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Dog video hits 12 million views on YouTube

The clip sits at number five on YouTube's U.S. trending chart for Pets and Animals with 12,291,648 views; its description is only meme hashtags.

On air: Brock Thunderson and Hank Ledger on #Trending
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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's half past three Eastern, you're watching #Trending, and a video called The dog couldn't believe his eyes has racked up twelve million views on YouTube.

  2. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistTwelve million!

  3. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistIt's number five on the U. S. trending chart for Pets and Animals, and I'd like to know what that dog saw, because I've had that exact face at a cloud.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe page was posted about two days ago. The description is a string of meme and viral hashtags.

  5. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistJust hashtags?

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNot one sentence about the dog. Whoever posted it did all that work to type the pound sign.

  7. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistSo the dog is the only witness, and he's not talking!

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRating: Mildly Bonkers. Hashtag: dogwitness.

  9. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistTwelve million people watched, and the only one who knows what he saw is the dog. We're back here same time tomorrow.

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