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unhappycamper

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Tue Mar 15, 2016, 07:10 AM Mar 2016

Nearly deaf dog overwhelmed by sight of her soldier owner

http://www.wcvb.com/news/nearly-deaf-dog-overwhelmed-by-sight-of-her-soldier-owner/38518208



Nearly deaf dog overwhelmed by sight of her soldier owner
ABC News
11:32 PM EDT Mar 14, 2016

ABC News —A 13-year-old golden retriever was so excited to be reunited with her soldier owner after three months that the dog seemed to cry.

Army Pvt. Hannah Foraker, 21, had never been away from home before, until she left for basic training for three months. When she came home to Cleveland for a visit, her elderly golden retriever, Buddy, seemed to be the most excited.

“When I came home we let her outside and, at first, she didn’t realize I was home,” Foraker told ABC News. “Then, she did a double-take and came back to me. That’s when she started crying and whimpering. She was so excited.”

Buddy suffers from arthritis and is mostly deaf. So Foraker worries that each time she sees her might be the last. She keeps in touch with Buddy while she’s away via Skype.
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Nearly deaf dog overwhelmed by sight of her soldier owner (Original Post) unhappycamper Mar 2016 OP
War is not healthy for dogs and other living things. Wilms Mar 2016 #1
^ StandingInLeftField Mar 2016 #2
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