24-07-2025
Golden Retriever's Excitement at Having House Guests Is Too Cute To Handle
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Hearts have melted at a very friendly golden retriever eager for the visitors to his home to wake up and give him attention.
Magen Doerner, 27, and Tucker Jeneroue, 28, are the proud owners of golden retriever Tobi, who Doerner described to Newsweek as "very social, and gets very over excited about people, and other dogs especially."
"He will greet you like he hasn't seen you in years, even if it's been five minutes, and wiggle his entire body in excitement nonstop," Doerner said.
Recently, the Chicago-based couple had guests over to visit, including an overnight stay. And, needless to say, Tobi was enjoying every second.
Doerner explained: "My fiancé's brother and his wife were visiting us with their three dogs—a Yorkie, one yellow, and one black Labrador. He waited all night by our bedroom door while they slept, wanting to go see them."
When the morning came, Tobi couldn't take anymore, and his insistence that his owners take him to see the visitors "at the crack of dawn" has gone viral.
Tobi wakes his owners to bring him to the house guests.
Tobi wakes his owners to bring him to the house guests.
TikTok @tobiandace
A video posted to Doerner's TikTok account, @tobiandace, on July 22, viewed more than 3 million times, sees Tobi standing at the foot of the couple's bed, grumbling and howling as he makes his demands.
Tobi then stands by the bedroom door, making it clear he wants to go out, by looking at the door, then the camera, yawning and shuffling in anticipation.
Doerner wrote over the video: "POV: You have guests over and your dog wakes up at the crack of dawn begging to see them," and added in a caption: "What do you mean everyone's still sleeping?"
She told Newsweek: "He started getting a bit antsy as the sun started to come up, and made it clear it was time for us to get up and say good morning to our guests."
Golden retrievers are known for being an extremely friendly breed of dog, noted for being affectionate towards family, young children, and other dogs, according to the American Kennel Club. The breed regularly lands near the top of the AKC's list of the most popular breeds in the U.S., and in 2024 was awarded third place.
Tobi grumbles, growls and whines to make his demands.
Tobi grumbles, growls and whines to make his demands.
TikTok @tobiandace
TikTok users loved the sweet video, one making a joke about Tobi's grumbling noises: "Who keeps their motorcycle in their room?"
"He was revving his engines, he's ready to goooo," another laughed.
Another declared that if they were a guest in Doerner's home, "that dog is sleeping by me."
"And he was only using 30 percent volume so he didn't disturb them, what a great host," another wrote.
And yet another agreed: "As a guest, I would be so upset if you kept that pup from being my alarm clock."
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