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How to make something go viral on the internet

March 21, 2016

When Courtney Dasher adopted a funny-looking, rescue dog, she had no idea that her beloved pet would become a high-earning, jet-setting internet star.

Tuna, a five-year-old chiweenie (a cross between a dachshund and a chihuahua), had been found abandoned on the side of a road in San Diego, southern California.

With a pronounced overbite, and goofy teeth that stick out, Tuna somewhat resembles a cartoon character. Ms Dasher thinks that he looks like Montgomery Burns from The Simpsons.

As a proud "mum" to Tuna, in November 2011 Ms Dasher started to upload photos of the chiweenie to her account on picture-sharing social network Instagram.

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