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· collected 2026-08-18 · by Global Sports Desk
xQc has publicly criticized fellow streamer Hasan Piker over his response to controversy surrounding Kaya, xQc's dog. xQc argues that Hasan should admit he made a mistake and shocked his dog instead of blaming "coordinated smear campaigns". According to xQc, Hasan's biggest mistake was not just what happened during the livestream, but how he responded afterward, suggesting that if he had taken responsibility for his actions, the backlash would have been shorter-lived. The controversy began after a livestream showed Hasan with Kaya on his bed, with some viewers believing he may have used an electronic training collar to shock the dog.
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xQc, a streamer, has criticized Hasan Piker for blaming "coordinated smear campaigns" over a controversy involving his dog Kaya. xQc believes Hasan should admit to shocking the dog instead of denying it, as he thinks admitting fault and apologizing would have quickly ended the backlash. According to xQc, Hasan's biggest mistake was not just what happened during the livestream, but how he responded afterward. xQc suggests that Hasan could have admitted ignorance about animals at the time, accepted his decision was bad, and shown that he has learned from it.
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xQc has called out Hasan Piker over his response to the ongoing controversy involving his dog Kaya.
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xQc → call → dog
The streamer said Hasan should stop blaming what he sees as
“coordinated smear campaigns” and instead be honest about what happened.
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what → say → campaigns
xQc argued that admitting a mistake, apologizing, and showing that he had learned from it could have ended the backlash quickly.
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he → argue → backlash
He also brought up his own past mistakes to explain why he believes Hasan should accept the criticism rather than continue fighting the claims surrounding the viral dog clip.
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Hasan → bring → clip
xQc tells Hasan to admit shocking his dog instead of blaming smear campaigns
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xQc → tell → campaigns
According to xQc, Hasan's biggest mistake was not simply what happened during the livestream, but how he responded afterward.
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he → accord → livestream
Rather than continuing to fight the claims and blame coordinated efforts against him, xQc said Hasan should simply admit it if he really shocked his dog.
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he → continue → dog
“Just say u shocked ur dog..
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u → say → dog
I shouldn't have done it, there's other ways of doing it and I'm doing that now,” xQc said.
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xQc → do → that
He explained that Hasan could have admitted he did not know enough about animals at the time, accepted that he made a bad decision, and shown that he had changed.
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he → explain → decision
“I didn't know and I learned more about animals, and I was a F head, but I've moved on,” xQc added.
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xQc → know → animals
xQc also believed the controversy could have ended much faster if Hasan had taken that approach.
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Hasan → believe → approach
He suggested that Hasan may have faced heavy criticism for only about a week before people moved on.
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people → suggest → week
“Maybe you'll get some heat for maybe a week, and then he'd be done with it,” he said.
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he → get → it
The controversy began after a livestream showed Hasan with Kaya on his bed.
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livestream → begin → bed
The dog moved away from the spot before Hasan reached toward the side of the frame.
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Hasan → move → frame
Kaya then made a noise that some viewers described as a yelp.
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viewers → make → yelp
Some critics believed Hasan had pressed a remote connected to an electronic training collar.
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Hasan → believe → collar
Hasan has denied shocking Kaya and has offered other explanations for what happened.
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what → deny → explanations
The footage does not clearly show what Hasan touched, whether a remote was pressed, or what caused Kaya to make the sound.
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Kaya → show → sound
xQc also questions Hasan’s decision to have a dog walker
xQc did not stop at the controversy surrounding the viral clip.
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xQc → question → clip
He also questioned Hasan for having a dog walker, saying he believes walking a dog should be something an owner wants to do.
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owner → question → dog
“I thought the whole point of having a dog is that u care about ur dog and u like having a dog,” xQc said.
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xQc → think → dog
He then made an even stronger comment about Hasan's decision.
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He → make → decision
“I think if u have a dog walker, u don't even like ur dog,” xQc said.
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xQc → think → dog
The new comments have brought the Kaya controversy back into focus, with xQc arguing that Hasan should focus on accepting responsibility instead of fighting claims of coordinated attacks.
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Hasan → bring → attacks
For now, the original footage does not prove exactly what happened.
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what → prove → ?
xQc's comments are based on his view that admitting a mistake would be a better way for Hasan to handle the backlash.
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Hasan → base → backlash
