TikToker Joey Grubb, who goes by JY, works at King’s Outdoor Power in Clinton, South Carolina. The shop has a resident cat named Miss Briggs, whom JY jokingly refers to as their HR manager. While she may not have an official job there, it’s obvious she’s the one who really runs the place.
Make sure your sound is on as JY tries to coax Miss Briggs, who’s napping in his chair, to move so he can get some work done. She’s not a fan of this plan and refuses to budge. And when he finally manages to get her out of the chair, her reaction completely shocks everyone!
She barks like a dog! She swatted at him, too, but everybody was surprised to hear her meow bark! JY explained in the caption, “Miss Briggs the shop cat does not like to give up her office chair. Sometimes she thinks she is a dog, and she will literally bark when she is not happy!”
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Funny Reactions to the Barking Cat
After hearing Miss Briggs bark, you probably won’t be surprised that the video went viral, with more than a million views and over 1,200 comments. People can’t get enough of the sassy cat!
@M pointed out, “First of all, it’s the cat’s shop, not the shop cat LOL!” @Tommydenn7 agreed, “You went and made the boss mad…”
Commenter @Matthew Duncan got more than 27,000 likes when he shared a screenshot of Miss Briggs barking at JY and said, “I WAS TRYING TO SLEEP!” @STEEL-Train agreed, “AND ANOTHER THING…!” Another commenter shared, “She got the last word in that argument!” @Norma replied, “And he jumped back!” @preston_hatch0 added, “‘You don’t need to be mean’ got me LOL!”
@GenericAF101 got close to 19,000 likes when they shared a screenshot and said, “Has a whole cat tower behind her…” @mr.melo89 suggested, “I think you need two chairs.” JY cracked us up when he replied, “We have two…lol and her cat tree!”
Miss Briggs sounds like your typical cat!
This story was originally published by PetHelpful on Feb 7, 2026, where it first appeared in the Pet News section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.