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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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Sad you feel that way. Obviously you never had a dog.
how do you know dogs have no souls??
i have had many dogs over the years! and they do have souls! not the ginger dogs, but all other dogs have souls!!
wow, so cute! i love dogs!
this is hilarious
I thought only my dog could demonstrate being beside herself with joy, but clearly she is not the only one. Thank you for sharing these lovely videos.
you can not beat a dog for a friend they will all ways be there for you no matter what
I know your post is from a while ago,, but just wanted to say that I hope that your heart has healed somewhat from the loss of your Sheeba. Having had many sweet fur babies I know how difficult it is to say goodbye to them. I think animal lovers are brave souls - when we adopt a new baby we are aware that we will have to say goodbye to them.
I have nearly always adopted a new shelter animal when I lost one of mine. It feels like I am honoring their memory.
Wishing you the best.
Val
Your Sheeba IS waiting, Just like Our DJ IS waiting over the Rainbow Bridge.
Maybe my Shadow and Baron are waiting with them...
It is so hard when we lose them, but you gave her a good life, and she was obviously greatly loved. That makes her a very lucky dog. So many aren't so lucky. That's what you should remember, above all else.
I imagine this is what it will be like when we are all reunited at the Rainbow Bridge with our animals who has "passed". This was a very sweet story at a time that many in our nation need something to smile about - and even look forward to...
dogs are great, allways there for you when you need them
You totally missed the beagles greeting their returning soldier.
all vidoes are great and natural.
kodiak the dog was forced to run to the owner, by the lame lady,hahaa how funny the lady wants to be seen in her red shoes in the video.
I had a really lousy day today and this is exactly what I needed! Just fabulous!
Have you noticed that most of the dogs are yellowish ?
No, my dog Schnoodles!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5rhTEIYcfI
AWW!! AWW!! AWW!!!!! Mindblowing!!!!!!
Wow......this dogs ae awesome but yet cute & cuddly. Thanks...again....this videos are wonderful.
man's best friend ...:)
Those are just precious animals !!!!!!
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