Why Dogs Are the Darlings of YouTube
by Liz Ozaist
Published on August 23, 2012
Sunday is National Dog Day, which means that owners across the country have full license to fawn over their pups — and spend as many hours as they want catching up on the latest viral dog videos.
In fact, when it comes to the who's-truly-cuter battle between cats and dogs, canines win hands down — at least on YouTube. Searches for the word "dog" on the site procure about 2 million videos. That's nearly half a million more than "cat" searches produce.
This leads us to one burning question . . . . So who's top dog on YouTube? One word: Mishka.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXo3NFqkaRMFor a Husky, she's amassed an impressive 300 million video views. Of course, this does not surprise us in the least, seeing as we can't stop featuring the blue-eyed beauty's clever "talking" antics, whether she's doing her best to guard a coveted toy or asking her loyal followers how they're doing.
Her paper-bag-wearing, small-box-loving feline equivalent, Maru, is a lightweight, by comparison — Mishka has almost 100,000 more YouTube subscribers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08pVpBq706k&feature=relatedOf course, there's always room for a new viral video star. Say a micro pig named Hamlet? This little piggy has had over 2 million look-sees for his now legendary staircase stunt — all in the name of oatmeal!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7leMctSTMc