Just a nice dog story
Posted in Blatherings on 11/02/2009 10:41 pm by MicheleApparently the story of Nubs has been out since last year. I hadn’t heard it before and the story is just so heartwarming that I just have to share it. (You know I’m always the last to hear about anything). Major Brian Dennis and his fellow Marines befriended an Iraqi dog whose ears had been cut off when he was a pup. He named him “Nubs”. Over a period of months his unit became close to the stray, even nursing him back to health after they discovered he’d been stabbed with a screwdriver.
One day Major Dennis received orders that his unit was to relocate. According to regs the Marines would not be able to keep Nubs so they watched as he ran alongside the Hummers as they pulled away. Two days later, in 18 degree weather, Nubs showed up at their new camp. They said he looked as if he’d been in a war. Nubs had traveled 70 miles through the desert to find his old friends. The Marines then decided that Nubs deserved to stay and have a better life, even building him a doghouse. Eventually the Benita of the unit ratted them out and the M.P.’s showed up saying that Nubs had to go within four days or be shot. Brian Dennis and his friends launched an internet campaign and raised the money needed to get Nubs to the U.S.
Skip to the happy ending- Nubs now lives in Southern California with Brian Dennis. The story of their friendship and unique bond is documented in the book Nubs: The true story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle.
11/03/2009 at 12:29 am
I consider myself a dog person like you and That story is as heartwarming as it gets… When I was just a pup we had some rather horrible next door neighbors that treated their dog so mean. I guess I should rephrase that. It was the father who did. I think he expected the dog, Skipper to be house trained without any training. Anyway one day the father took the dog on a long trip in the car. His son was with him and they were gone all day. When they got home Skipper wasn’t with them. The father told us he had found Skipper a better home. Four days later Skipper came limping home. His paws bleeding and completely emaciated and dehydrated he still managed to find his way back. It turned out as you probably guessed Skipper was relocated in the wilderness. It’s just miraculous how the canine mind can find home no matter how far away the dog must walk. Skipper went on to be loved and kept by the family for many years but the father was made to leave and never came back.
11/03/2009 at 10:57 am
I would have stripped the dad buck naked and left him in the wilderness after that. I’m glad Skipper got to stay and have a good home. I’ve always thought that someone who would hurt an animal would also hurt a person.