All over the world, dogs and humans form strong friendships. From comfy sofas to distant battlefields, the true nobility of dogs shines whenever they get the chance.
Even in devastated Iraq, a homeless dog is waiting for someone to show his love. He was stabbed, had his ears cut off, and has no name, but he still hopes someone can save him.
One day someone came with three Hummers and parked where the dogs were in the desert. A Marine, Major Brian Dennis, noticed the dog and approached it. It wasn't long before he gained the dog's trust and shared food with a hungry puppy he named Nubs.
"As soon as I saw him, he jumped up and I started playing with him," Dennis said. "The first time we met, he was just passing by. I started rubbing his belly. Really, my whole team, we connected with him as soon as we saw him."
Nubs' wounds are healed; for the first time in his life, he has a warm bed, meals, and love. He falls in love with the major more and more, but fate has other plans for the new friend. Major Dennis had to move to a new outpost, and Nubus was not allowed to go with him.
This situation did not stop the loyal Nubbs from pursuing his Marines. Despite the freezing cold, Nubbs followed his Humvee 75 miles across the desert, determined to stay with Major Dennis.
"It's a big mystery. No one really knows how he did it," Dennis said. “But he saw where we were going and he took off in the direction we were going; 70, 75 miles or so was how far he went and he found our team. It was just the craziest thing he did when he came on stage. This is fantastic."
"One of my marines came up to me and said, 'You're not going to trust anyone out there.' "I think he was talking about a guy. I was like, "Who's out there?" He was like, "The nub is out."
Despite anti-pet regulations, the Marines built a dog house for Nubus and kept him safe there. All was going well until someone complained to the chain of command and Major Dennis was ordered to remove the small pieces.
Not wanting to be separated from the brave dog, he started planning to transport the Nubs to San Diego. The program was expensive and complicated to execute, but with the help of other Marines, they started raising money and connecting with people who could help.
In March 2008, Nubs flew to her new permanent home. A month later, Dennis followed him. Nubs has passed away, but his incredible story about the importance of saving the lives of these dogs has even written a book about him, Nubs, the true story of a fool, the ocean and a miracle.
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