Dog plays baseball – video inspires millions of viewers
Created: 06/07/2022, 08:30
By: Nina Marie Jarosch
The video of a dog playing baseball went viral on social media, captivating millions of viewers.
Newburyport (Massachusetts) - Dogs love to play with a ball.
But a dog playing baseball with a bat?
Yes, there is such a thing.
And the video of it is going viral on social media right now, generating a lot of excitement from millions of viewers.
Dog plays baseball – video inspires millions of viewers
The video of a dog playing baseball has gone viral.
© Instagram (melis_lawrence)
In the short clip, Pepper, an Australian Cattle Dog, stands in a garage with a baseball bat in her mouth, waiting for a man to throw the ball to her.
Full of anticipation, she tests her stroke movement in anticipation of the throw - and that doesn't look anything but random, but after a lot of intensive training.
And then the time has finally come, the ball is thrown.
The dog swings the bat back violently, swings back and hits it like a pro, sending the ball flying through the garage with full force.
An impressive punch that will impress sports and dog lovers alike.
The video was first posted on the melis_lawrence Instagram account before being shared by the barstoolsports TikTok page and going viral immediately.
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Dog is playing baseball - Netz is over the moon
The video of the four-legged sports cannon has been clicked on more than 14 million times in a very short time and has received a lot of applause from the viewers.
Many are predicting the dog's career in professional sports, and one jokingly comments, "Bats better than half the kids on my son's baseball team!" Others aren't surprised that the animal baseball star is an Australian Cattle Dog, also called Blue Heeler.
"When a Heeler decides to do something, they do it with a raging passion," writes one user.
And another agrees with amusement: "Exactly, 100%!
My heeler would hit me with a bat!” Definitely a really cool dog!