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The 8 happiest dogs on YouTube
Want to make a dog smile? A favorite returning soldier or college student, a water slide, or a squeaky toy might do the trick.
Fri, Aug 26 2011 at 8:43 AM
Photo: paintborg/YouTube
There are few things in life happier than a happy dog. It doesn't matter if it's because they hear you pull into the driveway after work or if they find something particularly smelly to roll around on in the backyard; if a dog is happy you are going to know about it. You can see them just vibrate with pure unfiltered joy, as if they can't believe that life can be this good.
Thanks to the ubiquity of cameras and YouTube, there are scores of videos of supremely happy canines just waiting to be found. To save you a little time, I spent my day wading through the river of adorable and picked out eight of the happiest dogs on YouTube. Enjoy!
National Guardsman comes home
There is an entire subset of happy dog videos showing happy pups greeting their soldier-owners back from tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is one of my favorites in that genre. For what it lacks in length it more than makes up for in passion. Gracie the dog nearly wags herself out after realizing that her owner, Capt. Andrew Schmidt of the U.S. National Guard, is home. This video became so popular when it first appeared online that the "Today" show did a piece on it.
Whines and cuddles for Air Force captain home from Afghanistan
This is another dog-welcomes-soldier-home video, this time starring Molly the golden retriever. Molly is not content to share the attention of her owner as she greets her in the airport. You can almost hear the relief in Molly's whines as she snuggles up next to her owner.
Soldier surprises shepherd
We have one more video of a dog welcoming a soldier home. Kodiak can't believe that his owner is home while on two weeks of R&R. I love how he keeps leaving the room and then coming back in, overjoyed to find that his owner is still there.
Birthday balloons are for popping
Bunk the dog is a lucky dog. On his second birthday, Bunk's owner fills his apartment with balloons and lets him loose to wreak toothy havoc on them. The results are total canine chaotic bliss.
Home from college
This video is similar to those showing soldiers coming home but with a collegiate bent: This one is of Sunny the dog welcoming her owner Jonathan home from college. The camerawoman and YouTube poster even claim that Sunny is crying. You can clearly hear Sunny snuffling as she dances around, wagging all the while.
Will do laps for squeaky toy
This video beautifully illustrates the exuberance of a happy dog and his toy. Andy the dog makes the most of his small suburban backyard by ripping laps in well-worn loops after his owner throws out his little plastic squeaky fishy toy. A running dog is usually a happy dog. Throw in a squeaky toy and you have a happy, emotionally fulfilled dog.
The Doberman and the slide
This Doberman’s life changed dramatically on the day it figured out she could slide down the water slide into the pool. Dobermans are known for having a lot of energy and this looks like a great way for her to burn off the miles. The owner posted in YouTube that "she enjoys the pool more than I do." Make sure to watch this one all the way through to catch the dog's reaction to a change in water flow. She chases it.
Happy dog. Big tongue.
This dog is the picture of contentment. He's perfectly happy to sit there panting, waiting for its owner to throw him something to retrieve. No hurries; he's a dog. A good dog.
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Dogs don't have souls? They most certainly do, but there a lot of people who don't.
So CUTE!!
So cute!! My favorite YouTube videos are of Tillman the bulldog from natural balance. He’s soooo happy when he skates and it’s adorable. I love watching dog videos!
Check out the happiest dogs. I have a picture to submit as well of some happy dogs.
If any being has a soul,dogs do.Humans behave much worse-act soulless....
The Dog Whisperer is right... dogs live in the moment! :)
A room with a tub right next to the bed, niiiiice!
The dog with balloons as fun to watch. However very dangerous game. If he mistakenly swallowed one of those, it would be bye, bye puppy. Please think twice when it comes to your pets
Pfft. Lighten up. My dog has swallowed a balloon before and just yacked it up.
Ya, you know those balloons... #1 dog killer. Remember people, care for your pets!
Had a dog that made a habit of eating our water balloons, entire bags of them, he just pooped rainbowish later.
Although they are really cute, I don't advise going home and filling balloons for your pup. The elastic piece can project in any direction, including into the back of the throat....where it would be impossible to retrieve. You get my point.
I really thought no one in the world could possibly love their dog as much as I do and their dog love them as much as mine loves me!! lol I'm so glad to hear how many are dog lovers and great owners so many suffer I wish I could take care of all that are left behind.
dog will never forget you.ture love
Loved these... especially the home coming ones. Definitely brought tears to my eyes, for sure.
boy do people ever have a lot to learn about love and honour,i think that the pups have this one paws down.
The very last dog had an amazingly long tongue. How did it happen?
lost my dog a couple of months back and it brings back memories...dogs are just awesome!
You missed my favorite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hly0vuXPG-M
I can imagine the neighbours just love listening to the dog barking like that.
Nobody better in the world than our doggies.....PURE LOVE
That was Tooo emotive.. I..just.. cried.. OMG I love dogs!! Is there any other creature with a soul as kind as theirs?!
dogs dont have souls
Dogs have Spirit...to the MAX...Do you?
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