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Exact Moment Beagle Is Spooked By Cat On TV Watched By Over 8 Million

The moment a beagle was spooked by an animated cat on TV has left the internet in hysterics.

In a viral clip shared to a TikTok page dedicated to Ollie, the dog, he can be seen lying on the sofa watching "his favorite movie." However, it soon becomes apparent that he isn't a fan of all of the characters as he flinches when a cat appears on the screen. You can watch the full video here.

The on-screen text instructs TikTok users to "watch his feet when the cat jumps out!" So far, the video shared to @olliethebeaglier22 has amassed 8.2 million views and many people are likely wondering if dogs can watch TV like humans.

A file photo of a Beagle sitting on a sofa. A dog of the same breed was recently caught jumping out of his skin when a cat appeared on TV. Przemysław Iciak/iStock/Getty Images Plus

It turns out they can definitely focus on a program, but it doesn't mean they necessarily know what is going on. However, they may find a number of features attractive, such as the visual effects and sounds, according to Pet MD.

The pet care information website states: "Dog eyes are very different from human eyes, so they see things on TV differently. Their vision isn't as sharp, being closer to 20/75 than 20/20, which may explain why they prefer to sit closer to the TV than we do—it helps keep the images sharp."

They also have different color perception so they can only see blues, greens and yellows, so scenes with these colors may be more interesting for canines. Whereas scenes featuring red and white may be very dull.

Pet MD also revealed it's likely dogs understand that the pictures on the screen aren't real. They rely heavily on their smell senses and since TV doesn't have a smell, it's likely they recognize the image on a screen isn't real "but instead a representation of an animal or figure," Pet MD says.

Nonetheless that didn't stop Ollie from feeling threatened when a feline jumped out of a plant pot during the Secret Life of Pets film.

So far, the comical clip has racked up 852,800 likes and over 1,760 comments.

One comment, with 13,000 likes, said: "Why can't my dog be an iPad or tv kid?"

"He got scaredddddd oh my goshhh," laughed another.

"Turn on pup academy on Netflix, it literally gets my dogs barking at the tv like they're talking," suggested another.

One said: "He was shook."

Newsweek has previously shared the moment a golden retriever was caught watching an abandoned puppy show during the early hours of the morning, and when a dog named Clover thought she was splashed by the TV during a hilarious clip.

Newsweek reached out to @olliethebeaglier22 for comment. We couldn't verify the details of the case.

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Georgia Postal Worker Rescues Beagle Bit By Venomous Snake

Georgia mail carrier believes anyone in her industry would have done the same thing. (Credit: Kelsey Proctor via Storyful)

A Georgia mail carrier for the United States Postal Service believes she was in the right place at the right time during her small rural route last week.

Holle Prigmore was delivering mail in Buchanan on Sept. 22, when she noticed a beagle she usually gives treats to startled by something in the grass. When she went to check out what it was, she noticed a snake and witnessed it bite the beagle on its back.

She said she recognized it was a venomous copperhead due photos shared in a snake-identifying Facebook group that she is a part of.

After confirming where the dog lived, she went to the front door to alert the pet's owners, but got no response. She then decided to go to the back of the home, where she located a doorbell camera she believed someone would speak to her through. When she once again did not get a response, she held up a note that read, "Little beagle bit by copperhead," before taking the dog to Bremen Animal Hospital.

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Photo of the beagle named "Ginger" in the back of Holle Prigmore's mail truck after being bitten by a venomous snake. (Holle' Prigmore)

"Within 30 seconds of arriving probably, had her in a room," Prigmore told FOX Business about the veterinarian who treated the pet and located her owner, Kelsey Proctor.

Proctor, identified by a local TV station as a fourth-grade teacher who was at work at the time, shared the video and story of what happened to "Ginger" on Facebook. 

"I want to thank her from the bottom of my heart," Proctor wrote in the post that was originally asking for help identifying Prigmore. 

The video has gone so viral that Prigmore is getting national attention.

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Still image shows postal worker alerting family with a typed message on her phone that their dog was bitten by a copperhead snake. (Kelsey Proctor via Storyful)

Holle Prigmore shared this photo of the copperhead snake she said bit the beagle. (Holle' Prigmore)

"I'm not interested in compensation. Anybody in my industry would have done the same thing," Prigmore, who has only been delivering mail since February 2022, said. 

"Spay and neuter," Prigmore suggested while talking to FOX Business. 

"That's why we have so many friends on our routes as it is, but we're used to it. It's just kinda part of the job," she added.

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Prigmore has three pets of her own and hopes someone would do the same for her were the roles reversed.

"The Postal Service is part of the fabric of the nation with employees making a difference in every community across the country. We are very proud of Holle Prigmore and her quick action which saved the life of a customer's beloved pet," a USPS spokeswoman said in a statement.

Watch Brave Beagle Working Up The Courage To Face 'Nemesis' On Walk

A beagle was involved in a tense standoff with an unexpected foe during a walk with his owner.

Gappie was out for a stroll with his owner Manon in an area of woodland close to where they live in Amsterdam, Netherlands, when they came across an unusual sight.

Lurking in the bushes in front of them was a helium balloon. Not just any helium balloon either, this was a Spider-Man shaped one. But while Manon was happy to walk by, Gappie stopped in his tracks, evidently perturbed by what he had encountered and began to bark.

In truth, Manon completely understood why his pet pooch reacted in this way.

Gappie the beagle didn't know where to turn. He eventually faced his fear though. Gappie_the_beagle

"I do not think Gappie ever encountered a balloon before," he told Newsweek. "So imagine seeing one for the first time in your life. A flying object in the bushes that looks like Spider-Man?! Honestly, I would be scared too!"

Gappie isn't the first dog to experience anxiety in this type of situation and he certainly won't be the last. In 2020, a study was published in the academic journal Scientific Reports taking a closer look at anxiety in dogs.

As part of the research, the owners of 13,715 dogs were quizzed on their canine's behavior in relation to seven specific anxiety-related traits. Researchers found that 72.5 percent of the dogs taking part in the study exhibited some form of anxiety-like behavior.

While noise was the most commonly recorded source of anxiety (32 percent), the study found 15 percent of dogs experienced a fear of strangers.

Gappie could well fall into this category. After all, he did not know that the strange figure in his path was simply an inflatable picture of a superhero, which may go some way to explaining his reaction. Manon added that the very fact the balloon was floating must have been disconcerting to his dog.

"I would also be afraid of flying objects if I'd never seen one before and didn't know anything about physics and helium," he said. Gappie has been part of Manon's life for three years now and, as he puts it, is a "true Beagle from head to toe."

"He is quirky, curious, sweet, vocal and slightly crazy. His favorite pastime activities are definitely eating and cycling," he said. "I take Gappie everywhere with me on the bike and he loves it."

Manon credits Gappie's beagle tendencies as the key driver behind his scared reaction to the balloon. "They are extremely curious, but so easily spooked," he said. "And when they get spooked, they tend to overreact and dramatize everything a tad bit."

In this instance, having been initially hesitant about moving past the balloon, Gappie then plucked up the courage to walk, or rather, run past it. Very fast. While barking.

The entire debacle had Manon in hysterics behind the camera. "I just kept watching the video over and over again and couldn't stop laughing," he said. It generated a similar reaction on social media, with viewers left chuckling at Gappie's response to his balloon "nemesis."

"The most beagle thing I have ever seen," one wrote with another commenting: "My beagle would demand I carry him past the threat."

A viewer added: "My son floated a balloon into the kitchen where our beagle was all by himself and the poor dog peed himself from fear."

Despite the hilarity of it all, Manon is impressed at how Gappie handled the problem. "I was truly proud of him when he decided to put his fear aside and run past the balloon," he said. "The execution of this heroic deed however.... Left something to desire."

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