There aren’t many things on this planet that feel as pure and wholesome as dogs. These furry, four-legged companions hardly have to try to melt our hearts—sometimes all they need to do is simply exist. Still, it doesn’t hurt that they also have the biggest, cutest eyes, the most uplifting barks, and bellies made for endless rubs.
With all that going for them, it’s no surprise they also make some of the best meme material out there. Dogs have a special talent for making any moment brighter, no matter what’s happening in the photo. The aptly named Facebook group Doge Is Life proves that perfectly. Scroll down to see their hilarious posts and add a little extra sunshine to your feed.
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Very rare for a doggo to make it so old. Special golden gal, in her golden years ❤️
The world would certainly be a much bleaker place if we didn’t have dogs by our side. They can’t speak to us in words the way humans do, and yet somehow they manage to communicate more clearly than many people ever could. With just a tail wag or a soft nudge of the nose, they make their feelings known. And for that constant presence alone, they’ve earned their place as some of our greatest companions.
Will they tell you that you were a very good person and give you a treat?
I will try harder to be good so I can meet this angel at the pearly gates..
Seen this picture a few timrs but never gets old...seriously floofy cutie pie, would gladly find this angel waiting on the other side❤️
The only things she needs now are a few snacks and something nice to drink.
Load More Replies...It’s not surprising, then, that one study found that 95% of dog owners view their dog as part of the family. About 62% say their dog helps them de-stress after a long day, while 55% believe their dog provides comfort after receiving bad news. These aren’t small roles dogs play in our lives. They’re there in our routines, our hard moments, and our happiest ones, offering support without ever asking for much in return.
"Dad....I don't see any ducks or whatever....where did you say they should be????"
I seriously have so many of those!! My dog watches them deliver thru the glass door. Always makes me smile when I get the delivery notification!
Did we really need the confirmation on which dog was the father and which was the son? 😂😂😂
One word comes up over and over again when people describe dogs: loyalty. We’ve all heard stories of dogs who wait by the door for hours until their owner comes home. The excitement when they finally hear familiar footsteps is hard to match. While many animals form bonds with humans, dogs are often seen as the clearest example of unwavering devotion. But what makes that loyalty run so deep?
Well, it is coarse and rough and irritating and gets everywhere.
Load More Replies...According to Purina, the simplest explanation is also the most practical one. We provide dogs with food, shelter, and safety. In return, they grow attached to us. There is even a scientific basis for this. Domestic dogs descend from wolves, which humans once took in and cared for in exchange for help with guarding and hunting. That mutual relationship of trust and survival is still written into a dog’s instincts today.
Yep that's my 2 German Shepherd/Chow/Lab mixes. They go crazy when me or my son get home.
Mate this is one of the best comments I've seen on here. Thank you for the chuckles.
Load More Replies...Looks like that George Costanza (Jason Alexander) picture in his boxers.
This would suggest that dogs might simply be loyal to anyone who feeds them, and to some extent, that’s true. Many dogs do form especially strong bonds with the family member who handles mealtimes. But that explanation alone doesn’t quite cover everything. Dogs often remain deeply devoted even in situations where food and daily care aren’t coming directly from their favorite person.
It could swim. It's choosing NOT to swim. It's choosing to "help" because it sees the humans pushing the Wheeled Box, so it's emulating them. It wouldn't be "under water" if it was on all fours - dogs know how to swim instinctively - and they float, anyway XD
Load More Replies...I want this dog. And its house. I'll take the house as well, so the dog doesn't have to move. 😊
I was wondering if "Sploot" was in the "dictionary". From ChatGPT: "Yes, "sploot" is a real word, though it is recent slang that is not yet in all dictionaries. It describes the pose an animal makes when it lies on its stomach with its hind legs stretched out straight behind it." Gotta love that! Our "best friends" do have the best life.
my dog does this for exactly 3 seconds, then runs off to the fence to look for lizards
Another important piece of the puzzle lies in dog psychology. Dogs are pack animals. Just like wolves in the wild, they have a strong need to belong to a group. For a dog, your household becomes their pack. Loyalty within a pack is essential for survival. Trust and teamwork are all part of that instinct, which helps explain why some dogs will go to incredible lengths to protect their owners.
Sir David Attenborough: "The most dangerous animal on this planet. A violent creature. Filled with hateful thoughts and a lust for blood. Teeth like razors to suck the meat from your bones...
Well Chihuahua's can be viscous little suckers. Some of them have big dog syndrome.
I have yet to meet one that doesn't. Meanwhile, my 105 lb lab/rot mutt would give belly to any (playful) challengers!!
Load More Replies...Why... why would a brain suggest to NOT pet a dog? Whenever I see one, my brain goes "GOGOGOGOOOOOO PET THEM! PET THEM AAAAAALL! They're the bestest boys and gals!", with the tiny voice of my social training yelling "... but ask the owner first" like a kindergarten teacher trying to tell the kids not to run 😅
Most working dogs shouldn't be petted, like service animals and I'm assuming police dogs.
Load More Replies...I always said I'd get my faced ripped off one day, but now I know it's not the dogs - it's the owners!!
Load More Replies...That should always win over "the brain". It's like therapy for a few minutes when meeting any random pup that loves to be loved.
But even pack behavior doesn’t fully explain the depth of some stories. Dogs don’t forget their people after long separations. Some greet their owners with the same joy after months apart as if no time has passed at all. And then there are legendary cases like Hachiko, the dog who waited at a train station every day for his owner, continuing to do so for nine years after his owner passed away. Food and pack rules alone don’t fully account for that kind of devotion.
I chose Stilgar out of his litter of 8 because of his adorable white tailtip and his adorable white blaze... but also because he was the most nugget/potato-shaped of the puppies, not gonna lie XD
It's about meme trends. Are you new to the internet?
Load More Replies...That’s where a more intriguing idea comes in. In 2005, researchers conducted an experiment that measured how dogs’ brains reacted to different scents. They exposed dogs to the scent of their owner, the scent of a stranger, and the scent of food. When dogs smelled their owner, the area of the brain linked to positive emotions lit up most strongly. The response looked strikingly similar to what we associate with love in humans.
In another experiment, dogs watched as a stranger treated their owner rudely. Later, when given a choice, the dogs noticeably avoided the rude stranger. That kind of behavior points to emotional awareness and loyalty that goes beyond basic instincts.
Yup Best security guard money can buy and also.... She looks astonishingly beautiful!
Yep! My aunt lives down the street from me and she has two Chihuahuas. I can hear from MY house, half a neighborhood away, when there's a stranger walking around the neighborhood, because both of them sound the alarm XD
Load More Replies...Love it! A pup from Mexico (guessing it is a Chihuahua) as a Hula dancer.
Kevin, most goodest boy that he is, may visit the ducks whenever he likes.
Husky! My cousins now ex-husband is on his 3rd Husky. Their 1st dog was a Samoyed.
Can confirm. My GSD mix has the most bombastic side-eye and judgmental expressions ever. You can pretty much almost HEAR him sigh in exasperation sometimes XD Actually, sometimes he literally DOES sigh in exasperation...
Load More Replies...I wish I could see, only once, something like that in one of the multiple countries I've been around all over the world 😔
If I recall correctly,, it was a delayed flight. One I'd happily be delayed on.
GLORIOUS FLEWS! Our dogs would never look this awesome while sneezing, because they're breeds that don't have wonderful flappy flews XD
Load More Replies...Could be a pittiesporum I need a closer examination
Load More Replies...Yep, I have all my pets' neck, chest, and length (neck to tail usually) measurements on my phone for reference for whenever I buy them clothing or a costume XD You gotta know their chest girth when choosing clothing! XD Plus dogs generally don't deposit fat on their ribcage/sternum unless they're REALLY obese O_O;
Load More Replies...When I was a kid/teen, I had a German Shepherd who was from German working lines, so she was HUGE. She weighed 100lbs or so and was a VERY big, tall dog. I'd take her to the dog park and she'd be so scared of the other dogs that she would try to climb on my lap (if I was sitting down) or hide under the benches XD She had grown up being bossed around by our (quite small) Aussie mix, so in Ember's mind, other dogs were scary bullies XD
Here in NJ, we actually did have a tiger on the loose. There was a woman who was hoarding tigers in Jackson, NJ. Ironically, the one that got loose was Not one of hers.
Load More Replies...My money says: They're the very best in that class! And soon they'll receive their highest honours diplomas!
That would be naughty. They will eat each others homework
Load More Replies...But which dog is it? The front one in the middle, the back right? Or the one just left?
Obviously that jerk that's standing on the table (?) at the back.
Load More Replies...I have found that, as an owner of a pupper who has disabilities/issues, I stare at dog heiny/crinkly holes WAY more often than I imagined I would when I was getting ready to adopt a dog again XD I have to make sure that a) his poops are normal (he has myoclonus, which is uncontrollable twitching of the long muscles in his body, which includes his gut/digestive muscles and that can affect his digestion if he eats anything other than the things I know he can easily digest) and b) I have to make sure that he doesn't step in it, since he has balance and mobility issues XD I also have a healthy dog and I stare at HIS heiny when he poops as well - I'm pretty inured to the sight of dog heiny at this point - because while my other dog is healthy, he (for some reason) needs to dance the Watusi every time he poops, which sometimes results in him stepping in it XD
Mum's dog squats, does his biz, and walks while he does it. It's so annoying because then you have to hunt for dog shat to bag it up. 😆 I have to laugh, though, because I think owners of pets get to look at a lot of rear ends/biz. You can tell a lot about a bird's health by its biz, so this has me staring at bird shat far more than I enjoy.
Load More Replies...You don't spray-bottle or otherwise punish a puppy for teething, you monster. You redirect the teething from furniture onto appropriate toys/chews, like a normal person. Teething is a completely normal behavior, and it'd be like spraying a baby in the face with a spray bottle when they chomp your finger while THEY'RE teething. Cripes.
Load More Replies...Oh jeebs, I'm sad because that poor doggo is severely obese and its owners need to get it on a diet, but at the same time, OMG I LOVE THIS PHOTO XD
Stretches constitute a visible contract for a walk. You can't change your mind and say you were only stretching your muscles. That's illegal under Puppy Code Section Bark 1543.765809876554322 subsection Bork.
I swear that my younger dog (2-year-old Belgian Malinois) knows the difference between my "mang I am old and my back hurts and I am stretching to relieve my agony" and my "ahhh, getting ready to go outside straiche" XD He doesn't react at all when I'm stretching because I'm old and creaky, but he goes NUTS when I stretch because I feel okay and am getting ready to go outside to prune/maintain my backyard garden XD My oldest cat (Kohl, 9 years old) also KNOWS when I'm going outside to do gardening stuff (vs., say, grabbing the mail) and she will SPRINT to the front door, tail poofed in excitement, and SCREEEEEM at her harness/leash because she wants to go for walkies XD
Load More Replies...Apparently so is putting it in a container in the fridge because the little bugger's had quite enough today and it can go in his dinner tomorrow
Load More Replies...All the best dog owners. Human food isn't for dogs, no matter how convincing the dog!
Load More Replies...Same here. Only my husband walks around with our kitten as a scarf. Kitten loves it maybe even more than he does.
My now-ex had never had a pet (other than fish) when we met, and he said he was allergic to both dogs AND cats. I warned him that I was a package deal with my pets (at the time, one GSD and one gray cat.) A couple of months in, my cat would climb onto his legs or chest if we were watching TV and would fall asleep XD I also have a great photo of him playing a game on his 3DS and she is draped across his forearms XD 24 years later, we had 2 dogs and 2 cats, and when I escaped, I (sadly) left one of the cats with him, because that cat LOVES him more than anything in the world. Funny, he doesn't seem to be allergic to that cat XD
LakotaWolf, now that’s the purist love for your cat to be able to give them up.
Load More Replies...My dogs have 3 beagle friends, all 3 of them know where the treat bag is, beagles and labradors are dustbins
In summer the ice-cream van would always stop outside the house. The peoples bought cones and the doggos got broken cone-ends of ice cream.
On one planet, I wouldn't like to be in one unless it's hollow.
Load More Replies...Same - ~8,000 photos of my dogs and ~32,000 photos of my cats. I'm a dog person at heart, but to be fair, I only have TWO dogs and I (somehow) have ended up with 7 cats, so that's why there's exponentially more photos of the cats XD XD
Load More Replies...Well that flooring is trashed. Whoever put it down right. It's supposed to be glued and gone over with a heavy roller.
Not sure why you need a heavy roller but OK, . That said, did you really think the dog did this?. You do realise dogs have teeth and that would leave teeth marks?. This is a removed linoleum that they made a funny photo out of.
Load More Replies...Doggo looks overweight. Very unhealthy and unless carefully prepared large amounts of human food like that can make dogs sick. This isn't cute. It's appalling neglect at best.
The secret is to put a small portion of dog food, in a reserved dog dish, and feed with a spoon at mealtimes.
Oh wow I would be furious if someone fed my dog 1. people food and 2. off their plate.
Move over Opera singers, let the professionals show you how it's done
Well, probably because "I Will Always Love You" was one of her most well-known songs... XD
Load More Replies...I have 567 pictures on my phone. 500 of the pictures are of my good pup Melvin.
Ginger - hugs and kisses for your most beloved Melvin. I will always remember the joy he brought you.
Load More Replies...Sometimes, after a miserable day.....Dogs, without ANY question, really know how to make our day brighter! Their love and compassion have no limits
I loved a lot of these -- especially the golden puppies, my heart -- but I didn't like seeing so many overweight and obese dogs in one post (god, that feels so fat-shamey to say even if I'm talking about dogs, lol) so much. (I'm sorry to be a killjoy 😔.)
Absolutely important to mention. There was one visit where one of my dogs was on the upper end of her healthy weight. We hadn't measured their food because they typically stopped themselves when full. Vet said that can come and go so we need to measure to be safe. Got the allowed amounts for each of our 4 dogs and started measuring immediately. Guess who had more energy, less anxious chewing, and passed their next exams with flying colors? You guessed it. Puppers.
Load More Replies...To the folks who really feel the need to comment on Every. Single. Post with an overweight dog: Duly noted. Okay?
Sometimes, after a miserable day.....Dogs, without ANY question, really know how to make our day brighter! Their love and compassion have no limits
I loved a lot of these -- especially the golden puppies, my heart -- but I didn't like seeing so many overweight and obese dogs in one post (god, that feels so fat-shamey to say even if I'm talking about dogs, lol) so much. (I'm sorry to be a killjoy 😔.)
Absolutely important to mention. There was one visit where one of my dogs was on the upper end of her healthy weight. We hadn't measured their food because they typically stopped themselves when full. Vet said that can come and go so we need to measure to be safe. Got the allowed amounts for each of our 4 dogs and started measuring immediately. Guess who had more energy, less anxious chewing, and passed their next exams with flying colors? You guessed it. Puppers.
Load More Replies...To the folks who really feel the need to comment on Every. Single. Post with an overweight dog: Duly noted. Okay?
