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Title Finding Gobi : a little dog with a very big heart / Dion Leonard with Craig Borlase.
Author Leonard, Dion, author.
Publication Info. Nashville, Tennessee : W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, [2017]
©2017
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Description ix, 259 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 22 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
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.
Subject Leonard, Dion.
Gobi (Dog)
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.
Genre Autobiographies.
Added Author Borlase, Craig, author.
ISBN 9780718098575 (paperback) : $16.99
0718098579 (paperback)
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