9 Internet Famous Dogs You Need to Be Following

For the longest time, cat videos and photos have dominated the web. It was assumed that cat people are naturally inclined to spend more time inside while dog people are more outgoing and spend less time online.

The common house cat is still arguably the number-one chosen animal of the internet, but dogs are right behind them, and not that far off. Perhaps the reason behind more dog-related content being posted and passed around the web has to do with the fact that dog people can go out and be adventurous while still being able to access the internet wherever they are from their smartphones. Or maybe we're sharing more visual content than ever before.

Just like Grumpy Cat and all the other famous cats out there on the internet, dogs are now becoming big stars online, too. Here are just nine of the most adorable and unique looking dogs of the internet as of this writing, some of whom already have millions of loyal fans and followers on social media.

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Boo the Pomeranian: Over 17 Million Facebook Likes

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Boo was one of the first dogs to really make it big on the internet. His owner set up a Facebook page in 2009 with photos of the adorable Pomeranian dressed up in different doggy outfits and featuring him getting into mischief with his pal Buddy (his Pomeranian partner in crime). Before long, he was dubbed "the cutest dog in the world" and his page now has over 17 million likes. More »

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Maru the Shiba Inu: Over 1.3 Million Instagram Followers

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Maru is an adorable Shiba Inu who lives with his owners in Japan. Given the internet's obvious past obsession with the wildly popular Doge meme, it's not exactly surprising to see a dog of the exact same breed with over 1.3 million followers on Instagram. You won't find any captions written in Comic Sans font saying "wow" and "much cuteness" all over his photos, though.More »

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Tuna the Chiweenie: Over 1.1 Instagram Followers

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As you might have already guessed, a "Chiweenie" is a cross between a Chihuahua and a Dachshund (wiener dog). Tuna is a special one, because he was rescued as a pup and has a visibly large overbite that makes his top teeth stick out. He's one of the rare pets on Instagram with over one million followers—a loyal fan base his owners never expected to attract when they first started posting photos of him. More »

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Marnie the Shih Tzu: Over 914,000 Instagram Followers

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Marnie is one of the most unique looking dogs online, characterized by her tongue that almost always hangs out of the side of her mouth and the permanent slight lean of her head from a medical condition she had when she was younger. She was adopted as a senior and now lives a new life in New York City—dressing up in cute clothes, meeting celebs, and posting photos on her Instagram page for her 900,000+ followers. More »

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Minnie and Max the Pugs: Over 817,000 Facebook Likes

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This canine duo is famous on Facebook for their incredible talent to simultaneously tilt their heads to either side. They've been featured on some of TV's biggest shows  like "Ellen," "Good Morning America," "Animal Planet," and more. You can see all sorts of photos of the happy pugs posted almost daily on their Facebook page, which has an astounding 817,000+ likes. More »

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Manny the French Bulldog: Over 742K Facebook Likes and 622K Instagram Followers

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There are actually a ton of famous and semifamous French bulldogs on Instagram, but Manny the frenchie is the biggest. He's actually the world's most followed bulldog and is known to regularly donate to charity. With over 742,000 Facebook likes and over 622,000 Instagram followers, he's been sought after by several agencies to appear in print advertisements, television commercials, and even movies. More »

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Mishka the Talking Husky: Over 639K Facebook Likes and 643K YouTube Subscribers

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Unlike most of the other dogs on this list who became famous just by being cute, Mishka has an unlikely talent: talking. She can say things like "I love you" and "no" and "I'm hungry" out loud. When her owner uploaded videos of her talking a few years ago, she became a viral hit. She has more than 643,000 subscribers on YouTube, and many of her best videos have millions of views. More »

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Sir Charles Barkley the French Bulldog: Over 301,000 Instagram Followers

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Following along with the big frenchie trend on Instagram, Sir Charles Barkley is another one with a sizeable following. His owners set up an Instagram account for him when he was just a few weeks old as a way to share photos with friends and family. Before long, people all over Instagram were discovering his page. Seriously, though, how could you not fall in love with that face? More »

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Corgnelius the Corgi: Over 60,000 Facebook Likes and 31,000 Instagram Followers

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What better name than "Corgnelius" for a corgi? He may not have the millions or even hundreds of thousands of likes and followers yet, but he's cute enough to make it up there with the big dogs some day. Corgnelius also has a brother named Stumphrey, who often accompanies Corgnelius on his Facebook and Instagram accounts. Both of them look like they've got permanent smiles on their little faces. More »

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