Woof — it’s been a long year.
Yet, despite some pretty ruff (sorry) news stories that came out in 2023, we’re hoping that our weekly roundups of the funniest dog and cat tweets were a purr-fect (sorry, again) escape.
So as a little holiday treat, here are 50 of the funniest tweets we’ve featured in our roundups in 2023.
We Shih Tzu not.
Just a reminder that we did not write these tweets, we merely curated them. So, if any posts truly make you howl, we sincerely hope you click on that tweet and follow the person who brought a little bit of levity to your day.
And to all the pets featured in these hilarious nuggets online, we appreciate you too! So, we’re saying thanks in a way you can truly comprehend: Bark, bark, and pspsppsppss.
(And if you want more pet tweets, there is no need to beg! You can check out last year’s 50 funniest tweets about dogs and cats here — or check out our weekly roundup here.
Yappy holidays, y’all!
just saw a kid in petsmart with his hands and face pressed against an adoptable cat's glass cage telling the cat they need to "form a plan" because his mom said no and whispering his full home address to the cat. i think the kids will be alright
— haley (@feederofcats) January 9, 2023
I don't know what this dog is going through but I can relate pic.twitter.com/awkGOicbdb
— Moh (@moh__mi) January 1, 2023
Cost of living crisis is hitting everyone hard. Our 5 year old cat that moved out over a year ago just came back home full time like nothing happened. Ma’am
— Chipo (@BeingChipo) January 16, 2023
I believe this to be the best photograph of a dog ever taken in human history. pic.twitter.com/0dU8Lb2g9Z
— L (@Lu_Sea_Em) January 26, 2023
I don't completely know how to explain this, but as a cat owner you quickly learn that "absence of cat (chill)" and "absence of cat (suspicious)" are two very different kinds of silence
— Megan Wegenke (@MegWegenke) February 1, 2023
Bruh can’t believe the dog daycare called & snitch on him ???????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/n1VN3BiuJN
— Shannonnn sharpes Burner (PARODY Account) (@shannonsharpeee) January 31, 2023
My 3-year-old said she wished we had a pet. I reminded her we have a dog and wow the genuine surprise on her face as it dawned on her that our dog is a pet and not just some other guy who lives here.
— Kristen Mulrooney (@missmulrooney) February 7, 2023
My sister’s dog did not want to go outside pic.twitter.com/T7mo078U2A
— Маделейн . (@normalmadeline) February 4, 2023
obsessed with the dog on the "self awareness" wikipedia pic.twitter.com/Ys7hpcOfB6
— depths of wikipedia (@depthsofwiki) February 9, 2023
asked my roommate for an update on my cat tofu and she sent me this ???? pic.twitter.com/fOC24aBca3
— ashlyne ???????? (@ashlyneart) February 8, 2023
My brother just moved to a new apartment and his neighbour’s cat keeps barging right in like he owns the place pic.twitter.com/AG1DIZAQC8
— Sofia Ajram (@SofiaAjram) March 9, 2023
My dog went to the vet for a check up. they said they needed to get a pic for her profile.
— Kate Lowrey (@KLowRx) March 16, 2023
I log into the portal to get results and THIS is what came up ???? pic.twitter.com/8efNF0iIbr
I was taking my diazepam before my flight and the Swiss guy in the seat next to me saw and guessed I was nervous, so he asked me if I liked cats and then showed me a photo of a cat dressed as a pilot and said “I heard he’s flying our plane, I think we can trust him” ????
— Cara Lisette (@CaraLisette) April 13, 2023
ETHICAL DILEMMA: both cats are meowing for you to come play with them but are in separate rooms and are watching you so they will know if you choose the other cat
— Josh Trebach, MD (@jtrebach) April 11, 2023
what do u do pic.twitter.com/LSCQAAvjQ2
https://t.co/VES6tkrVqc pic.twitter.com/lbCHUs757Y
— Nebraska Humane Society (@NEHumaneSociety) May 8, 2023
???????????????????? When the dog usually goes for a walk with the husband and stops at the pub for a beer, then one day the missus takes him for a walk???????? pic.twitter.com/RbAUsBA0Vx
— J7 Jacq (@J733985695) May 28, 2023
Guy at vet: I’m here with Simba.
— Heather Hogan (@theheatherhogan) January 21, 2023
Receptionist: Is Simba a dog or a cat?
Every single person in the waiting room: Cat.
when i find out there’s a cat at the party but they’re locked in the bedroom pic.twitter.com/nMeHNRKsJb
— Pastrami Mommy (@Ewelannawhite) May 25, 2023
you just know somebody’s being called by their full name right now pic.twitter.com/cJKV9kpymT
— Uncle Duke (@UncleDuke1969) May 27, 2023
Did my cat write this pic.twitter.com/Prmb3Tgd1O
— Annette (Marriage Expert) (@smallunnaturals) May 30, 2023
ohhhhh my GOD I just told the dog “hey we’ll go for a walk once the baby’s awake, okay?”
— ❄️mari-lwyd odent❄️ (@oldenoughtosay) May 28, 2023
and she looked at me, ran upstairs, stuck her head in the nursery, and HOWLED
Guess who taught himself how to open the rice cooker and woke me up by screaming in between mouthfuls of hot rice pic.twitter.com/W5gALUpUcl
— jeeyonardo dicaprio 심지연 ???? (@jeeyonshim) June 6, 2023
if i don’t remind my dog 15 times a day that she is tiny and a baby and a cute little tiny baby, she will forget and try to rent a car and buy a vape and go to work at an office
— katie (@skatie420) June 14, 2023
Undeniable evidence that Snoopy really is a beagle pic.twitter.com/0PORKFoQY9
— B&S (@_B___S) June 30, 2023
No comment. pic.twitter.com/Rb0GndFWpo
— Lindsey Row-Heyveld (@LRowHeyveld) July 13, 2023
btw in case anyone was wondering this is how my dog pees. we didn’t teach him this, his brother doesn’t do it. i have no clue why he does this. pic.twitter.com/Ux766u5sdu
— ★ gods favourite emo ★ (@yasminesummanx) July 26, 2023
obsessed with my dog. I spilled soup on the ottoman like a year ago and she got to lick some of it up, now sometimes i’ll walk into the living room and she is licking the ottoman just in case there’s soup on it again, magically
— ellie schnitt (@holy_schnitt) August 17, 2023
Poise and dignity pic.twitter.com/2EAXE038cC
— Heckin Good Dogs (@HeckinGoodDogs) April 29, 2023
Me trying to hypnotize my friends cat into sitting on my lap and letting me pet them pic.twitter.com/O3W8hZ1Cvc
— Jacqueline (@jaxajueny) August 25, 2023
For no reason I just thought of the time some guy I was dating got hired to dogsit for a well known filmmaker. My then bf took me w him once and I was surprised that the apartment was super nice but also, like, relatively normal. Then we found out it was the dog's apartment.
— Melissa Petro (@melissapetro) January 12, 2023
— Why you should have a cat (@ShouldHaveCat) May 15, 2023
God wants me to pet this cat pic.twitter.com/iLdPXjnMG3
— Tweets of Cats (@TweetsOfCats) August 9, 2023
Baker in training. pic.twitter.com/4i3GG1sTF9
— cats with jobs ???? (@CatWorkers) February 2, 2023
— iti malias (@itimaliasof) August 28, 2023
wait until you see next year's pic.twitter.com/xi2IhBQ6QF
— Dont Show Your Cat (@DontShowYourCat) September 1, 2023
ME: I have to be on a strict budget because of the strike
— Pjörk???? (@NicoleConlan) September 9, 2023
DOGGIE DAYCARE: Hey for a small fee we're doing a School Picture Day for dogs
ME: ....... pic.twitter.com/qnvlPjyrku
Best machine award.pic.twitter.com/I7UNb2P2yj
— translated cats (@TranslatedCats) May 9, 2023
This is Manny. Every single time he chews on his ball, it goes flying out of his mouth. And every single time, he is surprised. 13/10 pic.twitter.com/patAa9YwpV
— WeRateDogs (@dog_rates) January 24, 2023
I was waiting at the vet last week and an older couple came in to pick up their cat. Typical retired Vermonters - worn jeans, plaid shirts, LL Bean fleece vests. I would've guessed they were there for a Max, Luna, Toby, Bella, Oliver, etc, but no. They were there for SHADOW LORD.
— Cats of Yore (@CatsOfYore) October 3, 2023
Little girl disturbs relaxing dog and finds out pic.twitter.com/6zdr5cpEZr
— Crazy Clips (@crazyclipsonly) October 23, 2023
so many of you want a golden retriever boyfriend but are you strong enough to old yeller him when the time comes
— stoned cold fox (@roastmalone_) October 24, 2023
— place where cat shouldn't be (@catshouldnt) August 26, 2023
Kitten adopts human.. pic.twitter.com/NunqxCnBWj
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) September 2, 2023
My favorite ever nonverbal interaction was the time a mom was pointing to my window, excitedly showing her daughter the 3 kittens that were sitting and looking out. We made eye contact, and she looked briefly embarrassed before I reached down next to me and held up a 4th kitten
— Ꮍᴀᴇʟ (@elle91) September 25, 2023
orange cat behavior ???? pic.twitter.com/Zcq6PdcBRn
— No Cats No Life (@NoCatsNoLife_m) October 2, 2023
Orange cats, please gather round and grab a raffle ticket, we will be distributing the brain cell soon
— The Cat Senate ⬅️⬆️ (@TheCatSenate) November 9, 2023
My dog failing puppy school and not being able to walk with the rest of her class at graduation is still the funniest shit ever. The teacher was like “she can always retake the course and try again for her diploma” like my dog gotta get a GED is you serious? ????
— Scamber Rose ✨???? (@ABCDEFGHIrock) November 23, 2023
Currently obsessed with this dog that sounds like it has an Italian accent ???? pic.twitter.com/2gZtIdtWez
— AJ - (@aj_malakai) November 27, 2023
my pug has 4 beds and takes medicine for his seasonal allergies just like his wolf ancestors
— kim (@KimmyMonte) December 2, 2023
I rlly love this pride toy from target bc it implies your dog used to be a homophobe but is working on it pic.twitter.com/K1bzYpZDfu
— the hoot owl death sign (@horrorwine) May 7, 2023
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