‘Very Proud’ Dog Showing Strangers the Stick He Found Delights Internet [Video]

A dog on a hike got three of his favorite things: a long walk, a big stick, and lots of attention and his owner told Newsweek her attention-loving best friend is a ball of sunshine.

Six-year-old Labrador retriever and German Shepherd mix Bryce lives a good life with his owner, Vanessa Keating, 32, a seasonal worker who spends much of her time traveling with her beloved pet in an RV.

The pair regularly go on hikes and long walks across the United States, and as Keating said: “We’ve been traveling full time his whole life. He’s always loved finding treasure, and everywhere we go, he brings sticks back to the RV.”

And as much as Bryce loves his sticks, the people they meet on their travels love seeing him with them even more, as a viral video shared to Keating’s Instagram account @the_nomad_diaries_ proves.

Posted on July 21 and boasting over 780,000 likes, it shows Bryce proudly carrying a giant stick …