The owner of a golden retriever from the United Kingdom took her pup on a day out to the zoo for a new experience. His reaction to meeting all the wild animals there has melted hearts among social media users.
A viral TikTok video shared on Friday under the username @mollykilbs, shows the dog, Max, on a leash, strolling around the Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens, in West Oxfordshire, looking astonished as he meets the various animals.
He met penguins, big lizards, lions, tortoises, rhinos and lemurs, and each one of them made him more and more excited.
“Taking our golden retriever to a dog-friendly zoo in the Cotswolds,” reads layover text in the clip. A caption says: “Best day ever.”
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A file photo of a golden retriever at the park.
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The video quickly went viral on social media and it has so far received over 2.3 million views and 187,900 likes on the platform.
One user, Andrew Shepherd, commented: “Don’t know how to explain this but feel a golden retriever would appreciate a zoo trip more than any other dog breed.”
Gerri H said: “My greyhound loved seeing all the animals here except the pig. He lost his absolute s**t at that poor pig.”
EarthToEmily added: “He’s such a gentle boy! my dogs would be barking and trying to eat them all.”
Newsweek reached out to @mollykilbs for comment via TikTok comments. We could not verify the details of the case.
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