Do the Burning Bridges AI trend with your dog or cat

The short answer

Yes, your pet can be the lead. Upload one photo of your dog or cat, choose Pet, and you get a 10-second clip with the song where your pet lifts a paw to the camera, bobs to the beat and gets a cheer from the whole room. It takes about 3 minutes.

What your pet does in the video

The pet version keeps the five beats of the trend, adjusted for four legs:

1. 0–2 s: your pet sits up at the end of a long table under the chandeliers, lifts one front paw toward the camera and turns to face it.
2. 2–4 s: a close-up as it pushes its nose and a paw right up to the lens, then pulls back with a pleased look.
3. 4–6 s: it bobs its head to the beat, eyes on the camera, chandeliers behind it.
4. 6–8 s: it lifts a paw toward the camera, then puffs out its chest proudly as the crowd cheers.
5. 8–10 s: it shakes its head and ears with a flourish, then turns away as the whole room cheers.

Your pet wears a small black bow tie. Its breed, size, coat colour and markings stay as they are in your photo.

Picking the photo

• Get your pet looking toward the lens. A treat or a squeaky toy held just above the camera helps.
• Show the whole head and some of the body, so the coat and markings carry through.
• One animal only. A second pet in the frame confuses the lead.
• Use daylight from a window or outdoors in open shade. Dark coats need more light than you’d think.
• Keep it sharp. Pets move, so use burst mode and pick the clearest frame.
• Skip hats, costumes and heavy filters. The video adds the bow tie.

The photo guide has more on what works for people and pets.

Make it in five steps

1. Upload your photo on the Burning Bridges page and choose Pet.
2. Keep wide 16:9 for YouTube and X, or pick vertical 9:16 for TikTok and Reels. The format guide explains the difference.
3. Choose Standard 480p, or HD 720p for a sharper picture. Standard uses 45 credits and HD uses 90. See pricing.
4. Wait about 3 minutes. You can close the tab: we email you when it’s ready, and it stays in My videos.
5. Download it, song included. To join the trend page, pick the official sound when you post: the sound guide walks through TikTok and Reels.

Dogs, cats and other pets

We built the pet version around dogs and cats, and those give the most reliable results. Other animals can work if the photo is clear and the face is easy to see, but we haven’t tuned the scene for them.

If a render fails for any reason, its credits come back automatically, so trying a different photo costs you nothing extra.

Caption ideas

• Their birthday, their party.
• Gotcha day, but make it black tie.
• Guest of honour, as always.
• When someone opens the treat cupboard.

Want more ideas? The trend ideas guide has pet, family and sports versions. Ready now? Upload your pet’s photo.

Questions

Can I do the Burning Bridges AI trend with a cat?

Yes. Upload a clear photo of your cat looking toward the camera and choose Pet. It’s the same party, with your cat as the guest of honour.

Can I put two pets in one video?

No. Each video has one lead, so use a photo of one animal. Make a second video for your other pet and post them together.

Can I be in the video with my pet?

Not in the same video. Each one has a single lead from a single photo. Make one of you and one of your pet and post them back to back.

Does a pet video cost the same as a person?

Yes. A 10-second Standard 480p video uses 45 credits and HD 720p uses 90, whoever is in the photo. Packs start at $9.90 for 90 credits, two Standard videos.