely a guest there. There was this day I was crying at this spare room and he joined in. I didn't want him to cry along so I stopped so he would too XD another day I spent there I was really sick. So I decided I'd take a nap, and when I woke up he was laying by my side, cuddling gently. Good memories :P
I wish this was one where you could add your own because I have the most adorable picture of the first time I realized just how much my newest rescue loves car rides.
Probably not healthy, but whenever I see a dog I get filled with a rage against humans. Just the thought of a dog not being treated properly, I think. And there are a lot of those cases. And those people should be Thanos snapped.
As they say, the picture is worth a thousand words. All the pictures are so heartwarming and funny. Loved them all.
I had to upvote every one of them. Even though I'm really a cat person.
Fantastic post, animals usually make us happy, to bed now, thanks B.P. !!!
So yeah, i liked all the photos, then unliked them all just to i can like them again. This is so awesome
Fantastic photos!! Just can't feel down or sad after seeing these pics!! Thank you for sharing
Yeah, I started crying after like 6th or 7th. We are so deeply blessed to have freinds like that. Cherish each and every momonet, because unlike you, who can have several animals in life, they will have only you through their whole life here.