Couple left in hysterics after buying bizarre contraption to help them cut their dog's nails

A couple could not contain themselves after buying a simple contraption that suspended their dog in mid-air so they could cut his nails.

TikTok user Chrissy, from Louisville, Kentucky, shared a 42-second video revealing how she and her boyfriend had wrestled their small dog, Harlan, into a harness attached to the ceiling.

The result was the pooch being suspended in a state of helplessness several feet above a kitchen countertop with his legs poking out for easy access to his paws.

'Boyfriend calls me into the kitchen, says for me to grab my phone and start recording… I walked in and saw this!' Chrissy captioned the post. 

A couple could not contain themselves after buying a simple contraption that suspended their dog in mid-air so they could cut his nails

TikTok user Chrissy shared a 42-second video revealing how she and her boyfriend had wrestled their small dog, Harlan, into a harness attached to the ceiling 

As the video opens, Chrissy can be heard laughing hysterically as she approaches the scene of Harlan hanging from their ceiling, looking rather confused, a little annoyed - and unable to squirm. 

'POV: when you have to buy a contraption to put your dog in so he doesn't bite you when cutting his nails,' she added in text overlay.

In a follow up video, Chrissy documented the actual process of trimming the pup's nails.

While Harlan - who is a Pomeranian, Shih Tzu and Bichon Frisé mix - did try to snap at the boyfriend's hands, he was not able to nip nor could he wriggle away during the process.

Lastly, Chrissy shared that she was buying Harlan special treats after 'embarrassing' him with the viral video, which has racked up nearly seven million likes and more than 52 million views in just a matter of days.

'I needed to get on Harlan's good side after we embarrassed him. I hope we do not end up finding s**t or p**s in our shoes,' she reasoned. 

Once Chrissy presented Harlan with a number of new toys and sticks of jerky, luckily, all indeed seemed to be forgiven. 

Meanwhile, tens of thousands of viewers took to the comments of the original post, expressing delighted reactions.

Tens of thousands of viewers took to the comments, sharing Chrissy and her boyfriend's amusement at the set up 

'AIR JAIL (MAXIMUM SECURITY),' declared one.

'"You laughing girl? You think this is funny?"' a second imagined Harlan's inner dialogue.

'"You won't be laughing soon Chrissy,"' a third joked of the pup's mindset, to which Chrissy responded: 'Oh I know lol.'

'Imagine being suspended in the air just getting laughed at,' a fourth chimed in.

'He looking like "just wait until I get down from here,"' a fifth chuckled.

And as a sixth echoed: 'He's probably plotting his revenge!'