Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2021: 40 cute finalists photos

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards - The world’s funniest photography competition has just announced the 40 finalists for 2021 - and they are hilarious! Check it out...

Paddy, who is not allowed on the sofa but thinks he is. Does he care? nope :\ Credit: Credit: Anna Chambers/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

This is Albie our kitten, he is full of energy and fun but as you'll see from the photo he also takes some time out to relax and recharge his batteries. Credit: Ann-Marie Connolly/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

3 years old Pomeranian , very calm. Loves treats. Credit: Bernard Sim/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

My golden retriever, Clementine, loves to stick her face in front of the hose while I water the plants. Her expression in this photo made me think of a tyrannosaurus rex, hence the title, Jurassic Bark... Credit: Carmen Cromer/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

Barbara Ann wants to sunbathe too. Credit: Catherine Falls/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

Rayna is a rescue dog, who spent the first years of her life fending for herself on the streets of Romania. We rescued her in 2019, and are entertained by her quirky ways every day. Everyone who meets Rayna falls in love with her, and we think her ears have a lot to do with that! Credit: Charlotte Fenwick/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

This is my best friend Faith and her husband Alex... And their cheeky Sproodle, Hugo. Faith wanted a photograph to mark a special occasion - her first outing after shielding at home for 14 months. Hugo jumped into the frame at just the right moment! He's a lockdown pup, so he hasn't quite gotten used to the excitement of being around other people yet hehe :-) Credit: Chloe Beck/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

Both dogs are former shelter dogs from Romania. The big one is called

I was busy playing with my dog on the beach and this dog came to play. I liked the shapes he was making in the air. Credit: Christine Johnson/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

Star and Will trying to get their ball back from one of the Crosby statues. Credit: Christine Johnson/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

According to Ozzy we need a new fence panel ASAP. He is fed up with Chester our nosy next door neighbour spying on him every time he has a meal. Credit: Colin Doyle/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

Two of the morning regulars at the dog park are Gary (hound mix with the jacket) and Kona - who is one of the most chill dogs ever. Got this picture of Gary finding a warm place to sit on this cold winter's day - February 9th, 2021. Credit: Corey Seeman/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

This is my very mischievous Bengal cat, Bailey! On this particular day I was trying to put away the washing but he would do whatever it took to get those all important belly rubs! Credit: Danielle Wood/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

This is Ted the Poodle. I'm pretty sure he has never seen the film but the amount of people who comment that he looks like Falkor from Never ending story would suggest he may be a fan. Credit: Darren Hall/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

Oak on a windy day showing off his pearly whites! Credit: David Poznanter/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

This is Leia. As you can see, she definitely loves playing with all the leaves in autumn - and yes it was really tricky to take this picture because you never know where the dog will act and what it is going to do next. Credit: Diana Jill Mehner/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

This is Lucy! While boating on our local lake in Idaho Lucy decided to take the wheel and she did great! Credit: Donna Deshon/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

Our kitten Lola just loves her brother snoopy so much she doesn't leave in alone! Credit: Elizabeth Finney/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

When I go back home, and my cat is already watching the new Netflix series without me! Credit: Julien Gloria/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

Ollie, highly focused on what else he can learn from a dog behaviourist's website (which, as you can see, features a mugshot of him). While Ollie is committed to ongoing personal development, he's not quite mastered how to use the mouse , but - being a very smart border collie - that's just a matter of time... Credit: Jacki Gordon/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

This photo was taken by accident during the photography of my ex-girlfriend with her beloved mare. For this cheerful moment, I thank the fly that sat on the horse's nose and he instinctively shook his head. And so it seems that the humor between a horse and a woman is definitely not missing. Credit: Jakub Gojda/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

Savi (the cat) checks out all aspects of the Christmas decorations. Credit: Katherine Pierce/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

It's that time of day again! Little Blue enjoys it almost as much as me. Credit: Kathryn Clark/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

Jeff stealing the limelight from his brother Jaffa. Credit: Kathryn Trott/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

He is a cat model. So I just focus my DSLR for cat. He just makes a pose like that and then shoot. Credit: Kenichi Morinaga/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

Freddie's the one with the brown nose. Credit: Ken Whalley/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

Vincent the cat..This is how I like to sit! Credit: Lucy Slater/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

Losing the opportunity to play with my human band mates during lockdown, Flint my rescue dog soon taught me that we didn't just have sharp bones in common, but musical ones too. With my camera set up remotely during this shoot, I think it's fair to say that the image is proof that his conviction as a performer matches my own - well, we were covering

Little Nuka playing hide and seek one day at the beach. Credit: Manel Subirats Ferrer/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

I like to visit the stable horses before I begin my hike at the State Park...this is the reply I received when I said Good Morning. Credit: mary ellis/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

Someone in my parents' neighborhood in San Antonio, Texas, put in a peep hole for their terrier so it can look through the fence! I love passing by and seeing its adorable face peering at me. Credit: Millie Kerr/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

Bailey was so excited to see her friends, she could not sit still for a photo! Credit: Mollie Cheary/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

Optical illusion or gene mutation? Credit: Pier Luigi Dodi/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

The feeding of sheep in a mechanical contraption. Credit: Robert Moore/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

Cutie and Speedy are 2 chicks hatched from eggs placed in an incubator at home in August 2020. They spent their first few weeks indoors. On the photo they are just over 2 weeks old. They were curious about everything. This is the day they discovered their own shadow. It was hilarious to see them wondering and exploring that

Our granddaughter gave the command to sit. Beau is very obedient. Credit: Suzi Lonergan/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

Siba's puppy cuddles with his beloved cat. Credit: Svetlana Pisareva/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

Our cat Simba occupying the owl box. Credit: Thomas Marlie/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

Grace was a feral kitten and this was one of the games I played with her to help get her used to human company. Credit: Walker Walker/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

Playing with bubbles in the garden. Credit: Zoe Ross/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards