20 Of The Funniest Posts About Cats And Dogs This Week (Aug. 1-7)

Woof — it’s been a long week.

If you feel like you’ve been working like a dog, let us offer you the internet equivalent of a big pile of catnip: hilarious posts about pets.

We Shih Tzu not.

Each week at HuffPost, we scour Bluesky, Instagram and X to find the funniest posts about our furballs being complete goofballs. They’re sure to make you howl.

(And if you want more, no need to beg ― you can check out last week’s batch right here.)

every morning our cat moves her toys from the bedroom to the living room while screaming, and every night she moves them back, also while screaming.i don’t know the purpose of the ritual but it is the central pillar of my faith

— kiesha (@kiesha9i) August 5, 2026

We put cat-proofing up around the garden to stop my cat from getting out (as he’s been known to fight other cats and break into their homes to steal their food)… next door’s cat seems to really like her new hammock. pic.twitter.com/MbPuPGCzjG

— Tara (aka. Ave) 🌟🌷 (@iaveina) August 5, 2026

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my dog gets so excited about the word “car” so to avoid getting his hopes up my mom has been calling it “the c slur”

— kenzi (@kenzianidiot) August 6, 2026

may or may not have trained my friend’s dog to know that if I get an ice cream cone while walking her I’ll give her the last bite pic.twitter.com/p4re6RqauZ

— Shakira (@jodecicry) August 5, 2026

Gus has trained you well 😂 pic.twitter.com/g21h1HAmAr

— Meidas_Charise Lee (@charise_lee) August 6, 2026

cat woke up other cat & i by puking on us at 6 am. this is the downside of sleeping with one cat on your pillow and one on your side i guess

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— reversecowgirl69 (@botticellibimbo) August 5, 2026

Okay sorry for the grainy quality of the Zoom, but I looked over from the desk and saw Plin doing … this: pic.twitter.com/ZiZt6mJj1c

— A.V. Marraccini (@saintsoftness) August 5, 2026

bad and naughty pugs get the butterfly net pic.twitter.com/ufAKdGzyhX

— horse dentist (@equine__dentist) August 5, 2026

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CVS is telling me my dog is going to be treated as an independent legal adults under HIPAA when he turns 18. pic.twitter.com/8DMf7GL2KQ

— 🍂 Autumn 🍂 (@AutumnTweets) August 5, 2026

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i love how animals learn our schedules because wdym my cat was shocked when i came back to bed when id normally leave for work and has been glued to my side ever since pic.twitter.com/cIB1Ns08oA

— charlie 🐝 (@heathbarcrunnch) August 5, 2026

avril lavigne? What an odd name for a cat but cute i g-

oh my fucking god that is quite literally avril lavigne pic.twitter.com/w8h0rysagP

— niamh (@WAKEUPDONNlE) August 3, 2026

This is the level of unbothered I’m striving for pic.twitter.com/4Sxu733moi

— We Assess and Draw Cats 🐾 (@WeAssessCats) August 6, 2026

bean update; we went to the vet. we are 2.3 pounds. we were described as “opinionated” pic.twitter.com/7SwzewPB7S

— megs & bean ⎕ ⊬🍅 (@nerfiee) August 6, 2026

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my cat won’t stop begging for the entire stick of butter when i’m cooking pic.twitter.com/Nl4J6TelKf

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— Paige (@GRUGCEL) August 6, 2026