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Seeing my dog the day I got back from Afghanistan

[Money made from the ads running on this page and in the clip were donated to the Alexandria Va shelter where I got Gracie. $602 so far. - Andy] I'm uploading this for family. This was the day I came back from Kandahar in Sept. 2005. Life has changed since then. But Gracie is still a good dog. UPDATE: (11-13-2009) - This is crazy. I posted this years ago along with three other clips of my wife in Haiti for my parents to see (Jen does medical missions in Haiti and runs a clinic in Cap Haitien). They still have like 400 hits a piece. This clip had like 30 000 hits two days ago. I'm not quite sure where this attention is all coming from. [EDIT: It appears to have started at Mentalfloss.com] Oh and it was filmed by my wife Jen in our front yard in Springfield VA.. Gracie is six now. She's asleep at my feet as I'm typing this. Take care all - A.S. UPDATE (11-14-2009). O-kaaaaay. This is getting crazy. They ran this on the Today Show today. I'm not a public person ... this is getting a little intimidating. I'm glad that this clip of Gracie has made so many people happy. If it makes you smile it's a good thing. But please remember the men and women in Iraq and Afghanistan right now. My buddy Steve Taylor who is in Iraq wrote me to say that it bummed him out because it reminded him of how much he missed his dog ... FINAL UPDATE (11-15-2009) Again thanks for everyone's kind words. Yes we did a short (2-min) spot on the Today Show this morning. They were nice but I didn't get to say what I wanted to say about my friends deployed or the many Guardsmen overseas right now. But it went well (do a Google for Capt. Andrew Schmidt to see it). We were contacted by another news outlet but we declined. We're 17 minutes into our 15 minutes of fame. We're private people and these things can get out of hand. For one I am a staff officer in the Air Guard (even though I am past enlisted) ... there are tens of thousands of combat arms soldiers and Marines on their third+ 12 month deployment down range; I'm only gearing up for my second. I don't want to be made a symbol for something that I don't deserve to be. You have to be careful because you have no control when you go on TV unless you are very very savvy (I am not). Or you get crazy and end up building a UFO weather balloon in your back yard. Take care. This was a fun week but it's over now. I have to go change a diaper then walk Gracie. Andy and family. FINAL FINAL UPDATE (11-16-2009) -- I forgot to say this earlier but if you ever want to get a dog go to the pound. Pound dogs will always appreciate what you did for them. Save a life adopt a mutt. Mixed breeds rule (Gracie is half Corgi and a bunch of others I'm sure). Gracie was on doggie death row -- she had been there for four months -- when we got her. She was days away and she's been the best dog and a vital part of our family for the past five years. It's funny that a little dog that was found abandoned in a pen in West Virginia completely neglected could put a smile on so many faces. FINAL FINAL FINAL UPDATE (11-18-2009) I wanted to point out two things that have happened as a result of this. First Kong Toys which makes those wonderful little rubber dog toys with the peanut butter reached out to me so that they could send a basket to Gracie (spoiled). That's nice but I give the plug because they asked for my friend Steve's parent's contact info so that they could send a ton of stuff to them to help them look after his dog Maxine since he's overseas. We had some talks about how we could build a program where when Guardsmen get deployed the company can do something for the pets left behind. Hopefully more to follow that. Second I reached out to the Alexandria VA animal shelter to let them know that Gracie is one of theirs. They saved her in 2004. They were elated -- those people have a tough job and if it picks up their morale then great. I also told them that they could use it in any way for marketing or promotion purposes full rights. Hopefully more to follow on that as well. DECEMBER UPDATE (12-30-2009): Thanks to everyone who clicked the ads. This week I received a check for $602.23 from Google Adsense which I am donating to the Alexandria Animal Shelter today (already spoke to them via e-mail). Obviously the attention on this clip has come and gone but it still gets some hits from time-to-time. Have a happy new year everyone.

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Updated: 04/12/2008 - 06:28:06

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seejaydeja my dog does this to me every time i come home from work, aint no thang 03/11/2010 - 18:16:56
ltschmidt02 @qpzm1119: Thank you for the kind words. 03/11/2010 - 15:50:57
blessthefallmichael my dog did the same when my dad got back from iraq! 03/11/2010 - 15:14:35
viannafin Gracie loves you so much!! 03/11/2010 - 13:42:26
polarbeach thanks and good luck to you and your family from Canada 03/11/2010 - 06:53:26
polarbeach surrounded by negativity at every corner and finally I find something here that makes me and everyone else feel good for ONE SECOND ! and you have to ruin that also .... go away and spread your negativity elsewhere god knows you have your pick ! 03/11/2010 - 06:52:41
seriousbusiness47 :3 Oh god, I'm crying. This brings back memories of my dog. :( 03/11/2010 - 06:14:17
BtVSP3 This is an amazing video. So cute. 03/11/2010 - 06:03:28
qpzm1119 Thank you for your service! God bless you. Man's best friend 03/11/2010 - 05:50:00
martin8771 sooooo fucking amazing. i love this video so much 03/11/2010 - 05:25:38
Bloigen I love how the dog waits at the door for a bit. Such a nice video. 03/11/2010 - 03:10:35
dancemastah44 That's so amazingly heartwarming, thanks for sharing with us! Thanks so much for your service; here's to many more occasions to welcome you home! 03/11/2010 - 01:43:06
darket1234 welcome home!!!! be safe! :) 03/11/2010 - 00:00:59
capinkevey Wow! what a great video. Thanks for posting this. Very sweet to see 03/10/2010 - 23:06:24
privatefell I'm going to show this video to my dog and say "THIS is how it's done." In all seriousness, that was pretty wonderful. 03/10/2010 - 22:38:58
Sowndsmusic That's awesome. Put a smile on my face :) 03/10/2010 - 21:20:23
hippofight Awesome clip! Thanks for putting it up... 03/10/2010 - 03:40:37
TheDuaneBarber y would u put this on youtube ??? 03/10/2010 - 03:30:02
theshieldfan Now that's an unbreakable bond between a man and his dog, It brought tears to my eyes, And thank you for sharing this, i think this shows dogs do have deeper emotions than many think. also Godspeed. 03/10/2010 - 00:45:35
smartguy9765 Now that's something that will put a smile on anyones face :'D 03/10/2010 - 00:25:53
SoCalMizfit OMG I got tears in my eyes. I can't imagine what your baby went thru with you being gone. If I leave the house to even go to the store I my baby howls 03/09/2010 - 23:18:32
palau444 Much love 4 the U.S service men. 03/09/2010 - 11:57:12
IronDingoMoto That's a great clip 03/09/2010 - 01:50:31
peace3love89 This made my day and brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for your service. I respect your strength and lack of hostility in addressing those who choose to make something as full of joy as this reunion all about their beliefs. 03/09/2010 - 01:48:53
jimmyboo12 My dog reacted like this too. I couldn't keep myself from crying. 03/09/2010 - 01:10:30
 
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