There’s no such thing as bad timing or unfavorable circumstances to adopt a dog – it’s all just a matter of heart, and Gobi, a tiny stray pup from China, is living proof of that. The pooch found her human in the midst of the 155-mile 4 Deserts Gobi March 2016, a grueling marathon held on China’s largest desert this June. The pup jumped right into the race to win the heart of her favorite runner Dion Leonard, a very competitive athlete from Scotland.
“On Day 2, I was at the start line for the race stage and she was standing next to me looking up at me,” Leonard told The Dodo. “I thought to myself this little dog isn’t going to last very long at my side as we raced off, but she ended up running the whole day and 23 miles distance.” When the pup wasn’t allowed to participate because of extreme weather conditions, the organizers would give her a lift so she could be with Leonard. On the final day, the two crossed the finish line together. Now Leonard is determined to adopt the pup in spite of all the bureaucratic and financial issues he has to deal with to move the pooch from China to Scotland. “Gobi picked me to be her pal for life, so I am doing what I can with some great support from around the word to make this happen,” said Leonard.
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Dion Leonard was racing in a marathon when a stray pup joined him and ran 23 miles in 1 day
“On Day 2, I was at the start line for the race stage and she was standing next to me looking up at me”
“I thought to myself this little dog isn’t going to last very long at my side as we raced off”
“But she ended up running the whole day”
When the pup named Gobi wasn’t allowed to participate, the organizers would give her a lift so she could be with Leonard
On the final day, the two crossed the finish line together
While the marathon is over, Leonard and Gobi’s lifelong journey is just about to begin
The runner is determined to adopt the pup in spite of all the bureaucratic and financial issues related to moving the dog from China to Scotland
“Gobi picked me to be her pal for life, so I am doing what I can with some great support from around the word to make this happen”
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What a tenacious little dog and how cute he is I'm glad he found his “furever" home
these are the kinds of news I like in boredpanda, enjoy your new partner
Anyone know if she is in Scotland ? Very curious about how it ended.
What an amazing Little Lady (Gobi), hope she is now a Scotish Little girl :)
He should start a fund so we can all contribute to the expense of getting Gobi back to Scotland. I'd put money into it.
I think that's wonderful! I pray you get to keep her! She picked you! Hugs and best of luck my friend!
Make Kickstarter project to take him to Scotland :). I will support for sure!
Dog looks like it has a.good amount of cairn terrier in him...very fitting for him to return to his mother land Scotland...
Gobi is so.unique and so little and so cute and so adorable. I mean look at her. She really is unique.
I really hope the lil' one won't have to spend months alone in quarantine. What a lovely story and what an incredibly cute doggy!!! <3 (She almost looks like a cat in the last pic ^_^)
They have raised nearly 17,000 pounds/5,000 asked for. The goal is to have the dog home by Christmas but it will take at least 3 months with good easy progress due to the quarantine and red tape process. Found it on his crowd funding site .
Is there a funding page to help? The story is moving but the follow up is lacking.
I'd never seen a dog like that, she's kinda strange but beautiful at the same time. And what better companion for a runner that another runner? You were made for one another! Cheers and wishes of good luck for both of you!
So could he overcome the bureaucracy?? I want to see pics of a happy ending!!!
The best kind of story,and boy will Gobi love Scotland! Couldn't have picked a better running mate,hope it works out,let us know??Slange...
What a tenacious little dog and how cute he is I'm glad he found his “furever" home
these are the kinds of news I like in boredpanda, enjoy your new partner
Anyone know if she is in Scotland ? Very curious about how it ended.
What an amazing Little Lady (Gobi), hope she is now a Scotish Little girl :)
He should start a fund so we can all contribute to the expense of getting Gobi back to Scotland. I'd put money into it.
I think that's wonderful! I pray you get to keep her! She picked you! Hugs and best of luck my friend!
Make Kickstarter project to take him to Scotland :). I will support for sure!
Dog looks like it has a.good amount of cairn terrier in him...very fitting for him to return to his mother land Scotland...
Gobi is so.unique and so little and so cute and so adorable. I mean look at her. She really is unique.
I really hope the lil' one won't have to spend months alone in quarantine. What a lovely story and what an incredibly cute doggy!!! <3 (She almost looks like a cat in the last pic ^_^)
They have raised nearly 17,000 pounds/5,000 asked for. The goal is to have the dog home by Christmas but it will take at least 3 months with good easy progress due to the quarantine and red tape process. Found it on his crowd funding site .
Is there a funding page to help? The story is moving but the follow up is lacking.
I'd never seen a dog like that, she's kinda strange but beautiful at the same time. And what better companion for a runner that another runner? You were made for one another! Cheers and wishes of good luck for both of you!
So could he overcome the bureaucracy?? I want to see pics of a happy ending!!!
The best kind of story,and boy will Gobi love Scotland! Couldn't have picked a better running mate,hope it works out,let us know??Slange...
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