A quiet living room is the setting for the most relaxed morning routine. Reef has just walked in and is moving slowly. He takes a brief look at himself in a full-length mirror. And maybe that’s because he knows he’s the “mush king”. Then he heads straight toward his mom, Grace, on the couch to be greeted. The posts on @reefthegolden_ are all about his daily life in Clearwater, Florida. The text in the video says that waking up to a Golden Retriever is like sunshine on your face. And that definitely looks true.
Owner reveals waking up to Golden Retriever feels like ‘sunshine on face’
Reef walks in sleepily, but he quickens his pace when Mom says, “Good morning, baby boy.” He comes right up to the camera lens. Mom moves the camera and then gives him some under-chin scritches. For his part, he sticks his tongue out to lick her hand. But he gets stuck there for a second. His eyes are still half-closed. It is a very slow, sleepy lick. We’ve seen in previous videos that this Golden Retriever takes a beat before fully waking up.
Eventually, he completes the lick and gives her a few more. Mom tells him, “look at you,” while he keeps kissing her hand. It’s the kind of morning most pet parents dream of, and it’s little wonder that the video has gone viral with over 109k likes.
He pauses for a second. Nothing about this clip is rushed. He lets his mom give him a scratch on the ears. Then he takes a few more steps to get even closer to her. He just wants to be near his person. People in the comments are loving his “mushy” personality. One person pointed out how he checked himself out in the mirror first. Another fan said that pups make mornings a lot easier.
His owner, Grace, says her mornings are just sun emojis because of him. He just wakes up and hobbles over for affection. One viewer commented that they are named Goldens for a reason. He really does bring a lot of sunshine into the room.
