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Dog Goes Nuts Over Soldier Returning From Afghanistan

November 17th, 2009 Dogs 17 Comments

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And this folks, is why dogs WIN. Cats don’t do this. They’re too evil to. Not really, but c’mon. Dogs rule.

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17 Responses to “Dog Goes Nuts Over Soldier Returning From Afghanistan”

1. Zaius Nation says:

   November 17, 2009 at 10:20 pm

   Awesome video! But cats rule. Dogs drool.
2. Scott says:

   November 17, 2009 at 11:13 pm

   Sell-out! At least cats can maintain some composure. Geeeez…
3. White Whale says:

   November 17, 2009 at 11:16 pm

   Dogs rule!
4. jr says:

   November 17, 2009 at 11:16 pm

   Gracie rocks
5. Colorado Dave says:

   November 17, 2009 at 11:27 pm

   I’m more of a cat person now (I like the independence) but I can recognize and appreciate the loyalty of dogs. And let us not forget that the loyalty of dogs is one of the oldest tropes in western literature. When Odysseus returned to Ithaca he was camouflaged by Athena in order to hide his true identity. Yet his dog, Argos, recognized him through Athena’s disguise. While all others were fooled by the beggar disguise designed by Athena Argos was not fooled. Argos was the first to recognize his master to his house:

   And a hound that lay there raised his head and pricked up his ears, Argos, the hound of Odysseus, of the steadfast heart, whom of old he had himself bred, but had no joy of him, for ere that he went to sacred Ilios. In days past the young men were wont to take the hound to hunt the wild goats, and deer, and hares; but now he lay neglected, his master gone, in the deep dung of mules and cattle, which lay in heaps before the doors, till the slaves of Odysseus should take it away to dung his wide lands. There lay the hound Argos, full of vermin; yet even now, when he marked Odysseus standing near, he wagged his tail and dropped both his ears, but nearer to his master he had no longer strength to move. Then Odysseus looked aside and wiped away a tear.

   Decades ago, back in 7th grade, when I first read the Odyssey, I cried while reading the scene of Odysseus’ reunion with his faithful dog.
6. Colorado Dave says:

   November 17, 2009 at 11:32 pm

   The Egyptians worshiped cats as gods (and I might too) but the Greeks recognized dogs as true friends and companions.
7. Colorado Dave says:

   November 17, 2009 at 11:43 pm

   Wow, now I am rereading (for the umpteenth time) the story of Odysseus’s return home. What a great story!

   Thanks Oliver.
8. canadian bacon says:

   November 18, 2009 at 2:15 am

   Cats look down on you
   dogs look up to you
   pigs look you straight in the eye and see you as an equal
   • Southern Quaker says:

     November 18, 2009 at 8:23 am

     and we look pigs in the eye and think, “mmmm bacon”
9. anotherbozo says:

   November 18, 2009 at 9:53 am

   @Colorado Dave, canadian bacon, Southern Quaker: what other blog has this enjoyability in the comments sections? Why I show up here, as much as for Oliver himself.
10. Bendra says:

    November 18, 2009 at 10:13 am

    AAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    This cat person just looked at the video and her day was made! Even Rascal Kitty loved it. Who can comment on such love?
11. Bendra says:

    November 18, 2009 at 10:19 am

    …And don’t say that cats cannot be equally “attentive”.

    http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/video/must_see/cat-climbs-all-over-police-officer-while-he-tries-to-write-a-ticket
12. Zaius Nation says:

    November 18, 2009 at 10:46 am

    I love Brenda’s video!
13. The Crapture says:

    November 18, 2009 at 12:47 pm

    Pixie, the tabby-cat i gave away as a kitten to a friend last year still goes all dog-like and gets super excited to see me whenever i go over for a visit, meanwhile my brother’s Lab/Chow mix who used to get super excited whenever i came over must now be bribed with treats and a new squeaky toy to show me any regard…one must wonder, who is really the cat in this scenario?
14. Pat says:

    November 18, 2009 at 4:50 pm

    What makes one pet “better” than another? Who cares? Grow up, Oliver.
    • Oliver Willis says:

      November 18, 2009 at 7:46 pm

      Do you take everything so seriously?
15. daniel rotter says:

    November 18, 2009 at 9:05 pm

    What makes one pet “better” than another?

    Cats don’t behave in the same smile-inducing manner as the dog in the video does. And you need to “get a life” for seeming to take offense to reply in the manner you did to Oliver’s extremely innocuous post.