Dogs are the most loyal pets you can have. Once they’re part of your life, they’ll love you forever—no matter how far or how long you’re apart.

It’s always beautiful watching people reunite with their dogs, especially people who have been away from home for military service. For one young woman, there was no greater feeling in the world than coming home to see her old dog again—and they’re reunion was truly beautiful.

Meet Buddy, a sweet 13-year-old golden retriever who has shared her life with Hannah, her human, and her best friend. When Hannah turned 21, she enlisted in the army and left Buddy for the first time in her life for a long period of time to complete training.

Both Hannah and Buddy’s hearts ached at their distance from each other, three months later when it came to Hannah’s Christmas break, she was understandably ecstatic to get back home.

And we didn’t expect Buddy to react like this! She has clearly waiting for the day they would be reunited and couldn’t hold in all her emotions.

“Buddy was so overwhelmed that she just collapsed in pure happiness,” said Hannah. “We were apart for more than three months, so thereunion was such a beautiful experience.”

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