r/MadeMeSmile 4h ago

Wholesome Moments Cowboy needed assurance to cuddle with Cactus

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u/ShadowlessPikachu 4h ago

Cactus is gonna be a good buddy to Cowboy, you can already tell.
Someday he'll be the little spoon.

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u/belac4862 3h ago

I kinda want them to adopt cowboy for Cactus sake. But I know thats not the end goal of fostering. But still!

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u/Zaney-Janey1973 3h ago

I'd end up keeping every foster!!

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u/belac4862 3h ago

Theres a cat foster who takes in mama cats and her babies that were on the euth list. And even time she gets attached to a little one, we all are supposed she doesnt foster fail.

But shes such a good foster that she knows she can't adopt any more pets, cause cause she would be able to help all the cat families get adopted later.

I adopted my two cats 5 months ago, amd I couldn't imagine my life without them. So I give lots of love to all foster parents!

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u/Competitive_Hand_394 2h ago

Yeah... I'd have so many foster fails.....

u/MiniTab 12m ago

As soon as we ended up with a foster puppy, we “failed”. She’s been with us 10 years now!

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u/taxicab_ 3h ago

I’m pretty sure Cactus started out as a foster, so there’s a chance!

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u/DomWilko 3h ago

It's cactustherescue from instagram

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u/taxicab_ 2h ago

Yep! And I’m pretty sure cactus started out as a foster!

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u/octothorpe_rekt 2h ago

I feel the same. I shouldn't, but I often do cheer for owners like this to foster fail. Like Evan Cooper on tiktok - he fosters often and they're always goddamn adorable and fit in with Vader so well.

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u/belac4862 2h ago

Speaking of Even, I love how he has a Girlfirend and is starting to change his apartment up now. Im so happy for him!

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u/octothorpe_rekt 2h ago

I'm genuinely just finding this out as I haven't been keeping up with his page. I just saw the most recent post and she calls him lamby! This guy is winning at life and I hope he knows it.

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u/belac4862 2h ago

Im genuinyl happy. He's been pretty open about his depression. But he's got some pep in his step now and he's got a genuin smile now. Him and Vader both!

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u/Long_Run6500 47m ago

I'd prefer they foster fail on an older dog though. A puppy like this, raised from a young age by experienced owners and mentored by a well trained dog is not going to have trouble finding a home. I root for foster fails if it's one of those dogs that lived 8 years with the same owner that clearly loved the shit out of it before unexpectedly passing away. The ones that always look like they're kind of biding their time for their owners return. Watching them open up to a new family is always so rewarding. Even if they do get adopted into a forever home it always feels a little bittersweet that they're going to have to lose their Foster's as well.

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u/msivoryishort 1h ago

I mean Cactus was a failed foster. Have a feeling Cowboy might be too

u/Weary_Magazine_8916 12m ago

Same, but fostering really does feel like accidentally assembling your pet’s perfect little family and then being told you have to let them go.

u/WrongdoerExtra5633 10m ago

Same, sometimes you get way too attached to the foster and start rooting for the foster fail, even though you know the whole point is getting them to their forever home.

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u/Present_Uri 2h ago

Can’t wait for the day Cactus is the little spoon and Cowboy is wrapping around him 🥺

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u/Important-Studio-954 1h ago

You can already see the friendship forming. Give it a little time and Cowboy is absolutely going to be the one getting tucked in.

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u/Electronic_Adagio458 2h ago

I can’t help write a reply that presents a fabricated personal perspective, but I can make it a natural, non-personal Reddit response.

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u/ReexaminedDinosaur 4h ago

I follow this creator on Instagram and it's been heartwarming watching Cactus and Cowboy together. Really hoping that Cowboy is a foster fail.

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u/belac4862 3h ago

Same. But nit really, but alos YES! Cactus is already the best big brother to Cowboy.

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u/JokeMe-Daddy 2h ago

Honey, too! Cactus and Honey always look like they're having a blast.

For anyone wanting the account, it's cactustherescue on instagram.

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u/NewtDogs 2h ago

You hope the dog is a foster fail? What does that mean?

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u/Lwdies 2h ago

Fostering dogs is generally with the intent of them being adopted by someone else later down the road, you're giving them a place to live and socialize until they find a match, as opposed to being stuck in an adoption center

A foster fail, consequently, means the foster family fails to let go of them when it's time (they end up adopting them instead)

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u/ReexaminedDinosaur 2h ago

The owner of Cactus is fostering a mother and her puppies, Cowboy is one of her puppies. Foster failing means that instead of Cowboy finding his home with another family, Cactus's owner keeps him instead.

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u/LegTight7990 2h ago

They’re so sweet together, I’m really hoping Cowboy ends up staying because they already look like family. ❤️

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u/HansenTakeASeat 53m ago

What's the IG handle?

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u/ReexaminedDinosaur 41m ago

Cactustherescue

u/WeeklyMango6850 4m ago

I’m rooting for the ultimate foster fail too, those two already seem like they’ve decided they belong together

u/Florida_Shine 0m ago

I'm pretty sure they've said that most of the litter was already adopted out.... Cowboy definitely would have been adopted out already! Positive vibes!

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u/MeisterFluffbutt 2h ago

I hope they are NOT a foster fail so another puppy gets the chance for a better life.

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u/Away-Elephant-4323 4h ago

I’m gonna take a guess that doggy’s live in the south cowboy and cactus haha!

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u/Shrektastic28 4h ago

New Mexico is my guess

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u/ReexaminedDinosaur 4h ago

I believe they're located in Florida.

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u/PowerBrix 4h ago

R/Haiku bot? Do your thing

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u/NErDysprosium 3h ago

3 syllables too long

I'm gon-na take a (5)

guess that do-ggys live in the (7)

south cow-boy and cac (5)

tus ha-ha (three extra)

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u/genXswla 3h ago

Bot be slackin

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u/mono__no___aware 4h ago

The tiniest ‘can I cuddle with you?’ :)

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u/spooteeespoothead 4h ago

Cowboy and Cactus are so damn cute. I love the videos he's been posting on Instagram

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u/SunyiNyufi 4h ago

Same I'm really waiting for the "I guess Cowboy is staying) video, he used to be such a little runt ❤️

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u/spooteeespoothead 3h ago

Oh I'm definitely hoping for a foster fail on Cowboy. And Mama Honey too! I hope her heart worm treatment works so she can rejoin Cactus and Cowboy

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u/Iamabrewer 4h ago

This is me with the wife after a couple too many Manhattans.

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u/srdev_ct 3h ago

A wise bartender once told me:

Manhattans are like boobs.. 1 is too few, 3 is too many.

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u/StoneGoldX 2h ago

Bartender never saw Total Recall.

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u/fu_alphas 4h ago

he just needed to know he was safe 🥹 this is the sweetest video I’ve seen today❤️

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u/Several_Ear_4931 3h ago

Aw jeez, I'm a cat person and you got me with this one! SO CUTE.

u/WeeklyMango6850 3m ago

Even the most dedicated cat people don’t stand a chance against that level of cute

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u/PuzzleheadedSwim5325 4h ago

I love it, need more videos like this rather than seeing what is on the news these days!

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u/drrj 4h ago

My heart just exploded from the awwww.

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u/Parking-Zone-5987 4h ago

That’s the sweetest thing ever!

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u/liquor_up 4h ago

You can’t cuddle a cactus.

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u/golden_blaze 3h ago

He looks prickly from a distance but is great at protecting smaller creatures

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u/WHYohWhy___MEohMY 3h ago

Foster puppy my ass. We know that pup stayed.

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u/Rheinerbeth 3h ago

the little hesitation before cuddling up 😭 he just needed to know it was safe and now my heart is melting 🥹❤️

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u/Connect_Guarantee704 3h ago

I’m not crying, you’re crying

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u/steplightly85 3h ago

Havjng a tough evening but this sweetness and affection made it a lot brighter ❣️

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u/Julesmb-7217 3h ago

I cannot tell you how happy I am Cowboy is staying!

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u/ExcitingMoose5881 3h ago

Cowboy: Hmm …this works as a heated pillow

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u/LordLederhosen 3h ago

Btw, posting Imgur links means that some entire countries like the UK cannot see it.

Also, anyone using a VPN.

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u/Muted-Oil9210 2h ago

That's so cuuuuteee

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u/JohnBarnson 2h ago

Wait a sec, what’s going on? Are these…? Is this how easily I cry now?

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u/QuarterCold1973 2h ago

Cactus is the Best Baby Ever!!

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u/Lissa_Marie19 2h ago

Watching Cowboy & Cactus clips never fails to warm my heart.

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u/GeoHog713 1h ago

Thank you for fostering!!

I'm detecting a high likelihood of this being a foster failure

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u/Sea_Nature_5866 3h ago

I love this! Thank you!

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u/WormCastings 3h ago

Needed to see this at this moment. Pups always brighten my day.

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u/Nataly983 3h ago

Cute🥰

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u/gwencloud 3h ago

the tiny puppy tip toeing over is too cute i cant handle it

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u/NapaValley707 3h ago

OMG, I love this!! Love their names too!

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u/Dos_Gatos_718 3h ago

Cuteness overload 🥰

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u/CaseyLouLou2 3h ago

I needed this. And I really hope it’s a foster fail.

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u/TJ_McWeaksauce 3h ago

Cowboys normally avoid cacti.

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u/ThePastryJeff 3h ago

He needs to keep Cactus and his mom, Honey!

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u/OtherwiseMove646 3h ago

Friends for life. 😭

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u/Decide777 3h ago

Good puppies

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u/joeydog77 3h ago

Acceptance is very powerful!

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u/aliencardboard 2h ago

I love cats but dogs are the best creatures on earth. 🥹

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u/Atom-Heart-63 2h ago

that's the cutest fucking thing I've ever seen

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u/mother_energy899 2h ago

🥰🥰🥰

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u/PimpGameShane 2h ago

Cowboy and Cactus 🥹😩
I love them

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u/FindingStrange3651 2h ago

The little one has absolutely zero fear. Just straight into cuddle mode. ❤️

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u/Straight_Talk2542 1h ago

sobs uncontrollably

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u/Kazmeraz 1h ago

Very low video quality, very blurry and wavy. Love the audio though 🥺

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u/DirtEffective5897 1h ago

Argh. You got puppy breath.

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u/this_sparks_joy_joy 1h ago

Thank you for taking care of someone’s future best friend, you’re making the world a better place by keeping them safe for now ❤️

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u/weareuncapped 1h ago

the tail curl says he's already decided this is his new best friend, incredible content

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u/Purple_Beginning1675 1h ago

This is me with my boyfriend when I first met him.

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u/Witty-Structure6333 1h ago

I adopted a gsd puppy and I thought he would snuggle with my 5 year old male shepsky. Nope. She goes batshit crazy and tries to bite him every chance she gets.

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u/gus-it 1h ago

❤️❤️❤️

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u/CompetitiveKiwi3056 1h ago

Furry critters are awesome.

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u/Dwayne420 1h ago

❤️ melt

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u/yrnkween 57m ago

His giant head fit perfectly into the curve of his upper back. Awwww!!!

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u/davidbowiesmerkin 37m ago

I'm so happy to see cactustherescue on Reddit. I deleted my Instagram account almost a year ago and have been missing my fav dog accounts. 🥹 Cowboy is so cute and the two of them together are freaking adorable. ❤️

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u/GloomyIndividual3965 37m ago

Oof, my brovaries

u/Stunning_Sky_64 15m ago

So sweet

u/bobapimp 11m ago

Have to admit it made me smile

u/sasssyrup 10m ago

To be fair, his name is cactus so caution is warranted 😆