Whoopi Goldberg adorably distracted by chihuahua in “The View” audience: 'Welcome, puppy dog!'

"We welcome having you here, including young pups that sit and wait," Goldberg said.

Whoopi Goldberg who took a little time to enjoy The View of her live audience, which included an irresistibly cute chihuahua sitting in the studio crowd on Tuesday morning.

The Oscar-winning Ghost actress' attention was adorably diverted at the top of the talk show, after she noticed an audience member watching the broadcast while accompanied by a tiny companion.

"Hey! Hello, hello! Welcome to The View y'all! Have a seat. We welcome having you here, including young pups that sit and wait," Goldberg said as she looked toward the attendees, which included — as a representative for the show confirmed to Entertainment Weekly — a service dog. "What kind of pup is she or he?"

When the dog's breed was confirmed, cohost and longtime chihuahua fan Sara Haines exclaimed, "Yes! He's a chihuahua!" while throwing her arms in the air.

"She's a chihuahua lover," Goldberg observed, before continuing with the show after one final nod to the dog. "So, welcome puppy dog as well!"

The ladies of The View have a long — sometimes playfully contentious — relationship with dogs, which came to a head in December during the show's first-ever Pooch Pageant, which eventually evolved into The Great Pooch Pageant Ego Massacre of 2023. The segment included each of the cohosts' pets competing in a series of challenges to be named the winner, with Sunny Hostin's pair of dogs taking the title.

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Ana Navarro later took umbrage after her beloved and iconic pup, ChaCha Cárdenas, lost the on-air contest — later semi-jokingly alleging fraud over Hostin entering two dogs in the competition.

Elsewhere in View-related dog news, Joy Behar revealed last summer that her dog, Bernie, escaped from her Long Island, N.Y. home in fear over Fourth of July fireworks, and eventually "took a dump" in her house following his safe return.

The View airs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET on ABC.

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