Pets

Pet owners swear their fur babies are&nbsp;the smartest in the world, but sometimes that&#39;s actually true.&nbsp;Here are the most wholesome stories of pets being smarter than expected.&nbsp;

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Pet Owners Are Sharing The Most Intelligent Things Their Pets Have Ever Done

General

M. Garcia

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

For the Love of Pets

Animals

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;

Amazing Pet Owners Who Are Definitely Going To Heaven When They Die

Erin Maxwell

You like to think that you&#39;re the king of the castle in the eyes of your pet, but that might just be part of their strategy.&nbsp;

People Are Sharing The Things That Their Pets Have Actually Trained Them To Do

People Are Sharing Things That Their Pets Have Actually Trained Them To Do

Amalia Halpin

Wholesome

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.

25 Animals Who Don't Know How Big They've Gotten

Ashley Reign

Cats

Has there ever been a stronger bond than cats and the Internet?&nbsp;Their furry little faces appear in every corner of the Web, portrayed as everything from&nbsp;adorable best friends who deserve worship, to fuzzy&nbsp;little&nbsp;evil geniuses capable of destroying the Earth (or a living room) without a care in the world. Indeed, cats&nbsp;are perhaps one of the most celebrated animals of the Internet, as proven by the sheer amount of memes that appear every day celebrating their antics.&nbsp;&nbsp;

40 Random Cat Memes For Cat Lovers

Pets are intuitive, but so are veterinarians and they <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fev57r/veterinarians_of_reddit_whats_a_clear_sign_that/" target="_blank">notice everything</a>.&nbsp;

Veterinarians Share Clear Signs When They Know Someone Is A Good Parent To Their Pet

Pets can be some of the greatest gifts on earth. They show unconditional love, cheer people up, and immediately become a part of the family. But, sometimes, pet owners are unjustly left with an ultimatum from significant others who aren&#39;t fans of pets. Reddit user&nbsp;u/<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/mo36yy/people_who_were_made_to_choose_between_your_pet/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web2x&amp;context=3" target="_blank">sugar-soad</a> asked: &quot;People who were made to choose between your pet or your partner, how did your ex react when you chose your pet?&quot; and&nbsp;the responses had us cheering them on.

16 Pets That Were Worth Breaking Up With Someone Over

Brian Roque

As any cat owner will tell you, the joys of being a fur-parent to a cuddly little ball of indifference are actually far more rewarding than you might imagine. The joys of cat ownership are definitely an acquired taste, and not everybody will understand the devotion and adoration you feel towards your kitty. Sure, they might maul you, scratch you, ignore you, or knock all of your things over, but there's a reason why ancient Egyptians worshipped cats. Cats are unbelievable companions, insanely furry, and endlessly funny. We've put together a bunch of adorably <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/cat-shaming-v1/ashley-reign?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">hilarious cat photos</a> to show you what it's like for cat owners on a daily basis.These cat photos show off what kitties can do best. If you ever feel alone at home and want a furry companion to keep you company, adopting a cat could solve all of your problems in an instant! Cats can be passive aggressive and high-maintenance sometimes, but they can also be cuddly, sweet, and absolutely hysterical. Some cats love playing boxes, or seeing what containers they can fit themselves in. Other cats love chasing after laser pointers and taking care of the spider problem in your home.&nbsp;Whether they're silently judging you from afar, or cuddling up next to you in bed, vote up these <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/historic-photos-of-cats/ashley-reign?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">pictures of cats</a> that perfectly describe what it's like to be a fur-parent to your own feline fluff-ball.&nbsp;

Only Cat People Will Understand These Joys of Cat Ownership

Funny Photos of Cats: Joys of Cat Ownership

Lists about cool cats for cool people who would like to be covered in cats.

Rad Cats

Constant companions, adorable cuddle&nbsp;buddies, fuzzy little sociopaths who would destroy the world if they had thumbs...cats are both man&#39;s greatest friend and worst enemy. Here are a few examples of&nbsp;a few felines who woke up one morning and chose violence. Vote up the evil little kitties who are doing their best to destroy the world, one Christmas tree at a time.&nbsp;&nbsp;

25 Cats Who Just Want To Watch The World Burn

Damon Davis

Lists about all types of good boys and girls for the people who want to pet every single one of them.

Must Love Dogs

Dogs

This list has all the best dogs for people with allergies. These hypoallergenic dogs&nbsp;shed less (or not at all) and&nbsp;have less irritating dander;&nbsp;and while there&#39;s a great deal of disagreement over whether any dog can truly by fully hypoallergenic, many believe these dogs are better for those with allergies than other breeds. So if you&#39;re not a fan of those sneezes and itchy eyes when you&#39;re around pets, consider getting one of these top hypoallergenic dogs so you can still enjoy the love of a furry friend without the irritation.

To understand why some people are allergic to dogs, you have to look at the cause of the irritation. While allergies differ from person to person, most people are allergic to the dander of the dog, something given off by the dog&#39;s hair, skin, urine, and slobber. While it&#39;s impossible to eliminate a dog&#39;s skin, urine, and never-ending drool, the hair of these hypoallergenic dog breeds is what sets them apart as better for allergy sufferers. To eliminate the hair completely, many people with dog allergies&nbsp;might select hairless dog breeds, like&nbsp;the Chinese Crested, Xoloitzcuintli (<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/xoloitzcuintli-dog-facts/beth-elias?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Mexican hairless dog</a>), and the Peruvian Hairless Dog.

But for those who aren&#39;t interested in a hairless dog, there are plenty of other options on this list of hypoallergenic dogs. If you&#39;re looking for large breed hypoallergenic dogs, poodles are especially praised for being one of the best&nbsp;dogs for allergies, as are poodle hybrids and some <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-cutest-hybrid-dogs/nicolebreanne" target="_blank">designer dog breeds</a>, such as the labradoodle and cockapoo. Other large dog breeds allergy sufferers include the Samoyed, airedale terrier, Portuguese water dog or Irish water spaniel. For the best small hypoallergenic dogs, many flock to the shih tzu, Yorkshire terrier, Maltese, and Havanese.

While the jury may be out on whether or not&nbsp;any dog breeds&nbsp;are truly hypoallergenic, the dogs on this list are the best breeds for people with allergies&nbsp;and are the least likely to cause any irritation. They might not be the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-dog-breeds/homefromhome" target="_blank">most popular dog breeds</a>, but these shed less, have less dander, and are pretty dang adorable.

Yorkshire Terrier

The Best Dog Breeds to Consider If You Have Allergies

The Best Dogs for Allergies

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Pet Project

Lists and lists of the things that make each US State unique, from the weirdest laws to the most popular drinks and dog breeds to the shows residents are streaming most on Netflix.

This Is America

Wherever you go in the United States, you're bound to find many&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/dog-breeds-from-100-years-ago/nathan-gibson&nbsp;" target="_blank">amazing dog breeds</a>. All dogs are perfect, which is why they're the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.avma.org/KB/Resources/Statistics/Pages/Market-research-statistics-US-pet-ownership.aspx" target="_blank">most popular pet</a> in the county and can be found in over one third of US households. There are dozens of different breeds that all have their own unique features and personalities, but where you live might influence <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/dog-breed-for-each-zodiac-sign/natalie-jonah&nbsp;" target="_blank">which&nbsp;breed of good boy</a> you bring into your family. These top dog breeds will make you want to adopt a new best friend.

The Most Popular Dog Breed In Each State

Animal/Plant

Eric Luis

Lifestyle

We all know those dads, who for some reason or other, claim they &quot;do not want or need a pet in this home.&quot;&nbsp;And then, despite their excuses about suffering through allergies, or it being too much work, they&nbsp;end up loving the pet more than everyone else in the house combined.

These stories are our guilty pleasure, so we found a bunch of wholesome pictures that prove that dads and pets can defy all odds and become each others&#39; best friends.

24 Dads Who Swore They ‘Didn’t Want Pets’ That Ended Up Becoming Coddling Pet Parents

Ramya Jaishankar

Dogs have been featured in films since the dawn of cinema. The best dog movies ever feature cute pups that the audience can connect with. As they say, dog is man&#39;s best friend. If an audience doesn&#39;t like anyone in the cast, then they&#39;ll at least like the dog &ndash; this is especially important in good dog movies for kids. Unlike other animals, canines are easily trained, and therefore ideal for motion picture production. This Hollywood dog movie list includes all types of dogs. So your favorite breed is probably included. For more movie ideas&nbsp;check out our <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-disney-movies-starring-dogs/ranker-film" target="_blank">Disney dog movies list</a>&nbsp;or our list of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-dog-movies-for-kids/ranker-film" target="_blank">dog movies for kids</a>. You can also check out our lists of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-on-netflix-v1/ranker-anime">anime shows</a> and the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-comedies-on-netflix-instant/polkadotking">best comedies on Netflix</a> and even the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-dog-names-from-movies/pet-project" target="_blank">best names for dogs from movies</a>.

101 Dalmatians

The Greatest Dog Movies Of All Time

Film

The All-Time Best Dog Movies, Ranked by Fans

Ranker Film

Funny

Cats can sometimes get a bad rep for their aloof and standoffish personality traits, but they can be just as kind and loving as other pets. From being mindful of where they step to ensure that they don&#39;t make a mess to learning how to make sounds eerily similar to human speech, here are some of our favorite wholesome Tumblr posts about our feline friends. Enjoy!

22 Wholesome Tumblr Posts That Prove Cats Are The Most Hilariously Weird Animals

Josh Gu

It's an awesome feeling bringing a new pup home to be your canine companion, and while it may have been easy to pick her as the one to take home with you, choosing a name for your new dog may not be. It's a tough choice to make! You'll be using it sternly while pointing at a myriad of destroyed items and random messes and screaming it out across dog parks until your voice is hoarse for close to the next 12 to 17 years, so pressure is on to choose wisely, grasshopper!Thankfully, the diligent peeps at <a href="http://www.petinsurance.com/healthzone/pet-articles/new-pets/most-popular-pet-names.aspx">VPI Pet Insurance</a> pull enormous loads of data from all over the place, and once a year, they compile an official list of the most popular female dog names and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/male-dog-names/anabel-conner">male dog names</a> in the country. Inquiring minds can now know which girl puppy names are currently all the rage with the pet parents. It just might help you choose the perfect name for your pup, too. Check out this list or ideas and vote up which you think are the coolest dog names of the year! Don't see your favorite to name your female puppy? Be sure to add it to the list.

The Best Female Dog Names Ever

Best Female Dog Names

Anabel Conner

Lists of insane, very creepy tales are almost unbelievable, but are 100% true.

Totally Bizarre True Stories

Even with training and domestication, pets have been known to turn on their owners. Sadly, this is all the more common with exotic animals that are difficult or impossible to train, such as lions, bears, and snakes. These stories are tragic, usually of devoted guardians attempting to simply do what can&#39;t be done - tame a wild beast.

Pets who have turned on their humans include a famous chimpanzee, various reptiles, a hippo that inspired a TV special, bears, and even spiders. Some of these cases&nbsp;are the result of&nbsp;obvious bad ideas, but many were just animal owners who had fallen in love with an exotic creature&nbsp;and paid the ultimate price.

18 Terrifying Stories Of Pets Who Turned On Their Owners

18 Terrifying Stories of Pets Who Attacked Their Owners

Mike Rothschild

Pets lists at Ranker - The ultimate source for hundreds of pets lists and rankings

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Adorable animals playing, posing, helping, hiding, eating, and waiting for you to pet them.

All Creatures, Great and Small

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These fat, adorable animals are what I would look like if I were any of these animals. These are the fattest animals on the Internet in all their obese glory. There are some fat animals whose owners obviously let them eat the vanilla part of the Neapolitan, and there are other obese animals who just don&#39;t give a crap. The fat dogs who just stare their owners down during a game of fetch until the poor bastard who threw the frisbee has to go get it while his fat dog stares at him and laughs: these are those a-hole pets.

In case you&#39;re wondering, there&#39;s no shortage of morbidly obese animals on the Internet. There are fat animal pics of everything from obese dogs, enormous cats, obese skunks, and even the odd fat bear are here in this list. Some of these fat pets you&#39;ll look at and wonder what their humans were thinking, others you&#39;re going to want to steal just so you can invite people over to gaze at your crazy fat cat.

Basically, if you don&#39;t enjoy these pictures of fat animals, you are a waste of a human being. There are fat hedgehogs, for pete&#39;s sake! Big, spiny balls of obese hedgehogs. They are the best. Now stop reading this and gaze at the fattest pets and obese animals you have ever seen. And vote for the obese corgis, fat hamsters, huge pugs, giant cats, massive wombats, and big bears you think are the coolest or cutest animals in this fat animal pictures roundup.

If you haven&#39;t gazed upon enough animal awesomeness when you&#39;re done here, check out the <a href="/crowdranked-list/cutest-baby-animals" target="_blank">cutest baby animals list</a> and this assortment of the <a href="/profile-of/cutest-animal-videos">cutest animal videos</a>.

The 50 Fattest Animals in Internet History

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Danielle Dauenhauer

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Everyone has their favorite dog breed, but what's the best breed to bring into your home if you have kids? Of course, the very best thing you can do is adopt a dog, making sure that the animal is good with kids beforehand. But if you have your heart set on a particular breed, there are definitely some dogs that are better in families than others. Vote your favorite kid-friendly breed up and add any you see missing. While you're at it, take a look at those sometimes considered to be more <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/scariest-dogs-list/ranker-science" target="_blank">dangerous dog breeds</a>.The coolest dog breeds for families aren't always the best ones as they're not always the most &quot;Pinteresting&quot; or &quot;Instagramable&quot; breeds, but that's for a reason. You need a safe breed that's easy to take care of that you can count on anyone taking care of. That's why we used part of the the top 10 <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-dogs-for-kids/pet-project?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">dogs for children</a> to build this list, because it should include dogs that any part of the family should be able to care for.&nbsp;

The Best Dog Breeds for Families

Dog Breeds for Families | Best Dogs as Pets for Children

Desertrat89

The best dogs for kids are not just some of the best family dogs but some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-dog-breeds/homefromhome" target="_blank">best and most popular dog breeds</a> out there. These dogs have incredible patience, are gentle with the little ones, and can help teach children about responsibility. Additionally, many claim that raising children with dogs can help improve the self esteem of the child and help them with cooperation and social skills.

While many might think that small&nbsp;dog breeds would be better with small children, the opposite is often true. Breeds like the golden retriever, labrador retriever, Irish setter, and boxer are among the top dog breeds for children. These large dogs are gentle giants and great about tolerating the tormenting of children without backlash.

Of course many smaller dogs are also great for kids. The poodle is a popular choice for family dogs as is the beagle, shih tzu, Havanese and pug. For a family living in an apartment or one that simply does not want a larger dog, these breeds are solid choices and among the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-apartment-dogs/pet-project" target="_blank">best apartment dogs</a>. On the other hand, chihuahuas or yorkies are smaller breeds that are not especially recommended for children.

When selecting a great family dog, it&#39;s important to consider a variety of factors. That&#39;s where a mixed breed or mutt can often be a great choice of the combination of dog characteristics a family might be seeking in their ideal dog. Also, as mixed breed dogs are often the first to land in a shelter, giving a rescued mutt a forever home can change your life and the life of the dog as well. Whichever breed of dog you select, it&#39;s crucial to think the decision over thoroughly before making a commitment to any dog, but this list of the best dog breeds for families will help you start the decision making process. And if you&#39;re looking for dogs that are specifically good around infants, be sure to check out our list on the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-dogs-for-babies/pet-project" target="_blank">best dogs for babies</a>.

Australian Shepherd

The Best Dogs for Kids

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List of favorite dog breeds, mainly gauged by the animals&#39; suitability as pets in homes and apartments. Because of thousands of years of selective breeding by humans, dogs come in a tremendous variety of sizes, shapes, colors, temperaments and behaviors. They are the only animal to have so much variation in appearance without branching into a separate species.

Though groups like the American Kennel Club make very specific designations about breeds and breed hybrids, there continue to be new breeds and breed variants developed all the time, as well as &quot;up and coming breeds&quot; not officially recognized by kennel clubs and experts. (Many dogs not purchased directly from breeders are also mixed-breeds of some kind, or have less than purebred ancestry.)

<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/scariest-dogs-list/ranker-science" target="_blank">Dog breeds</a> are typically divided into a few basic categories: companion dogs, guard dogs, hunting dogs, herding dogs and working dogs. The top dog breeds for every purpose are represented here. Despite the names, in contemporary America, most breeds - even hunting or herding dogs - service as companies for individuals and families.

Pick your favorite dog breeds from the list below and vote them up, and if your favorite breed or hybrid dog is not currently listed, make your own version of the list and add it there yourself! And if you love dogs but suffer from allergies, be sure to check out our list of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-dogs-for-allergies/pet-project" target="_blank">best hypoallergenic dogs</a>.&nbsp;