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Dad and the Dog

Dad and the Dog

Part of a series on Dogs. [View Related Entries]

Updated Aug 04, 2019 at 06:54AM EDT by Y F.

Added Aug 01, 2019 at 07:24AM EDT by Philipp.

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Dad and the Dog, also known as Dad After Getting a Dog, is an image macro series featuring jokes about fathers who are reluctant to get a dog for their family but are quick to grow fond of the animal after getting one. Memes based on the joke gained significant spread on Reddit in late July 2019.

Origin

On July 29th, Redditor bipolarparadiseyt posted a photograph of actor and professional wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson with a dog to /r/dankmemes subreddit, captioning it with a joke about dad growing fond of the dog after reluctantly getting one for the family.[1] The post received over 31,400 upvotes within three days.


Dad: *doesnt want dog* Family: "gets dog anyway* Dad and the dog:

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On July 30th, 2019, Redditor Toby_A270 posted another meme based on the joke to /r/memes subreddit, with the post accumulating over 99,000 upvotes in two days (shown below).[2]


Dad: *doesn't want dog* Family: *gets dog anyway* Dad and the dog:

In the following hours, multiple memes based on the joke were submitted to /r/memes,[3] /r/dankmemes[4] and other subreddit, with the format also spreading to Twitter[5] and other online platforms.

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Dad: *doesn't want dog* Family: *gets dog anyway* Dad and the dog: Bab Asian dad: *doesn't want dog* Family: gets dog anyway Dad & dog: Dad: Refuses to get a cat Family: Gets cat anyways Dad and cat:

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