Golden Retriever Wins Hearts by Befriending Strangers

Quick Smiles:

• Golden retriever loves sitting next to strangers, pretending he’s their dog
• Video goes viral with over 310,000 views on TikTok
• Viewers enchanted by the dog’s friendly antics

A golden retriever with a penchant for making new friends has captured the hearts of TikTok users everywhere.

Shared by the account @joey_how_u_doinn, the video has quickly gained over 310,000 views since its posting on September 24.

The video features this charming golden retriever cozying up to strangers in various settings, eagerly accepting pets and chin scratches.

A message overlaid on the video reads:
“My dog’s favorite thing is sitting next to strangers and pretending he is their dog.”

The caption adds a playful touch:
“Aren’t you jelly [jealous] Mom?”

Golden retrievers are known for their “outgoing, trustworthy, and eager-to-please” nature, according to the American Kennel Club.

Stanley Coren, a professor emeritus in psychology at the University of British Columbia, notes that:
“dogs that have been properly socialized will congenially approach virtually anything that is alive, regardless of its species, and, unless they receive hostile signals, they will attempt to establish a good-natured relationship.”

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