'Happiness is a warm puppy': Animal laughs and joys for a happy brain this week (August 19, 2026)

Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor

Aug 19, 2026 2:45 PM EDT

What kind of animal are you at heart?

Are you a cute lil fluffy guy who loves snuggles? Or are you a coarse leader who doesn't like to be babied? Heck, maybe you're a misunderstood scaly friend who just wants to hang! Whatever animal you feel like deep down, there is a meme for that. That's why memes are the best! You can be any animal you want and LOL along with them, not at them. (Okay, maybe sometimes at them.)

What is life without a tiny little creature by your side to get into shenanigans with? Animals are the best. They love you with all of their heart and without hesitation. Even after crazy things they have been through that would have frozen the heart of any human for good, animals still love with their whole chest.

That is why we like to scroll through silly little adorable memes of animals. They are silly and yet wise. You can learn from them without even realizing it. In fact, they probably don't even realize they're teaching you a life lesson! Or maybe they do; I don't speak animal… I wish. Like Elize Thornberry! Calling all millennials, do you remember The Wild Thornberrys? We all wished we could have had that same magical skill she was able to earn. Can you even imagine life if you could talk to animals? I would be so cool. Maybe some animals would be too much of a yapper, but in my animal-loving yapper's heart, I would still love that.

Alas, we cannot talk to animals, so let us share humor with them through memes!

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