I'm a little out of pocket this week on a shark/rockfish-fishing odyssey, but when I saw this video of a monstrous Great Dane named Emmitt Thunderpaws welcoming home his solider owner from a nine-month deployment, I knew it needed to be posted here right away. The video is blowing up the Internet, tallying some 300k+ views in a few days. Personally, I love the name of this beast of a canine: Emmitt Thunderpaws. Very appropriate. My Dog is a Bro? You better believe it.

A warm welcome back to the solider. This tremendous military homecoming video comes via the Welcome Home Blog, an online project that showcases the happy, tearful reunions of soldiers returning from combat. Check it out!