These photos of nervous cheetahs playing with their 'support dogs' will make your day

It's common knowledge that everyone on this planet — or everyone who counts, at least — loves dogs.

They're fun to be around. They're a comforting presence. Just one look at their cheerfully lolling tongues and dopey, wagging tails is enough to make you think the world might not be such a terrible place after all.

Well cheetahs and human beings may not have a lot in common, but this is something they do have.

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Thanks to a gloriously viral tweet from Andy Stardust, the internet has recently discovered that cheetahs and dogs actually make great best friends.

According to a follow-up tweet from Stardust, pairing "support dogs" with nervous cheetahs is actually not at all uncommon in the States (Mashable has reached out to ZSL London Zoo with some questions about this practice, and we will update this article if we receive a response).

Needless to say, the internet was all for it.

The practice isn't just restricted to cheetahs, either.

If those photos and gifs haven't immediately been bumped into your top five most adorable things ever, then it's possible you need to take a look at yourself.

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