This week on Commune College, Hyperlink (hello im hyperlink writing this) tries to figure out how an aloof, persnickety, stubborn, snooty breed like the shiba become the de facto meme dog of online! Learn all about Shiba memes, from some of the first big shiba meme formats to the blockbuster rise of Doge.

Includes Kye Fox's song "Darkwoods"

Sources:

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cool-dog

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doge_(meme)

https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/shiba-confessions-is-your-new-favorite-thing

https://www.theverge.com/2013/12/31/5248762/doge-meme-rescue-dog-wow

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/doge

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/shiba-inus-shibes

https://jezebel.com/for-the-love-of-doge-please-do-not-get-a-shiba-inu-1498277699

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/shiba-inus-trendy-pets-doge_n_57c88a06e4b0e60d31de3259

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/users/2016/02/the_shiba_inu_went_viral_online_what_happened_to_the_breed_in_real_life.html