Julian Gavino's Golden Retriever service dog Atlas meets the giant version of Disney character Pluto at Epcot Center in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 19, 2018.

Service dog, Atlas, had a magical experience on a recent trip to Walt Disney World after meeting his favorite character, Pluto, and video of the encounter has gone viral.

In order to figure out exactly what Pluto is, we have to look back to the origins of Mickey and his friends. And it turns out, this means going all the way back to his official debut in 1930. Back ...

The clip, which has had 1.3 million views since it was first posted, shows Forest, Ashton's 5-year-old golden retriever service dog, interacting with Pluto aboard the Disney Wish vessel.

A service dog named Forest had a joyful interaction with a costumed character dressed as Pluto during a Disney cruise. Forest's owner, Ashton McGrady, told PEOPLE how the sweet moment happened.

That dog, of course, was Pluto. Now, some 31,714 days after Walt Disney first laid eyes on the now-dwarf planet (and 31,192 days after the rest of humanity found out), we finally see what he saw.