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I received some of them from my friends and I believe that they are worth sharing them with you.
So I hope you will enjoy reading them.
The news posted to-date are :
- US Soldier and Iraqi Dog Bond for Life
- American Kennel Club Cautions Owners: Pet Theft on the Rise
- How often should pets be vaccinated?
- Pet Tip: Keep animals from hazardous lawn products
- Battered beagle unites neighbourhood
- Family Dog Survives Wild Ride
- Nursing home residents fall for beagle
- Bedbug detectives
- FDA Requests Seizure of Animal Food Products at PETCO Distribution Center
- Dog, Cat and Rat
- Dog Ball Toy Warning!
- Dog Killed in Attack Inside Pet Store
- A dog believed to be the oldest in the world has died, aged 29 years
- Dog Owner Fined $6,000
- Stop Puppy Mills - Pet Store Chain Petland!
- San Francisco SPCA Warns of Increase in Deadly Dog Disease Canine Parvovirus
- Obese dog diets to get in shape
- Dog freezes to ground
- A Loyal Dog Named Peaches
- Owner was shock to find her lost Beagle
- World’s Oldest Dog Dies at Age 21
- A miracle ‘tail’
David
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A miracle ‘tail’
The Oak Ridger
“Tag” became news Tuesday when his photograph ran on the front page of The Oak Ridger in a story about adoption issues at the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter.
The old dog looked a bit pitiful as his photo was shot through a cage at the shelter, but a few hours later, that whole picture changed.
Five-year-old Hayden Byrge was looking at The Oak Ridger and said, “Look Momma, that’s Tag,” recalled Stephanie Hawn, Hayden’s grandmother.
His mother, Ashton Sharp, called her mother, Stephanie, prompting her and daughter, Kayla Massengill, to take a look.
Sure enough, the old dog looked like Tag, daughter Kelsie’s dog, who had gone missing nearly a year ago.
Stephanie and Kayla went to the Animal Shelter as soon as they could on Wednesday, and began walking around the dog cages, trying to find Tag. It didn’t take long before Kayla found him.
Stephanie said the reunion was exciting.
“We just cried,” she said.
Stephanie said Tag is an “odd ball. He looks like a furry Basset hound, and has a black circle on his tongue. He wasn’t hard to identify, in spite of the obvious affection.
But the biggest reunion was still to come.
Kelsie was in school, so Stephanie and Kayla planned a surprise.
They had to overcome one obstacle — money.
To bail Tag out of the shelter, Stephanie needed $225 — boarding costs and vet fees for the entire time Tag had been housed there.
But Kayla told her mom, “We’ve got to get him out.”
Everything worked out fine.
Shelter Director Rhonda Bender allowed Stephanie to adopt Tag for only $60, a standard fee for adopting cats and dogs at the shelter.
Then it time for Kelsie’s surprise.
“I was standing outside,” Kelsie recalled. “Mom had the (news)paper and said, ‘Look what we found.’
“I told her we need to get him,” the teenager said.
Stephanie told her about how much it would cost.
But then Kayla told her sister, “Come here.”
There with Kayla stood Kelsie’s beloved Tag.
Kayla simply said, “Happy birthday.” (Kelsie’s 15th birthday was two days later on Friday.)
“I just started screaming,” Kelsie said.
Now she’s not letting Tag get too far from her again.
“He sleeps with me every night,” she said. He’s starting to relax again, it seems.
Kayla said she hand-fed Tag the first night he was home but now he’s again eating from his dish.
Tag disappeared in November 2008 and although the family looked for him for weeks and called the Animal Shelter often, he remained lost.
“We searched and searched,” Stephanie said.
She said she called the shelter many times and described Tag, but didn’t turn up there.
Then one month ago, in August, animal control officers were called to Jarrett Lane because of complaints about a neglected dog. There they found the dog and took him back to the shelter, where he’s been ever since.
“It was a miracle she picked him,” Stephanie said about Bender’s choice of a dog to use for The Oak Ridger story on adoption issues pertaining to the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter and the Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley in Knoxville.
Bender said Tag had been picked up as a stray and although he is an older dog, he was friendly and had a great personality. She said she had hoped someone would take the dog, citing the reason he had not been euthanized.
“They didn’t have the money,” Bender said of Tag’s family. “I wasn’t about to not let them have their dog.”
Bender said that since Tag was already a neutered animal, she charged them only the adoption fee.
Stephanie said Kelsie got Tag from some Army reservists when she was 11. She was playing softball at Girls Incorporated and the reservists brought some puppies to the field, hoping to find them homes. They had found the pups at a firing range.
“It was love at first sight,” Stephanie said of her daughter relationship with Tag.
Beverly Majors can be contacted at (865) 220-5514.
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World’s Oldest Dog Dies At Age 21
NEW YORK: A wire-haired dachshund that held the record as the world’s oldest dog and celebrated her last birthday with a party at a dog hotel and spa has died at age 21 – or 147 in human years.
Named Chanel, she died last Friday,28 August 2009, of natural causes at her owners’ home in suburban Port Jefferson Station, outside New York City.
Chanel, as stylish as her legendary namesake, wore tinted goggles for her cataracts in her later years and favoured sweaters because she was sensitive to the cold, owners Denice and Karl Shaughnessy said.
The playful dachshund was only six weeks old when Mrs Shaughnessy, then serving with the US Army, adopted her from a shelter in Virginia.
Along with her owner, Chanel spent nine years on assignment in Germany, where she became adept at stealing sticks of butter from kitchen countertops and hiding them in sofa cushions in the living room, Mrs Shaughnessy said.
She also liked chocolate, usually considered toxic to dogs, she said.
“She once ate an entire bag of Reese’s peanut buttercups, and, you see, she lived to be 21, so go figure,” she added.
– ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Owner was shock to find her lost Beagle
- Allison Bybee
A little beagle who was missing for weeks is finally re-united with his owner.
Laurel Anne Strong’s dog Chumley ran away after being spooked by thunderstorms three weeks ago. She had lost all hope, then Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary and Hospital called saying someone had turned in her dog.
Safe Harbor found Strong because the dog had a micro-chip implanted.
Greg Schrein found the dog near his home. He says Chumley just walked up to him. He knew he had to take him in for help because Chumley was very sick.
Schrein says, “He came up on me. He just walked up, it’s a longer story than that, but he just came up and walked up and said I need a hand and he got a hand.”
Chumley’s owner says, “It’s amazing, so wonderful, I can’t even express my appreciation and gratitude.”
Chumley is healing. Doctors believe he was hit bay a car and eaten by maggots. He also has three broken ribs. Doctors believe he will heal with time.
Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary and Hospital says they are in need of donations for the dozens of dogs who come in as strays and are never claimed. If you would like to donate you can send donations to: 185 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter, FL 33477 or call 561-747-1598 ext. 1.
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A Loyal Dog Named Peaches
http://www.guampdn.com/article/20090823/LIFESTYLE/908230318/1024
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Dog freezes to ground in Hancock
Covered in snow after being outside all day
By Jeni Jewell
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 6:25 p.m.
HANCOCK — A 100 pound malamute was found frozen to the ground in Hancock Monday, after being left outside all day. The Hancock Police have turned the investigation over to the Houghton County prosecutor who’s reviewing the details.
Dr. Tom Cole of the Copper Country Veterinary Clinic says Sutton was brought to the clinic in the nick of time, which saved his life. Sutton still has swollen legs and winces when anyone touches him. His own body heat caused him to freeze to the ground.
The Hancock police brought him to the clinic after finding him completely covered with snow.
“Its core body temperature didn’t drop below normal yet,” said Dr. Cole. “Its skin was frozen, and really when you get a pet where you suspect hypothermia, just gradually start warming them with blankets.”
Sutton’s recovery could be long and slow. Staff at the clinic still couldn’t get him to stand Tuesday afternoon.
The Hancock Police Department sent the case to the prosecutor’s office. He is reviewing it to determine whether charges will be filed.
The manager at the Copper Country Humane Society says they see a few frostbite cases each winter. Kangaroo, a short-haired cat, came in with frostbite on his ears and tail three weeks ago. The stray was found on a country road in Baraga County, dehydrated and suffering from hypothermia. His hearing should be fine, but there is a possibility that the tip of his ears and his tail could fall off, and it’s very painful.
While police aren’t yet releasing why Sutton was outside for so long, Dr. Cole says you need to make sure that outdoor animals have a sheltered area and that their water isn’t frozen. He says the smaller the dog house the better, because body heat will keep an animal warm. Use hay instead of blankets because it retains heat better.
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Obese dog diets to get in shape
A dog so obese he is unable to walk has been being placed on an extreme low-fat diet by vets.
Patch weighed 28kg when he was brought in to the Dogs Trust centre in Glasgow just before Christmas after his owner passed away.
His legs could not support his weight - roughly equivalent to an eight-year-old child - so he had to be carried around in a special harness.
The centre’s staff want to get the six-year-old Beagle Cross into shape.
Their aim over the next few months is to slim him down to a more manageable 15kg.
Victoria Kelly, from the centre, said: “We get a lot of overfed dogs in the centre, but nothing to the extent of Patch.
“As soon as he came in we knew something needed to be done.”
Patch’s weight leaves him at grave risk of developing heart failure, diabetes, liver disease, pancreatitis or arthritis.
Dogs that have been overfed can exercise to reduce their weight - what has happened with Patch is that his weight has prevented him exercising
However, he risks organ failure if he loses weight too quickly.
Staff are therefore placing him on a gradual exercise programme, consisting of short daily walks in his harness and hydrotherapy sessions.
Ms Kelly said: “Dogs that have been overfed can exercise to reduce their weight.
“What has happened with Patch is that his weight has prevented him exercising.”
Now the centre is looking for a home for Patch, promising to meet the cost of any further medical treatment.
Ms Kelly said: “We are looking for a home to work quite closely with us, but also somebody who can avoid falling for the charms of his big brown eyes, pleading for treats.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7824965.stm
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San Francisco SPCA Warns of Increase in Deadly Dog Disease Canine Parvovirus
The San Francisco SPCA today warned that its Veterinary Hospital has seen a dramatic increase in the number of young and adolescent dogs it has diagnosed with Canine Parvovirus - seven cases this month compared to one case per month in past years. All of the infected dogs have spent time in Golden Gate Park and in the Haight District. “We urge all dog guardians who frequent these areas to make sure their dogs’ inoculations are current,” said Jan McHugh-Smith, President of The SF/SPCA.
San Francisco (PRWEB) November 10, 2008 — The San Francisco SPCA today warned that its Veterinary Hospital has seen a dramatic increase in the number of young and adolescent dogs it has diagnosed with Canine Parvovirus - seven cases this month compared to one case per month in past years. All of the infected dogs have spent time in Golden Gate Park and in the Haight District. “We urge all dog guardians who frequent these areas to make sure their dogs’ inoculations are current,” said Jan McHugh-Smith, President of The SF/SPCA.
“We can treat dogs with Parvo, although it is a serious and life threatening disease,” said Dr. Jack Aldridge, Director of Veterinary Services at The SF/SPCA. “There is a survival rate of almost 80%, if it is treated quickly. Symptoms of the disease include lethargy, vomiting and diarrhea. If your dog has these symptoms, take him/her to your veterinarian right away.”
Canine Parvovirus is a hardy virus that can persist in the environment. Prevention includes inoculation against the disease, which is spread through contact with feces or vomit containing the virus. Contamination is known to exist on objects such as clothing, food dishes, floors and the earth for five months or longer, in the right conditions.
Puppies should not be exposed to infected areas until their vaccination series is complete. The generally recommended protocol is to vaccinate puppies against parvovirus beginning at 6-8 weeks of age, and revaccinating every 3 weeks until the puppy is 16-20 weeks of age. A booster is given at one year of age and every 1-3 years thereafter.
About The San Francisco SPCA
The San Francisco SPCA is a private, independent, nonprofit animal welfare organization dedicated to saving and protecting homeless dogs and cats, to providing them with care and treatment, advocating for their welfare, and enhancing the human-animal bond. Founded in 1868, The SF/SPCA is a national leader in saving the lives of companion animals through its pioneering programs. For more information, visit www.sfspca.org.
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Stop Puppy Mills - Pet Store Chain Petland!
Today, The Humane Society of the United States releases the results of a shocking investigation revealing that pet store chain Petland Incorporated is the nation’s largest retail supporter of puppy mills.
The cruelty must end — watch our video and take action today.
America’s largest chain of puppy-selling pet stores, Petland Inc., is also the nation’s largest retail supporter of puppy mills. An eight-month investigation by The HSUS reveals that many Petland stores across the country are marketing puppy mill puppies to unsuspecting consumers.
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Dog Owner Fined $6,000
Ansley Ng
ansley@mediacorp.com.sg
A WOMAN was fined $6,000 by a district court yesterday, after her five
Rottweilers dashed out of her Kembangan home and attacked a smaller dog
last November.
Ms Satpal Kaur Narula, an information technology business owner,
was convicted of six charges of not leashing or muzzling her dogs — a
breed favoured as guard dogs due to their large size and fearsome
appearance.
In handing out the fine, District Judge May Mesenas said she considered
the fact that Ms Satpal, 51, had taken sufficient steps to prevent future
incidents, such as keeping her dogs in the backyard and building a divider
and a gate to keep them in.
Ms Satpal also sent her dogs for training, her lawyer Mr Satwant Singh
told the court.
During a mediation session yesterday, she had apologised to Mr David Ow,
the neighbour whose Jack Russell was attacked by the Rottweilers. She also
paid him an undisclosed sum as compensation, part of which would be
donated to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Said the judge: “I hope this will not happen again … This time the
victim is a dog, but next time, children might be there.”
The attack took place along Lengkong Tiga on Nov 26 and was stopped by
police officers who were driving past.
Mr Ow’s dog was badly injured. While the Rottweilers did not attack Mr Ow,
the businessman fell and hurt himself while trying to protect his pet.
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A dog believed to be the oldest in the world has died, aged 29 years
By Sarah Knapton
Last Updated: 9:05PM BST 08 Sep 2008
Until Bella the record for the oldest dog was held by Butch, a 28-year-old from America who died in 2003.
Bella, a Labrador cross, was bought by David Richardson from the RSPCA, 26 years ago when she was three years old.
She had lived with Mr Richardson, 76, and his partner Daisy, 81, since 1982 in Clay Cross, Derbyshire.
But she was put down on Saturday following a heart attack while on holiday with the couple.
Until Bella the record for the oldest dog was held by Butch, a 28-year-old from America who died in 2003, according to the Guinness World Records. Officially, the oldest ever dog was Bluey, a sheepdog from Australia, who lived to 29.
Although Mr Richardson, from Clay Cross, has no official documentation to prove Bella’s age, he insists she was 29.
“We had just come up to Mablethorpe – we always go to the same place on holiday because we can take the dogs,” said Mr Richardson.
“We had barely been here for an hour when Bella started panting and yelping and collapsed in front of the sofa.
“We took Bella to the vet but she was so ill she had to be put to sleep. It was very upsetting. We will miss her a lot.
“Lots of people came to see us and to wish Bella goodbye. Our friends and neighbours were very fond of her,
The RSPCA does not hold records stretching back to when Mr Richardson bought Bella and the Guinness World Records says Bella could not have been included because their was no documentation.
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Dog Killed in Attack Inside Pet Store
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Dog Ball Toy Warning!
This particular rubber ball with a hole is definitely not suitable for our dogs.
http://www.logcabinanimalhospital.com/index.php/toy-ball-stuck-on-dogs-tongue/
http://www.thechaistory.blogspot.com/
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Dog, Cat and Rat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D85yrIgA4Nk
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FDA Requests Seizure of Animal Food Products at PETCO Distribution Center
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01854.html
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Bedbug detectives
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080603/NEWS/806030321
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Nursing home residents fall for beagle
http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=345462
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Family Dog Survives Wild Ride
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/19298834.html
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Battered beagle unites neighbourhood
By SARAH ELIZABETH BROWN
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Usually when Basil wants to go outside to do his business, Ray Bostrom waits at the door to let the beagle back inside.
But on Mother‘s Day evening the family was in the middle of dessert, so Bostrom hooked Basil to his line in the yard and went back inside.
Meanwhile, the four-legged Houdini shook off his leash.
The doorbell rang. Six worried people stood on Bostrom‘s doorstep.
One was a driver apologizing profusely for hitting eight-month-old Basil. The others were concerned neighbours who‘d seen the handsome young charmer run off after he was hit.
While the Bostroms were upset about their missing pet, the events that followed restored their faith in the goodness of people, said Marg Bostrom.
Sometimes, people get pessimistic and can only see the bad things like graffiti, she said. While neighbours say hello to each other, they‘re usually in their own homes.
“Then you see people so caring and concerned,” she said Wednesday. “It was really, really touching, the whole thing.”
What happened is that close to the whole neighbourhood searched for Basil.
“Everybody just sort of fanned out in all directions,” said Ray. “I was driving around the neighbourhood looking and I‘d see some people: ’Have you seen a beagle? No, we‘re looking for him.‘ The whole neighbourhood knew about it already.”
Neighbours passed the word as they searched. Someone climbed the fence by the Expressway and looked in ditches.
Bostrom estimates close to 50 people were in on the hunt for Basil.
“We were imagining him bleeding to death somewhere,” he said.
Karen Thomson heard about it through her mother, who lives in the neighbourhood. She headed right over to help.
“Everybody was out,” she said. “I went home at 10 p.m. and people were still out.”
A beagle owner herself, she said she hoped people would do the same for her if her own dog – who likes to “tree” kids in corners – vanished.
“That really struck my heart,” she said about hearing a beagle was missing.
That night, neither Ray nor Marg slept. Several neighbours told them they didn‘t sleep either, worrying about Basil.
By 5 a.m., Marg was out again in the Fairbanks Crescent area across the Expressway – where a beagle had been spotted.
Ray had looked there the night before and ran into more strangers looking for Basil.
That morning, Marg heard a beagle‘s distinctive baying in response to her calls.
She ran into a man on Fairbanks who said he had her dog.
Basil had wandered into the man‘s yard the night before and wedged himself behind the garage, refusing to come out. The homeowner had been about to start looking for people missing a dog.
The Bostroms have given him a card and a bottle of wine, said Marg, adding she‘s grateful to everyone who helped.
As for Basil, his chin is cut and a bit infected from where it hit the pavement, he bit through his tongue, he‘s lost a tooth and cracked another. He‘s scheduled for surgery to remove the last of the broken tooth. But otherwise, he‘s OK, said Marg.
“The vet said he‘s so lucky.”
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Pet Tip: Keep animals from hazardous lawn products
RRSTAR.COM
Posted Apr 08, 2008 @ 04:13 PM
The snow has finally melted and it is time to start tending to our lawns and flower beds. If you have pets that access these areas, there are some important things for you to know.
Be sure to read the labels on lawn and garden products and follow instructions. Keep your animals off the lawn and out of flower beds while the products are drying for the designated amount of time stated on the package. Make sure the treated lawn is completely dry after the allotted time.
If your pet runs onto a recently treated lawn, or is accidentally sprayed with the product, immediately wash him with a mild dish soap and contact your veterinarian. Store all fertilizers, insecticides and herbicides in areas that your pet cannot access.
If you notice your pet acting strangely — stumbling, salivating, vomiting or having seizures — and you have recently applied a lawn care product, contact your veterinarian or ASPCA National Animal Poison Control at 888-426-4435.
Have the product’s label handy so you can relay the active ingredient to which your pet has been exposed.
Rose care formulas containing disyston or disulfoton organophosphates and snail baits containing metaldehyde are especially dangerous to pets if ingested. Keep pets away from areas treated with these products.
Do not use cocoa bean mulch if you have dogs, horses or livestock; it contains caffeine and theobromine and can be toxic when ingested.
When planting your garden, avoid plants like iris, rhubarb, oleander and foxglove, which can be poisonous to pets. For a complete list of hazardous plants, you can use the Cornell University Poisonous Plant Informational Database at ansci.cornell.edu/plants/.
— Dr. Katie Racek-Peters, sponsored by the Greater Rockford Veterinary Medical Association
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How often should pets be vaccinated?
http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20080403/NEWS/804030329/1011
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American Kennel Club Cautions Owners: Pet Theft on the Rise
–> Dog Owners and Breeders Advised to Keep Dogs Safe at Home and on the Road
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US Marine rescued an Iraqi Dog
They spent months in anIraqi war zone, cementing a special bond.
Marine Major Brian Dennis and Nubs, the dog, were then separated, as the American soldier sent it over to San Diego in February, a month before his tour of duty ended.
But, even with the month apart, the dog appeared to have a long memory of his Iraqi pal, reported San Diego Union Tribune.
The two-year-old dog, named for his two nubby ears, drenched Major Dennis’ face with doggie kisses, as the duo were reunited at San Diego’s Camp Pendelton in March.
Major Dennis, an F-18 pilot stationed at Miramar Marine Corp Air Station, was among about 150 Marines to return home after seven months in Iraq.
Nubs, a German shepherd/border collie mix, came to San Diego a month earlier after friends, family and strangers raised US$3,500 (S$4,773) for the dog’s trip out of the border region between Iraq and Syria.
“It’s almost like ‘Lassie Come Home’ in Iraq,” said Major Dennis’ mother, Marsha Cargo, who anxiously waited for the unit’s arrival in the wee hours of the morning.
Major Dennis met Nubs in Al-Anbar province, where the dog ran wild at an Iraqi border fort. When Nubs was a puppy, an Iraqi sliced off most of his ears in an attempt to make the dog tough and more alert.
Hence, the name Nubs.
Another time, Nubs was stabbed with a screwdriver, and Major Dennis nursed him back to health.
When his unit, the Border Transition Team, moved camp 112km away, Nubs somehow tracked them to their new place two days later.
It was against the rules to keep the dog in camp, and friends jumped in to bring Nubs to San Diego.
“Once he found us there, it seemed like this was supposed to have happened,” Major Dennis said.
“After he walked all that distance, it seemed like he was supposed to end up in San Diego.”
For the past month, Eric Sjoberg, one of Major Dennis’ Marine buddies, has been caring for Nubs along with his other dog, Bogey.
Nubs has also been learning new tricks and how to adjust in a different environment with some help from a dog trainer.
“After running two years out in the desert, he’s got a personality on him,” Mr Sjoberg said.
Major Dennis said his first outing with Nubs will be a jog on the beach.
“It will consummate the whole journey,” he said, “going from the sand of Iraq to the sand of San Diego”.
