Finding Gobi : a little dog with a very big heart / Dion Leonard with Craig Borlase.

Title:

ISBN:

9780718098575

Personal Author:

Leonard, Dion

Publication Information:

Nashville, Tennessee : W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, [2017]

Physical Description:

ix, 259 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 22 cm

Summary:

While racing through the Gobi Desert in China and Mongolia, the author, a seasoned ultramarathoner, encounters a stray dog who, keeping pace with him for nearly 80 miles, gives him a new perspective on life, causing him to fight to bring her home with him with the help of strangers and a viral outpouring of assistance on the internet.

Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathoner, encountered a stray dog while he was racing through the Gobi Desert in China and Mongolia. The dog kept pace with him for nearly 80 miles. Taking care of the dog gave Leonard a new perspective on life. He named the dog Gobi, and fought to bring her home with him with the help of strangers and a viral outpouring of assistance on the internet.

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader MG+ 6.3 11 192130

Personal Subject:

Leonard, Dion.

Gobi (Dog)

Subject Term:

Dog owners--Scotland--Edinburgh -- Biography

Male long-distance runners--Scotland--Edinburgh -- Biography

Dogs--Gobi Desert (Mongolia and China) -- Biography

Ultra running--Gobi Desert (Mongolia and China)

Human-animal relationships

Dog adoption