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'When people gave up on Wylie, Wylie refused to give up on people.'
For a street dog born in the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan, to be
crowned top dog at Scruffts, a competition for rescued crossbreeds
held during Crufts, the largest dog show on earth, is nothing short
of a miracle. But for Wylie, the gentle, cropped eared ball of fur,
miracles seemed to happen quite regularly. Beaten and abused while
being used as a bait dog, Wylie suffered terrible injuries that
needed urgent treatment. Rescued close to death, with hacked off
ears and a severed tail, he was attended to by soldiers who feared
he would not last the night. Astonishingly he did, only to return
days later with new injuries. However a lifeline came when he was
handed over to animal welfare Charity Nowzad and flown to Britain
in the hope of finding a new life. But would anyone take a chance
on a seemingly nervous and undomesticated stray? Luckily for Wylie
his biggest adventure yet was about to begin... This is the
incredible and heart-warming story, full of tragedy and triumph, of
a dog who never gave up hope.
'Nowzad was a gentle giant when it came to taking treats. He never,
ever snatched. To me it was just further evidence that, deep
inside, there was a great dog struggling to find his way out' When
Pen Farthing brings stray dogs Nowzad and Tali back from his tour
of Afghanistan, little does he know what he has begun. Suddenly he
has four dogs to look after - two of whom have never been
house-trained. And soon he is inundated with requests from other
Marines and soldiers to help bring their rescued dogs home. Whether
it's little Helmand, Fubar or Beardog, Pen does his utmost to give
these dogs the chance they deserve. No Place like Home is the true
story of one man's courage and persistence as he struggles to give
his dogs at home, and those still in Afghanistan, the best possible
chance. It will warm - and break - the hearts of dog lovers
everywhere.
'Thick with rolls of gleaming new wire, the obstacle was designed
to prevent a suicide bomber driving into the compound's thick mud
walls. Today, however, it had only succeeded in stopping a
terrified-looking small white dog. I knew that the Taliban could be
hiding in any one of these buildings, just waiting for one of us.
But I knew I couldn't just walk away.' In a remote outpost of Now
Zad, in Helmand province, Pen Farthing's tour of duty will change
his life forever, but for entirely unexpected reasons ... Appalled
by the horrors of a local dog fight, he intervenes to free the
victims. One of these dogs finds his way into the Marine compound -
and into Pen's heart. Soon other strays are being drawn to the
sanctuary provided by Pen's makeshift pound, including one young
mum who crawls under the compound fence carrying her newborn pups
to safety. But as his time in Helmand draws to an end, Pen cannot
leave the dogs of Now Zad to their own fates. He begins hatching
plans to help them escape to a better life.
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