A sweet Instagram video from user @restored_relics_nikki features a Golden Retriever named Cilly riding shotgun with his dad. The canine demands that his dad hold his paw throughout the trip. The video captures Cilly in the passenger seat, sitting patiently. Suddenly, the dog calmly lifts one of his paws and rests it on the center console, reaching toward his dad, and it is one of the most adorable things you will see today.
Golden Retriever just wants dad to hold his paws while driving
In the video, Cilly’s dad takes the Golden Retriever’s paw in his hand without missing a beat. Once they link up, they don’t let go. The rest of the video is just the pair cruising along at highway speed, and Cilly looks pleased with his paw resting in dad’s hand like it is the most ordinary thing in the world.
In the caption, the owner explained what was going on. They wrote, “Cilly’s having a sleep over week with us and wants to hold his paw paws hand all the way back to Lima”. From the look on Cilly’s face, the “sleep over” is turning into his main character moment.
The comment section called the Golden the car’s true ruler. One person joked, “Passenger princess in the Ineos haha,” and another added, “I love that Cilly gets the front seat ?,” while others highlighted the sweetness of the scene, with one writing, “I can’t. Dogs are angels ?” and another echoing the sentiment with “Oh Precious Baby!!,, I would be eating that up all the way home,, .”
Goldens are famous for staying close to their humans, and many dogs use touch, such as pawing, to feel safe and connected. Holding Cilly’s paw probably started as a cute moment once or twice, and now it has become his road trip routine — but whatever sparked it, he looks like he does not want to let go.