These doggone good dog puns are just what you need to brighten the heaviness of a hard day. We all love cute doggo videos, and, for the word lovers, puns are another form of self-care. If you can’t snuggle up next to a pooch right now (or even if you can), sit back and enjoy these dog puns. 

If you love dog puns, you’ll likely adore other dog-related goodies too, like these awesome dog-related stickers for your favorite Fido or perhaps these purr-fect cat puns so we don’t alienate our feline-loving friends. 

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Cute Dog Puns

Do you love all things ooey-gooey and sweet? These cute dog puns are adorable and fun. You can add them to an Instagram caption, write them in a card, or just scroll through, enjoying a fun bit of wordplay. 

1. I’m mutts about you.
2. I woof you.
3. You’re my best fur-riend. 
4. We have the ulti-mutt friendship. 
5. Howl-o
6. What’s up, dog? 
7. You’re my right hound man. 
8. You make me hot under the collar. 
9. Bottoms pup!
10. Give her a round of ap-paws. 

Dog Birthday Puns

Happy bark-day to you! Celebrate your birthday or your dog’s birthday with these dog birthday puns. You’re going to love them, fur real. 

11. Let’s raise the ruff!
12. He can’t handle his alco-howl.
13. Where’s the paw-ty at?
14. Livin’ the pug life.
15. Paw-ty people in the house.
16. Have a fur-bulous birthday. 
17. Anything is paws-ible at your age. 
18. Dog-gone it, it’s your birthday. 
19. I hope you have a grrrrr-eat birthday. 
20. Pup pup hooray! It’s your birthday.

Funny Dog Puns

Check out these howl-ariously funny dog puns. If you want some fun ways to use expletives without actually using them, you’ll love these puns just as much as you love dressing up your pup. 

21. I shih-tzu not.
22. Don’t be a mother pupper. 
23. I like big mutts and I cannot lie.
24. I puggin’ love you.
25. He’ll be pup and running in no time.
26. Don’t stop retrieving.
27. Howl you doin’?
28. See you on the bark side.
29. I don’t give a pit.
30. Whippet real good.

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Dog Food Puns

Who doesn’t love mouthwatering food? You might already see your pooch salivating at these tasty dog food puns. We sure are. 

31. Can I try that pup-eroni? 
32. I feel melon-collie. 
33. Do you like syrup with your woofles?
34. Bark-becue is my favorite food. 
35. Please pass the pup-corn.
36. My dog’s only a little husky. 
37. It’s time for pug-kin pie. 
38. My dog doesn’t like to eat hot dogs. It’s cannibalism. 
39. My chocolate bark looks different this year. 
40. I sure do love candy canines. 

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Dog Grooming Puns

Some of you out there lucked out with super chill dogs who don’t mind being groomed. For others, it’s an experience. Dog grooming puns were birthed out of the more ridiculous side of dog grooming and using laughter to cope with the struggle. 

41. What a trans-fur-mation. 
42. Your barking mad if I’ll cut my hair like that. 
43.  It’s time to clippity do dog.
44. Have you been to Groomingdales? 
45. Let’s go to the laundro-mutt. 
46. You’re pup is pettin’ on the ritz. 
47. That hair cut is ridiculous. Sit happens. 
48. My dog ran out of the groomers to the barking lot. 
49.  Check out my pooch’s new do on Vanity Fur. 
50. Please enjoy the dog spaw.

Dog Name Puns

Whether you’re choosing a name for your new fur-child, or you just want to laugh at these celebrity dog name puns renditions, you won’t be disappointed. 

51. Mary Pup-pins
52. Kim Kar-dachsund
53. Post Ma-bone
54. Fleas Witherspoon
55. Bark Obama
56. William Shakes-paw
57. J.K. Growling
58. Mutt Damon
59. Chewbarka
60. Vera Fang

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Dog Instagram Captions Puns

You can’t go wrong with these dog Instagram captions puns because people love adorable pictures of dogs and a good pun. The two together make an unbeatable duo. 

61. He’s barking up the wrong tree. 
62. My dog just rolls over during confrontation. 
63. My dog doesn’t like rain. The poodles make his feet wet. 
64. Jurassic Bark is my dog’s favorite movie. 
65. My fur-child likes you. She’s such a mal-tease. 
66. Don’t bite the hound that feeds you. 
67. The pup’s going through a ruff patch. 
68. Pardon the inter-ruff-tion.
69. Don’t terrier-self up over one mistake.
70. Collie me maybe?

Holiday Dog Puns

Happy howlidays from our furry family to yours. Puns never go out of style. Tuck these away up your sleeve and you’ll never run out of punny holiday dog puns to share with your friends. 

Dog Valentine Puns

Valentine’s Day is the pawfect occasion to celebrate the unconditional love and joy of having a dog for a sidekick. These dog Valentine puns will get your heart pumping. 

71. You look so fetching. 
72. I ruff you. 
73. You maltese my heart. 
74. I’m here fur you. 
75. I woof you to the moon and back. 
76. Fleas be my Valentine. 
77. Yappy Valentine’s Day! 
78. I lick you a lot. 
79. I dig you. 
80. Hairs to my favorite furry Valentine. 

Dog Christmas Puns

We want to spread some paw-liday cheer with these delightful dog Christmas puns. Gather around the Yule log, cozy up with your favorite pet blanket and enjoy. 

81. Happy Howl-idays
82. Feliz Navi-dog
83. Deck the paws with bows of holly. 
84. Santa Paws is comin’ to town. 
85. Unleash the holiday spirit.
86. Dachshund through the snow.
87. The more the terrier.
88. Ba Humpug
89. Pugs and kisses this holiday season. 
90. Rockin’ around the Christmas treat. 

Halloween Dog Puns

Do you love to dress up your precious pup for Halloween? We sure do. Don’t forget to snap some photos and share them alongside these silly Halloween dog puns. 

91. Happy Howl-o-ween
92. Dracula’s favorite dog is a bloodhound. 
93. She’s the cutest pup-kin in the patch. 
94. No tricks. Only treats. 
95. Your dog will never ghost you. 
96. It’s Pug-o-ween. 
97. Let’s get this Halloween paw-ty started. 
98. Paws off my candy, witches. 
99. Don’t be a Halloweenie. 
100. Meet Count Pugula.

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Christmas Dog Captions for Instagram

Are you dreaming of a White Christ-mutt? These Christmas dog captions for Instagram make posting your favorite pupper easy-peasy without sacrificing the quality of your content. 

101. We hope your Christmas is furry and bright. 
102. Deck the halls with howls and ball-ies.
103. Isn’t Santa’s little yelper adorable? 
104. Happy Collie-days!
105. Have a paws-itively wonderful Christmas. 
106. I’m pup to my ears in gifts. 
107. My dog terriered up the presents. 
108. Home for the howlidays. 
109. It’s pugly Christmas sweater season.
110. Have a hairy Christmas and yappy new year.

The best dog puns are the ones that make you laugh. Whether you’re taking a quick work break browsing gifts for dog lovers such as dog memes, dog moms or dog dads, you’ve come to the right place. These puns make great decor!

Keep the laughs going with more animal puns and check out our horse puns, love puns, or bug puns.

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