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November 23, 2009

Video: Faithful Dog Welcomes Home a Soldier

By David DiBenedetto

I’m not sure about you, but the best part of my day is coming home to my wonderful wife and my pup. And while Jenny is always happy to see me, it’s Pritch that just goes bonkers—her whole body wagging like a giant tail. You would think I’d been away for a week. If there’s anything better, I haven’t run into it yet.

So I can only imagine the profound welcome the soldier in the video below felt when his pup greeted him after he returned from Kandahar, Afganastan (September 2005).

This video (which has become a viral sensation on the Internet) says a lot about man’s best friend. And as we approach Thanksgiving, let me say this:

Thanks to the soldiers who defend our liberties everyday. You provide us with freedoms many just dream of. And thanks to the dogs. Whether we come home from serving our country or from flipping burgers at a fast food joint, you are always happy to see us.

Enjoy the video. And thank a soldier.

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from pinopolis wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

no matter how crappy my day is, my pup always makes me smile with her post-work greeting. can't imagine how this guy must've felt when he received his hero's welcome!

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from gman3186 wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

like they say mans best friend

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from WA Mtnhunter wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

Heartwarming!

My Lab does almost the same routine daily!

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from Beekeeper wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

Unconditional love at its best! My two yard muts welocme me home every day as if I've been gone a week!

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from Douglas wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

Thanks a million for that video. Every day is a new day for our dogs and mine goes nuts to see us, even if we only left for a few hours.

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from Robert Ewing wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

Thanks for that,my dogs meet me at the door with that excitement and more.Unless there is a squirrel on the window sill then they tag me at the door and go back to the window.

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from dighunter wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

It is amazing how excited dogs can get. I know when I take my beagles hunting, they are so excited that it is difficult to hook them up to the leashes. When they are all finally hooked up they stand noses pushed into the corner of the gate like racehorses starting a race. Never seen a cat act like that!!

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from Jeff4066 wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

I get that from my girl Heidi if I go outside to mow the yard.

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from MLH wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

They say dogs have no sense of time so you can be gone for 10 minutes or 10 months and they are still glad to see you. Not so sure about that when you see something like this. Where was the cat?

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from Ontario Honker ... wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

After six months working in California I returned home in June. My two labs went totally bonkers. I got smothered before I could even get to the gate. Both of them were bouncing in the air as high as my face. Finally I got down on the ground before they hurt themselves. What a dog pile! Same thing when I got in the house. Pearl climbed up on the couch and pinned me in place with her chin on my lap. Opal laid on top of both feet. You're not leaving again, Dad! What the video doesn't show is the dog when it sees all the baggage being packed up before he leaves. They know you're going and not just to the grocery store. Pretty heartbreaking.

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from stormn wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

Great video! Makes me truly happy to have a dog in my life and a country full of soldiers to protect that way of life. Thank you military men and women!

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from Clay Cooper wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

They say a Dog don’t have feelings that you can give them away to someone else and they will forget about you, WRONG!

There is a “Special Bond” between Human and Dog” and for those who don’t understand it, perhaps that’s the reason they suffer from Divorces and such. It’s not a matter of Ownership; it’s a Bonding of something much bigger than we can ever understand!

I remember the day I got home after being overseas for one year, Riffraff my Buddy a German shorthair went literally ballistic when he smelled where I walked into the back bedroom. “SNIFF!”, “SNIFF!”, “ SNIFF!” and exploded through the door he came, all 70 pounds! And yes, he was large for his breed, the size of an Irish Sitter.

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from idahooutdoors wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

Awsome!!!!! Made my day....called Man's best friend for a reason....

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from hjohn429 wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

Everyday when I get home from school at 3:00, Luger (my pup) goes absolutewly CRAZY. And that's not all. If I even leave the room for a second, she cries untill I get back and when I return, she acts as if I was gone for years. She makes any day a better day. No matter how good/bad it was to begin with. It's just amazing!

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from straightshooter wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

Kind of hard to type when you have something in your eyes.

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from coho310 wrote 2 years 25 weeks ago

Thank God for our soldiers and God bless the USA.Great video.

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from smileycat wrote 2 years 25 weeks ago

Glad you're a true patriot, Dave. And thank God for our soldiers... and their dogs.

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from Ruckweiler wrote 2 years 25 weeks ago

As my kids would say, "That's a Happy Puppy!"

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from Big O wrote 2 years 25 weeks ago

Nothing like a LOVE between a "boy" and his dog !
GOD BLESS THEM ALL !

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from fisherman wrote 2 years 25 weeks ago

That was great. Ditto the last few comments.

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from wvboy1022 wrote 2 years 25 weeks ago

WOW! SS, you are the most persistent jerkoff ever.

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from coho310 wrote 2 years 25 weeks ago

ss3-go die in a hole, we don't want scum like you.

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from wvboy1022 wrote 2 years 25 weeks ago

Anyways, I love that video. Thanks to all of our troops.

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from tbogg10 wrote 2 years 24 weeks ago

ss how could you ever degrade a soldier like that you obviously don't understand the the meaning of the word sacrifice because thats what soldiers do for you everyday if it weren't for our soldiers we would not live in the nation we live i today i would like to thank all of you soldiers for your service god bless.

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from smileycat wrote 2 years 25 weeks ago

Glad you're a true patriot, Dave. And thank God for our soldiers... and their dogs.

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from pinopolis wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

no matter how crappy my day is, my pup always makes me smile with her post-work greeting. can't imagine how this guy must've felt when he received his hero's welcome!

+3 Good Comment? | | Report
from WA Mtnhunter wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

Heartwarming!

My Lab does almost the same routine daily!

+3 Good Comment? | | Report
from Beekeeper wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

Unconditional love at its best! My two yard muts welocme me home every day as if I've been gone a week!

+3 Good Comment? | | Report
from Robert Ewing wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

Thanks for that,my dogs meet me at the door with that excitement and more.Unless there is a squirrel on the window sill then they tag me at the door and go back to the window.

+3 Good Comment? | | Report
from dighunter wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

It is amazing how excited dogs can get. I know when I take my beagles hunting, they are so excited that it is difficult to hook them up to the leashes. When they are all finally hooked up they stand noses pushed into the corner of the gate like racehorses starting a race. Never seen a cat act like that!!

+3 Good Comment? | | Report
from stormn wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

Great video! Makes me truly happy to have a dog in my life and a country full of soldiers to protect that way of life. Thank you military men and women!

+3 Good Comment? | | Report
from Ruckweiler wrote 2 years 25 weeks ago

As my kids would say, "That's a Happy Puppy!"

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from gman3186 wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

like they say mans best friend

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from Douglas wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

Thanks a million for that video. Every day is a new day for our dogs and mine goes nuts to see us, even if we only left for a few hours.

+2 Good Comment? | | Report
from Clay Cooper wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

They say a Dog don’t have feelings that you can give them away to someone else and they will forget about you, WRONG!

There is a “Special Bond” between Human and Dog” and for those who don’t understand it, perhaps that’s the reason they suffer from Divorces and such. It’s not a matter of Ownership; it’s a Bonding of something much bigger than we can ever understand!

I remember the day I got home after being overseas for one year, Riffraff my Buddy a German shorthair went literally ballistic when he smelled where I walked into the back bedroom. “SNIFF!”, “SNIFF!”, “ SNIFF!” and exploded through the door he came, all 70 pounds! And yes, he was large for his breed, the size of an Irish Sitter.

+2 Good Comment? | | Report
from hjohn429 wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

Everyday when I get home from school at 3:00, Luger (my pup) goes absolutewly CRAZY. And that's not all. If I even leave the room for a second, she cries untill I get back and when I return, she acts as if I was gone for years. She makes any day a better day. No matter how good/bad it was to begin with. It's just amazing!

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from straightshooter wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

Kind of hard to type when you have something in your eyes.

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from coho310 wrote 2 years 25 weeks ago

Thank God for our soldiers and God bless the USA.Great video.

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from Big O wrote 2 years 25 weeks ago

Nothing like a LOVE between a "boy" and his dog !
GOD BLESS THEM ALL !

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from wvboy1022 wrote 2 years 25 weeks ago

WOW! SS, you are the most persistent jerkoff ever.

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from Jeff4066 wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

I get that from my girl Heidi if I go outside to mow the yard.

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from MLH wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

They say dogs have no sense of time so you can be gone for 10 minutes or 10 months and they are still glad to see you. Not so sure about that when you see something like this. Where was the cat?

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from Ontario Honker ... wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

After six months working in California I returned home in June. My two labs went totally bonkers. I got smothered before I could even get to the gate. Both of them were bouncing in the air as high as my face. Finally I got down on the ground before they hurt themselves. What a dog pile! Same thing when I got in the house. Pearl climbed up on the couch and pinned me in place with her chin on my lap. Opal laid on top of both feet. You're not leaving again, Dad! What the video doesn't show is the dog when it sees all the baggage being packed up before he leaves. They know you're going and not just to the grocery store. Pretty heartbreaking.

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from idahooutdoors wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

Awsome!!!!! Made my day....called Man's best friend for a reason....

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from fisherman wrote 2 years 25 weeks ago

That was great. Ditto the last few comments.

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from coho310 wrote 2 years 25 weeks ago

ss3-go die in a hole, we don't want scum like you.

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from wvboy1022 wrote 2 years 25 weeks ago

Anyways, I love that video. Thanks to all of our troops.

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from tbogg10 wrote 2 years 24 weeks ago

ss how could you ever degrade a soldier like that you obviously don't understand the the meaning of the word sacrifice because thats what soldiers do for you everyday if it weren't for our soldiers we would not live in the nation we live i today i would like to thank all of you soldiers for your service god bless.

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