Dogs are pretty much everyone's favorite thing. Well, maybe not everyone, but dogs are pretty cool, and they're one of the most beloved pets out there. And a handful of dogs have managed to become extremely famous, not for any rational reason, but as memes.

In this collection, we've gathered some of the biggest dog memes in existence and ranked them, and we've also included some particularly memorable stories about them whenever possible. And some of them are pretty wild. For example, did you know one of the most popular dog memes comes from a Serbian movie about drugs? Or that a famously awkward dog photo is used in North Korean propaganda to shame Americans? Now, you can find out the true identities and some truly odd facts about some of the most famous dog memes out there, and you can make your friends even more concerned for you whenever you bring up this fun trivia. Here are some of the most iconic dog memes and their origins.