Military members sacrifice so much for their country, but their families back home make sacrifices as well. Family members worry about their soldiers and long for the day to finally come when they can be reunited. Even furry family members feel the sadness of their loved ones not being there.
Murphy Was Skeptical And His Mom’s Heart Was Broken
Janna Berger is a soldier who had to leave her beloved boy for eight long months! Murphy was well taken care of by his extended family but that didn’t make it any easier. When Berger came home in November of 2019, she was worried that Murphy wouldn’t remember her.
As you can imagine, leaving Murphy was no easy feat.
“I thought about Murphy every day,” Berger said. “Being away from him was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do.”
Murphy didn’t take it so well either.
“In the first letter my mom sent me, she told me about how every day since I’d left, Murphy waited outside the door to my room for me to come back.”
Berger decided to surprise her sweet boy. She slowly walked up the driveway while Murphy was let out of the house. She called for him a few times before he made an appearance. He came closer as if he was going to let his mom give him snuggles but then he quickly darted away.
Murphy did this a couple of times before approaching Berger closely only to bark at her. Berger’s body language said that she was disappointed. But, she had prepared herself just in case she was let down by Murphy’s reaction, or lack thereof.
“When he didn’t recognize me at first, I was so heartbroken. The happiest moment of my life was when he finally figured out it was me,” Berger told The Dodo.
Nothing A Little Hug Couldn’t Fix
Then, all of a sudden, Murphy came in for a hug! He crawled into her lap and rested his head on her shoulder. His little button nose was right beside her neck where he must have caught his mom’s scent. You can see the moment when Murphy’s memories came flooding back!
Suddenly, Murphy went BANANAS! He remembered his mom after all! Murphy wiggled and jumped and practically did somersaults! He flopped onto his back between his mom’s legs as he soaked in the sweetest belly rubs! Of course, Janna and the rest of the family were completely overcome with joy! It was almost as if Murphy had played hard to get, like he was trying to tell his mom, “You better never leave me again!”
Berger describes Murphy as the light of her life. Now that she’s back home, the two plan to have many adventures together filled with lots of love and snuggles!
You can watch the adorable reunion here!
h/t: TheDodo.com
Featured Photo: @YouTube/StephenMessenger
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