“I would say the term ‘doggo’ caught on because of the rise of the wholesome meme,” McCulloch says. “In the aftermath of the election, and even in 2016, there was this idea that the ...

The memes exemplifying this trend in the doggo language are largely from the Facebook page Bork Bork I Am Doggo. Despite only being active since July 2016, the page already has over 400,000 ...

On Saturday our Video Producer Kyle Calise explores the origins and history of the most iconic memes online in his “Meme History” column. If you want to read columns like this a day before ...

Pages like Ding de la Doggo may have also assisted its slingshot into meme stardom. Dogs' wholesomeness could be why groups like Dogspotting and accounts like WeRateDogs have become so popular.

According to McCulloch, the meme-famous words “Puppo” and “Doggo” aren’t going anywhere in 2018, but will instead become even more relevant. “It’s no secret that the world in a ...