Overview

• Viewers circulated a short clip from Piker’s Oct. 7 stream in which his dog yelps after moving out of frame, prompting widespread allegations of shock-collar punishment.
• Piker addressed the outcry on stream and denied shocking the dog, saying she clipped herself while getting off the bed and later citing a place command preceding the yelp.
• Ethan Klein, Tectone, LosPollosTV, and other creators condemned the footage and accused Piker of cruelty, while xQc charged that he was misleading viewers about what happened.
• Defenders countered that the collar shown was for an AirTag and claimed the yelp could be from a dew-claw snag, although those assertions have not been independently verified in the coverage.
• Commenters urged Twitch or Los Angeles animal services to review the incident and asked Piker to show the collar’s make and model, with no confirmed platform action or official investigation reported.