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Dogs When You Film Them refers to a viral video on TikTok in which a man pretends to be a dog awkwardly looking at his owner while he's being filmed. The post went viral on the platform in early January 2024, inspiring a series of TikTok duets and a trend in which users shared videos of their dogs' reactions while being recorded.

Origin

On January 10th, 2024, TikTok^[1] user @jackandjordan.mp4 posted a video titled "dogs when u film them" in which a man pretends to be a dog acting awkward as his owner is recording him in the living room (shown below). The post amassed over 32 million plays and 5.9 million likes in a week.

Spread

Hours after the video was uploaded, dog owners started to post TikTok duets showing their pets' reaction to being filmed, which looked very similar to the comedy skit created by @jackandjordan.mp4^[2]. For instance, on January 10th, 2024, TikTok user @doyouevershutup dueted the viral video with their dog's reaction (shown below, left), which amassed over 3.4 million plays and 461,000 likes in a week.

On January 12th, TikTok^[3] user @monika_loopez posted a video showing her dog awkwardly staring at her while being filmed (shown below, right), which received roughly 1.4 million plays and 174,000 likes in a week.

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