A viral video that shows the unexpected hyperenergetic reaction a dog had to its owner's heavy breathing in the early morning has been praised by viewers.
In a clip uploaded to TikTok on November 4 by user @honkifyoulovemydog, Doberman pinscher Cowboy can be seen racing around the bedroom in the early hours of the morning. "When you accidentally breathe too loud at 5 a.m. and now your dog thinks it's time to start the day," the caption on the video reads. In the clip, Cowboy leaps around the bed as his owner is resting in bed, recording the early-morning zoomies.
The energetic Doberman pinscher jumped off the bed and ran around the bedroom floor before once again leaping up onto the bed. Newsweek has contacted @honkifyoulovemydog for comment via email.
Joe Nutkins, a dog-training instructor and co-director at the U.K.-based Dog Training for Essex and Suffolk, told Newsweek that companion animals can pick up on subtle behaviors by their owners that they incorporate into their routines.
"Dogs learn routines incredibly easily, such as knowing when we put certain boots on, there's likely to be a walk or when the T.V. is turned off, it's time for bed," Nutkins said.
"Heavy breathing could be something a family member does just before they wake up or sound similar to a sound they make when awake but before calling their dog or making a fun sound.
"They may make this same sound when awake but just before getting up from a chair for example, so the dog is listening out for it," Nutkins added.
She said of the viral video: "The dog is running about, which certainly looks like 'zoomies,' something dogs of all ages can do when excited or with excess energy, although [it's] mostly known as something puppies and teenage dogs do."
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The video has attracted more than 1.7 million views and over 267,000 comments since being shared online.
The majority of people who commented on the video bemoaned their own situation where they had to remain silent or risk attracting their pet's attention.
TikTok user Madi posted: "If I open my eyes, it's game over. I can move around and make noise but they wait for my eyes."
TeamCS.ashh added: "Me with my 9-week-old puppy. I even so much as breathe faster or stretch and I get slapped with a paw."
Andrea McElroy commented: "When I got my dog I was expecting him to wake me up every morning. It's 6 a.m., I'm wide awake and he's still snoring."
HeyyBree posted: "I'm currently trying to be as still and quiet right now cause if hear it's all over."
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