February 2, 2026 at 4:49 am

A Senior Golden Retriever Got Very Excited After He Saw His Owner For The First Time In A Month

by Matthew Gilligan

woman with her dog

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Get those tissues ready, friends…

Because this viral TikTok video is gonna make you emotional.

A woman named Chloe posted a video that showed her surprising her dog Hank, who she hadn’t seen in a while.

And let’s just say that he was pretty happy about her homecoming.

woman with her dog

TikTok/@chloekelleher7

Chloe wrote in the video’s text overlay, “My parents said Hank was having a hard time walking lately.”

She walked around a corner into the kitchen and Hank’s tail started to wag when he got a glimpse of Chloe.

Hank then realized that the visitor was Chloe and he forced himself to stand up to greet her.

woman hugging her dog

TikTok/@chloekelleher7

Chloe wrote in the video’s text overlay, “I’ve been away for a little over a month and he hasn’t been this excited since the last time I came home.”

Chloe gave Hank a big hug and it was clear that the big guy was excited that his favorite human was home.

In the caption, Chloe wrote, “My brain gets so much serotonin when I come home to Hank.”

woman hugging her dog

TikTok/@chloekelleher7

Here’s the video.

@chloekelleher7

My brain gets so much serotonin when I come home to Hank

♬ Psalm 95 – Instrumental – Poor Bishop Hooper

TikTokkers shared their thoughts.

This person weighed in.

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Another viewer shared their thoughts.

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And this TikTok user didn’t hold back.

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This furry fella was over the moon when he saw his favorite human!

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