Sometimes in life, I feel like dogs are better at being human than we are. That's a strange thing to say, but after you watch this video I think you'll understand what I mean.

The 21-year-old Private Hannah Foraker from Cleveland, Ohio has been away from her sweet dog Derby for the past seven months. Foraker has been in basic training and had to leave Derby behind.

Foraker tells buzzfeed.com “She’s very old and has arthritis and is mostly deaf, but I still remember getting her as a puppy.”

When Foraker returned home to Derby after basic training, her best friend got extremely emotional, as you'll see in the video below.

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