TO DAD:......your children learned a lot about being a good person.....thank you......

Ya God bless Satan...? Huh?

F. Mazz. The direct irony.

it was nice of him to give the dog back,the army should buy him a new dog of his choice. and ,maybe the army needs to get a waiver from the handlers in future should they not want the dog at the time the dog is retired from service.all the ''what ifs'' could be sorted out by the army in due course,after all they are ''looking into it''.

James Gunn yes it was his from the start

Sunnydoe Sooo True. Loved your take . Most accurate and spot on .

Sunnydoe mannn that still ain’t right son. I don’t care if you got shot next to that dog. The military ain’t follow protocol, and they used the system to intimidate that poor family. ITS NOT RIGHT

bryant belvin so the family adopted illegally🤷🏼‍♀️ law is the law sadly

Ya you can't the part of life that knows what he went threw in the war

absolutely, and aren't these dogs micro chipped to help locate them, if not, why not?

That is what I think as well! Just a good guy who is thankful for a soliders service and I am sure if he reached out that he would be allowed to visit too ❤️ Sweet

Never separate the k9 from handlers

My wish is that the dag could interact with both families..the kids would understand better if they met the man "their dog went to work with for so long". It would bring them closure ❤

Very well said.

Caroline Paquier GOD Bless the Richardsons for their Wonderful sacrifice. Big hearted and worthy of a LOT of respect. Plz adopt a doggie from a shelter so it can have a lovely family to love and be loved by

There's not enough "like" buttons for this reply. My little boy is a rescue dog. I cannot stress enough how important it is to adopt rather than Buy!

Caroline Paquier The Military should get the other family another puppy! This heartbreak is the Military’s fault for not following the rules!!

@@Kiwinan1701 Military knew they were going to be sued , they paid the Richardsons off you can bet on that ! Thats why the dog was given up to the true owner !

@@Canuckgirl152 subjective comment.... Not factual.

Sorry for your loss! 8 years is a long time.

you said EVERYTHING i was thinking

Agreed. They didn't deserve to be rolled over like that by an aggressive and nasty attorney

I don't understand your complimenting the guy from, his comments I have the impression that he fought giving the dog back, until it looked like the matter was going to court. Am I wrong that he didn't do it out of the goodness in his heart until it looked like the dog would be awarded to the vet by current laws? If my interpretation of the situation is correct, then I certainly don't believe the man in NC deserves to be praised. If he was as compassionate as you're making him out to be, then Ryan never should have had to do what he did to get his service buddy back, that dog should have never been separated from his side. Now I am sorry for the family in North Carolina for the hurt and disappointment they probably endured, but I'm pretty sure their attachment and bond to Satan wasn't anywhere near what exists between Ryan and Satan after their experiences during war.

@@floydholder597 You're making an assumption. The only truth that is known is that they gave the dog back to his handler. Only those involved know why they did what they did.

@@silntstl Tell me you didn't watch and listen to the video without telling me that you didn't watch h and listen to the video before making your "assumption" about my comment.

@@floydholder597 Look up the definition of assumption before you make yourself look more stupid than you already have.

Yeah they did! What a stand up family to do that. Dogs truly become part of the family, but for soldiers (Both handler and dog are soldiers), its different. They need each other, during the war, and after it. Congrats to that family for doing the right thing.

I am sure they gave it back rather than go through a court battle. Hope someone got them another dog.

Amen brother 😁

You mean Satan bless you*

Get another right away helps the hurt.

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@Neji The Siberian Husky what do u think is funny? The language mentioned or? Just wondering? I love dogs. Sad to see military no respect for them to even give the handlers the first adoption option. They literally have no say in if they serve. Most die. Or protect many human lives. Why after retiring are they not going to a person who understands them loves them? That said i trained dog will mostly always remembers his her known commandos so the person commenting did see that wrong as confirmation as the reason to why he is at the correct home. Even though i think he belongs to the vet in this case also. Not because of the training. Ive trained rescue dogs. Ive trained dogs for 7 years including few of my own. My eldest and fav dog, i won agility with her. She is really good with around 200 to 300 dutch words. Im dutch. So she knows hand signals, commands but also non official ones. Like saying in dutch staying overnight vs just a quick shopping for food thing.. Im chronic ill now. She turns 12. I love her soo much. Damn we need to find a cure for dogs dying so fast, fast. 😉🙏 because i cant lose her lol. She is now my special help dog. I can do so much with her. She understands so much. Our 2 younger ones way less their soul feels younger. The youngest we train she is 7 months. The middle one is i think 6, and she trained for 4 years.. but she has bit more ahdh then oldest one. Maybe because full bordercollie. Anyway love to hear what was funny. 🕊

It isnt czech - its german. Yes I m aware the soldier itself says its czech, but it isnt

Luisa Cama m

@@Leguan216 Thanks for explaining, that was very considerate of you. I do not see how that would be funny tho? Instead of laughing, they could have simply informed the commenter. I certainly didn't know, and I am sure many others didn't as well. It is called a learning experience. And for the two that laughed, you do not know everything either. JS

Luisa Cama he gave him back because he knew he was gonna fight like hell for that dog and didn’t want to go through that

The handler was never notified when the dog was retired.

The army screwed up...now if they wanted to find the soldier then no problem.

The army is one big bureaucracy that screws up all the time. Not intentional.

The admin side of a lot of military commands is messed up.

debbie peter because bureaucracy and vets come last seemingly even for the military which they served for . It’s all about (this countries main concern) the alphabet soup 🍲lgbtq 🏳️‍🌈 ..rhejdjtjddjrjykckv. They come first and foremost in this country. The true “heroes” lulz 😂

Daniel Blakeley exactly

@Daniel Blakeley I would never give up a pet that I had for 5 years

Splash Kid well I didn’t expect to see you here

I'm not blaming anyone. I DO feel sad for the family who adopted the dog, who LOVED the dog. My heart breaks for them.

@monklington everjet That dog saved his fucking life, he formed a bond with his dog, it’s HIS dog, they’ve spent years together so yes that’s his dog. Nobody else’s, HIS

gmctech was that you that gave the dog back if so I commend you your awesome for giving him back :D if it wasn't you then who ever did is awesome very honorable :D

Stop pretending to be someone else ...just for attention.Loser☆☆

I know was a tough decision we all love our dogs that you to are a Patriot

@@Spyderz-xo9rz I'm pretty sure it was a hypothetical if he was trying to gain attention from pretending to be someone he isn't I'm sure there would have been this big long spiel to go with it. So instead of telling him not to be a loser maybe you should get a better handle on reality and not jump to conclusions just a thought

@@johnjohnohanasian2544 Agreed.

shane cain big respect to you Shane. Lovely gsd and you still in the army. If so stay safe buddy

@@davidm3maniac201 what is gsd?

Shane heat casualty? He was trained so well before finding out if he could handle the heat of middle east?? Really??

@@nyla-amarasmit8117 German shepherd dog.. You will see it alot when people comment on these dogs. Some people just put G.S. Take care DAVID I ADORE THESE THIS BREED.

I don't believe you sorry.

Satan bless them* 👺

Sure but that doesn’t mean it wouldn’t be extremely difficult. Your not humane if at first you don’t refuse. Have you ever had a family pet die? It feels the exact same as a family member.

Yes he did. God Bless him

Leegacy I love Richardson Senior AND Junior. What gorgeous, noble souls. Folks like U make this world a better place and the real gud news is that NDE survivors met their pets in Heaven. That's a place wide open for people who have such unselfish love for others , oyr furry pals included.

Satan bless you* 👹

They didn’t do the right thing actually. They had a legal battle, which means that it wasn’t their choice to do the right thing, it was forced. So yep! They didn’t do the right thing.

Would have been nice for the same thing to have happened to the dog that wasn’t given back to Dixon in War Dog documentary.. have you seen it? That cop was an ass

BGRoyal agreed. Idk why people think he gave the dog back voluntarily??? No, he didn’t do the right thing. He said no and the vet had to file a lawsuit in order to get his dog back.

Ok. Where was the vet for 5 years then ? Like he gave a crap

lol right!

eh the dog found bombs

Satan bless you all* 😈

They didn't say how old the dog is. If 10, then maybe 5-6 good years left. I wish dogs lived longer!

@@3crowns21 family reunited

Jake Kellogg If you have never experienced the lost of a dearly loved pet then you have no idea what the Richardson Family had to deal with. It would be hard for any family to have to give up a pet. My Family and I have had to deal with those emotions!

Because they loved their dog. It wasn't their fault was it and that dog had bonded and was loved by the Richardson family.

And it went to a special needs person in the family... So it was just as needed and probably had kids to play with. Who's to say who really deserved it?

He served with that dog. I’m sorry that you’re obviously too young to understand that but it is a bond that can’t come close to anything else.

@@DenaMarie90 Age isn't the point the fact that this person has never put their lives in the hand/paws of a trained dog speaks volumes. The bond they shared in battle and the training Satan had far outways the bond a kid has for its pet. Kids can get a dog from the pound any day.

Miel van Velzen exactly! I'm sure the veteran would be more than happy to do visits and keep in contact.

You are not the retired Vet. The family was right to give this dog back. This is a trained war dog and his trainer retired and who wouldn't want to see this outcome...

veteran worship is ridiculous

yeah but when you’ve been through so much with them and you have such a strong connection it’s impossible to see your life without them. even if its “just a dog” the dog means the world to him. from personal experience, i could never ever imagine my dog with someone else.

Same

I know what you are saying. There really was no right and wrong here. This whole ordeal was a mess. Cant condemn the Richardsons for adopting Satan and wanting to keep him; he became a member of their family. Cant condemn Anderson since he served with Satan and just wanted his brother back. Anderson getting his brother back denied the Richardsons themselves a much loved member of the family. Also with the Richardsons keeping Satan, caused Anderson emotional pain. As i said theres no right and wrong between these 2 families. This is a tough ordeal.

I suspect some money changed hands with whoever handled the dogs transfers. (Not necessarily the people who ended up with the dogs). It's in the procedure manuals and those have to be followed. There where 250 dogs that were not offered to their handlers. Shameful.

That's it! Even if you think it was the right thing to do for the dog to go to the Vet if you are a caring person and a dog lover you will feel sorry for the man that had to give him up! It's not the man's fault the Military messed up!! Imagine if someone knocked on your door and told you that you were incorrectly given your dog and had to give him or her up. We don't know how attached the dog had got with him, either. I'm not saying the dog shouldn't go back to the vet but it's wrong to be critical of the man that loved the dog that he thought would be a part of his family for the rest of the dog's life!

I agree...but I also think the family should have offered the dog back as soon as they heard he was for the veteran he went to war with..but if there were children involved, it would have been nice if they had taken them to a shelter and let them pick out a new pup

Donovan Barr yes agree, they loved him too. A dog to me and many others are not just a pet but a family and partner in life. The military gentleman lost his family as well and wanted him back into his life. The other gentleman took great care of Satan and returned him back home to his original family -did a great thing, yet heart breaking. Yet imagine bonding out in the field were with out Satan he would have been killed, and having Satan by his side when you are out of the country must have comforted him in so many ways. Blessings to all

@@JustMe-ec2ph it would break my heart, but IF i fought to keep the dog & won, i'd be haunted all of my life .........the family did the right thing and taught their kids an invaluable lesson of sacrifice , doing the right thing, and taking the HIGH ROAD.......the road less traveled.........

@@beamills9205 I wasn't saying he should had fought to keep the dog! Just saying I can understand how hard it was for him and people just need compassion to how it felt to get a dog that he believed was his and having so much love for then find out he needed to give the dog up :( which was the right thing to do just doesn't mean it was the easy thing to do.

People are acting like it's the man's fault that the Military dog didn't go to the Vet. I wonder how many that are being so critical if someone knocked on their door and told them they had been incorrectly given the dog that is now a part of that family would be so quick to say ok take him/her? This is a very sad story for both :( I know the Vet deserved to get the dog back but the man that had him didn't deserve to have to go through that, either.

Raise your children to be strong Patriots of this Nation and to have absolute respect for our service men and women both in the Military AND in Law Enforcement. That's how! The man who adopted the dog, should be grateful that Satan was reunited with his Warrior and he should have no problem finding a good GSD puppy to replace Satan as a family pet. All's well that ends well, but sometimes, it takes both sides to achieve that outcome.

There are service men and women all in my family including my spouse! My spouse would be the first to say that doing the right thing does not mean not having compassion to those that get hurt in the process. Some people get very attached to animals right from the first day you bring them home. When we go to adopt a dog we do so thinking believing that dog will be ours will become a part of our family. Then suddenly they find out that the dog belongs to another. You don't just replace a dog. You aren't a real dog lover if you think any animal can be replaced with another. You can get another but it never replaces the one you had before.

You say.. kids, that man and the dog risked their lives sniffing out IEDs so that we can enjoy the rights we have as Americans. We could never have the bond that they have and we'd be terrible people if we fought this man in court. He got separated from HIS dog because of a medical problem, then the Army BROKE THE LAW by not offering the dog to the soldier. I know this might hurt for a while but we as a family need to do the right thing. As a soldier he may have some physical and mental issues upon RETURNING FROM WAR, so this dog may literally save his life by helping with any post traumatic stress disorder. Ok kids? We'll get another dog.... That's how. Not so hard. I don't understand why people have such a hard time talking to their own children.

@@JustMe-ec2ph this literally has absolutely nothing to do with being a dog lover or not. I'm sure the soldier is a dog lover and it was HIS dog.

I do not think you understand. Its a bond and a family thing. The family willingly gave the dog to the other family.

OH and there is a law that says the military HAS TOO notify THE person that was the handler to see if he or she wants the retiring dog. The Army has fucked up on this law and are trying to cover their asses now.

Praise Satan!

Masters dollie I had a black male pitbull my self he died in 2014 to the state and the army the dogs are no more but a tools just like horses where before sad but true

adel lazer it is sad, the animal has no say if they serve or not, an they litteraly die to save their people's lives. The very least we can do is see that they go to their former handler. They'd be one of the few to understand what is behind their ticks an quirks.

Masters dollie exactly yes

thats a badass name mine was nero

Drew Pit I've had Houn, Lilith, and Bealzabich lol