Doggy New Year!

Barking News — Defying the general decline of goodness in other sectors, the dogs steadfastly continued to be good in 2025, as shown in these brand new compilations from WeRateDogs and found by reader Allein! Goodness experts give dogs a good chance to remain good in 2026, which is good news, goodness knows.

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Hana Miri New Year

Two cats sit together in a living room. The one on the right is hiding inside a cat toy that looks like an oversized bowl of ramen noodles.

Hana and Kitten Miri are about to begin a new year without Maru to make his famous noodle dough. But thankfully we get a look back at Maru and his need to knead.

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Links: Ring In the Old

A cat stands next to a framed award from the Guinness book of world records.

And finally: Wombat Birthday!

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Puppy Pandemonium

The Girl with the Dogs faces a triple threat — or it is it a treat? — of three German shepherd puppies with personalities ranging from chill to shrill, while also announcing a new initiative to help pet owners in need.

A nervous looking German Shepherd puppy.

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