A Dog Protected A Kitten During A Lightning Storm, And Here’s How The Internet Responded

Will "overly excited dog" be the next internet meme sensation? These photos of a dog defending a terrified kitty from the scary thunderstorm outside, posted just one day ago by Reddit user Departments, have drawn thousands of upvotes and comments. Some have even used the photos to create an "overly excited dog" meme spinoff!

Below are the three original photos on which the subsequent memes were based; the final image is the now famous "overly excited dog," followed by some user submissions from Reddit. Pandas, can you do better? Submit your own custom memes below!

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Cat Had No Choice But To Watch Dog Play

Final score:

73points

A Dog Protected A Kitten During A Lightning Storm, And Here’s How The Internet Responded

Here's how the internet responded:

Cat Had No Choice But To Watch Dog Play

Aawww, Finally We Meet

Run Forrest! Run!

Dog Inspector

Bow Wow

You've Been Touched

We're Gonna Need A Shorter Leash!

Hes Goint To Space To Save The Cat

Fluffy Is That You?

This Overly Excited Dog Protecting A Kitten During A Lightning Storm!

You'll Be Safer In Here, Trust Me

Traumatized Kitteh, Caught Under Screming Dog

I'm Not Gonna Hurt Ya

Bow Wow Part 2

Senpai, Notice Me

Intergalactic Space Mouth Battle Between Dog-carrey And Xenomorph-cage

King Of The Monsters Vs. Guardian Of The Universe

Chocolate Rain (2015)

Erliern!

Kaitlyn Nooooo, Not Ben Z...!

This Overly Protective Dog Protecting A Clam While Being Licked By The Clam During A Lightningstorm!

Spinning Her Dog

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