I've been seeing a lot of posters saying "puppers" for puppies/dogs lately

[Polybius]

Is that a new term? I honestly never heard of it until last week, but now I'm seeing it used everywhere.

[samnsara]

1. i use it all the time. Its a reference to ones fur-child... It can be used for any aged dog..

..lots of references to senior dogs are 'puppers'. Its a term of endearment..

[Polybius]

2. Is it a new term?

I've only been seeing it for a week or two, but I now see it everywhere.

[nycbos]

3. In last few years something called "doggolingo" has developed

[OhZone]

4. know your meme!

Looks like it started in 2015.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/doggo

I love my doggo btw!

[tblue37]

5. It's an internet term, as are kitteh and doggo.nt

[3catwoman3]

6. Lots os use of "kitteh" for...

...cats and kittens, too. Another term of affection, AFAIK.

[Wolf Frankula]

7. Here's an old one I use

A nice friendly dog is called a Slurp.

Wolf

[coolsimo]

8. I heard it first on Letterkenny... Canadian show.

http://www.letterkenny.tv/puppers

[I_UndergroundPanther]

9. I use

Kit-tay
Kit
And Kitteh too.

[Laffy Kat]

10. Pupper is for puppy and doggo is for dog.

Except doggos like it when you call them puppers.

[smirkymonkey]

11. I use it a lot, but only picked it up in the last few years.

My sister's dog is named Roxie, which is the name her kids picked out, but she and I always call her Puppers. It seems to suit her better. It's almost a term of endearment. We just love her to pieces and Puppers just seems like a more loving name for some reason to us. She is just the most beautiful dog in the world to me.