Dogs welcome soldiers home

To commemorate Veterans Day, Mental Floss collected videos of very happy dogs greeting returning soldiers.

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Stuart

Cat: Oh, you’re back. And you didn’t bring anything. (cat goes back to sleep)
holtt

Be sure and follow the article link. There are a lot more dog greeting videos in the post. And if you’re not a dog person, just watch the last one full tear effect!
BukaHobbit

Just like Odysseus coming home.
brerrabbit23

having grown up with them, i can tell you… that’s a happy mess of beagles. :)
frenchtoastkiss

beagles are too loud. too loud.
Anonymous

Made me cry. They love him so much. Thanks for all you do soldier and welcome home.
Bonnie

thanks a lot for making me cry at work.
Powerphail

Oh, that is just too cute.
apoxia

So heart-warming. I lost it on that final video with the little boy welcoming his father home.
dimitri5

It is my considered belief, after a lifetime of living, that dogs are the universe’s greatest creation. Nothing I have seen in this thread gives me any reason to think otherwise.
Anonymous

It’s great to see soldiers coming home to happy pups. Some soldiers bring dogs home with them, like Operation Baghdad Pups, check it out http://bit.ly/4jP47q