These furry, tail wagging animals that so many of us share our homes with are strange creatures. They’re completely reliant on us to keep themselves alive, yet many would leap at the chance to run off on an adventure by themselves if they got one. They bark at the mailman for the mere act of trying to deliver a letter to us, and they have a tendency to beg for every single scrap of food that we decide to eat. 

Nonetheless, we like having them around. They bring a lot of joy into our lives, despite the many minor annoyances they can also provoke. If you’d rather appreciate our canine friends in smaller doses, though, we have the perfect consolation prize. Dog memes are here to remind us that man’s best friend has earned that title for a reason, and they’re funny as heck as well. Plus, you don’t have to pick up any poop just by looking at this list.