One dog at a time
Subtitle: saving the strays of Helmand : an inspiring true story
By: Pen Farthing
Edition: Large print ed.
Publisher: Windsor/Paragon
Published: 2009
Place of publication: [Bath, England]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9781408430835; 9781408430842
Subjects: Dog rescue; Large type books; Afghan War, 2001-2021; Chiens; Sauvetage; Livres en gros caractères; Guerre en Afghānistān, 2001-; Large print books
Description: A true story of how one man saved the stray dogs of Afghanistan. In a remote outpost of Now Zad, in Helmand Province, Pen Farthing and his troup of young Royal Marines survive frequent engagements with the Taliban and forge links with the local community. Pen's tour of duty will change his life forever, but for entirely unexpected reasons. Appalled by the horrors of local dog fighting, he intervenes to free three 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 santuary 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 tour of duty 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. This is Pen's gripping account of his time in Now Zad, the friends he made there and the remarkable journey they - and he - undertook. Above all, it is the story of one man's courage and humanity and his fight to make a difference in the most hostile and dangerous environment - one dog at a time.