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Advice Doge blank meme template

Advice Doge Meme Template

Advice Doge adapts the Doge meme format - Featuring the Shiba Inu dog Kabosu with multicolored Comic Sans text fragments - Into the advice animal framework, offering life wisdom or observations in the characteristic Doge speech pattern. The format uses fragmented, minimalist phrases like 'much wisdom' or 'very truth' to deliver jokes framed as earnest canine advice. It combines Doge's lovable absurdism with the punchy two-line structure of advice animal captions.

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620 x 620 px
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Where the Advice Doge meme comes from

Doge originated from a 2010 photograph of Kabosu, a Shiba Inu owned by Japanese kindergarten teacher Atsuko Sato, which was posted to her personal blog. The image went viral on Tumblr and Reddit in late 2013 after being paired with the distinctive internal monologue text style, and the Advice Doge variant emerged as creators applied the format to advice animal templates.

How to caption the Advice Doge meme

Frame advice in fragmented Doge-speak with the top text setting up a situation and the bottom delivering wisdom in characteristic broken syntax (e.g., top: 'SUCH DEADLINE'; bottom: 'VERY PANIC / MUCH PROCRASTINATE / WOW'). Lean into the deliberate grammatical incorrectness as the source of humor rather than the actual content of the advice. Open it in the meme generator, or read the wholesome meme guide for more.

Advice Doge caption ideas

Need a starting point? Try one of these on the Advice Doge template, then make it your own in the meme generator.

  • Top: SUCH DEADLINE / Bottom: VERY PANIC / MUCH PROCRASTINATE / WOW
  • Top: SO PAYDAY / Bottom: MUCH RICH / VERY BROKE BY TUESDAY / WOW
  • Top: SUCH GYM PLAN / Bottom: VERY MONDAY / MUCH NEVER AGAIN / WOW
  • Top: SO GROUP PROJECT / Bottom: MUCH ME / VERY ALONE / WOW
  • Top: SUCH NEW DIET / Bottom: VERY SALAD / MUCH FRIES / WOW

Best uses for the Advice Doge template

Use the Advice Doge template when the joke fits a animal format and the image can explain the feeling before the reader finishes the caption. It is strongest for cute reactions, chaotic moods, and warm low-stakes jokes.

This blank is 620 x 620 px and is a still image, so place the most important words where they stay readable after a feed crop. The near-square frame is flexible for feeds, group chats, Reddit, and Discord.

The sample captions leave room for a setup and a punchline without turning into a paragraph. Before exporting, read the caption once without looking at the image; if it still needs a long explanation, switch to a simpler setup or a more obvious related template.

Caption patterns to try

PatternWhy it works
Top: SUCH DEADLINE / Bottom: VERY PANIC / MUCH PROCRASTINATE / WOWThis works because it gives the reader a specific situation instead of a vague label.
Top: SO PAYDAY / Bottom: MUCH RICH / VERY BROKE BY TUESDAY / WOWThis pattern keeps the setup concrete, which helps the template carry the reaction.
Top: SUCH GYM PLAN / Bottom: VERY MONDAY / MUCH NEVER AGAIN / WOWThis is a useful direction when you want the punchline to feel personal or self-aware.

Common mistakes with this blank

  • Writing a caption that explains the whole joke instead of letting the Advice Doge image do part of the work.
  • Placing text over the most expressive part of the image, especially faces, gestures, signs, or the main action.
  • Using three different ideas in one meme. This template works better when it points at one clear situation.
  • Exporting before checking the meme at phone size. If the smallest words blur together, shorten the caption first.