![Wide Dog Wide Dog](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/029/671/wide_dog_cover2_.jpg)
Wide Dog
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About
Wide Dog refers to two separate images of obese dogs used in memes, sometimes with the premise of the dog being shy, embarrassed and/or bullied about its weight.
Origin
On September 15th, 2018, Facebook [1] posted an image of a large white dog in the Dogspotting Facebook group with the caption "Thicc sadboi in Brussels I saw just over a month ago. 😞 so precious. so round." The post received more than 21,000 reactions, 500 shares and 500 comments (shown below).
![Wide Dog Template #2](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/491/989/f3a.jpg)
In the following months, the image was posted by several subreddits, with November 9th, 2018, post to /r/AbsoluteUnits gaining over 1,200 upvotes.[2] On January 16th, 2019, Instagram user bearboob used the edited image in post parodying a news headline, captioned "Wide dog gets somehow wider, seeks help from God" (shown below). The post gained over 32,500 likes in four months.[3]
![BBC Wide Dog BBC NEWS Wide dog gets somehow wider, seeks help from God "oh god i'm so wide" - wide dog O 03 January 2019 Somerset bearbo](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/491/990/41c.jpg)
Spread
In the following days, bearboob's post was multiple times reposted on Instagram,[4] Reddit[5] and other sites. For example, on January 16th, Reddit user that_one_guy_reese posted the image to /r/comedyheaven subreddit where it gained over 15,300 upvotes in four months.[6]
On February 20th, 2019, bearboob created another meme featuring an edited photograph of another dog, taken from April 29th, 2016, news article,[7] with the post imitating a YouTube top 10 list (shown below, left and right).[8] The image gained over 50,800 likes in three months.
![picture of a very large and obese dog picture of a very large and obese dog](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/492/025/265.jpg)
![YouTube top 10 reasons to hate wide dog with picture of a large and obese dog YouTube top 10 reasons to hate wide dog with picture of a large and obese dog](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/491/992/d0f.jpg)
On February 27th, 2019, YouTube user caeseyy uploaded a YouTube video "top 10 reasons why i hate wide dog" based on the post, with YouTube user Wide Dog later commenting "aw come on man it's my birthday".[9][10]
![Wide Dog's Comment YouTube comment by user named Wide Dog saying its their birthday](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/491/995/523.jpg)
In the following months, more memes using the images of the animals appeared online, primarily on Instagram, with Bearboob continuing to post memes about Wide Dog.
Various Examples
![Wide wick bearbo 5, he's ugly and fat top 10 reasons why i hate wide dog 51K views](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/492/001/223.jpg)
![Wide Dog Gets Recruited I can't wait to pląy for an eSports team Wide Dog Gets Ready To Play For An eSports Team](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/492/013/547.jpg)
![No Bulli Wide Dog NEWS Wide Dog Gets Bullied At School And Gets Called Fat Multiple Times "Come on guys it's my first day"-Wide Dog BY@_weeb.boi | 5 MARCH 2019 Aw come on man it's my first day at school](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/492/009/5bd.jpg)
![Most Handsome Boy Dailymail MORE STORIES Wide Dog wins 'Most Handsome Boy' at the Met Gala 2019 by bearboob 2019 "He just looked amazing tonight" - Every hot person in hollywood Oh jheeze thanks guys](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/492/019/571.jpg)
![Wide Dog Sweeps the Oscars NEWS Home UK World Business Politics Tech Science Health Wide Dog wins every single award at the oscars, cries on stage bearboob i-i thank you al i love you](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/492/023/881.jpg)
![Zero Two or Wide Dog Will you press the button? Chumanity.gone26 You cant savagely beat wide dog ever again Zero Two will ride your d--- everyday](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/492/002/43d.jpg)
Templates
![Wide Dog Template #2](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/491/989/f3a.jpg)
![Wide Dog Template](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/492/025/265.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Facebook – Harrison Honky White's Post
[3] Instagram – bearboob's Post
[4] Instagram – wide_dog_official's Post
[5] Reddit – wide dog speak truth
[7] Mirror – Morbidly obese dog in shelter rescue gets new foster family to help her lose weight
[8] Instagram – bearboob's Post
[9] YouTube – top 10 reasons why i hate wide dog
[10] YouTube – Wide Dog's Comment
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Top Comments
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May 12, 2019 at 12:23PM EDT
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