The Goodest Boys of the Week: 23 Doggo Memes to Soften Your Monday

Ayala Sorotsky • Writer and Editor

Jun 1, 2026 6:45 PM EDT

What spell do dogs cast to make even Monday a tolerable day?

Dogs are magic. We think this is an agreed-upon premise that all of humanity acts according to. It's not for nothing that we refer to dogs as humanity's best friends, because they truly are, for millennia. But we still haven't cracked all their secrets. Like the mystery behind Monday - how do they manage to make even these wretched days feel relatively okay? (which is way more than the baseline of any Monday) Truly, dogs are magic.

We have a theory that dogs are so good, the goodest even, that not a single bad thing can linger next to them. Like a mysterious magic aura that defends the dog and everyone near them from anything that might make them feel bad. And because dogs are the goodest, we feel good too. Or at least better than what we were feeling had a dog not been in our immediate vicinity. It's contagious. The good vibes of these good boys and girls are the best. So if you have a dog right next to you on any given Monday - congrats! You've won a Monday good mood. Isn't it amazing?

So if you have a dog right next to you, first of all, pet them and tell them thank you for lifting your mood up like that, especially on a Monday. Secondly, give that dog extra belly rubs from us, tell them we said what a good boy or girl they are. And finally, scroll through these mood-boosting doggo memes for an even bigger feel-good day.

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The love of a dog to their hooman, displayed simply in one wholesome meme. What a delight it is to have dogs by our side. These loving and adorable creatures are truly the best friends we could have ever asked for.
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To the vet? We won't take this one to the vet. We'd frame it and hang it above the front door for pawtection from bad moods. It's a good luck charm of a very good boy.
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via @MasiPopal
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The cookies look like the doggo's face because he has such a sweet face. When you're as sweet as a cookie, cookies embody you… apparently.
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