You’ve just given your dog a bath. You’ve brushed its coat and now it’s gleaming like burnished copper. But you forgot to close the back door and off your doggo goes, bounding outside. And then you realize: it’s rained recently, there’s dirt everywhere outside, and your pooch is already frolicking across muddy puddles like Peppa Pig.

That’s just one of the many possible situations how your beautiful floof of a doggo can get muddy, messy, and mucky. Bored Panda has compiled a list of adorable and funny comparison pictures showing why you should never let your dog play in the mud. So scroll down, upvote your fave muddy pups, and let us know in the comments if your dog’s ever done something similar. Oh, and when you’re done enjoying this list, have a look through our previous post about muddy canines.

This post might make some of you want to adopt a playful doggo or become a better person by volunteering at your local animal shelters. If that’s what’s on your mind, read on for our interview with the Central California Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

#1 Before And After Playdate

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#2 Dog Playing In River Evolves Into Supermodel

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#3 Before And After Mud Bath

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Walter Salvari of the Central California SPCA told Bored Panda that dog and animal lovers can find plenty of ways of contributing to any of their local shelters if they’re looking for ways to make the world a tiny bit better one step at a time.

“There is not a ‘best way’ to support a shelter since everyone has different abilities, availability, talents, and resources. However, everyone can help a shelter.”

According to Walter from the CCSPCA, there are a number of things that people can do to help out their local animal shelters, including adopting or fostering pets, donating money or items on the shelter’s wish list, and volunteering.

However, that’s not all: even sharing good stories about pets and shelters online can make a difference. The same goes for reporting abuse and neglect. Walter also stressed that everyone comes out a winner if we all take excellent care of our own pets and share our know-how and experience with our family, neighbors, and community.

#4 As Expected I Got Super Super Muddy And Had A Great Time, However I Partied A Bit Too Hard

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#5 Our Babies When They Play Too Much. Alice And Figo

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#6 Dandelion Zoomies

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For those of you lucky enough to be living in Central California, Walter said that there are no special qualifications to volunteer for the CCSPCA—all you need is the willingness to help. “We have tasks ranging from dog walking and animal socialization to cleaning; customer service to office work; community education presenting to fundraising, and assisting with special events.”

“We have positions for all levels of physical ability and our current volunteers range in age from 8 to 75,” Walter explained that people of all ages are pitching in and helping animals out. “People wishing to volunteer need to complete a volunteer application on our website and attend an orientation/training class before beginning. We also accept groups for one-day projects.”

#7 “Today I Discovered Mud Puddles. Best. Day. Ever”

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#8 Is This Not Good?

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#9 Mud Dogger

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The CCSPCA (and plenty of other animal welfare organizations) has a screening process for those of us who want to adopt an animal. Walter explained that the CCSPCA checks if the people willing to adopt a pet have had previous experience with the breed they want to give a forever home to.

“We do this to make sure they are breed knowledgeable, and not adopting simply due to the breed being pretty, or for any negative factors. We also like to make sure that if the customer has more than one person living in the household that everyone is in agreement in adopting a pet. We prefer that everyone in the home spends time with the pet to make sure the pet is a good fit in the household.”

He added: “Lastly, we ask if the customer has dogs at home. We recommend doing meet and greets first with the potential adopters in order to not have any issues at home with their beloved pet and our shelter animals.”

#10 She Found The Mud Puddle

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#11 Very First Time I Stuck My Head In Thick Mud. Mum Was Absolutely Horrified But Then Start Laughing. No One Wanted To Pet Me On The Walk Home Tho

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#12 Hands Up If You Love Mud Puddles

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#13 Anyone Knows How To Clean A Bath? Asking For A Friend

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#14 Oh You Dirty Dog

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#15 I See Your Muddy Pupper, And I Raise You Mine

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#16 Wat, Mahm? Dirt? Where? I See Nuffin

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#17 Happy Hippo Ralph

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#18 Found Her Playing In The Mud In The Backyard

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#19 It’s Safe To Say Wrigley Had The Most Fun At The Park Yesterday

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#20 Someone Found The Only Mud Puddle In The Dog Park

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#21 Ran Through The Tall Weeds With Her Velcro Fur. Took A Bath And Nearly 2 Hours Of Brushing To Get Them All Out

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#22 Doesn’t He Look Fetching In His Mud Suit?

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#23 A Dirty Dog Is A Happy Dog

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#24 Rare Pupper Having A Hecking Good Time In The Mud

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#25 Gabby Found A Mud Hole To Cool Off In

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#26 Sweet Puppy Discovered Mud Today

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#27 Sorry Mummy

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#28 The Little One Is Learning From His Big Brother

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#29 Jude And His Hound Dog Puppy “Chicky-Dog” After Playing In The Mud

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#30 Was Asked If Martha Ever Got Muddy. Well, Yes. A Little

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#31 I Found One Of My Favorite Puddles

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#32 Sunday Funday! Dog Park + Mud Puddles + Puppacinos

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#33 A Little Mud Never Hurt Anyone… Right?

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#34 So That’s How Chocolate Labs Are Made

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#35 Precious Make Up

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#36 Dog Wash Then Car Wash

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#37 As Soon As Fox Gets Wet, It Gets Totally Stylish – It Makes Him Look Kind Of Angry And Cute At The Same Time

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#38 Can You Believe It’s The Same Dog In Both Pictures?

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#39 Oh Ellie

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#40 How Milton Became Internet Famous

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#41 Sorry Mum, But It Was Stronger Than Me. Those Ducks At That Empty Pond Needed Some Exercise. But Be Cool, No Bathing, Ok. You Know That I Hate Getting Wet

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#42 We Had A Really Big Snowfall But I Still Know How To Find The Mud

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#43 Hoodrat Ways

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#44 Someone Had A Good Day Today

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#45 My Golden Decided To Cool Off In The Mud While We Were Hiking. Many Baths Were Had

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#46 Bailey Lost His Ball In A Mud Puddle. In True Retriever Form, He Didn’t Stop Until He Found It

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#47 Ok, Guess Who Is Having A Bath Later? These Boots Are Made For Walking. And It Stinks

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#48 Well, It Was Like Time To Swim Again

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#49 Should I Be Allowed To Become A Swamp Monster At Least Once Again This Spring?

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#50 Muddy Friday

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#51 Swamp Creature

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#52 Mud Bath

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#53 This Is Bodhi, My Parents’ New Puddle Checker

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#54 What? It Wasn’t Me

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#55 Mud Mask For The Beauty

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#56 Great Day As Always

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#57 She Thought The Mud Puddle Was A Swimming Pool

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#58 This Is What I Opened My Door To

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#59 That Moment You Go To The Park And Get A Magnificent Tan

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#60 Little Pig In A Mud Bath

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#61 Fun Times. Except The Baths After

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#62 Today Was A Good Day

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#63 Found Myself A Perfect Mud-Hole, Got To Sit In Front And Got Some Treats When Got Home. Perfect Sunday

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#64 I Can Explain Human. You See, There Was A Ball, I Had To Save, In The Mud

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#65 I Know I Did A Bad Thing Rolling In The Mud, But It Was Sooo Much Fun

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#66 “I Swear I Wasn’t In The Mud. I’m A Good Boi!”

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#67 Dog Park

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#68 Can’t Go To The Lake Without Getting A Little Dirty

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#69 The Best Part Is That Smile

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#70 My Lovely Lola

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#71 Who Sticks Their Entire Head In A Mud Puddle?

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#72 My Fur Used To Be White

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#73 That Was A Fun Day In The Park. My Humans Learned Something New As Well: Always Bring A Towel In The Car

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#74 This Boy Had Some Fun Today

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#75 Looks Like Aspen Loves His Mud Bath

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#76 She Was All White Before Discovering Mud For The First Time

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#77 Loki Once Again Located A Puddle, And Managed To Submerge Himself To The Point Where I Started Fearing It Was Quicksand

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#78 Because Who Doesn’t Love Mud? The Stinkier The Better, Right?

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#79 This Boy Had A Great Day. He Got To Play In Mud, Snuck In A Goose Poop Snack, And Got To Play In The Hose While The Humans Rubbed Soap On Him. It Was The Best Day Ever

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#80 Someone Found The Mud Puddle Again

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#81 Mud Baths All Around

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#82 Before And After Mud Bath

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#83 Of Course My White Puppy Loves Mud

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#84 My Pup Discovered She Likes Mud Today

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#85 “I Guess You Can Say I Like Rolling In The Mud”

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