--- description: Awwwwww title: This Video of a Cat Excitedly Welcoming Home a Soldier Proves Cats Aren't Totally Heartless image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Cat Who Thinks He's a Dog Excitedly Welcomes Home His Soldier Owner by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 20, 2014 2:44 PM CUT by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 20, 2014 2:44 PM CUT While cats may have an usually well-deserved reputation for indifference, especially towards [magic](http://time.com/51864/watch-cats-react-to-magic-tricks-sort-of/ "undefined") and [baseball](http://time.com/107412/heres-what-happens-when-you-ask-a-cat-to-throw-the-first-pitch-at-a-baseball-game/ "undefined"), some cats really know how to love (or at least know how to figure out who is holding the cat nip). Take for example, Finn, a giant grey furball of a cat, who is really _really_ excited for his beloved owner to return home. Not only does Finn know that the soldier is about to walk through the door that he is meowing at vociferously, but he’s clearly dying for his chance to deliver up some much needed cuddles. This cat is determined to be a one-soldier, one-cat USO tour for love of owner and country, no cat nip required. **MORE**: [Discerning Cat Walks 12 Miles Back to Old Home Because He Didn’t Like His New One](http://time.com/2900954/cat-walks-12-miles-home/ "undefined") **MORE**: [There’s a Kickstarter to Help People Experience Life as a Cat](http://time.com/2890156/cat-kickstarter/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2904464/cat-welcomes-home-soldier/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2904464/cat-welcomes-home-soldier/"},"headline":"Cat Who Thinks He's a Dog Excitedly Welcomes Home His Soldier Owner","datePublished":"2014-06-20T14:44:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:10:59.010Z","description":"#NotAllCats","url":"https://time.com/2904464/cat-welcomes-home-soldier/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","viral","Viral Videos","Soldiers"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2904464/cat-welcomes-home-soldier/","name":"Cat Who Thinks He's a Dog Excitedly Welcomes Home His Soldier Owner"}}]}] ```