Golden retriever, Jett the drift dog, hits the racetrack in viral video

A five-year-old golden retriever in Saskatoon is gaining some social media attention after a video was released this week showing the pooch grinning from the passenger seat of a drifting race car.

"I kind of put her in and it just happened," said Jett's owner, Chris Klein. "She didn't mind it at all."

Last fall, Klein strapped Jett to the passenger seat of his 1991 Toyota Mark II for the first time. With a special harness around her hips and padding along her back, he took her for a spin on a racetrack.

"She totally just sits back and relaxes and watches me drive," he said.

That's when he got the idea to put it on tape and share it with the world.

He contacted a Lethbridge-based production company called Always DTF, hopped in his car with Jett, and slid around a race course in Edmonton going 100 km/h.

The video has over 700,000 views as of Friday, earning Jett the title of Drift Dog.

"I think she instills a lot of trust in me and kind of just wants to do what I'm doing," said Klein.

He said Jett has gotten used to travelling with him everywhere he goes — whether it be on a boat, Ski-Doo, quad or surf board.

"We do everything together," he laughed.

Klein said he met Jett about four years ago. He was in the market for a new dog when he noticed a post on the classifieds site, Kijiji, in Yorkton, Sask.

Although originally from Saskatoon, Klein was studying in Lethbridge at the time.

"After I was done my spring classes, that weekend, I literally drove straight to Yorkton from Lethbridge and got Jett and brought her home."

He said the family decided they didn't have time for her and they wanted to see her go to a good home.

"Their loss was my gain," he said.