27 Comforting Canine Cuties to Curl Up With When You're Feeling Frustrated

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
May 26, 2025 5:00 PM EDT

The beginning of the week is nobody's friend. It is no friend to us as it sends us far away from our pawdorable puppers at home who we have spent many wholesome hours with this weekend. It is no friend to our fluffy fur babies who have been left to their own devices after being showered with awwtention all weekend long. And it is most certainly no friend of negative emotions, because there is hardly anything more frustrating than giving up your life of cuddles and freedom for the confines and stress of an office.

So we have taken matters into our own hands, because no day or series of days should have such a solemn effect on our lives. And we made this list of comforting canine cuties to curl up with when you're feeling frustrated. Not only will they slow your breathing and calm your mind, but they will also work to pawtect you from people who cause you problems for the rest of the day.

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    Sweet Tullla gets a well deserved bath after spending all day searching through the rubble and debris from the wildfires....not all heroes wear capes! CAL TOWAR @idratherbewithmydog
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    CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti saved these 3 sweet rescue pups for their owners before. the fire engulfed the home - a true hero! Rescue dogs rescued again." Andrea Pasinetti @idratherbewithmydog
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    Paris Hilton visited Pasadena Humane yesterday to help spread awareness of their wonderful rescue, and took home a foster dog, Zuzu, whose family lost their home. A @idratherbewithmydog
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    This sweet 5 day old puppy was discovered under rubble of a burnt building with burns on her ears. Pasadena Humane Society took her straight to the ICU and helped heal her thank you to all rescue heroes! - PASADEN HUMANE @idratherbewithmydog
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  • A glorious reminder of the good that is carried out in this world. It is all too easy to forget that good deeds happen every day, but unlike the bad ones, they receive much less recognition. Which is obviously a crying shame, but at the same time it is on us to remember that there is at least as much good as there is bad in this world.

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    An NBC reporter, Liz Kreutz, was there to help reunite Oreo and his owner, Casey after Oreo was lost for over 4 days in the fire. So amazing!
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    Friend: i am sad. Me: don't worry I'm on my way with the squad: FJK-2236
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    Taz @TazMoglia So my uncle's dog goes to doggy day care and they recreated the nativity... honestly can't decide which is my favourite
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    This is your reminder to take your dogs to see Christmas lights: They enjoy it more than we do and their time with us is far too short
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    My dog goes to work with me every day and my boss got him a Christmas bonus PETSMART DRE PETSMART
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  • Honestly, one of the toughest feelings to contend with when you are feeling frustrated is that all the effort and work you are putting into your life means very little and will never pay off. Which is why it is rather uplifting to see that while this hooman did not get a bonus themselves, at least their darling doggo did. We can only hope it had a year’s supply of treats inside…

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    THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE HOME.... ...THE CHRISTMAS TREE FAINTED.
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    when u accidentally block an intersection and everyone is just staring at u
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    Rescue dogs need to be spoiled to the point where they never remember the times they weren't loved.
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    He's a bacon egg and cheese on an everything BEAGLE
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    Dog who was tied to a fence on the side of the road during Hurricane Milton is safe and sound!
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    Daughter teaches dad how to take selfies, this is what happens.
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    I'm hiring this guy as my wedding photographer I don't care how much he costs @CabbageCatMemes
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    Thank you to all the heroes working around the clock to help after Hurricane Helene....4 and 2 legged!
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    Sometimes you just need to lie in bed with your dog and do nothing for 5 years...
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    Erin Rew @rew_erin My daughter has trained our dogs to come running anytime you accidentally spill something on the floor and yell "HOUSEKEEPING." It is the funniest and most satisfying thing ever!
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    Meet Bretagne, one of the many dogs who helped search out survivors of 9/11. She continued rescue work until she was laid to rest in 2016. A true hero. FEMA TX-TF1 URBAN SEA RESCUE TEHAS A ENGINEERING EXTENSION SERVICE HEDHD DO
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    I was having a really bad day. Then I saw this.I feel a lot better now. Sometimes, it's the little things that turn a bad day around.
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    Is your human a rescue too? Yeah, she's got some issues, but we're working through them. I love her so much.
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    PLA 234PM 11/21/2014 DEL HOME NUM ENO 8 when u own a dog 11/26/2014 9 PGUP 6 →ト TER V 1 7 4 6 S 6 2 3 PON ENTER 0 DEL
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    Sad Shelter Dog Whose Only Friend Was This Elephant Toy Learns That He And His Toy Are Getting New Home
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    Did you wash your paws?
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    When you're stuck in a traffic jam but there's a dog in the car next to you
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    WHAT IF YOU HAD 1 MILLION DOLLARS TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANTED? ME: THER BE WITH TH MY
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