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Dog as Romance Novel Cover Model

A humorous meme featuring a large, brown, fluffy dog with striking blue eyes lying down in a kennel-like environment with wood shavings on the floor and a blue metal background. The dog has an intense, serious expression, resembling a model. Above the dog, there is text that reads: 'If dogs had romance novels... he'd be on the cover.' The joke plays on the dog's dramatic, smoldering look, comparing it to the typical intense, attractive models on romance novel covers.
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If dogs had romance novels... he'd be on the cover.

Overview

A humorous meme featuring a large, brown, fluffy dog with striking blue eyes lying down in a kennel-like environment with wood shavings on the floor and a blue metal background. The dog has an intense, serious expression, resembling a model. Above the dog, there is text that reads: 'If dogs had romance novels... he'd be on the cover.' The joke plays on the dog's dramatic, smoldering look, comparing it to the typical intense, attractive models on romance novel covers.

Origin notes

The meme originates from X.com (formerly Twitter) under the account 'WholesomeMeme'. It appears to be a user-created remix, combining a real photograph of a dog with overlaid text to create a humorous, wholesome joke about the dog's appearance resembling a romance novel cover model.

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