Side Eye Dog, also known as Dog Giving Side Eye or Capping Dog, refers to a photograph of a dachshund dog looking sideways toward the camera with a suspicious look and squinted eyes, known as the side eye.
The image of the sus dog was first posted to Reddit in April 2015 and became a popular reaction image in the following years, particularly on TikTok, where it is attached to videos and images of people exhibiting sus behavior.
Rise of Side Eye Dog, how/when it gained popularity...
On April 23rd, 2015, Redditor gooddboyy posted an image to /r/aww of a brown wiener dog giving the camera the side eye, captioned, "A ride in the car, huh? Are you sure it’s not a ride in the car…to the vet?" garnering over 600 upvotes in seven years. It was also uploaded to Imgur that day.
On November 21st, Instagram user kermit.duh.frog posted a meme using the image, gaining over 80,000 likes in nine months. On June 7th, 2022, musician Halsey posted the meme to Twitter along with a joke about her song "So Good," garnering over 23,000 likes and 1,200 retweets in two months