If you’re a lover of pets, it’s no surprise that your Instagram feed should be filled with cute critters of all shapes and sizes.
Not many of us are able to go a day without spoiling our beloved pets, and popular pet Instagram accounts are the perfect source for ideas on pampering our companions.
To help you add to your (already growing) list, we’ve pulled together 10 of the best accounts to follow.
“Athlete, model, food enthusiast,” so reads the CV of a handsome corgi by the name of Geordi. The pooch’s Instagram is evidence that he is privy to all the luxuries of life — bountiful sleep, an aesthetically pleasing bachelor pad and an enviable physique. Geordi has recently become the big brother to Scotty la Corgi and the two frequently get up to exciting adventures.
There’s nothing cuter than a small hedgehog paired with adorable sets that are, well, perfectly hedgehog sized. Azuki the hedgehog lived in Japan but has since passed away. His daughter, Monaka, has taken on the task of filling our feeds with joy in his stead. Monaka is just as playful as her father, and can regularly be pictured basking in her celebrity lifestyle.
As one of the most iconic petfluencers on the ‘gram, Tuna is beloved for his crooked smile and silly photos. When Tuna’s not busy modelling suave bowties and hats, he is also an avid traveler, sharing his adventures across the globe at @thetravelingtuna.
Maple is a golden British shorthair who lives in Los Angeles with his humans and fellow kitties, Lily and Dahlia. Maple’s bio reads “Heart sweeter than syrup,” and with a face as sweet as his, we believe it!
Tika the Iggy is a favourite on Instagram and models a wide range of fashion outfits on the regular. When she’s not busy modelling looks that range from knits to turtlenecks, Tika is busy adventuring around Montreal and being the “Kween of Derp”.
In the company of her rescue-dog brothers Oreo and Toffee, Pumpkin believes she’s one of them. When she was a baby, the orphaned Pumpkin fell out a tree and into the life of Laura Young, who nursed the raccoon’s broken leg and later adopted her (pet raccoons are legal in the Bahamas). Laura now documents Pumpkin’s lazy couch-cruising days and love of guacamole to over one million followers.
Sally and Winnie are a pair of UK-based dachshunds who embody the word “adorable” in a nut shell. While Winnie is a newer addition to the family, older sister Sally is keen to show her sibling the ropes. The pair can most often be seen snoozing in their cosy home.
Juniper comes from a long line of “tame” foxes that farmers have bred to be domesticated. Juniper’s human-mum, Jessika, collects snaps of her foxy smiles (often directed at big dog, Moose), strange sounds and woodland shenanigans for three million followers on Instagram.
It’s also a platform for Jessika to be candid about the struggles of raising a fox: there’s no way to “de-scent” them, they nip and can be quite destructive. Ultimately, foxes are wild animals — though their smiles are sweetly civilised.
It’s no secret that Japanese culture is a vision of the future – one that involves debonair bunnies who model on the side while keeping up their usual nibbling, burrowing and opportunistic multiplying. PuiPui is a Jack-of-all-trades as is his owner Mumitan, who designs and sews miniature costumes, sources props, and styles backdrops.
Text: Homes To Love