This Girl's Got Disco Fever!

Remember the little girl who told the cutest fairy tale ever? Well, here she is all funkdafied.

If I don't see her in movies when she grows up, I'm going to be very, very disappointed.



*Special thanks to Evyan for finding more videos of this cute little girl!

Splish Splash, Luke was Taking a Shower

Luke is not your regular cat. Most cats haaate the water, but not Luke. Whenever Luke's mom starts up the shower, he races from whenever he is and jumps right in.

Nothing makes us smile like a soggy kitty...

In Loving Memory: Gizmo (That Big Fat Girl)

I'm sure many of you noticed I didn't post any new "cutes" yesterday... We're back to our regularly scheduled flood of cuteness today, but before that, I wanted to take a couple minutes to tell you a little about one of the best cats to ever bless us humans with her presence.

It was a little bit of a rough day for me and the rest of the the Your Daily Cute family yesterday -- after 18 years of total love, it was time to make the hardest, most unselfish decision any pet-lover hates to make. Gizmo (which I'll call her for simplicity, but she had one of the longest list of nicknames a cat ever collected -- my personal go-to favorite being Big Fat Girl) was ready to go to the Rainbow Bridge, and out of pure love, it was up to us to help her get there easily.

It was the right decision, but that doesn't ever mean it's easy... We'll definitely miss her, but I hear there's unlimited treats and catnip toys there, so I know she's happy.

This pretty princess came into our lives when I was only 10, so basically she was like another sister. From the beginning, she adopted me as her favorite (not that she didn't have enough love to spread around to my parents and sister, but I always believed she loved me just a little more...). So cute!

One of the cutest things I looked forward to every day as I got a little older was waking up to get ready for school. As soon as my alarm would go off, Big Fatters (there's a theme here, no?) would dash up the stairs and stand by my door, staring at the door knob and waiting for me to emerge and give her some lovin'. Then she'd follow me around all morning or hang out on my bed until it was time to go.

Gizzy was also quite the adventurer. She was a lucky cat who owned a pretty nice backyard, with fences tall enough to protect her from the baddies out there. She could spend hours out there hunting, lounging in the sun, eating grass (bad Gizzy!) and generally just being happy. She was inside cat, but supervised adventures in the backyard were something she looked forward to every day.

Big Gizzy was also extremely partial to treats (which was cutely obvious by the pooch that swayed around a little when she walked). Any flavor will do, but in the past few years she'd been enjoying some cute little high-fiber treats (doctor's orders, yet delicious!).

It's Gizmo who me and my family credit for making us all the the way we are today. Whatever she did to flip our internal switches from people who have cats to "Crazy Cat People" I'll never know specifically, but she did... and now I feed every cat that walks by my car, to my front porch, back porch, office parking lot, random parking lot (shout out to the cat at Target!) and anywhere else you can think of.

When I went off to college, I missed having a cat around so much that I almost immediately adopted a son of my own (Pimp!). Since my sister has adopted two cats of her own, my parents have taken in another and there are many, many rescue cats and kittens that have found homes directly because of one of us Crazy Cat People.

When it comes to cats, Gizmo was the queen, and she'll always be in our hearts just like that. It'll be a little tough for a while whenever I go visit my parents without her around in the house -- she's always just been there. We were lucky enough to have her for 18 happy years, and no one could ask for more.

Tomorrow I'm running a marathon in Tampa, Florida, and I'll be wearing her little heart nametag from her collar on my necklace. Just figured she'd like to follow me around one last time... :)

Love you, Gizzy!

Hilarious Baby Party

Holy patience.

I'm sure this seemed like a good idea at first: Hey, let's get all the kiddies together on the couch with awkward birthday hats on!

And then they actually do it, and hilarity ensues.

Moo is a Snob

This is my cat, Moo. If you don't know Moo's story, I saved him from the big, bad outside after he took up residence on my back porch for three weeks, slowly working his little paws into my heart.

Finally, I caved and brought his 8-pound cow-looking butt in. And this is the thanks I get -- I call him over, and he makes his grand entrance... and his unceremonious exit.



No, really, I love Moo. Every day I think of another reason why I'm glad I brought him in. If I had a bigger house, it'd be a farm in here.

The Science of Cute

There is much to be learned here, people...

We think it's cute, but why? Watch to find out why we're such suckers for awwwww...

(And I promise you'll awww at least 8 times watch it.)

Christian the Lion: New News!!

Oh, people... I'm so excited about this one! I just got an email from Amazon saying that there's a book about Christian the Lion coming out!

It's for young readers, but I don't care. I'll still get it -- this is one of the most heart-warming, sweetest stories I've ever heard.

Here's the Christian the Lion video that got me loving him so long ago...

Ever Seen a Platypus?

You know, I've never seen a real platypus before -- not even in a video I don't think... until now!

And you know what? Platypuses are cute!

This particularly precious platypus (say that 10 times fast) has a special story. He was rescued and saved and then released back into the nice, safe water. Watch him scramble!

To Sniff or Not to Sniff?

This curious cat doesn't quite know what to make of gum.

Maybe just a quick sniff... Ooh, no! Retreat! Retreat! Well, maybe just one more sniff to be sure... Whoooooa! That's strong stuff. OK, well maybe if I just bat it around a little.

Talking Dog: I Want My Mama...

Oh, what a sweet little thing...

Of course you can have your Mama, honey!

Sleepy Kitty Goes Belly-Up

Just look at his little paws all curled up like that!

This is Dunslo, and he is very, very sleepy...

Why We Call It "Nom"

Nomming: The act of partaking of nom.
Wow, that food is nommy! It's nom-nom time! More nom, please.

And here's why we got the word from...

The Great Gopher Pile-Up

These funny gophers remind me of clowns in a clown car -- how many of them are in there?!

At least they're smart, and use the big daddy gopher on the bottom. You need a nice solid support base to built such a phenomenal pile of critters...

Cat Shows Reporter Who's Boss

No cats were harmed in the filming of this report... we can't say the same for humans.

It goes to show, though, cats know. After the, um, incident, the woman says, "I'm not a cat person." We can tell, lady. And so does the cat.

The moral of the story: Be a cat person or face the consequences. ;)



*Thanks to YourDailyCute's Twitter friend ByDezin for the scoop!

Cat Wants Some Milk... Now.

Don't I look cute? Can I have some milk? Look, I'm right in front of my milk saucer... wouldn't it be great if you put some milk in here?

Milk, human. What don't you get? You put the milk HERE. Right HERE. In MY BOWL.

Milk! Milk! Milk! Milk!



*Thanks to YourDailyCute's Twitter friend mishakidd for sharing this!

Dreaming Puppy

Sweet dreams are made of... puppies!

Reasons why I want to eat this puppy:

1. As you all know, extreme closeups kill me.
2. His little tongue!
3. That thing his "eyebrows" are doing.

Total cuteness overload.

3 Purritos!

Three purritos to go, please!

I wonder if they're on the dollar menu...

Catch the Buzz: Slow-Mo Bee

I don't know if this officially qualifies as cute, but it kind of made me aww... and as far as I'm concerned, aww = cute.

Plus, it's pretty cool.

Pet Oscars: Animals on the Red Carpet

If you get bored with the real Oscars on TV tonight...

I love this little Oscar Red Carpet spoof! Pawnelope Cruz, Nicole Kittyman and -- Ooh! Ooh! There's Brad Pitbull (swoon).

18 Dalmatian Puppies!

I will admit that I had a bit of a 101 Dalmatians fetish growing up. I had the movie, erasers, keychains, can't remember if I had a stuffed dalmatian, and when McDonald's featured them as Happy Meal toys... holy junk. I ate a Happy Meal for lunch every single day to collect the them all (I was 16 at the time, but it made me happy and that's the point right?).

So this little story put a huge smile on my face! There aren't quite 101 of them, but who's counting? What a cute bucket o' dalmatian pups!

Bob the Hamster and a Spaghetti

First: Bob is an awesome name for a hamster.

Second: Bob can seriously put away some pasta. They say he's never had spaghetti before, but I don't know... Looks like he's a pasta professional to me!

i are cute kitten

They sure are cute when they're little, huh?

Been talking a lot with my Twitter friends about everyone's baby kitten pictures, so this is right on time!

(P.S. Not following Your Daily Cute on Twitter yet? Do it now!)

Cat Loves Puppy... Or Not

Who lotta lickin' and lovin' going on here. They break my little heart. Forget "shock and awe"... we have "watch and awww!"

Until...

Talking Cat Noses...

So yesterday I dug up Pimp's baby pictures (Gawd he was cute!) and noticed something I never noticed before: His nose used to be black!

Now it's this bright orangish-reddish color -- and it's one of his cutest features. How did I never notice that it wasn't always like that?

It got me wondering... Is this normal? Do cats' noses commonly change color?


Hello, Google. But my dependable friend failed me here. After googling all kinds of combinations of terms, the closest I got to an answer was a discussion on Flickr where a few ladies (crazy cat, no doubt) came to the conclusion that yes, it happens sometimes but it's rare.

So now we more proof that my man Pimp is a rare gem. :)

Bunnies and Kittens and Hedgehogs... Oh My!

Now THIS is a what I call a commercial!

I'm sold. Bring me this phone (and all the animals that use it). Now.

More cute commercials, please.



*Thanks to Geoffrey for passing this on! Too cute! :)

Fairy Cat Will Grant Your Wishes

A little gem that fluttered its way into my heart from Photobucket...


Isn't that one of the sweetest kitties in one of the cutest little cat costumes you've ever seen?!

Cat is the Hat

Aretha Franklin's hat was so last month...

Would you, could you as a cat?
Would you, could you be a hat?



*Thanks to Sara for passing this on!

Barking Cat

In my house, we don't call this barking. It doesn't have a name, actually, I just kind of look at the cats and mimic them... which I'm sure pretty comical from their point of view.

I have heard it called "chattering"... but I don't buy it. Barking I can almost buy into though -- if you're talking the sound that might come from little teenie weenie teacup extra-miniature midget poodles.

I Will Sit On You!

This Great Dane is downright determined to sit on his brother. Can't blame him really... his choice of seat is extremely plush and fluffy looking. I can't think of a happier place for a butt to be.

Unless, of course, you're the extremely plush, fluffy (and now baffled) thing that gets sat on. So you get up and move... and get sat on again. Poor guy can't catch a break!

Cute Baby Monkey

With all the media about Travis the Chimp out there (I'm on both sides, by the way... poor Chimp, poor lady), I figured we could put up some cute monkey business to make us go back to saying "awww..." about them.

Here's baby Mercutio the monkey, looking so sweet and precious...

Running of the Wieners

I love all animals, we know this. I especially love cats, and when it comes to dogs, it's no secret that I'm partial to dachshunds...

Which is probably why I find this Wiener Dog Race so darn funny. First of all, they're all appropriately dressed. Second of all, they're wieners -- and aside from being a funny word, they are some pretty funny dogs.

Who will be the wiener of the race?!

Bunny Munchies

Nom nom nom...

I love bunny cheeks when they're chewing! Plus, I'm a sucker for cute extreme closeups...

More bunnies munching, please.

Kittens Inspired by Kittens...

This is a fascinating story... For once (I promise it won't happen again), I can't think of anything else to say. Just watch. :)



*Thanks to Vanessa and Marci for posting this on Facebook... next time send it to me! :)

Cute Pet Spotlight: Romeo the Cat

Today's cute pet spotlight is Romeo the Cat... a beautiful, loving fluffy Persian boy who was adopted by his mommy and daddy from a Persian Rescue back in 2005.

When Romeo first came to the Rescue, he was deaf in both ears (poor little guy!), but the good vets donated tons of time and love and now he's all better! Yay!

Romeo looks fierce in his lion cut and likes to gallop around the house sounding like a herd of elephants, but his mom says he's not so tough... He loves his also rescued brother, Pugsley (he has a lion cut, too!) and is on a mission to raise money for the Humane Society and the Persian Rescue that saved him and his brother.

For every person who follows @Romeothecat on Twitter, 5 cents will be donated to the Humane Society.

UPDATE: @Romeothecat now has got a bunch of people matching his donations, so following him will send even more money to the Humane Society! Please tell your friends, too! :)

Fun fact about Romeo: He's practically famous already... he was the poster-cat of his dentist kitty oral rinse. Now that's a tough-guy picture...

Oh Romeo, how for art thou so darn cute?! :)

See Romeo the Cat's blog for more about him!

Frostie Shakes His Tailfeather

Frostie the cockatoo busts a move big time with his seriously well-choreographed dance to Shake Your Tailfeather.

Blues Brothers make way for the Blues Birdie...

Rescue Cat Does Tricks!

Weasley's got some pretty good trick skills for a cat... but what makes him all the more cute is that his human mommy and daddy found him in a dumpster a couple years ago and decided to give him a home.

I love a good story and a happy ending!

From trash can to smash hit... heeeeere's Weasley!

Kiwi! -- Super Cute Animation

This one's been around for a while, but it's such a classic and such a cute, that I felt it definitely belongs on Your Daily Cute!

Watch and love.

Oh, and I remembered about this Kiwi video after watching this funny hedgehog that reminded me of him. :)

Hedgehog vs. Toilet Paper Roll

It seemed like a good idea at first... Hey, there's a fun toilet paper roll! But the problem here is that this little hedgehog failed to do the math.

Diameter of one plush hedgehog > Diameter of the TP roll = STUCK.

That's cool, though, little guy. Math isn't my strong point either...

On a sidenote: Doesn't this hedgehog kind of remind you of the Kiwi animation?!

Tickle Me Koala

As if this cuddly little koala wasn't cute enough just sitting there, he has to go and do that thing with his ears!

This ticklish koala lives down under in at the Featherdale Wildlife Park in Australia... which I have just added to my "Places to Visit ASAP" list.

More koala, please.

Frank the Duck

Frank the duck rides shotgun with Joe the truck driver, everywhere he goes. This is a really ironic story how they came to be best buds.

Like Joe says, "If more people had a duck in their life, maybe we wouldn't be all so mad at each other..."

I love Frank!



P.S. Frank the duck has no relation to my Future-Frank. :)

Firefighter Helps Thirsty Koala After a Fire

This video below is amazing... A koala survives an Australian bushfire, and this firefighter gives the thirsty little thing water. Awww! What a nice, kind firefighter this guy is!

Here's the info from the video (I can't possibly say it better...):

The firefighter in the video is David Tree.

He said he was in the middle of backburning at Mirboo North when he saw the stricken koala. "I could see she had sore feet and was in trouble, so I pulled over the fire truck. She just plonked herself down, as if to say 'I'm beat'," he said.

"I offered her a drink and she drank three bottles. The most amazing part was when she grabbed my hand. I will never forget that."

Mr Tree and his brigade then received an emergency call-out to save a house, but minutes later Sam (The name the Koala has been given) was picked up by wildlife carers.

She is one of 22 koalas, 14 ringtail possums, several wallabies and eastern grey kangaroos that have been handed into Gippsland carers. If you're interested in donating, this is the link they gave: http://tinyurl.com/ahajl7.

UPDATE! Sam is recovering in an Australian Wildlife Center. Thanks to our twitter buddy @NewPetZone for the update :)

Dewey the Library Cat (a video!)

This is the story of Dewey Readmore Books, an fluffy orange cat who was dropped off in a library book deposit box, freezing and starving, and ended up being famous all over the world.

If you haven't read the book about him yet (Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World), what are you waiting for?! Any cat lover, or animal lover really, will love, love, love this book. It's one of those books that you don't want to put down, but you don't want to finish either.

I loved the book, but it wasn't until my mom Googled Dewey that I came to find out that there was actually video of him! It makes it even better. Meet Dewey... I know you'll love him and his story as much as I do...



UPDATE! My friend Cathy just passed this along... They're going to make a movie about Dewey! Yay!

Kitty Want a Cracker?

If I was a kitty, I'd take a graham cracker over kibble any day, too.

*crunch* *crunch* *crunch* I love the little munching noises! A sweet treat for a sweet kitty...

Dramatic Cupcake Dog

You've seen the Dramatic Prairie Dog and the Dramatic Kitten... now meet Stains, the Dramatic Cupcake Dog!

I'll admit, cupcakes kind of put me in a trance, too.

Doggie Speed-Eating Contest

On yoooooour left, is May the Yorkie. And on yoooooour right is Lune the poodle. It's the ultimate pint-size pup chowdown! Which one is the faster eater?

On your mark, get set... grub!

Fainting Goats

It's like cow tipping, but without all the work! If I had a farm, I'd have a whole gaggle (gaggle? flock? herd?) or fainting goats, and I'd sit and watch them all day.

Whenever these kooky goats get even a little excited they just topple over. Then they just get up like nothing happened and keep it moving. Crazy!

If this gets your goat, you gotta see this other goat...

Moonwalking Pug

This cute pug puppy could give Michael Jackson a run for his money!

Note from Cute: We lost MJ since this cute moonwalking pug was posted. It makes Cute sad, but we happily remember him with a special tribute.

More cute pugs with funky, fancy moves, please.

The Latest Kitty Cam!

Here's the story on this one: The mom, Daphne, got out for two days and got pregnant. She has three babies -- Tweet (the all-white one), Shanghai (the orange and white one) and Seven (the calico).

Shanghai and Seven came out an hour apart, but little Tweet wasn't so anxious to meet the real world. He had to come out by C-section two days later. Awww...

They're 3 1/2 weeks old now.

Live video by Ustream

Baby Anteater!

It's baby zoo animal day at Your Daily Cute! Yay!

Benita the baby anteater was born in December, but since her mom was unable to feed her (apparently Mommy Anteaters are not that nice to their babies), some fabulous people at the Berlin Zoo are bottle-feeding her to make sure she gets big and strong so she can grow up to eat lots of ants.

That's a pretty snazzy snout, isn't it?


*Benita's picture snagged from the LA Times. :)

Baby Panda Sleeping

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Originally uploaded by anita*asleep*

Q: What's cuter than a baby panda?
A: A baby sleeping panda!

I want to hold his little paw, kiss his little mouth and tickle his little belly! And then eat him up.

Big pandas are cute, but if they stayed this size forever...

He has the same colors as Moo, you think they'd get along?

More panda, please.

Cat vs. Cake

Did somebody say cake?! Let me at it, let me at it! Must... have... CAKE... Cakecakecakecakecake! Maybe just a few more digs...

Listen, cat: I know how you feel. I have five fingers and the brains to know I can't just dig in without uncovering the cake, but still... I have had some pretty urgent cake cravings before and sometimes those stupid plastic containers are pretty tough for even me to open.

If you were my kitty, I'd have given you a slice already.

Baby Meets Boxer

This cute little baby crawls up and meets his furry Boxer brother for the first time...

Little Boy After Dentist Visit

Is this real life?!

Poor kid... he's all drugged up after having an extra tooth taken out.

You have 4 eyes.

Kids: Don't try this at home. Adults: Yes, you're like this when you're smashed. Hugs, not drugs.



*Thanks to Lenisse for passing this one on!

The Original "Cuppycake" Video

I had no idea it was a cute little girl who sang this! Honestly, I thought it was some Strawberry Shortcake song...

But here she is, in the original video her parents taped in 1994, singing the Cuppycake Song. Cutie! She's 3 years, 10 months here -- and she's 18 now!

I dare you to try and watch this without smiling... :)

Cop Stops Rush Hour to Help Duckies Cross!

To serve and protect (animals, too!)...

This officer stops rush hour on a busy interstate to help a mother duck and her baby ducklings safely cross the road. It's not the best quality video, but that didn't stop me from clapping all by myself in my living room at the end when the duckies made it safely across.

More ducky cuteness here!