Dozing Dog Realizes Owner Is Trying to Send Him to Bed, Won’t Let It Happen [Video]

Millions of social media viewers have fallen head over heels for a tiny dog refusing to go to sleep after a long day of playing.

Clarke, a long-haired miniature dachshund, lives in Washington state with his owners, Chloe Pietropaolo and Cletus LoRusso, and like most dogs he is the boss of the house.

“Clarke is such a character,” Pietropaolo, 30, told Newsweek. “Of course, we think everything he does is adorable and funny.”

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And viewers agreed, as a video of Clarke shared to Pietropaolo’s TikTok account, @clarketheween, on August 25 has exploded in popularity, with over 1.6 million likes and 9 million views.

It shows Pietropaolo, 30, tugging a dog toy with Clarke while also stroking his head between his eyes. As Clarke begins dropping off, he starts letting go of the toy and becomes extremely relaxed, growling in a way that sounds like a cat’s purr.

But all of a sudden, …