A social media video of a dog’s surprise after hearing her owner talk through a speaker has delighted audiences across the internet.
The viral video, which has been viewed more than 800,000 times since it was first shared to TikTok on November 8, captured the dog curiously examining the large speaker that was booming her owner’s voice.
The female dog, who is named Holly, lives with her owner Nick who goes by @NoSuchJustice on TikTok. Holly’s owner shared that the dog is a “mutt” in the post’s comments section after being asked about her breed.
The video had been captioned: “Bamboozled”.
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It’s pretty common for dog owners to adoringly gush over their fur-babies on a phone speaker or video call while at a physical distance—but does the dog understand what their owner is saying? More importantly, can they even determine that the voice getting projected through the device is that of their owner?
The American Kennel Club (AKC) writes on its website that scientists have discovered that dogs can understand our spoken language, can internalize words, and can even recognize people’s voices through devices.
This follows the growing trend of people calling their dogs from work or leaving voice recorders on a loop at home to soothe particularly anxious pets.
“Although some dogs seem confused by where their owner’s voice is coming from [if it’s being heard through a device], most dogs do seem to recognize the voice they are hearing belongs to their owner,” the pet registry adds.
What Do the Comments Say?
Since it was shared to the social media platform on November 8 by the dog’s owner, @NoSuchJustice, the TikTok post has been liked by over 168,000 users and commented on more than 280 times. Plenty of TikTokers have shared their amusement at the viral video and their funny takes on the dog’s confusion in the post’s comments section.
“Her master’s voice,” one user wrote.
Another user added: “Holly: How did you get onto this box?”
“Sometimes I can still hear his voice,” joked a third user.
“Tell Holly I love her,” a different TikToker shared.
The video has quickly become Nick’s most viewed post on TikTok. The dog parent shared a response to the social media frenzy over Holly in the post’s comments section.
“Holly and I are blown away by the response! She’s happily accepting her salary of new bones and treats! She’ll be making more regular appearances,” he said.
The TikTok post can be seen here.
Newsweek reached out to @NoSuchJustice for comment via TikTok.
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