Attention seeking Golden Retriever has stolen hearts all over the world

Riley just wants to play.

This five-year-old pooch has garnered attention after a video of him throwing his toy over a wall in a ploy to get people to play with him was shared to Twitter.

On the account We rate dogs, Riley has been scored a 14/10 for his hilarious antics and the video showing his cheeky tactics has now been viewed a massive 9.58 million times.

Social media users are going wild for Riley and many have shared stories of their own encounters with the dog, reports news.com.au.

This is Riley. Every morning he hangs over the wall and drops his toy so the nearest passerby is forced to play with him. It works 100% of the time. 14/10 pic.twitter.com/KA9BO2SAL9

— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) October 22, 2018

One Twitter user wrote: "He's been at it for years!"

A neighbour of the much loved canine shared her own video confirming that Riley is in fact guilty of conning heaps of people into playing with him while stealing their hearts.

Another Riley fan shared: "I met Riley earlier this month. We became best friends."

And in a heartwarming comment, one woman wrote: "Thank you for spreading the love. Please tell your humans that today your video made a lot of patients undergoing cancer treatment smile. #Rileytherapy"

And it was at this point here at news.com.au that our hearts well and truly melted.

On Riley's own Twitter and Instagram accounts, his devoted owners share regular photos and videos of the pup's adventures and friendly encounters.

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I am your partner, your defender, your dog ~ You are my LIFE my LOVE my leader. I will be yours, faithful and true to the last beat of my heart ❤️ Happy Moms Day! WOOF 👅💦🌺 #HappyMothersDay #DogMom #HappyMomsDay #TwoLeggedAndFourLegged #ProudPup #Woof

A post shared by Riley (@itsrileysworld) on May 14, 2017 at 8:38am PDT

With almost 10,000 followers on Instagram and more than 4000 Twitter followers, it's easy to see that Riley Dog is very popular.

It's not every day you head to social media accounts and get to feast your eyes on pure joy, but Riley's accounts are an exception, providing content that leaves fans smiling from ear to ear.