<p>Golden retriever Sandy is originally from Mexico, where Maria</a> adopted him at the San Diego border. Here, the pair are reunited after a long seven months apart. Maria had to leave Sandy behind with her parents in Scotland when she moved back to the States.</p><br /><p>This video shows Sandy excitedly sniffing the house before leaping up the stairs to Maria. The two embrace as Sandy giddily licks Maria’s face.</p><p>This video had 25,800 views on Facebook</a> at the time of writing. Credit: YouTube/Maria’s Journey</p>