Bodacious Boomer

Apparently 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.