A recent snapshot of an incredibly cuddly dog has now gone viral, as it shows his clever way of ensuring he always gets a "snuggle," even if there's no room for him.

Rachel Hill, 29, an artist who often uses her adored pet as a "model" for her custom-made pet pots, regularly shares clips of her life with Kyle the dog on her TikTok account @rachyhstudio.

She adopted the large dog from a shelter when he was 3 months old, and has no idea what breed he is, pointing out his large, floppy ears which "make him stand out."

"His whole shtick is that he's a big dog who thinks he's tiny," Hill, from Houston, told Newsweek. "I already had an older cat when I adopted him and I think she let him know his place early on, resulting in his mini mindset."

The video, shared on November 3 and boasting half a million likes, shows the rescue staring intently at Hill's partner, Colin, who is relaxing on an armchair while playing video games.

She captioned it: "My dog's beige flag is that he will stare into your soul until you fold and let him snuggle even in the tiniest spots."

As the video goes on, Kyle's intense eye contact doesn't stop—until Hill bursts out laughing, at which point Kyle and Colin both stare at her, the dog looking completely unimpressed.

Then he returns to staring at Colin, begging him silently for a cuddle. Finally, as Colin begins to move to give Kyle a tiny spot on the couch, his tail begins wagging furiously, and he then crawls into the small space to be as close to Colin as possible.

"Kyle is the world's best boy," Hill told Newsweek. "I had no idea this would go viral but I've had people who know him tell me they're not surprised! Everyone in my neighborhood loves him and I'm so happy the rest of the world does too. He's so cool."

Kyle proved incredibly popular on TikTok, with users watching his video almost 3 million times and commenting in the hundreds. One wrote: "He takes his snuggles SERIOUSLY."

"That's a green flag, he waited for permission," another pointed out, while one said Kyle "was so patient."

Others laughed at Kyle's reaction to Hill's laughter, one describing it as "absolute contempt," and another writing: "The way he looked at you when you laughed, like 'ZIP IT RACHEL.'"

Hill told Newsweek: "I love that I am chatting with millions of people about my dog... the dream!"

Like Kyle's start in life, around 3.1 million dogs enter shelters in the United States each year, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).

But thanks to people like Hill, an estimated 2 million dogs are adopted from shelters each year.

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