The woman who uses the handle @cheesecaseacita wrote this text for the video: “My sister’s chihuahua requires everyone to say goodnight to her.”

The clip shows Chipa, the small pooch, looking over her shoulder while standing in the middle of the stairs, and it has been viewed 18.6 million times.

Once satisfied with the evening’s good wishes, Chipa parts ways and hops up the stairs.

Can Dogs Really Understand Their Owners?

Many dog owners know their pets can understand basic commands such as “sit” and “roll over,” but canines are smart enough to understand much more.

Researchers at Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary discovered dogs’ word-processing abilities may be different to human adults but similar to young infants.

The study revealed dogs’ word-processing capacities might be less ready to access phonetic details, which refer to the scientific study of speech sounds.

But “this kind of non-detailed phonetic recognition is also the way babies process speech up to the age of about 14 months and goes some way toward explaining why most dogs can only learn a small handful of words since a big vocabulary requires precision,” the researchers added.

What Do the Comments Say?

More than 11,700 people have commented on the TikTok clip, and many replies have racked up thousands of likes.

One comment, which has received 103,000 likes, read: “An icon,” while another added: “Main character energy.”

“She’s looking back like “I’ll wait! Because I didn’t hear some of y’all say it!” commented one TikToker, while another posted: “I think she’s saying get out my house.”

One TikToker wrote: “I think she actually wants you guys to go to bed too.”

In October, Newsweek shared the adorable bond between a kitten and a Chihuahua, as well as the moment three Chihuahuas were caught on camera organizing a meeting in November.

Newsweek reached out to @cheesecaseacita for comment. We could not verify the details of the case.

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