15 Hilarious And Heartwarming British Pet Stories To Sweeten Your Mid-Week Procrastination

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Mar 27, 2024 4:00 PM EDT

There is something rather wonderfully different about our British counterparts across the pond. Whether it is the way they remind us of a different time, their funny way of saying things or simply their royal politeness, there is something about the way they communicate their stories that is captivating and mesmerizing. And what better reason do we have to take a look at the hilarious and heartwarming British pet stories we have on offer today, than to sweeten your mid-week procrastination. Let's face it there is only so much time we can put into the working day.

From the sweet old British feline who makes sure that her pawrents are tucked in bed by 10pm every night and then proceeds to sit on their chest for another hour to ensure that they are asleep, to the Welsh doggo who escaped his lavish garden to go play with the farm dogs up the road, only to be sent home by the farmer at dinner time every day for years. These are some of the most unique and captivating pet stories that we have had the good grace of showing you this week.

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  • 01
    My cat is the typical, single brain celled ginger. I got a knock on the door today asking if he was lost from a woman who's been asked to scan his chip by a worried neighbour. Upon investigation, the little shit has been hanging round the other end of the street and begging for food. In response, she's cooked him fresh meat every day and bought him a little house so he can keep dry. When we've worked it out, he's been having at least six meals a day for the last week. He's on steroids and I thou
    via u/cplg1

    What an absolute little legend this orange boy is. To manage to outsmart a whole neighborhood into feeding you and get away with it for an extended period is simply baller level catting. This is a cat who it can definitely be said is living his best life. Honestly, quite jealous of him…

  • 02
    Gisschace ⚫9mo ago ⚫ Edited 9mo ago My dog got out once cause our gate was left open. I thought she'd probably have run down the fields because she loved being down there playing in the river or with other dogs, so went that way first. No she'd gone the other way straight to the chip shop and was going up to peoples car windows begging for chips. She'd been missing for about 15 mins in total but was acting like a poor deprived stray dog who hadn't ate for days. She just gave me a big wag of her
    via u/Gisschace, u/jcl3638
  • 03
    Sensitive-Exchange84 • 9mo ago My sister had this amazing, huge, long haired fellow named Max. He was simply a great cat in all ways. Very friendly to all. Anyway, she lived about 3 blocks from a street that was a major commercial district with lots of shops and restaurants. There was a smallish cafe close to her that was famous for its breakfasts. Our city is big on brunch in general, so it's a thing here. It's a great place. They pride themselves on pancakes the size of dinner plates and the r
    via u/Sensitive-Exchange84
  • 04
    NEWSBOT3 ⚫9mo ago we used to have 2 cats, one mum and one daughter. So we bought a new toy, fish with catnip in it for them to play with. mum immediately claims it, and is having fun etc. the daughter spots that she left it alone for a moment, walks over, pees all over it to mark it as hers whilst staring the other cat down. took them a few days to stop going for each other on sight after that event. 278 ↑ Share ArranMammoth ⚫ 9mo ago We moved house last year and our two cats obviously needed ti
    via u/bobbarker_11776, u/ArranMammoth, u/NEWSBOT3

    Now this is one of the most hectic reddit posts we have come across lately in the feline domain. First of all to have the gall to stare your mother down while peeing on the contested toy to claim it as your own is too much, imagine doing that to your mom's hair dryer. Then you add to that the other cats, this is a whole new level of feline facetiousness. They have evolved people…

  • 05
    ausernamebyany other ⚫ 9mo ago We're temporarily fostering an old gal for some family. She was an outdoor cat but we've had to.keep her indoors. I've never felt so guilty as when she sots by the open window, sniffs the fresh air and listens to the birds. Still, better than their original plan which amounted to essentially abandoning her to maybe hangout with neighbours and just pop back to feed her daily while having renos done. This is the sofest lap cat I've ever known. She has to have evening
    via u/Hefty-Chocolate-3929, u/ausernamebyany_other
  • 06
    BastardsCryinlnnit • 9mo ago My parents lad chased off a fox about to attempt to break into next doors chicken coop (i don't think he could've, but the intent was there). I was at my parents house when suddenly the cat bolted down the stairs, straight out the cat flap, dashed under the fence to the back garden, which is where we saw him next, and he flung himself onto the garden table, flew over the wall like a ninja, landed on next doors little outdoor storage cupboardy thing, and launched hims
    via u/BastardsCryinInnit
  • 07
    cplg1 OP⚫ 9mo ago Another prime memory: On the day everything started to open back during the pandemic, my ginger compadre came back with a piece of KFC. The closest store is way too far for him to venture, which leads me to believe he's likely stolen it from someone's post- lockdown bucket. It was still hot. 216 ↑ Share • windol1 9mo ago I'm guessing, with the explosion in home delivery and the social distancing idea still strong, it was left on a doorstep by the driver and the home occupants d
    via u/cpig1, u/windol1, u/Ancient-Awareness115 , u/cplg1
  • 08
    lodav22 ⚫9mo ago When we needed to move from our townhouse we found the house we're in now and the big pull for us was it was in the countryside, the massive garden and very few neighbours. The garden was big enough to let the dog run around during the day and enjoy himself. One day a few months after we moved in, he managed to get out of the garden and he disappeared. I walked miles trying to find him. Finally came across a farmer on his quad bike and he stopped and asked if I was looking for m
    via u/lodav22
  • 09
    Fuufuuminmin ⚫ 9mo ago Had an absolutely feral tiger of a bengal, softest fur ive ever experienced on a creature, wildest temper and moodswings ive ever experienced in anyone ever (and i work in healthcare). Absolutely loved each other. Bastard would roam MILES quite happily, over busy roads etc. often came home with collars on that he would want to rip off, occasionally got taken to the vet to scan the chip, every time we'd be like "dudes in kingly form, shouldve left him be, hes clearly fine".
    via u/Fuufuuminmin
  • 10
    staticqueen • 9mo ago Our glutton is a Thai street cat we brought to the U.K. and that's on us I guess. At one previous residence our neighbours asked if we worked for the company that installs chip registered cat flaps because so many neighbours had to buy one because of our cat. At our last place, our boy got up to 7.4 kg despite the fact we had him on a diet. Obviously we had our suspicions. Not only was he eating other cats food but he was getting "croquettes" from our very lovely 80 year ol
    via u/staticqueen
  • 11
    Anarchyantz •9mo ago When I was in my teens back in the 80s we had 3 Boxers, a mamma, her son from 2nd litter and his half sister. Boy was the major derp, your basic a typical daft as a brush and never caused any issues, his half sister was the accident prone got into everything sort but this story is about his crafty ass mother. She had this thing for cardboard tubes, so whenever we had one we gave it to her to play with and chew up, nothing bad there. Had been out shopping on the Saturday and
    via u/Anarchyantz
  • 12
    1 blueShoe ⚫9mo ago We once had an extra clever collie dog who managed to escape out the kitchen window by lifting the handle .. clever.. anyways I gets home from work to a note through the letterbox from my neighbour a few doors down the street, informing me that my dog was safe at theirs and to call round. I gets there, am invited in for a cuppa (never been in their home before and only seen them out and about to say hi to).. anyways, waiting for tea to brew, looks up and spots a photograph of
    via "u/1blueShoe "
  • 13
    rocaillemonkey • 9mo ago Shared a house where one of the roomies was a cat, we had the problem of one woman always dumping food on the street in front of the house for no reason. This cat was the king of the street already and the neighbours let him have water, a small bite and a cuddle, knowing that he always had enough food in the house, but she kept coming by. Despite the warnings from my other roomies I chose to talk to her when I saw her and let her know that it was not healthy for the cat
    via u/musememo. u/rocaillemonkey
  • 14
    RowRow 1990 ⚫9mo ago My cat is a little twat for hunting, but he often brings things in alive, and then it's a race of can I catch it before he kills it? Luckily, he normally drops them in the bathroom so it makes it quite easy a lot of the time. One night, when he was maybe 2? he'd brought three bloody mice in during the night and had been on a ridiculous streak of mice, mix of dead and alive. I was texting my dad in the morning saying how many times Wolverine had me up with mice when I hear hi
    via u/TwobyfFour, u/RowRow1990
  • 15
    Gisschace ⚫9mo ago ⚫ Edited 9mo ago My dog got out once cause our gate was left open. I thought she'd probably have run down the fields because she loved being down there playing in the river or with other dogs, so went that way first. No she'd gone the other way straight to the chip shop and was going up to peoples car windows begging for chips. She'd been missing for about 15 mins in total but was acting like a poor deprived stray dog who hadn't ate for days. She just gave me a big wag of her
    via u/jcl3638, u/Gisschace

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