Feel-Good Clip Shows Golden Retriever Who Loves Handyman: 'Favorite Person'

A golden retriever has boosted the internet's serotonin levels as he gets excited every time he sees the maintenance man.

In a series of videos, Gordy, who lives in Tampa, Florida, is walking down the corridor when he hears the man's keys jangle. He then runs down to be greeted by his "favorite person."

His owner has added text to the story, and she points out that Gordy can barely "contain his excitement" as he can be seen jumping up the man until he patiently sits for a treat.

The video, which can be seen here, was shared by TikTok user @goldengordy and has been watched by over 428,000 people. More than 56,000 people have liked the video of the golden retriever's unlikely friendship with the man.

The American Kennel Club describes golden retrievers as "outgoing, trustworthy, and eager-to-please family dogs, and relatively easy to train. They take a joyous and playful approach to life and maintain this puppyish behavior into adulthood."

The trusted registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States also states golden retrievers are good with young children, and families and extremely open to strangers so it is no surprise Gordy greets the man in the video with a very warm welcome.

Gordy's reaction has put a smile on thousands of faces and sparked conversation on TikTok, but research has revealed pets are a great way to meet people.

Researchers from the University of Western Australia, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition surveyed nearly 2,700 men and women in four cities: Perth, Australia; San Diego, California; Portland, Oregon; and Nashville, Tennessee.

Being a pet owner was the third most common way those survey respondents said they met people in their neighborhoods. The survey found pet owners were 60 percent more likely than non-pet owners to get to know people in their neighborhoods they hadn't known before.

Hundreds of TikTokers commented on the video, and they all seem ecstatic to have watched the moment Gordy sees his friend.

One user wrote: "That is just adorable!!!!"

Another commented: "Needed this after a bad week."

"Being greeted by Gordy every day would be awesome," said another.

Another TikToker wrote: "Dogs being this excited to see you just makes you feel the best."

Previously Newsweek has shared the moment a mailman "overreacts" to a dog and a viral video of a postal worker who recorded how dogs greet him during his shift.

Newsweek reached out to @goldengordy for comment. We could not verify the details of the case.