MANCHESTER TWP., MI — A 5-year-old dog named Dude has nearly accomplished an incredible journey that few humans achieve. Once Dude and his human make it to Hawaii, they will have traveled to all 50 states.

Dude, a golden and red fox Labrador retriever, and Ryan Brinkman, 39, of Manchester Township, have been inseparable since Brinkman adopted him as a puppy in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. A couple of years later, Brinkman decided to take a break from flipping houses and set off from his home southwest of Ann Arbor to travel with Dude.

Their journeys road-tripping and car camping in parks gained them thousands of social media followers, including about 36,000 followers on his Instagram account and more than 24,000 followers on TikTok . Due to their influence on social media, som

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