blademaster
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When Maj. Brian Dennis first spotted a scruffy German Shepard-Border collie mix at a fort in Iraq, the dog wasn't interested in making friends. The dog, who lived in the wild with a pack of canine companions, had already been through a lifetime's worth of pain and neglect. His ears had been cut off as a puppy, and he had been trained as a fighting dog. Now that he was finally free of his tormentors, the dog just wanted to be left alone.

But Dennis saw something special in the dog, who he nicknamed "Nubs," because of his missing ears. It took some time, but eventually Dennis had the dog eating out of his hand. One day, when Nubs showed up one day with a deep wound in his side, Dennis nursed him back to health. Soon, Dennis and Nubs were inseparable.

Sadly, Dennis learned that his unit would be forced to relocate to a new base, and he wasn't allowed to bring Nubs along. As he watched Nubs race alongside his Hummer as his unit drove away from the fort for the last time, he was sure that he would never see the dog again.

But two days later, a familiar face turned up at Dennis' new base: Somehow, Nubs had managed to follow the Marine unit through the Iraqi desert on foot, all the way to their new base – 70 miles away.

"I won't even address the gauntlet he had to run of dog packs, wolves, and God knows what else to get here," Dennis wrote. "When he arrived he looked like he'd just been through a war zone."

"Uh, wait a minute, he had."

Even though it was against military protocol, Dennis' unit felt compelled to give the determined dog a home. They built a doghouse for Nubs, but were soon informed by the military police that Nubs would have to live elsewhere. So, Dennis decided to take Nubs home with him. The dog is currently in Jordan, and will soon be sent on a plane to San Diego, where he'll be reunited with Dennis once again.

Dennis looks forward to taking Nubs to play on Dog Beach, feeding him gourmet dog food, and letting him bask in the sunlight, far away from the harsh Iraqi desert.

"He's always been a big dog lover," Dennis' mother, Marsha Cargo, told ABC News. "He's supposed to be this big, tough Marine, but he's really a softy."

http://www.gimundo.com/Articles/Daily/8 … est_Friend
ThaReaper
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That's an awesome story, I want a dog like that when I'm older. I got chills reading that.
blademaster
I'm moving to Brazil
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ThaReaper wrote:

That's an awesome story, I want a dog like that when I'm older. I got chills reading that.
yeah good story
HurricaИe
Banned
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Dogs are the coolest pets around... very nice story
Surgeons
U shud proabbly f off u fat prik
+3,097|6460|Gogledd Cymru

Cool dog, not as good as fast alsatian face or longdog though.
Lynx14
Member
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Amazing he went 70 miles to find him he must of picked up on his scent or something.
jord
Member
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What kind of fucked up Prick cuts off a puppy's ears?

Anyway good story.
Poseidon
Fudgepack DeQueef
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jord wrote:

What kind of fucked up Prick cuts off a puppy's ears?

Anyway good story.
An Iraqi. They don't view dogs like we do.
blademaster
I'm moving to Brazil
+2,075|6616

Poseidon wrote:

jord wrote:

What kind of fucked up Prick cuts off a puppy's ears?

Anyway good story.
An Iraqi. They don't view dogs like we do.
what do you mean its mans best friend how can they not.
Shocking
sorry you feel that way
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You know I was talking about huskies and shit in the other dog thread

I just found out a fkin alaskan malamute voiced Chewbacca in Star Wars.

btw, I love dogs and that one frigging owns. I would hate it to not have a nice dog around me all day in the army though.
inane little opines
Tushers
Noctwisaskfirtush
+224|6655|Some where huntin in Wisconsin
nice find
S.Lythberg
Mastermind
+429|6417|Chicago, IL

blademaster wrote:

Poseidon wrote:

jord wrote:

What kind of fucked up Prick cuts off a puppy's ears?

Anyway good story.
An Iraqi. They don't view dogs like we do.
what do you mean its mans best friend how can they not.
They don't respect humans, you expect them to respect animals?
KuSTaV
noice
+947|6482|Gold Coast
Holy poo, 70 miles!

Nice story too.
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Stingray24
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Great story
M.O.A.B
'Light 'em up!'
+1,220|6193|Escea

Yay!

Last edited by M.O.A.B (2008-02-16 14:49:21)

Ryan
Member
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That's truly amazing.
HurricaИe
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S.Lythberg wrote:

blademaster wrote:

Poseidon wrote:


An Iraqi. They don't view dogs like we do.
what do you mean its mans best friend how can they not.
They don't respect humans, you expect them to respect animals?
before people start saying "omg damn uneducated ay-rabs":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Vick
Poseidon
Fudgepack DeQueef
+3,253|6508|Long Island, New York

blademaster wrote:

Poseidon wrote:

jord wrote:

What kind of fucked up Prick cuts off a puppy's ears?

Anyway good story.
An Iraqi. They don't view dogs like we do.
what do you mean its mans best friend how can they not.
Um. Very easily? Not everyone has the same view as us, you know. Just like North Koreans don't.
Home
Section.80
+447|6818|Seattle, Washington, USA

Poseidon wrote:

blademaster wrote:

Poseidon wrote:


An Iraqi. They don't view dogs like we do.
what do you mean its mans best friend how can they not.
Um. Very easily? Not everyone has the same view as us, you know. Just like North Koreans don't.
And what is our view? Dog abuse exists in the US, too.
Simon
basically
+838|6629|UK
Amazing story, typing this now my german sheperd is on my bed sleeping
Poseidon
Fudgepack DeQueef
+3,253|6508|Long Island, New York

Home wrote:

Poseidon wrote:

blademaster wrote:


what do you mean its mans best friend how can they not.
Um. Very easily? Not everyone has the same view as us, you know. Just like North Koreans don't.
And what is our view? Dog abuse exists in the US, too.
First off -

I meant us as in people here, on this forum

Second -

Yes it does, but 1) it's illegal and 2) looked down upon by probably 99% of the country.

To say "How could they do that, it's man best friend!" is a very naive statement.
Noobeater
Northern numpty
+194|6418|Boulder, CO

dayarath wrote:

You know I was talking about huskies and shit in the other dog thread

I just found out a fkin alaskan malamute voiced Chewbacca in Star Wars.

btw, I love dogs and that one frigging owns. I would hate it to not have a nice dog around me all day in the army though.
Well not exactly, the noises that chewwy makes are based on george lucas's alaskan malamute (called woo woo or something i think) but an actor did the voices. My dogs half alaskan malamute and when you wrestle with him or brush him he often makes chewbacca like sounds. Its awesome.

Damm that is one determined dog, good going to actually follow a scent that far.
CoronadoSEAL
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Deadmonkiefart
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lolnubs
belldawg
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+52|5954|Perth, indian ocean
What an awesome dog

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