'Whining Dog' Meme Is Brainrot That Nourishes, According To Its Diehard Fans

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Whining Dog, also known as German Shepherd Whining or the Hm Hm Hm Hm Dog, refers to a series of brainrot video edit memes using a clip of a German Shepard dog whining. Originally posted on TikTok in 2025, the Whining Dog meme video was given several CapCut effects and filters in subsequent edits, which devolved the original video and the audio of the dog whining. Other video caption memes wrote the whining's onomatopoeia and the Chart Increasing and Chart Decreasing emojis in the caption, commonly written as, "Hm📈hm📉 hm📉 hm-hm📈 hm📈 hm📉 hm-hm📈📈📈📈📈📈."

Origin

On August 3rd, 2025, TikToker @pet.pet.pet.pet.pet shared a video of a German Shepard whining. The dog is seen sitting on the floor and looking up at the person with the camera. Over three months, the video received over 15 million plays and 2.7 million likes. The video's original source is currently unknown, as @pet.pet.pet.pet.pet is a repost page that shares animal videos.

@pet.pet.pet.pet.pet What is he saying 🐶 #pet #dog #puppy ♬ original sound – lady

Spread

On September 1st, 2025, Instagram user @thwomp25 shared a video that began with the Whining Dog video, paired with a caption reading, "Hm📈hm📉 hm📉 hm-hm📈 hm📈 hm📉 hm-hm📈📈📈📈📈📈." The video continued showing other German Shepard clips sourced from Instagram accounts. The watermark on the first clip, reading @dogg, links to a page with no posts as of writing. Over two months, @thwomp25's Reel received over 241,900 likes.

On September 22nd, TikToker @iamsoldier_boy shared a video edit meme using the Whining Dog clip that they tagged with Lobotomy and Void. Over two months, the video gained over 124,500 likes.

@iamsoldier_boy hm hmmm hmm hm hmm hmm hmmm hmm hmmmmmmm #lobotomycore #schizoposting #voidmemes #lobotomy #viral ♬ Cytomegalic Of Anguiknal Inducer – Phyllomedusa

On October 28th, 2025, TikToker @lowkjustdatemealready shared a Whining Dog meme, which began with a video transition of a skeleton pulling down a curtain to reveal the Whining Dog video. Over nine days, the video gained roughly 143,200 likes.

@lowkjustdatemealready Lourve Heist Crime Scene 🎬 🕌 👋 #4u #fyp #lourvemuseum #doggy #hmhmhmhmdog ♬ original sound – LIAMMMMMMMMMM

On November 5th, TikToker @ajyaps69 posted a video in which he praised the Whining Dog meme by saying that it's brainrot that nourishes the brain. Over one day, his video received over 40,400 likes.

@ajyaps69 #whiningdog #germanshepherd #dog #meme #dogtok ♬ original sound – Anime Thunder