A bizarre interview has gone viral after Barnaby Joyce, a right-wing Australian politician, abruptly yelled at a dog mid-question. He was being quizzed by ABC News’ Sarah Ferguson live on TV on Monday when he got a little distracted.

Barnaby Joyce has continued to batt away the media spectacle around his Staffy Border Collie cross, stating Stella has “got more political coverage than most politicians this week”.

A politician who could turn a media conference into a bushfire, a policy announcement into a controversy, and a carefully prepared message into an accidental three-day news cycle.