About Arie Safari | Goldendoodle @ariepup

Arie (air-ee — rhymes with Sorry!) is a Goldendoodle living his very best life in Orange County, California. His mom was an English Golden Retriever. His dad was a Mini Poodle. He inherited the drama from both sides, doubled it, and added choreography.

He has never followed a single rule in his life and has absolutely zero regrets about it. He rings the doorbell to demand outdoor time, has strong opinions about birds, and always — always — knows exactly when you're on your most important Zoom call.

With 13M+ views across TikTok (6M+), Instagram (5M+), YouTube (2M+), and Facebook, Arie has somehow built a massive audience just by being himself: chaotic, velcro-attached, endlessly enthusiastic, and constitutionally incapable of playing it cool.

8 Fun Facts About Arie

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Certified beach dog and swim class graduate. Has opinions about every ocean he's met.

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Professional bird surveillance specialist. The birds have no idea how closely they are being watched.

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Rings the doorbell from inside the house to demand outdoor time. This works every time. We don't know why we allow it.

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Naughtiest angel of all time. Simultaneously the most chaotic and most loving dog ever to exist.

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Car ride enthusiast and self-appointed co-pilot. Has opinions about the route. Disagrees with GPS.

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Almost 4 years old with zero chill gained. The puppy energy is not a phase. It is a permanent condition.

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His swim class surprise video hit 4M views. His vet visit was 240K. He was an angel at the vet. This is not how he acts at home.

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Velcro dog of the highest order. If you are in the house, Arie is within 12 inches of you. This is not negotiable.

Arie in Doggles hanging out the car window

Arie on a hillside with the harbor behind

Cat's Story — The Human Behind Arie

Hi, I'm Cat — and yes, I'm a dog person who goes by Cat. Arie thinks this is hilarious.

I got Arie in the fall of 2022, completely unprepared for what a Goldendoodle actually entails. I had done research. I had read the books. I had asked other doodle owners. None of this prepared me. Arie arrived like a small, fluffy hurricane and has been reshaping my life around his schedule ever since.

We're based in Orange County, California — which turns out to be one of the best places on earth to have a high-energy, beach-obsessed, adventure-ready dog. The weather is almost always perfect. The people are mostly very tolerant of a 60-pound Goldendoodle trying to make friends with all of them simultaneously.

I started posting videos of Arie mostly because I couldn't stop laughing at him and wanted my friends to laugh too. What I didn't expect was that strangers would feel the same way — that the very specific chaos of having a Goldendoodle would resonate so widely. The internet confirmed: we are all living the same unhinged life, just with slightly different dogs.

The blog started as a place to document our adventures and be honest about what Goldendoodle ownership actually looks like versus what the Instagram version looks like. They are very different. I try to write the truth: the grooming costs, the zoomies, the sand, the love. All of it.

🐾 Come Find Us

We post regularly on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook — all @ariepup. TikTok is where the chaos lives most naturally. Instagram has the good photos. YouTube has the longer stories. Facebook is there for the people who are on Facebook.

For brand partnerships or media inquiries: ariesafaripup@gmail.com