Do you mind an Iraqi dog story? "Iraqi Dog Finds Marine After Miracle Trek"

[Judi Lynn]

(Posted this in G.D., as well.)

Iraqi Dog Finds Marine After Miracle Trek
Animal Befriended by Marine Wanders Into Camp After Two-Day, 70-Mile Journey Through Iraq
By DAVID SCHOETZ
Feb. 13, 2008



For Maj. Brian Dennis, the Semper Fidelis credo extends beyond his fellow Marines.

The story began with a few e-mails Dennis sent home about a dog his unit had met while looking for insurgents along the border of Iraq and Syria. If all goes as planned, it will end with a man and a dog he grew to love reunited on American soil.

A pack of desert dogs lived at one of the Iraqi border forts the unit patrolled. A wiry German shepherd-border collie mix was the alpha dog. Maj. Brian Dennis took a liking to the animal, whose nubby ears had been cut off as a puppy. Dennis, a 37-year-old Marine serving his second tour in Iraq, saw the dog about each time they visited the fort. He named him "Nubs."

At first, Nubs wouldn't give the Marine the time of day. "Nubs wouldn't have anything to do with him," Marsha Cargo, the Marine's mother, told ABC News. "Brian just kept working on him and working on him."

The time came, however, for Dennis' unit to relocate 70 miles from Nubs' home fort. He may have wanted to take Nubs with the unit, Dennis wrote in one one of his e-mails home, but there were too many dogs to rescue and keeping a canine was against the rules. As always, Nubs sprinted alongside the Hummers as they pulled away for what Dennis assumed was the last time he would see the dog.

More:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=4279495&page=1

[blondie58]

1. there is always room for another feel good dog story

rhanks for posting this Judi Lynn.

[smokey nj]

2. Thanks for this Judi Lynn.

[BrklynLiberal]

3. Great story. Thanks for posting....