Army dog races into arms of soldier after 3 years apart 

@@aidancarmody99 I thought that was just a volunteer group

Not as simple as police dogs. The military dogs could work with several handlers before they retire. The program has to pick which one will get the dog. With the police force a dog will only work with one officer most of the time and when they retire the officer will get the dog.

@@ChadForquer and do you know why?

@@2K9s because a dog can serve in combat much longer than a soldier can

To the Army (almost every nation's army), it's war dogs are expendable collateral, a piece of equipment, nothing more. The army is not primarily concerned with people's feelings, and sadly, not with the consequences such cold-bloodedness has on affected veterans. The dogs receive very little consideration beyond care that keeps them alive and functioning while useful. I'm a veteran, and though not in my service a dog handler on mission deployment, I had a hand in their training, and fought for the welfare of the personnel and animals affected by current mission practices, post service...without great success, let me add. The Military are 'mission specific', with little regard for 'feelings'.

Me too Elizabeth!

Same here ☺️

Just your heart? I am still wiping away the tears LOL

My whole body did. I'm typing through blurry, teary eyes. ❤️😭🐕‍🦺🐾🐾🇺🇲

He sure knew his guy, didn’t he? He has many years of happy times.

I do the same with my dogs. I use to hold them like a baby and sing to them when they were puppies. Why I do this? Because dogs are amazing.

I sing to my kitty. Why?? 'cause HE'S amazing. :D.

miss_midge_6515 same 🐕😍

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Exactly!!!

YOU BET

T Nelson unfortunately, as with police dogs, when the soldier or officer retires, the dog could still be used to work. a lot of money and resources goes into training each dog, and only when they're retired are they allowed to be adopted. in that regard, when the animal is retired, the soldier or officer should absolutely get first shot at adoption.

Yeah, tell that to your scum bag Congressman.

Why must they use dogs all the time? Can't they just go to deep jungle in Sumatra Indonesia or perhaps Africa or Congo there bring back some King Kong? :))

Dogs are used for looking for bombs and mines because they have great senses and it is easier to get dogs

I agree..same as cops..I know my uncle had to fight to get his service dog when he retired from the police..it might be different now but I know he was very sad to not have his dog around him everyday.

Positive happens every day. It is just our human nature to notice only the bad stuff.

That is why I don’t watch news. It is misery n enough to make you depressed. I watch animals and happy stories coz it uplifting to our souls❤

It's very amazing

cats have down syndrome, soooooo

+RottingBerry true only one didn't remember me

+Ky Mason I think cats are always funny, they just don't care, selfish pricks lol.

+Paul Anthony Not true, my uncle's cats are the most affectionate things ever. Lemon, the older one, always remembers me when I visit and she's constantly nuzzling everyone happily!

no no no I love dogs where are you from do you really think usa people like me are heartless I would die for my dog it's just the guy plus he was not abandoning he is bringing him somewhere else so the dog doesn't die from too much excitement look it up it can happen plus he said on his twitter page his dog was having to much excitement so they bring him to a better home made for dogs at least I think it was one his page I don't know it was year ago

+April West it's mostly about the dog will still think he's at war just watch "MAX"

+Anja Mühlendorph unfortunately, dogs are considered military equipment, and treated as such. And yes it's common in the US military, much to the dismay of the soldiers who love them and have to leave them behind.

+Anja Mühlendorph Yes it is, or was- I'm not sure if they have been reclassified from "Military Equipment" to "Personel" yet.

+Treemeadow sadly I think They're classified as excess equipment, I really hope that changes soon if I'm right.

right next to my dog I would never go back home without my dog

why

Because they deserve it. They do things humans can't and would refuse to do. Like finding a bomb.

+ToriTale also like taking a bullet for their owners

FOX Gaming Yep

ToriTale True

why you gotta be so rude

+kids signorelli excuse me? I meant it in a positive way, I dint get how you think it was meant to be negative

+:: DunsFxrHands :: sorry,i saw it negative like why do we ppl have dogs they dont deserve a pet sorry

We bred a shit ton of them. That's why we deserve them. If all breeding of "human designed" breeds stopped, within 50 years all those breeds would be extinct.

Fan Club You can't just say it's hurting them without saying how, and expect people to take your word for it, especially when it's wrong. And yes, I agree getting a free pet down at the pound or wherever is better than buying from a breeder.

They should make the contractor's name public...

way too long....to be kenneled. Overkill and seems inhumane. WTF ????? We deserve answers.

Beautiful😊

Dogs get ptsd worse than humans. Those dogs get mentally messed with especially if they see their handlers get blown up.

Shannon Fisher shame on us for what?

Justin Phipps sorry Justin new phone. Comment to go to similar post. Again sorry

Exactly, they need to start making a program or something and let one of the previous soldiers that worked with the dog be able to adopt him instead of just pushing him to the side and forgetting he saved lifes!

What else would you expect from Obama administration that allowed the bodies of dead soldiers to be dumped in a landfill?

The army need to review there dog care, first option is there old handlers, this should be protocol

@Linda Gautney true. These animals are traumatized by the war, too, same as their humans. When together, they should stay together from the beginning until retirement. They know each other inside & out. The way that beautiful dog was treated before he got home to his soldier, was pathetic & traumatic. All military dogs lives should be investigsted & taken care of as should be. As we have been seeing during this Pandemic 2020, millions of dogs & cats have been surrendered to kill shelters or dropped off in the middle of nowhere to fend for themselves. Not fixed & more & more homeless are born. More laws should be emplemented & people should be held accountable for their animals. As many riches there are in the USA, this should never happen here. Prayers & God bless all homeless animals.

The law does not protect animals it's disgusting

Ursula Mullikin or unborn babies.

@Wolf The Proxy what about the baby's choice?

a prayer for them both ea. night would be appropriate.

+Nick Stear. I'm sorry your dog died. But you have a go at the car that hit him and say they must be heartless not to have stopped after hitting him. Then you say you wish they had stopped just so you could look them in the eye and make them realize they "killed my brother". You can't have it both ways. Also why was your dog out of your yard and running on or near the road.

+Nick Stear this made me cry wow

my dogs name is Kaiser too..German shepherd...sorry for your loss brother. what kind of cowards would hit a dog and run like that

That happened exactly to my dog but he is a Pomeranian, he is still alive though. My dog got hit by 3 or 2 cars one on the head and one on the tail. He had to get his tail chopped of but he looks so cute as his hairdresser gives him a little puffball as a tail from his hair. The cars didn't stop to help but this one lady saw him and immediately took him to the vet, if she didn't take him to the vet he would of died... So happy that he's still alive today! Sorry for your loss of your dog German Shepards are the cutest!

+Nick Does Game I am so sorry about your dog. I have a fox terrier mix and I don't know what I would do without her.😥🐺

Our government has more than its fair share of things to be ashamed of. Pity the leaders of our government have no shame. Happy ending here though, thank God.

Our government doesn't care about service dogs😞

@@hasppl9005 hope that is not true. I assumed he had to go thru a quarantine before coming into the country. If you try to take your dog to the UK there is a long, long quarantine to get your pet in there.

no he isnt. Go ahead and buy yourself a German Sheppard

Freedom Fighter I have had a German Shepherd so what is your point? Are you trying to say that because he isn't a German Shepherd that makes him less of a hero?

@@willieisgreen Well it is a German Shepherd, just a grey one.

@@r4m_sf71h_gt9 - Ikar's a Czech Shepherd. They're often preferred by both military companies and police organizations for their agility, strong work ethic, and tremendous tracking ability.

Absolutely! They are sent to do the dirty work and they deserve special treatment. Where's the gratitude?

Tru

Indeed

Hell yeah

Jacob Craig I FRICKEN LOVE YOUR PROFILE PIC

Jacob Craig Hell yeah

Loatoppo ! Me to

Lmao

Same

Same. I'll go upstairs to get something, then I'll come down and my puppy will act like I've been gone for 6 years. Lol

My poodle mix (adopted) acts that way when I go outside (just for a smoke) without him. When I come back in, he's jumping all around and crying because I didn't take him out with me. LOL Of course, I don't do that often. It depends upon where he is (in the house) when I open the door. Sometimes I wait for him, other times I don't.

+roy hoco well you know what they say, a dog is a mans best friend.

I have a horse and 5 cats also a dog

correction: dogs are one of the best gifts EVOLUTION gave to man! ;)

+Craig Thomas please believe as you desire but at the same time allow me to believe as I desire

+metalheadfan you know these days there are just not enough Darwin awards to go around

+David Winn It's not their memory it's their nose, they can remember a scent for very very long.

+Joshua Obszanski yea good one.😄😄

Wu Zoe I mean some of it is memory, but most of it is great scent!

No, theye recognize the scent, If a dog goes blind it will probably use it's nose more than it's ears to navigate.

+Joshua Obszanski I disagree I was away from my dog for a month she won't eat unless I tell her to at night when I would Skype my family my dog was right there I would tell her to eat and she did only to the sound of my voice. My loyal dog was right there at the airport when I came home she saw me and was freaking out in excitement.

it wasn't our country it was a private citizen. that should be looked into though.

It's a shame to any service dog!!!

R. Schmidt - these are MWD not service dogs. Military Working Dogs. And it’s a travesty what is being done to them.

They're soldiers. Just like their handlers except one level higher rank.

Its just land

KARTIKEYA007 They are too good for us.

@@joshuafogg6600 that is true

Emerald 919 cats have no emotional feelings tbh

Husky 226 cats feel everything a person can feel

You don't own the cat... The cat owns you...

kent zheng lol

+Peanut No, they meant they saw the cat for the first time at the shelter and then came back 2 months later and saw she still was there, and thus adopted her.

I have no idea what to think about Americans. :/

Demon Trademarks Me either! I cant stand the way they treat their soldiers once they are no longer useful to them is out and out disgusting! Also Trump WTF?!!

Actually it was a private contractor that caused the problem.

It wasn't the military that kept the dog caged for 18 months, it was a civilian contractor.

Amen!

Yes- I love my fur babies as if they were my children. Im still sniffli g over the footage. Its very emotional

Yeah who could dislike this!?

+Zach Simmons LOL!

+Zach Simmons thats kinda mean cuz i have 3 cats and i dont have any icecream and i dont have tumblr, well, atleast i didnt dislike :)

+princessaz79 Because the title is misleading and it isn't really a reuniting reaction from the dog. My dog gives the same, usually more than that, of a reaction from my dog everyday. I could see the dislike. It's disapointing from what you expect.

+Allan donald how is the title misleading? It says the dog races into solders arms after 3 years apart and that's what happened in the video. And if your "dissapointed" that's just sad.

SOMETHING THAT MUST CHANGE !!! like IMMEDIATELY!

The dogs are soldiers and a lot of time and money is spent training them. I'm assuming the army sees them more as a tool or weapon to be used again and again, having them deployed and working, doing what they were trained to do instead of retiring and retraining a new animal??? Sad but a happy ending in this case

They are both GI. Government Issue. The government owns both. Now they can live in peace.

Contracted out. InduStrial military complex. Capitalism baby 😘

Some dogs are put down because they are said to be "to aggressive"

so cutee

It's cute but we all know u were no crying

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maybe it ´s the animal nature inside us wich is best.

alright

Why cry it's such a sweet story

The replies to this sweet message are UTTERLY stupid!

@@mickavellian so are you

totally agree......this needs to be corrected NOW!

not sure Margaret. Some folks don't understand the love between a dog and a human. It's unique.

I wish. I had at least another two Urs with my lab But she was in pain. But five years. With her were well spent Always my baby

We're going on a trip....... Maybe too soon

+SanaeWolf Light i have a kitty named Einstein. named him that cuz out of a litter of 7, he learned to bottle feed right away, and used the litterbox on his own at 17 days! what a brainyack! yea for all Einsteins. fyi, he goes by Einy most of the time! :)

+Oliver Bull we're going on a trip... In our favorite rocket ship... Soaring through the sky... Little einsteins!

Tommy Atkins did she have dyspasia of the hips? either way, five years sucks....i am so sorry for your loss. 5 years is just not enuff time to love someone.....

Pokadot101 I wonder when the last time somebody said "down votes" on a vid

Cat lovers

Pokadot101 you can't fix stupid

Maybe the dislikes were to try to say they disliked what had happened as far as the dog and handler being needlessly separated for so long.

Went up to 422 idiots!