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red dog 1

(33,464 posts) Mon May 18, 2026, 04:52 PM 10 hrs ago

The reunion of two loyal friends after a long separation - A Ukrainian soldier & his dog.

â¤ï¸â€ðŸ©¹The reunion of two loyal friends after a long separation â€“ a Ukrainian soldier and his dog.

First, the dog seemed to scold him for being away so long. Then it started hugging him.

Iâ€™m not crying. Something just got in my eye.
— Maria Drutska (@mariadrutska.bsky.social) 2026-05-18T12:48:03.086Z

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The reunion of two loyal friends after a long separation - A Ukrainian soldier & his dog. (Original Post) red dog 1 10 hrs ago OP

Very heartwarming. Thank you red dog 1 debm55 10 hrs ago #1

I am crying with joy!.......................... Lovie777 10 hrs ago #2

I was just going to post this and checked to see if someone already had. sheshe2 10 hrs ago #3

That slow walk by, the turn and uncovering and finally the welcome. Ohhh, thaat was powerful! erronis 9 hrs ago #4

Putins human garbage and so is Trump. BradBo 8 hrs ago #5

The love of a dog. calimary 8 hrs ago #6

I read a quote Skittles 8 hrs ago #8

Yep! calimary 8 hrs ago #9

they need a good sniff to confirm Skittles 8 hrs ago #7

That was good to see. Thank you RD1. patphil 7 hrs ago #10

A dog and his boy. Swede 6 hrs ago #11

Lovely! Ty electric_blue68 1 hr ago #12

debm55

(61,684 posts)

1. Very heartwarming. Thank you red dog 1

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 05:01 PM

10 hrs ago

Lovie777

(23,720 posts)

2. I am crying with joy!..........................

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 05:04 PM

10 hrs ago

Ukrainians love their country, their people, their animals, their flowers, heck, life!

sheshe2

(98,439 posts)

3. I was just going to post this and checked to see if someone already had.

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 05:13 PM

10 hrs ago

Thanks, red dog it made me tear up a bit and it also made me smile.

❤️❤️❤️

erronis

(24,521 posts)

4. That slow walk by, the turn and uncovering and finally the welcome. Ohhh, thaat was powerful!

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 06:19 PM

9 hrs ago

BradBo

(1,059 posts)

5. Putins human garbage and so is Trump.

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 06:41 PM

8 hrs ago

calimary

(90,775 posts)

6. The love of a dog.

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 06:43 PM

8 hrs ago

Right up there with kids and other loving bipeds.

THANK YOU for posting this, red dog 1, so we can all have leaping hearts from this.

Skittles

(172,850 posts)

8. I read a quote

Reply to calimary (Reply #6)

Mon May 18, 2026, 07:04 PM

8 hrs ago

"Dogs are the only animals on earth born with a love of humans in their DNA."

calimary

(90,775 posts)

9. Yep!

Reply to Skittles (Reply #8)

Mon May 18, 2026, 07:14 PM

8 hrs ago

"Dogs are the only animals on earth born with a love of humans in their DNA."

That's a GOOD one!

Skittles

(172,850 posts)

7. they need a good sniff to confirm

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 07:03 PM

8 hrs ago

yes INDEED

patphil

(9,225 posts)

10. That was good to see. Thank you RD1.

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 07:30 PM

7 hrs ago

Swede

(40,062 posts)

11. A dog and his boy.

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 09:07 PM

6 hrs ago

electric_blue68

(27,296 posts)

12. Lovely! Ty

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 01:43 AM

1 hr ago

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