16 Pets Who Misunderstood The Assignment

By Sofia Ringo Updated Mar 27, 2023

Our pets are always trying their best, but sometimes they just miss the mark.

1. We all have that one sibling who gets a little too creative during the family photoshoot.

Three dogs are sitting for a photo. The middle dog is sitting backwards and craning his head around to look at the camera.

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1. We all have that one sibling who gets a little too creative during the family photoshoot.

2. "She dragged this cardboard onto her bed instead of just laying on the bed."

A cat is laying in a piece of cardboard instead of their cat bed.

u/rachar2187 via Reddit

2. "She dragged this cardboard onto her bed instead of just laying on the bed."

3. "I may have jumped on my trampoline slightly too hard."

A goat standing on top of a tiny broken trampoline.

Reddit user harboringgrace

3. "I may have jumped on my trampoline slightly too hard."

4. When you've conquered the first step of cleaning yourself but you're not sure what to do next.

A black cat sitting in a cat tree with their tongue out, looking super goofy.

Reddit user alamperwira89

4. When you've conquered the first step of cleaning yourself but you're not sure what to do next.

5. "If there's one thing I'm sure of it's that this small, uncomfortable box was made for me to sit in."

A big yellow lab sitting inside of a box that's a little too small.

Imgur user Klimate

5. "If there's one thing I'm sure of it's that this small, uncomfortable box was made for me to sit in."

6. Is it really "doing it wrong" if the end result gets you lots of attention?

A golden retriever wrapped in white Christmas lights in front of a Christmas tree.

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6. Is it really "doing it wrong" if the end result gets you lots of attention?

7. "Get some fresh air," they said, "it'll feel so nice," they said.

A cat stuck between the glass and the screen of an open window.

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7. "Get some fresh air," they said, "it'll feel so nice," they said.

8. Instructions unclear; became the ball.

A dog with a torn up basketball draped around their head.

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8. Instructions unclear; became the ball.

9. "I did it! I caught the cheese! I bet that looked so cool."

A black dog with a slice of American cheese on their head.

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9. "I did it! I caught the cheese! I bet that looked so cool."

10. When "stop following me into the bathroom" is interpreted as "just go in there before me and wait expectantly."

Three cats sitting on a bathroom counter, looking expectantly at the camera.

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10. When "stop following me into the bathroom" is interpreted as "just go in there before me and wait expectantly."

11. This guard dog might be a little confused about his job description.

A husky sticking their head through a fence with their tongue out.

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11. This guard dog might be a little confused about his job description.

12. Never ask your cat to help with dinner. They don't know what that means.

Reddit user BoopBoop20

12. Never ask your cat to help with dinner. They don't know what that means.

13. When you take your dog to the park just to run around in the grass but they have other plans.

A small fluffy dog sitting in a baby swing.

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13. When you take your dog to the park just to run around in the grass but they have other plans.

14. "You said 'be nice to your brother' so I'm smothering him with love."

An adult cat lying on top of a kitten. The kitten's face and front paws are poking out from under the adult cat.

Reddit user buttonupshorts

14. "You said 'be nice to your brother' so I'm smothering him with love."

15. "When they’re too quiet."

Two remorseful dogs are sitting in a living room by a houseplant with potting soil on the floor.

u/Treehuggingbeelover via Reddit

15. "When they're too quiet."

16. "I tried to take a picture of her being cute and she did this."

A dog is on a couch making a silly face with their tongue out, while their pet parent tries to take a picture of them.

u/ tashelar via Reddit

16 Pets Who Misunderstood The Assignment

1. We all have that one sibling who gets a little too creative during the family photoshoot.

1. We all have that one sibling who gets a little too creative during the family photoshoot.

2. "She dragged this cardboard onto her bed instead of just laying on the bed."

2. "She dragged this cardboard onto her bed instead of just laying on the bed."

3. "I may have jumped on my trampoline slightly too hard."

3. "I may have jumped on my trampoline slightly too hard."

4. When you've conquered the first step of cleaning yourself but you're not sure what to do next.

4. When you've conquered the first step of cleaning yourself but you're not sure what to do next.

5. "If there's one thing I'm sure of it's that this small, uncomfortable box was made for me to sit in."

5. "If there's one thing I'm sure of it's that this small, uncomfortable box was made for me to sit in."

6. Is it really "doing it wrong" if the end result gets you lots of attention?

6. Is it really "doing it wrong" if the end result gets you lots of attention?

7. "Get some fresh air," they said, "it'll feel so nice," they said.

7. "Get some fresh air," they said, "it'll feel so nice," they said.

8. Instructions unclear; became the ball.

8. Instructions unclear; became the ball.

9. "I did it! I caught the cheese! I bet that looked so cool."

9. "I did it! I caught the cheese! I bet that looked so cool."

10. When "stop following me into the bathroom" is interpreted as "just go in there before me and wait expectantly."

10. When "stop following me into the bathroom" is interpreted as "just go in there before me and wait expectantly."

11. This guard dog might be a little confused about his job description.

11. This guard dog might be a little confused about his job description.

12. Never ask your cat to help with dinner. They don't know what that means.

12. Never ask your cat to help with dinner. They don't know what that means.

13. When you take your dog to the park just to run around in the grass but they have other plans.

13. When you take your dog to the park just to run around in the grass but they have other plans.

14. "You said 'be nice to your brother' so I'm smothering him with love."

14. "You said 'be nice to your brother' so I'm smothering him with love."

15. "When they’re too quiet."

15. "When they're too quiet."

16. "I tried to take a picture of her being cute and she did this."

16. "I tried to take a picture of her being cute and she did this."

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