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Sweet Samoyed Dog Is Desperate To Watch Sunset: 'So Precious'

An Instagram video of a dog owner lifting her Samoyed up so that he'll be able to catch a glimpse of a sunset over a barrier has tugged at heartstrings across the internet.

The viral video, which has been viewed more than 3.5 million times since it was first shared to Instagram by @life.With.A.Landcloud on January 28, captured the sweet moment and played it against an acoustic version of Édith Piaf's "La Vie En Rose."

Viewers were treated to a clip of the large dog, who is named Boomer, being hoisted up into his owner's arms to get a clear view of the warm sunset.

"We were on a weekend trip with my in-laws in Carlsbad and went on a sunset beach walk before dinner," Boomer's owner, Charishma Cohen told Newsweek.

Charishma Cohen and her samoyed dog, Boomer. Boomer has been getting plenty of attention online after he featured in a viral video. Charishma Cohen and her samoyed dog, Boomer. Boomer has been getting plenty of attention online after he featured in a viral video. @lifewithalandcloud

"The sunset was absolutely beautiful and the walls were too high for Boomer, my Samoyed, to be able to see it so I gave him a little boost up so he could enjoy it too. It was really beautiful to see how he was taking it all in—the beach is one of his favorite places ever!"

The post had been captioned: "Our dog's world is only as big as we make it. If it means that Boomsie gets to watch the sunset instead of me, I would choose that option every single time."

"The way he's taking it all in. Sunsets are better together," the dog's owner shared in the post.

Newsweek illustration of a woman holding their Samoyed at a beach. Millions watched the large dog get hoisted up into his owner's arms in order to not miss the warm sunset. Newsweek illustration of a woman holding their Samoyed at a beach. Millions watched the large dog get hoisted up into his owner's arms in order to not miss the warm sunset. Newsweek

On its website, the American Kennel Club (AKC) describes the recognizable breed as being "gentle" and "friendly."

The pet registry adds that male members of the breed, on average, grow to 23.5 inches tall and can weigh up to 65 pounds.

"The Samoyed is a substantial but graceful dog. Powerful, tireless, with a thick all-white coat impervious to cold, sammies are perfectly beautiful but highly functional," the AKC states. "A sammy sentenced to solitary confinement in the yard is a miserable and destructive creature. These are smart, social, mischievous dogs who demand love and attention."

What Do the Comments Say?

Since it had been shared to Instagram, the post has been liked by over 320,000 users and commented on more than 300 times. Plenty of internet users have voiced their delight at the viral moment in the post's comments section.

"The look on his face and appreciation as he gets to see the sunset over the ocean," one user wrote.

Another user added: "What a beautiful moment."

"Making core memories," a third user shared.

"Cloud watching sunset," a fourth user commented.

A fifth user wrote: "Aww so precious."

The Instagram post can be seen here.

Update 02/13/24, 5:27 a.M. ET: this article was updated with comments from the dog's owner.

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Artist Shows Evidence 'Call Of Duty Vanguard' Stole Their Samoyed Skin Design

Sail Lin

The Designs

Recently, Call of Duty Vanguard debuted a new upcoming operator skin that was hard to miss. It was a "dog soldier," a skin with the head of the floofy dog and the body of a man. It initially sparked a debate about whether Call of Duty was getting too "goofy" with its skin designs, but now, a different issue has emerged.

Sail Lin, a Chinese artist, claims that the "Loyal Samoyed" skin was directly stolen from their own Samoye Medical artwork that was posted on Artstation two years ago, as part of a larger "Monster Army" concept art series that contains several dog breeds as soldiers but also alligators, tigers and polar bears.

This is not just a simple matter of Call of Duty also doing a "dog soldier" concept with a Samoyed head. As pointed out in a viral comparison post on Twitter, which has now amassed 14,000 likes at the time of this writing, Lin highlights direct similarities between the skin and his own art, among them, a backpack attachment, a similar scarf pattern, a left arm-only elbow pad and a right leg-only pack. And the entire poncho. The Samoyed face is slightly more grey with "combat paint" and has stripped away some of the "medic" designations of the original art, but the similarities are clear.

I reached out to Sail Lin who got back to me and echoed what they said in their original Twitter posting, where they would like a statement from Activision explaining what happened and compensation for their work. I have also reached out to Activision about the situation and will update this if they get back to me.

This is unfortunately something we've seen all across the industry at times, where studio artists lift designs from relatively unknown artists thinking it won't be traced back. It's hard to see what else could have happened here, as there are similar "concepts" and there are direct lifts. This does not seem like mere "inspiration" from outside work, but something that does need an explanation and some sort of settlement with the original artist.

We'll see what happens next. This has become a little bit too viral for Activision to just ignore, and I'm curious if either the Samoyed skin will be removed from the game, or if some deal will be reached with Sail Lin for the likeness. Or, of course, the option is still there for Activision to deny the similarities and try to move past this controversy. But this is something that deserves a response, based on the evidence I'm seeing here.

Update: Raven already has scrubbed the skin from a recent blogpost, but has yet to issue a statement. It seems they're aware, at the very least, however.

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