Six-year-old Golden Retriever receives diploma during college graduation

Doha, Qatar: An adorable video of a six-year-old service dog receiving an honourary degree at a New Jersey college is doing rounds on social media. 

At the Seton Hall University graduation day, held recently, the Golden Retriever Justin was awarded the diploma along with its owner Grace Mariani for attending all her classes. The university shared the video of the dog accepting the rolled-up certificate in front of a cheering audience. 

Six-year-old Golden Retriever receives diploma during college graduation

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"Seton Hall President Joseph E. Nyre, Ph.D. presents Justin, the service dog for Grace Mariani, of Mahwah, NJ, with a diploma for attending all of Grace’s classes at Seton Hall," captioned the University as it shared the video on its social media. The president can then be seen raising both his hands as Justin holds the document in its mouth after sniffing it.  

The university added that Grace graduated with a BS in Education, Magna Cum Laude, and wants to teach elementary education and special education.

The video across social media has garnered views and likes with over 297K views on Twitter alone.