A photo posted by Roux the Pomeranian (@roux_pom) on Jul 31, 2015 at 8:21am PDT Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The owners of a Louisiana Pomeranian puppy shared video of the compact canine's unexpectedly sizable sneeze. Roux the Pomeranian, whose Instagram page says he loves "to play and eat a lot of treats," became an international viral star when a video posted to his YouTube account showed how disproportionate his sneezes are to his small stature. Advertisement The 11-second "epic sneeze" video was viewed on YouTube nearly 5.7 million times in less than four days. The viral video led Roux to get his own Instagram and Twitter accounts. Read More Hitchhiking robot's journey ends with Philadelphia mugging Endangered species projected onto Empire State Building