# Earl the Grumpy Puppy

> A puggle’s scowling photograph drew more than two million reported views.

- Owner: Derek Bloomfield
- Kind: Meme & format
- Sector: Culture (no sector)
- Seed date: 2015-06-08
- Peak date: Week of Jul 28, 2015
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 50 (Notable, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Remixable template, Response chain, Platform jump, Press loop, Pairing

## Summary

Earl’s Reddit photograph became captioned memes and reply edits. Owners built Facebook and Instagram accounts as national coverage followed. A parody made with owner permission and an Ebury book carried the character beyond the original photo.

## Timeline

- 2015-06-08 — Do1717 (Reddit) — Do1717 posted a photograph of Earl to r/aww.
- 2015-06-09 — Lixard52 (Reddit) — Lixard52 posted an Earl image macro in r/AdviceAnimals.
- 2015-06-21 — Earl The Grumpy Puppy (Facebook) — Earl’s Facebook page posted a Father’s Day photograph, preserved as a dated embed in SAYS’s July 31 coverage.

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Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/earl-the-grumpy-puppy

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Earl the Grumpy Puppy.” Case HIS-00140. Spread Score v1.2: 50/100. Updated 2026-10-12. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00140