Service Dog Finnian The Goldie Travels The World With His Owner

Finnian the golden retriever is a medical alert service dog who is living a life most of us would envy. In fact, this furry social media giant has traveled the world with his owner, while kayaking, ice-skating and abseiling. Finnian can also boast 74,000 TikTok followers and more than 54,000 Instagram followers.

Meet Finnian the service dog

Finnian’s owner has shared many heartwarming videos and images about his travels on social media using the handle @finnianthegoldie. So far, the two-year-old golden retriever has visited Andorra, Canada, France, Gibraltar, Iceland and Spain. Meanwhile, so far, he has also visited around half of the US states with more to come.

How does Finnian get to travel so much? It turns out his owner has a form of dysautonomia, a condition that impacts the nervous system. The service dog’s main task is cardiac alert and he has been with his owner since he was a puppy. Meanwhile, through their travels together, owner and dog have formed a particularly special relationship.

His owner told the Daily Mail that being able to travel together makes their bond as a service dog team much stronger.

It builds our trust every time we travel somewhere because I know I can rely on him to help me when I have medical episodes and I feel safer when I’m with him.

Finnian’s adventures

Finnian’s TikTok feed is a joy to explore, which is dubbed, the “Dɪɢɪᴛᴀʟ ᴅɪᴀʀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟɪɴɢ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴅᴏɢ.” His proud owner adds hashtags like: “♥ #servicedog #dogsoftiktok #medicalalertdog #cardiacalertdog #amazingdogs.” And an amazing dog he is!

Among his TikTok videos, one shows Finnian abseiling in the slot canyons of Utah. Meanwhile, that video has attracted more than two million views. His owner revealed how surprised she was at how much the goldie loved it, saying:

I’ve never seen him so excited. He was running around in circles.

Meanwhile, the adventurous dog also enjoys lying in her lap while kayaking. On one occasion, they visited a frozen lake in Colorado where his owner, a keen figure skater, taught Finnian how to ice skate.

Finnian’s extended family

It isn’t just Finnian and his proud owner, however, as the team also includes the owner’s husband, a software engineer. Moreover, they also have two other dogs, a four-year-old Goldendoodle named Keegan and a six-year-old Pomeranian called Lacey.

The family is based in Massachusetts but travels the USA in their converted 1991 GMC van.

Readers can swipe their way through Finnian’s ultra-cute Instagram feed here and his TikTok account here. Warning, you might be there for a few hours!