You might have had a tough week or even a difficult month. Now, it’s time to kick back, relax, and immerse yourself in some uplifting dog posts. You deserve it.

We know how much you love dogs, dear Readers, so Bored Panda has collected the newest most wholesome photos of our canine friends for you to pet virtually. Upvote the pics of your fave best boys and girls, and share photos of your own dogs in the comments! And in case you need some serious cheering up, we’ve got you covered with our earlier blessed dog lists here and here.

As if you needed more evidence that doggos are wonderful (no offense to any cattos, we love you, too), science has shown that owning pets does wonders for your physical and mental health. Having a dog at home reduces stress, lowers blood pressure, and even decreases the risk of kids developing asthma. Bored Panda wanted to learn more about the positive effects of having a dog in your life, so we reached out to the Arizona Humane Society. Scroll down for our insightful chat with them.

#1 My Dog Is 18, Has Trouble Standing. Since Clare Was Born, He Stands For Hours Watching. Good Boy

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#2 When The Ac Hits Just Right

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#3 My Dog Lexi Is Turning 10 Soon. Through College, 3 Cities, 2 Apartments, And Our First Real House – Anywhere We Go, We Go Together.

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AHS Media Relations Specialist Kelsey Dickerson told Bored Panda all about how our physical and mental health improve when we get a dog. “There are so many incredible benefits of owning a pet that go beyond the joy they bring to us each and every day, studies prove that having a furry friend greatly improves our mental and physical health as well, especially during these times when quarantine and social distancing has led people to staying at home and decreased in-person interaction,” she said.

“A few physical benefits of owning a pet include lowered stress levels, increased heart health (i.e. lower blood pressure, cholesterol levels, heart rate, etc.), helping you and your family stay in shape with increased opportunities for exercise and outdoor activities with your pets, as well as increased socialization opportunities with other people and pet owners,” Kelsey went through some of the benefits.

#4 When Ravioli Saw His Pups For The First Time!

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#5 My Mom Puts Their Puppy In Her Apron Pocket When She Preps Dinner And I’m Not Sure Who Enjoys It More

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#6 Somehow, I’ve Ended Up With Three Different Animals With The Same Color Scheme

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“Pets also help improve our mental health by offering us unconditional love and companionship, especially for those who live by themselves or are unable to socialize with others on a regular basis. It has also been proven that pets help decrease our anxiety levels, increase our compassion for others, and also help children’s cognitive stimulation and understanding of appropriately interacting with other beings.”

Just how much more active are dog owners? In general, they tend to walk and much much more. One study found that older dog owners took an average of 2,760 more steps each day compared to non-owner seniors. That’s more or less an extra 23 minutes of daily exercise.

#7 Sacrifice

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#8 I Heard A Light Knock On My Door And Went To Answer It And It Was My Landlords’ Dog Bringing Me A Stick

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#9 Four Borzoi Dogs Adorably Peek Their Big Noses Out Of Curtained Window One At A Time

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Time also writes that another study showed how dog owners were much more active during the winter months, spending around half an hour less being sedentary each day. So having a dog is wonderful for your physical health because they help you stay in shape while you’re helping them stay in shape. It’s the perfect quid pro quo situation, don’t you think?

Some of us might wish that we could understand what dogs are saying. However, canine experts already have a pretty good idea of what they’re trying to communicate with their body language.

#10 I’m Currently 40 Weeks Pregnant And His Favourite Spot Is On The Bump ?

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#11 This Is “Frida”, She Has Saved 60 People So Far In Her Career

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#12 My Grandma Had A 10th Birthday Party For Her Dog

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For example, when a dog maintains eye contact with you, that’s usually its way of saying that it trusts and loves you. When your doggo bows before you, that means that it wants you to take a break from working or studying and play with it for a bit.

Meanwhile, when your pet brings you an object, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it wants to play fetch! Sometimes, these items are meant as gifts. Lucky you!

#13 Purest Pup Ever

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#14 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.

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#15 Father And Son

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#16 ‘they Hired A Photographer Just For Me!’

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#17 I Promised To Try To Love Her As Much As Our Golden Does

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#18 He Loves All Animals

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#19 Growing Old Together!

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#20 Lady Marmalade And Her Fancy Paws

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#21 This Dog Donated His Blood

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#22 It’s Important For Everyone To See This

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#23 Charlie! He Was My Sober Gift To Myself. 130 Days Alcohol Free Today 🙂

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#24 12/10 Good Boye

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#25 Beautiful

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#26 My Neighbour’s Dog Peaking Through The Fence To Say Hello

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#27 If You’ve Had A Rough Week Check Out Little Man Snoozing With His Very Good Boy

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#28 Took My Uncles Guide Dog For An “Off Work” Walk.

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#29 My Foster Mama Ellie Had Her Babies Yesterday – Apparently She Came With A Whole Lab Sampler Pack!

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#30 I Got You, Fren

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#31 Chewbacca Cosplay

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#32 My Dog Diesel Passed Away Last Month. I Had Him Cremated And His Ashes Spun In This Orb.

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#33 Beware Of The Dog !

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#34 In Mexico, This Girl Who Was Celebrating Her 15 Years Was Posing On The Floor When A Stray Dog ​​approached And Snuggled Over Her. Instead Of Getting Angry, She Asked To Take Pictures Together

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#35 Rapunzel

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#36 Update – Not Sure What To Do With These Two As They Won’t Maintain Appropriate Social Distancing

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#37 Moved His Bed So I Could Vacuum And Came Back To This

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#38 Sir Patrick Stewart Playing A Very Serious Game Of Chess With His Foster Pup

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#39 My Dog Rolo Has Always Been A Messy Drinker, My Girlfriend Turned His Water Bowl Into A Moss Garden To Keep The Place Tidy

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#40 Rare Beauty

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#41 Like Father, Like Son !

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#42 Doggy Has Asthma And Requires Multiple Nebulizations. But As Long As He Has His Ducky With Him, He Know He Is Gonna Be Ok.

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#43 Just A Raccoon Hugging A Chihuahua.

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#44 Partners In Crime.

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#45 Here Is A Heart For You?.

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#46 My 90 Year Old Grandpa Is Sewing The Holes My Dog Made In Her Favorite Toy.

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#47 High Paw!

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#48 I Made This

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#49 Just Because They Grow To Be Twice Your Size Doesn’t Mean You Should Stop Giving Them Hugs.

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#50 I Walk Here Everyday And Every Time This Cute Doggo Is There Staring At The Ocean

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#51 My Dpt (Deep Pressure Therapy) Service Dog Pearl Is Doing Her Job Right Here. I Was In A Full Aspergers Meltdown And She Helped Me Come Out Of It Pretty Quickly. The Goodest Girl.

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#52 Every Time He Gets A Haircut People Ask “How Old Is Your Puppy?” He’s 14 And Adorable.

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#53 Keeping Her Babies Safe

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#54 My Parents Sold Their Camper Recently. The New Owners Sent This Picture To My Mom Of Their Girls Picking Out Their Beds

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#55 My Border Collie Puppy Likes To Jump Up On And Sit On Random Things. This Is My Favorite So Far.

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#56 Four Friends Taking A Nap.

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#57 Today Is Extra Special Because This Old Man, Who I Was Once Told Had A Life Expectancy Of 8 Years, Turns 16 Today! Happy Birthday Baxter Bear!

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#58 Teddy Has Been Working On His Quarantine Beard. What Do You Guys Think?

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#59 Important News

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#60 My Dog Just Had Surgery And Is Scared Of Her Cone, This Is My Moms Solution

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#61 Meet Charly, The Heart-Eyed Beauty ??
isn’t He Gorgeous? ?

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#62 We Tested Smoke Detectors Yesterday. She Heard The Alarms And Ran Up The Stairs, Made It Past The Dog Gate, And Frantically Searched Every Room Looking For All Of Us. She Would Not Calm Down Until She Could Check Every Room. She Has Never Been Trained To Do This, But She Still Tried To Rescue Us.

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#63 One Of Our Neighbouring Dogs Passed Away, So His Owners Left A Box Full Of Treats For Other Dogs As A Tribute In The Local Park.

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#64 Just Saw This Dog On Twitter And You Need To See It Too

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#65 I Made Friends With A Small Hooman Today. He’s Like Basically Me-Sized. I Bet I Can Get Him To Give Me More Treats Than My Hoomans

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#66 My Best Friend For 14 Yrs. I Lost Him 8 Years Ago, He Came Back To Me In A Tie-Dye I Just Made.

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#67 She’d Do The Same For Me

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#68 Made Me Smile During A Traffic Back Up

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#69 Get A Puppy They Said. You Won’t Be So Alone During Quarantine They Said. They Were Right…

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#70 Old Habits Die Hard

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#71 About A Month Ago I Introduced My New Dog To My Cat. Here’s How Their Relationship Is Progressing.

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#72 No Half Measures. Go For A Full Hug.

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#73 This Rad, Super Friendly Stray Dog

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#74 A Family Portrait

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#75 Taught Chloe To Stand On My Wheelchair’s Feet Rests, Now All She Wants To Do Is Give Me Kisses.

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#76 A Good Smiley Boi

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#77 We Have Four Kittens And He Only Lets This One Sit On Him… Guess We Know Which One We Gotta Keep

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#78 My 15 Year Old Senior Lab Has Taken Upon Teaching Our New 8 Week Old Pup The Art Of Life And Their Relationship Is The Cutest ?

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#79 Our Old Man. He’ll Be 14 In September. He Was So Happy Snugged Up In The Blanket.

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#80 I’d Help You Watch..

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#81 Stray Dog Looking After Stray Kittens

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#82 Perfect Fit

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#83 First Time At The Vet, She Was Such A Good Girl!

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#84 When You Walk Past Someone You Know But Not Enough For You To Say Hello

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#85 Woke Up To Find My Boyfriend And Our Dog Sound Asleep Like This:

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#86 The Weather Man Dog Had A Small Dog Couch

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#87 Something Never Change

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#88 True Love Knows No Fences

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#89 Their Favorite Time Of Day, And I’m Sure They Postman’s Too

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#90 Smell The Flowers

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#91 My Anxious Dog After Making Her First Doggy Friend

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#92 Puppy Inception

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#93 First Day At School

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#94 Surprise Boy To Brighten Your Day

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#95 These Are My Dogs

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#96 Our Herding Dog Spent The Day Guarding Bambi Until The Mom Came! Wilson Is A Dang Good Boy.

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#97 This Big Baby Is Only 3 Months Old. She’s Scared Of Thunderstorms.

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#98 The Look My Dog Gives My Grandpa

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#99 Here Is A Great Picture Of Jerry Hanging Out On The Porch In His Prosthesis. Jerry Was A Rescue Dog Who Had His Device Made In 2011, He Now Enjoys Spending Quality Time With His Family In NY.

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#100 This Beautiful Girl Is Almost 14. She’s Missing A Lot Of Teeth So Her Tongue Sticks Out A Lot.

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#101 My Mom Told Me Her Doggy Was Just Like Mine, Today She Proved It.

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#102 Kinda Like My New Scarf

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#103 She’s Happy And She Knows It :d

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#104 He’s Given Me 19 Years Of Love

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#105 They Fight All Day But Sleep Together At Night

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#106 Do Ya Like Dags?

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#107 Bruce Wayne Is A Big Snuggly Cane Corso

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#108 Push To Activate Smiles

#109 Found A “Lost” Dog At The Beach And Called The Number On The Tag. Owner: “Oh No, That’s Alright, I Live Up The Road And Charlie Likes To Go For A Swim And Play With People. He’ll Come Home When He’s Tired!”

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#110 The Eyes I Get When Put My Shoes On For Work.

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#111 Our Dog Has Hardly Left My Wife’s Side Since Baby Arrived. He’s A Proud Older Brother.

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#112 9 Years Spent With This Perfect Doggo! Hopefully Many More To Come!

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#113 After 6 Years Of Living In Apartments That Don’t Accept Animals, My Wife And I Finally Moved And Were Able To Get A Dog. Reddit, Meet Gus.

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#114 My Old Girl Is Still Up And Running At 15 Years Old – I Give Her The Biggest Hugs And Tell Her She’s Loved Every Single Day Because I Will Never Know When She Decides It’s Time ?

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#115 Cuddle Buddies

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#116 My Girl Is 11 Years Old But Will Always Be My Puppy!

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#117 Morning Self-Affurmations. “I Am Floofy. I Am Beautiful. I Am Deserving Of Treats.”

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#118 If He Likes You, He’ll Show You His Leaf. You Can’t Touch It, But You Can Look At It.

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#119 A Dog Named Jasmine Was A ‘Surrogate Mother’ To Over 50 Rescued Animals; Including Puppies, Foxes, 4 Badger Cubs, 15 Chicks, 8 Guinea Pigs, 15 Rabbits, A Deer And A Goose. She Nursed Each With Affection, Taking Care Of Them As Soon As They Arrived.

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#120 Rosie Grins When She Gets Excited, And This Is What I Come Home To Every Day.

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#121 Someone In India Bought A Billboard To Celebrate His Dog’s Birthday.

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#122 Stray Dog Keeps Visiting A Hyundai Dealership, They Give Him A Job And His Own Badge

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#123 The Groom Getting His Best Man Ready For The Wedding ?

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#124 Such A Good Boy

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#125 First Birthday

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#126 This Is Mocha ? She Will Be 13 Next Month

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#127 This Gentleman At Target Who Reversed His Hooded Sweatshirt To Make A Puppy Pocket

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#128 This Quarantine Pup, Buddy, Has Grown A Lot In 8 Weeks!

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#129 My Big Dumb Golden Just Absorbing The Pet Energy

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#130 Dog Visits The Fence Every Day To Get A Massage From The Neighbor Pup

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#131 What I Wake Up To Every Morning.

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#132 A School’s Therapy Dog, Miss Peanut, Got Included In Their Yearbook!

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#133 She Is Old. She Is Incontinent. But She Is My Baby.

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#134 My Dog Gets Really Anxious In The Car, So My Grandma Asked To Sit In The Back With Him. The Whole Car Ride All I Heard Was “It’s Okay, We’re Almost There Brave Boy”

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#135 This Dog Made A New Friend Even During Quarantine.

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#136 I Used To Drag Around A Stuffed Husky Toy. As Soon As I Graduated And Got A Job I Got A Dog. Now I Get Dragged Around By A Real Husky

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#137 Branch Manager

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#138 My Mom’s Little Ankle Biter

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#139 Box Of Licks

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#140 My Good Boy Protecting/Comforting My Tired Wife. We Just Found Out Wife Is Pregnant And Has Been Very Tired Recently.

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#141 My Girlfriend And I Have Been Fostering Donna, A Stray Dog With Severe Mange, For The Last Four Months.

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#142 Nessie Is Having A Happy Morning And Thinks You Should Too 🙂

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#143 My Best Mates Hound (Bella). Hadn’t Seen Her In About 6 Months. She Was Napping In The Car, Realised Who It Was And Looked Me In The Eyes Then Just Flopped Onto My Arm Like That. Easily One Of My Loveliest Doggo Moments.

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#144 6 Weeks And 6 Months

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#145 This Is Love

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#146 My Dog Is Obsessed With My Cat And Likes To Hang Out Wherever The Cat Hangs Out

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#147 Old Timey Pug Quartet.

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#148 Dreaming Of Their Next Adventure

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#149 So’s Grandma Got A New French Bulldog Puppy. This Is How He Sits

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#150 Our New Member

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#151 Leo Find Most Comfy Place For Sleeping…

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