If The World Feels Like A Miserable Place Right Now, These 50 Dog Memes Might Help You Heal
Interview With ExpertThere are many, many reasons why dogs are considered man’s best friend. They provide endless entertainment, make exceptional coworkers, look after our homes, and teach us how to love unconditionally.
Few places on the internet capture all of this as accurately as the Instagram account Pupperish. Its 100% doggo content features countless memes that perfectly portray what it’s like to own one of these awesome animals—whether it’s early morning walks or joyful tail wags after a long day apart. Exactly what you need on a random Wednesday!
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As you can tell from these pictures, it's hard to resist a dog. So we asked PAWS, or the Progressive Animal Welfare Society, how we ought to approach one we're meeting for the first time.
They're a non-profit organization based in Lynnwood, Washington, dedicated to promoting animal welfare through various rescue, rehabilitation, and advocacy programs. Established in 1967, the teams at PAWS focus on helping not only domestic animals but also injured, orphaned, and sick wildlife.
"You should avoid direct eye contact and abstain from immediately touching the dog," their spokesperson told Bored Panda. "Stand a bit sideways, talk softly, and see if the dog chooses to come over and investigate you. Always let the dog set the pace for the interaction. If they come up and nudge you, they are asking for some attention!"
My last boy (who was 15 when we put him to sleep) used to hug my clothes
Reading dogs' emotions is an incredibly important part of our relationships. But we often get them wrong because we tend to anthropomorphise and attribute human feelings to our pets.
A good example of this is the so-called guilty look. You probably saw one of those videos on social media where a dog avoids eye contact with humans and turns their head slightly to the side.
If this happens after the pup has done something they shouldn't have, we often classify this as an indicator of shame or guilt. But in reality, dogs avoid eye contact as a kind of de-escalation behavior. (Which is why we were advised by PAWS not to do it when introducing ourselves to a good boy or girl.)
Perhaps the dog has learned to expect a reaction from the owner in certain situations and looks away because they feel threatened or intimidated, even when there's absolutely no shame involved.
Awww that's so freaking cute! I wonder how long he stayed there for
Another example comes from 2013, when researchers from the University of Portsmouth went to shelters across the UK and filmed dogs for two minutes each.
The animal shelter then told the researchers how long it took for the filmed dogs to be adopted by new owners, and it turns out, neither barking nor wagging tails influenced the adoption rate—only a specific eyebrow movement: the so-called puppy dog eyes.
The more often the dogs raised their eyebrows and produced puppy dog eyes, the quicker they were re-homed. Nothing else had an effect. This could be because the puppy dog eyes resemble a facial expression that we produce when we are sad, and it makes us empathize with the dog on a deeper level.
A 2019 study suggests that dogs may have even evolved their facial muscle anatomy to better communicate with humans.
Scientists compared the facial muscle anatomy of dogs and wolves and demonstrated that the facial muscles of dogs and wolves were identical except for one muscle, the levator anguli oculi medialis, which, coincidentally, is responsible for the lifting of the inner eyebrow in dogs!
We had a patron who had to pay for a couple of puppy-training books she borrowed. Darling dog ate one...and peed on the other. 😆
That is one of the most boop-tastic noses I have ever laid eyes on! Boop little man, boop!
But remember, it's not just us reading dogs—they analyze us too.
Therefore, the spokesperson of PAWS explained to us that "a good dog owner is calm, patient, and dedicated to working through challenges that may arise."
"Dogs, especially younger ones, have a lot to learn before they are well-trained companions, and they need someone who will work with them to help them become their best selves."
I'm doing it wrong... I just hug my dog for the sake of hugging my dog
OMG. This is my dog. She once found a soft pretzel near a tree, and it's now the magic tree we must inspect every time.
The corgis are wondering why they're replacement for the bananas
Right now mine has a toy snake that used to squeak that he just dumped into my lap
My dogs recently trained me to give them a second treat everyday.
I see no mistakes, doggo seems excited to learn how to figure skate!
We took Stilgar to the beach. He loves it there. I know that's not what his face says, but take my word for it XD beachdoge-...335cf0.jpg
Both of my boys have their own raincoats XD Not that it rains much where I live, but people love seeing big silly dogs in raincoats XD rain_bois-...9f14a0.jpg
My dog makes this little noise when she shakes her body, like a high pitch wobbly whistle (I really have no idea how to describe it) she sounds like a cartoon and it’s the cutest noise on the planet.
When I'm stuck in a traffic jam there's always a dog next to me. She's in the passenger seat.
Yesterday, Melvin tried to eat the Amazon delivery guy but I kept him inside bc we must maintain the illusion that he's a fierce boi! The bark is big, the Melvin is not.
My doggie used to push the ball under the couch so he could retrieve it *just in time*. That didn’t always go as planned.
thy always ask: "Who is a good boi" They never ask: "How is the good boi...."
I have two dogs who are both tan/cream-furred. I have two cats that are black/tuxedo-furred. No matter what color clothing I wear, it will have very visible fur on it XD
I love the ones who KNOW they aren't supposed to beg, when you look at them they look away, like "Nope, not beggin' "
pugs bark like a cartoon character that went through the hardest of d***s and smoked weed for 60 years
Found out that my little mutt won't be getting better today.. I'm heartbroken, but thankful for all the memories and silliness he brought me.
Melvin says; your doggo loved every single minute with you. Take care.
Load More Replies...We could cycle through dogs, cats, horses, rabbits & Guinea pigs, hamsters, mice, rats, & degus, parrots & budgies, and back to dogs again. Oh, we also needs reptiles day.
Load More Replies...This was the start to the day that I needed. Shame it's gone ten o clock but that can't be helped
I'm thinking that any post with doggos should remain at the original 97 images! I'll look at doggos way more than the celebrity c**p on BP any day.
Found out that my little mutt won't be getting better today.. I'm heartbroken, but thankful for all the memories and silliness he brought me.
Melvin says; your doggo loved every single minute with you. Take care.
Load More Replies...We could cycle through dogs, cats, horses, rabbits & Guinea pigs, hamsters, mice, rats, & degus, parrots & budgies, and back to dogs again. Oh, we also needs reptiles day.
Load More Replies...This was the start to the day that I needed. Shame it's gone ten o clock but that can't be helped
I'm thinking that any post with doggos should remain at the original 97 images! I'll look at doggos way more than the celebrity c**p on BP any day.
