Pawsome pets: Most viral pet trends of the year that have taken internet by storm

Remember how our teachers would make us sing ‘If you’re happy and you know it...’ in kindergarten? Train your dog to clap its hands along with the song, or ask your cat to say meow if it’s happy and he/she knows it. Watch videos online to see how it’s done — be prepared to laugh till you cry. Reward with a treat if they follow your command. 

If you spend most of your day or even adulthood watching videos of doggies online, no one’s judging you. This little cloud, Maya, is a superstar and when her pet parent gave her ingredients like cucumber (above picture) or chicken jerky (below) to ‘rate’ it, the video went viral. Others too began doing the food tasting challenge with their pets.

Have you ever felt the irresistible urge to boop a dog on its nose? Well, every single video that pet parents have uploaded of their pooch doing this challenge, is going to make you want to do that. Form a ring-like shape with your thumb and index finger or join both your hands and train your dog to poke its snout through it! Don’t forget to reward with a treat!

This has got to be the highest trending challenge worldwide — stand behind a bedsheet with your doggo or cat in front of you. After a few seconds, run into a room while dropping the sheet; disappear into thin air without letting your pet see you, basically. Record its reaction to see if it really cares that you’re gone or not!