A golden retriever patiently learning how to react around a brood of chicks (and trying her best not to chase them around the house) has melted hearts across the internet.
Adorable videos of Honey were shared on her dedicated TikTok account (@honey.the.lovely), showing how she’s learning to behave around the brood of chicks. The daily videos capture the gradual progress she’s making around the tiny birds, showing how gentle and patient she is capable of being with them.
Each update highlights her improving impulse control and her growing comfort around the chicks as they toddle confidently across the floor—and sometimes right over her paws.
Internet users can’t get enough of the sweet videos, many of which have gone viral on TikTok in just a matter of days. Indeed, the video captured on day six of Honey’s training has delighted the internet with more than 2.2 million views and over 172,100 likes on TikTok at the time of writing.
Newsweek has contacted @honey.the.lovely via TikTok for comment. We could not verify the details of the video.
Golden retrievers are renowned for their friendly and joyful temperament, which enables them to become besties with just about anyone or anything. Their friendships know no bounds, whether that’s with other dogs, people, cats, or—in the case of Honey—tiny chicks.
The American Kennel Club (AKC) highlights the friendly, intelligent, and trustworthy nature of golden retrievers, traits that contribute to their reputation as gentle and dependable family dogs. Their eagerness to please and dependable temperament also makes them highly trainable, a quality that helps them excel as companions and working dogs alike.
Not only is Honey being trained how to behave around the chicks, but her owner is training her specifically not to chase them. The videos show her lying on the floor and letting the birds walk around (and occasionally even on) her. The footage shows how Honey gently sniffs the chicks as they explore, sometimes receiving a tiny peck in return when one gets “a little feisty.”
The interactions demonstrate hallmark traits of the breed: calm awareness, high tolerance, and a readiness to comply, all of which the AKC notes are essential components of golden retriever temperament.
Internet users can’t get enough of Honey’s adorable friendship with the chicks, leading hundreds of people to share their reactions in the comments. The video capturing day six of her training has amassed more than 700 comments already, as many social‑media users hailed the golden retriever for being so loving and gentle.
One comment reads: “Cracks me up that a golden retriever thinks a chicken is invading its space.”
Another TikTok user wrote: “This is the cutest thing I have ever seen.”
Another person replied: “THIS is why I love goldens. Friends with everyone.”
While one commenter said: “Poor Honey is practicing ALL the restraint!”
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