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A social media video of a dog eyeing up a woman while she was eating her lunch at a restaurant has left the internet in hysterics.
The viral video, which has been viewed by more than 9.4 million users since it was first shared to TikTok on October 30, captured the dog trying to lock eyes with TikToker Kamari Moore all while she was enjoying her lunch. The dog appears to have been on leash and beside its owner the entire time.
Moore, who's surprised by the amount of attention the clip has amassed online, spoke with Newsweek about how the viral moment played out.
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"I was out for lunch with my girlfriends and we were having a good time when we noticed that we had a spectator to our side," she said.
"This dog was staring me down for at least 35 to 40 minutes before we decided to record the encounter. I'm not going to lie, my chicken was delicious! So I can see why he stared so hard," she added.
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To make matters even funnier for Moore's large digital audience, Britney Spears' 2003 hit "Toxic" was playing in the background at the venue while the dog was staring the TikToker down.
What Do The Comments Say?
Since it was shared to the social media platform on October 30 by @naya0620, the TikTok post has been liked by over 1.6 million users and commented on more than 15,500 times. Plenty of TikTokers have shared their amusement at the viral moment in the post's comments section.
"He must've ordered before y'all and never got it. Cause this how I be," one user wrote.
Another user added: "The music in the back makes this funnier."
Many TikTokers have also shared their funny takes on what they think was occupying the dogs' mind in that moment.
One user wrote: "He said I eat that kind of chicken."
Another user commented: "He looking like you ain't even gone finish all that."
A third user shared: "I know you ain't that damn hungry."
Moore had captioned the post: "This damn dog was sizing me up, literally looking at me like a life size bone."
The TikTok post can be seen here.
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