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Lists about the speechless little creatures who hold our hearts and see us naked but don't even know our names.

Pets

There&#39;s no denying that we love our pets more than anything. From spoiled house cats&nbsp;to fish that live in nicer tanks than the apartments their owners live in to the people that call their massive Great Danes &quot;puppies,&quot; the pet love is real. However, did you know that there may be a lot of things you do to your pet that they don&#39;t like? &nbsp;

&nbsp;In fact, sometimes even common pet owner mistakes that seem small can contribute to aggression, discomfort, anxiety, and sickness in their cherished pets. Even though pet owners often intend to give&nbsp;their pets the very best, and maybe even treat them better than they treat people they actually know or are close to, it&#39;s likely that they are guilty of one or more of these things pets don&#39;t like. &nbsp;

If you want to make sure you&#39;re not secretly driving your cat, dog, fish, opossum, or venomous snake crazy by doing these things pets hate, read on. Your furry, scaly, or potentially dangerous friend will thank you. &nbsp;

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If you&#39;ve ever been lucky enough to live with a cat or dog, you probably already know that there are certain sacrifices involved. You see, as these pets are here to demonstrate, both dog and kitty kind seem to have their own set of rules when it comes to things like social etiquette. The word &ldquo;privacy,&rdquo; for instance, is a completely foreign concept to many of the furry persuasion and, seriously, who has the heart to explain it to an adorable kitten (even if he is silently judging you as you shower)?

Here you&rsquo;ll find pets in bathrooms and other private places, ramping up the awkward as only pets can. Don&rsquo;t have a four-legged friend of your own? You&rsquo;ve come to the right place to experience the daily joys of pet ownership, including pet classics like the &ldquo;awkward toilet stare&rdquo; and the &ldquo;surprise shower visit.&rdquo; You&rsquo;ll get to share in the magic of desperate paws shooting under the door as you attempt to pee and the adorable antics of kittens ready to turns their owner&rsquo;s shorts into awkwardly-timed hideouts.

So get ready to grin at the adorable antics of pets who don&#39;t care at all about your privacy. Upvote the most adorable pets who won&#39;t leave you alone!

Though many pet owners are slow to admit it in order to avoid cat lady stereotypes, who among us can honestly deny that our pets are totally our babies? So it stands to reason that along the journey of furparenthood, we&rsquo;re likely to catch ourselves at times doing things that only other furparents would understand. Take the baby picture for instance - a cherished item of parents everywhere. While many of us do indeed hold dear baby pictures of our furry little friends, these parents of pets that got big went the extra mile by creating adorable baby vs. grown-up photos of their pets.

Here you&rsquo;ll find everything from adorable pictures of cute pets that don&#39;t know they grew up to recreations of classic childhood pictures of pets and their boys and girls. Prepare yourself to start snapping photos for your own furry little buddy&rsquo;s photo album after you get a load of the following adorable family photos of pets before and after they&rsquo;ve grown.

So get ready for a laugh as you browse through everything from baby turtles who grew into full-grown tortoises that would put the ninja turtles to shame, to fuzzy baby corgis who insist they&rsquo;ve outgrown their own beds but now happen to fit perfectly into yours. Whether you&rsquo;re a shameless cat fan or team dog all the way, you&rsquo;re sure to leave with a smile on your face as you see some of the most <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/cutest-baby-animals?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">adorable baby animals</a> around and the proud grown-up pets they became.

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Does your pet seem to have a sixth sense that engages every time you even think of packing a suitcase? Has your cat or dog perfected the big-eyed sad face that haunts you throughout your workday? Or maybe your furry companions barely ever leave your side in fear that you might leave for work and never come home again. Unfortunately, our pets can&#39;t speak human, and it&#39;s really hard to explain to your fluffy little friend what &quot;BRB&quot; means. 

These sad pets have perfected the art of the guilt trip, and are here to demonstrate skills so impressive that you&rsquo;ll feel guilty for ever planning to leave them. You&rsquo;ll see some of the best sad pet tricks ever caught on film such as the &ldquo;sad eye,&rdquo; &ldquo;the lonely window stare,&rdquo; and of course, the dreaded &ldquo;too distraught to make eye contact&rdquo; technique. You&rsquo;ll watch as cats throw themselves over suitcases, and dogs&#39; eyes follow their fur-parents to the car, begging them to reconsider a trip to the grocery store.

Vote up the cutest fur-babies who are just so sad to see you go!

Millennials are increasingly foregoing children in favor of&nbsp;pets. Pets are cuter and less expensive. If you wanted, you could take all the money you save by not having kids&nbsp;and use it to build the perfect room for your furry friend. These pet rooms are so incredible and fancy, they'll suit even <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-dog-breeds" target="_blank">the best dog breeds</a>. Everyone needs a private space&nbsp;to get away from it all, and that includes the family's favorite fluffballs.

Pets act as the unofficial mascots of the Internet, and emotional pet memes capture the struggles they endure each day at the hands of their owners. Each time you finish your plate without sharing, Spot becomes the poster (good) boy for sad dog memes. Conversely, each time you leave to take Spot on a walk, your&nbsp;feline friend, Chester, exudes the sorrow of sad cat memes everywhere. Regardless of how hard you try to please your furry little friends, pictures of pets who are disappointed in you reveal it to be a lost cause. Whether you like it or not, some of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/things-pets-hate/isadora-teich" target="_blank">your actions make your pet dislike you</a>, turning Chester into Grumpy Cat right before your eyes.To help you get through the toil of the workday, check out these hilarious memes about hurting your pets' feelings,&nbsp;guaranteed to make you consider busting out the treats when you get home.&nbsp;Your <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/pets-who-are-sad-to-see-you-go/ashley-reign" target="_blank">pets might be sad</a> for a minute, but it's nothing a belly rub won't solve. Unless you bust out the vacuum, in which case you and said device both suck.

There's nothing more horrible than discovering your dog or cat is missing, and once a pet is lost, it's hard to know whether they'll ever return home. While pet owners can post flyers and go searching for them, it's impossible to know where your fur babies have run off to.Most of us have seen films about incredible journeys that beloved pets take, overcoming all odds to return to their homes and their families. Miraculously, it's happened in real life, too. Many real pets have undertaken amazing&nbsp;journeys to find their owners, some of them traveling for years to get home.If you've ever lost a dog or cat, you know how worrisome it can be. Will your furry friend return home on its own? Where has it gone? Is it facing danger? Will your pet go the distance to find home? These amazing animals did! Prepare to have your heartstrings tugged, and hug your dogs and cats as you read these extraordinary stories of pets traveling many miles to return home.

You probably won&#39;t see these rare dog and cat species in your local woods. They are some of the rarest dogs and cats in the world - whether because of deforestation, loss of habitat, or lack of eligible mates to breed with, you&#39;ll be hard-pressed to find these canines and felines around the world. If you have found them, you&#39;re probably either a scientific researcher or a very wealthy person.

Think you&#39;ve seen all the cats and dogs in the world? You are mistaken. Sure, 47% of Americans have a dog in their house and 37% have a cat, but that doesn&#39;t mean they&#39;re experts in the field. There are some creatures out there that you didn&#39;t even realize existed.

If you are curious about what is causing the dwindling populations of these dogs and cats, where you might find them, and what their eating habits are, you&#39;ve come to the right place. We&#39;ve got the 411 on these rare dogs and cats that you could spend a lifetime searching for.

Dogs and cats are mortal enemies, right? Everyone has stories about dogs who are terrified of cats, or who bark them straight out of their yards. Not so fast – there's plenty of photographic evidence that there are actually dogs who love cats.&nbsp;Here you'll meet dogs who have decided they'd rather cat today with their fluffy friends, even and especially if said friends happen to be of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/cute-big-cats/ashley-reign" target="_blank">feline</a> variety.These animals acting like&nbsp;other animals blur the line between canine and kitty kind, living together in one big happy state of kitty perch sharing love. Pictures of dogs raised by cats will remind you that peace can have it's perks, as they demonstrate <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/animals-with-human-traits/coreybarger" target="_blank">various skills</a> picked up from their kitty counterparts.&nbsp;So the next time someone tells you to beware the dangers of adopting both cats and dogs, point them in the direction of these guys. They&nbsp;prove that it's not only possible for dogs and cats to cohabitate, but to form deeply adorable friendships as well.

When you are an <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-funny-pics-of-animal-love/amber-hubert">animal lover</a> with a passion for <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-13-greatest-pets-in-video-game-history/ariel-kana">the nerdy things in life</a>, you cannot help but want to share your geek interests with your furry (or not so furry) companion. This collection of geeky animal habitats and homes is perfect for enthusiasts of all things nerd or the pet owner looking for some inspiration.Here you will find both adorable and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/lego-versions-of-famous-monuments/ariel-kana">totally creative ways</a> that fans have celebrated their favorite film, television show, or video game. You can also discover ways to geek up your own home, from superhero cat caves to nerdy fish tanks. For animals big or small, indoors or outdoors, there are no limits to how you can bring your interests closer to home.Check out these awesome creations, and vote up your favorite habitat!

Have you ever been walking down the street, only to find yourself fighting to restrain your laughter when you spy a lady who looks just like the pug she's walking? Or perhaps people are always telling you that you and your cat bear a striking resemblance to one another, though you've never been able to see it? As you'll see in the following pictures of pets and their owners, there actually is truth to the age old rumor that people tend to look like their furry little adopted friends.As it turns out, a psychologist from Kwansei Gakuin University in Japan named Sadahiko Nakajima not only proved that people who look like their dogs and cats are not uncommon, they are actually the norm. Throughout the course of his&nbsp;<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/18/people-look-like-their-dogs-study_n_5838278.html" target="_blank">research</a>, Nakajima even discovered that total strangers were able to match pictures of dogs and their owners against photos of other random dogs with which they were presented. So what is it that makes people who look like their pets so common? Researchers suspect that it’s the recognition of familiar features that subconsciously attracts people to pets who bear a resemblance to themselves. Regardless, enjoy the fruits of this random psychological phenomenon via these hysterical photos of people who look just like their pets - and pets that look like their owners!

Naming your pet is always a difficult process. It's a name you're going to yell for a&nbsp;decade, so you always want to make sure it's an appropriate name that sounds fun. Even when you scream it. A lot.&nbsp;And then there are these pets&nbsp;who gave their owners no choice but to give them a certain name. These are pets with extremely appropriate names. Some are funny, some are weird, but they're all very appropriate. Because of the way that they look, they just had to be named their name. There is no way around it.

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List of the best pets for kids, ranked by former kids, parents, and animal lovers. This list of good pets for kids includes the most popular kids pets like cats and dogs, but also good small pets like hamsters, fish, and even lizards. The best pets for first-time owners are those inexpensive low-maintenance pets that require the most basic care, but also allow children to take on responsibility.&nbsp;This list of the best pets for children includes pet reptiles that require basic feeding, as well as small mammal pets that might allow kids to play with them and even cuddle. Vote up those animals you think make the best pets for families with children to move them to the top of the list. If you believe a kid can handle a dog, great! Vote it up - and also check out this list of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-dog-breeds?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best dog breeds</a> for kids. If you don't think children should have even the best exotic pets, vote them down. This list includes the best pets for young children and small children as well as good pets for older children. What do you think are the best low maintenance pets for kids? Use this best pets for kids list to decide if your child is ready to care of an animal!

Are some pets actually banned around the world?&nbsp;Unfortunately, it turns out the answer is yes. Though many exotic animals aren't banned, such as big cats, there are plenty of surprisingly banned pets that most of us probably consider domesticated; pit bulls, for example, are <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/patrick-stewart-pit-bull-ginger/laura-allan" target="_blank">routinely banned with very little evidence</a> to back up the reason&nbsp;for it.&nbsp;Hawaii has possibly the most stringent animal laws in the world, requiring quarantines for some animals and outright banning many others, such as hamsters, gerbils, and hermit crabs. The <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-fictional-pets/carlybobarly?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">list of pets</a> you can't legally own knows no bounds in Hawaii. However, until 2009, Canada had lax animal laws, allowing citizens to have pretty much anything (even hippos were technically legal).As animal attacks make news headlines, public outcry follows. Sadly, there have been all too many examples of animals <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/stories-of-pets-who-turned-on-their-owners/mike-rothschild" target="_blank">that have turned on their owners</a>&nbsp;- often animals that should have never been owned as a pet in the first place.&nbsp;If you're in the market for a pet, check your state and local laws - cities and other municipalities often restrict animals that a state does not.

Trying to include your favorite pet in your family photo presents a challenge on par with calming restless children. You can't really blame pets since&nbsp;they don't know what photography is, and they'll enter and exit a frame without warning&nbsp;before you can say &quot;bad dog.&quot; Below you will find&nbsp;shining examples of animal photobombs and animals ruining&nbsp;pictures. People tried to capture precious&nbsp;moments and ended up with&nbsp;portraits that will last an Internet lifetime.&nbsp;Enjoy this collection of hilarious pet photobombs and remember that animals ruining photos are not at fault, it's usually you, and you'd be wise to take some time to <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/kids-with-dangerous-animals/loganrapp">consider how much you really want these photos</a>.

Ghosts

Ghost stories are hardly rare, but stories of true hauntings always seem to involve humans.&nbsp;What about our dearly departed animal friends?&nbsp;Is it&nbsp;possible for pets to return as ghosts to help or haunt&nbsp;owners? And would you be more or less freaked out if you saw the ghost of a cat rather than that&nbsp;of a human? Or a pet snake? Yes, ghost pets are a bizarre proposition. Though perhaps not as bizarre as keeping a ghost as a pet. &nbsp;

Anyway, while some may&nbsp;scoff at the notion of animal spirits&nbsp;visiting us,&nbsp;stories of pet hauntings are widespread and, in some cases, the stuff of legend.&nbsp;Perhaps it&#39;s the unique bond animals have with humans that makes this type of supernatural encounter possible.&nbsp;Whatever the reason, these intriguing stories of pet haunting&nbsp;range from the heartwarming to the truly terrifying.&nbsp;&nbsp;

All the stories on this list will leave you wondering if the&nbsp;bump you heard in the middle of the night was a furry friend&nbsp;paying you a visit from beyond.

Helping elderly cats, giving doggos a chance to be happy,&nbsp;bringing needy dogs to church services... these are the actions of glorious pet owners go above and beyond when it comes to helping out furry or feathered friends. Vote up the animal lover who is most likely heading to Heaven for all their good deeds.&nbsp;

Celebrity Trivia

Celebrities are notorious for <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/weird-nicolas-cage-purchases/isadora-teich?ref=nodelyrel&amp;pos=7&amp;a=0&amp;l=1677048&amp;ltype=n&amp;g=1" target="_blank">outrageous purchases</a>. (We're looking at you, Nic Cage!) But when that purchase is a living thing, it gets weird. Countless celebs have dogs and cats and maybe a bird. But then there are donkeys, micro pigs, illegal monkeys, and even an octopus. (We're looking at you again, Cage!)That said, here are some of the strangest pets of the stars.

If you&nbsp;ever wonder&nbsp;what your furry friends <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/funny-pet-messes-and-disasters/ashley-reign">do while you're out of the house</a>, these&nbsp;funny photos of pets caught off-guard&nbsp;might give you a little insight. When mommy and/or daddy leaves home, many&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/pets-who-ruined-family-photos/nathandavidson">hysterical cats and dogs</a>&nbsp;put themselves into&nbsp;compromising positions that make you wonder if that obedience school diploma came with a receipt. These funny pictures of pets who didn't know you'd be home early shows&nbsp;four-legged friends are much more&nbsp;creative than you think when it comes to entertaining themselves while alone in the house.So if you'd rather keep your image of your innocent little fur-ball intact, then shield&nbsp;your eyes, because it's about to get a little frisky&nbsp;up in here.&nbsp;Get ready to see animals raising the roof, shredding the cushions, and getting their freak on as they remind you of the importance of always remembering to knock first, even on the doggy door.&nbsp;

Pets are really just members of the family, and it&#39;s so wholesome watching them welcome babies into the family in their own unique, protective ways. <a href="https://twitter.com/msdanifernandez/status/1317279214307995652" target="_blank">Dani Fernandez</a> asked parents to share pictures of these relationships, and the internet really delivered. Vote up your favorite pics down below!

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List of the best fictional pets from literature, film, TV, comics, mythology, and other places. Included are the top fictional dogs, birds, and cats from books and movies, such as <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/all-harry-potter-pets/jessica-bedewi" target="_blank">the Harry Potter&nbsp;series</a>, as well as animals from other planets or other worlds. The animals on this list include real, live action, animated, and even animatronic pets. Vote on the cutest, smartest, sassiest, and most helpful animals that served as pets to other fictional characters. What are the best fictional animals from TV? Movies? Vote for your favorites.&nbsp;

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