Dog protecting kitten from thunderstorm gets meme treatment

These thunder buddies had each other during one frightful storm and are becoming Internet famous for it.

Over the weekend, a severe thunderstorm ripped through Los Angeles, California.

The three pictures showing the dog covering the frightened kitten from the loud thunder and lightning were shared on Reddit by the cat’s owner, user YungDemon.

He was surprised by the two cuties on the couch and commented on his post in the subreddit /r/aww that “this is [the cat’s] first rain and thunder ever!”

Redditors didn’t take long to react to these adorable pictures, which have received thousands of upvotes (likes) and comments on the content-sharing site.

Although all three images are heart-warming, one has exploded into the latest meme. It’s been dubbed the “overly excited dog” and its been making its rounds online. Here are a few:

As inspector dog.

To playing an X-Box video game.

And even as Kevin McCallister in Home Alone.

It looks like the kitten’s first thunderstorm wasn’t such a bad experience.