Also called Cat Looking at Man Holding Dog · Sad Cat Holding Dog · Jealous Cat · Crying Cat Watching Puppy
A man holds a dog while a cat watches from behind. Each crop moves closer to the cat’s edited tearful face. Label the new favorite and the thing that feels left out.
The opening photo shows where the attention is going; the closer crops supply the disappointed reaction. The cat can be a person, an old hobby, or a neglected purchase.
The final face is edited for the meme. Use the animals as roles in your invented comparison rather than treating the tears as a record of what the cat felt.
Reddit user angiexxn posted a four-panel sequence of a man holding a puppy while a cat watched on August 17, 2019. Labeled versions followed within days. [1]
The template here includes the later Crying Cat edit. Know Your Meme documents that version being shared on September 22, 2019, while noting that the editor’s identity is unknown. [1]
Label the man with the person making the choice and the dog with the new favorite. Put the neglected thing’s label on the cat in the lower-left panel.
Leave the final close-up clear. The growing emphasis on the cat’s expression is the punchline, so it does not need a separate explanation on the image.
Original captions to try with this template.
The unfinished games watch another purchase take all the attention.
Earlier projects are left waiting while the new interest gets a turn.
The neglected cat stands in for someone trying to have a conversation.
References for this template. Example captions are original.
Documents the original August 2019 sequence, labeled edits, and September Crying Cat variation.
