If there’s one thing that’s guaranteed to have us bawling, it’s videos of soldiers returning home to their loved ones. If the video contains an animal or a small child, it’s even more sob-worthy.
The latest video to have us “aww”ing at the screen features a soldier returning to his home in Uncasville, Connecticut, to the enormous excitement of his dog.
Shared to Facebook’s Dogspotting Society by April Andrade, the video is captioned:
“Brody tried to protect Mom and realized he wasn’t a stranger at all but was his daddy! 7 month deployment. Watching the realization was amazing 🥺 ⚓️”
According to Fox 5, Cameron Andrade, April Andrade’s wife and the man featured on the video, had been serving in the US Navy away from home for 7 long months.
When he finally finished his military deployment, he couldn’t wait to head back home to his family.
When Cameron arrived at his front drive, April started recording on her phone, probably sensing that something adorable was about to go down. And she was right.
As soon as Cameron climbs out of his car, Brody, the couple’s ball of fluff, more formally known as a miniature Australian shepherd, dashes forward into the middle of the yard.
For a moment, he seems confused, believing Cameron to be an intruder. He barks threateningly – or as threatening as a dog of his size can sound – trying to protect his home and his mom. Then he realizes exactly who the man is on his front drive.
It only takes seconds for the transition to take place. In a flash of fur, Brody dives at Cameron, yapping continuously. His excitement is so high that he can’t stay still for more than a second.
He rolls over on his back, jumps up at Cameron’s knees, then dashes off to mom, still barking, as if to say, “Look who it is!”
A second later, and he’s back in his dad’s arms, still yapping, unable to believe that one of his favorite people has returned home. He won’t stay still, and Cameron can only attempt to pet him as he whirls like a doggo hurricane around him.
Dad tries to control Brody’s excitement, but there’s no slowing him down. We imagine that he carried on yapping, running, rolling and diving long after this video finished recording.
To a dog, having a military dad must be pretty confusing. Dogs can’t grasp things like humans can, so Brody had probably long ago accepted that he’d never see his dad again. But that didn’t mean that he had forgotten about Cameron, as the video quite plainly shows.
With more than 11 thousand Facebook likes, the video of Cameron and Brody’s reunion has tugged at the heartstrings of dog lovers all across the world. Many people tagged other people in the comments, sharing the moment with their friends. And the comments were full of love and praise. One person wrote:
“It’s cute how she turned around and made full eye contact with you, like “you see this mom, I told you he was coming back!” ❤️😍”
Someone else found that she could relate, commenting:
“We have two mini aussies and they are the most loyal protective doggos ever 😭😭 my boyfriend and I can’t even play fight they get right in between us and try to “protect” their mama from him. I love this 😭💗”
This video is all the proof we need of a dog’s loyalty. Being pack animals, dogs are social creatures and love being in the company of others. This trait means that dogs are naturally loyal to their owners, though we’d argue that in this case, the bond between Cameron and Brody is more of a deep love than simple loyalty.
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