'Cleanliness is next to dogliness': 21 Silly animal memes to keep you company while you spring clean

Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor

May 7, 2026 2:45 PM EDT

It's that time of the year: Spring cleaning! Or as pet owners call it, Thursday.

Get it? Because if you are a pet owner, then you're always cleaning up after your pets. Dog fur, cat hair, litter box, p00 bags, little critter bedding, birdcages, whatever pet you have, you are cleaning. It's not your pet's fault; they don't understand cleaning except in the form of licking themselves and others… It's sweet of them, really, but also gross. Please don't lick my mouth after you just "bathed" yourself, friend.

Anywho, for everyone else, it's spring cleaning time, which means it's the one time of year you deep-clean everything in your home. Even your pets! Actually, especially your pets… Let's laugh and meme about it!

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You know how many times my ex said, “Oh, but I thought you liked cleaning that?” or “Oh, well I don't clean it because it's never dirty!” My eye was twitching just writing that. No, sir, I do not like cleaning, but I like to live in a clean place, so I clean. And, lordy lord, why do you think it's never dirty, huh? Maybe because SOMEONE is cleaning? Like, ME. Ugh, I need animal memes to calm my nerves after walking down that memory lane.
Our pets would definitely help us clean if they understood it. They just want us to be happy. We love them so much and they love us back! That's why we celebrate them in these silly animal memes.
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What are you going to clean during spring cleaning this year? Is your dog going to be by your side the entire time, even though they aren't being helpful at all? Ah, yes, we love that. A bit annoying, but very adorable, so we allow it. Maybe even your dog a bath too!
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Once the cleaning is all done, you can hang out with your pet and enjoy the organized chaos you two live in. Now the chaos is only within, because your home is nice and neat. I have a pet mouse, and I have to clean hear cage all the time. She rolls around in her little ball while I clean. Then she comes back and her home is magically clean! She loves it… I think.
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