No kiss, no kibble! Golden retriever has the sweetest pre-meal ritual.

A golden retriever in England refused to eat his dinner until he received his mealtime ritual: a kiss on the forehead.

Video footage shared by Parker's mum, Perese Haye, shows the 7-month-old retriever staring at his uncle as he puts down his bowl of food for him and says the release command "okay."

Though Parker's uncle, Harry, says "okay" several times and nudges the dog to eat his meal, Parker doesn't until Harry gives him a peck on the forehead, after which he instantly attacks his bowl.

Watch Parker eat his dinner only after getting a forehead kiss

Haye told USA TODAY in an email that Parker's uncle and aunt were looking after him in Nottingham as she and her partner were on holiday.

"Parker has always had the release command 'ok' but when he was around 4 months, we introduced the kiss and for this week he was with his aunty and uncle, he wouldn't eat without it," Haye said.

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