bond: In 2007, a US Marine in Iraq befriended a  stray desert dog called Nubs. After someone  stabbed the dog with a screwdriver, the  marine nursed him back to health, developing  such a bond that when the unit left, Nubs  picked up the scent and walked 70 miles  through Iraqi desert war zone to be with him.  it's enough to make a grown man cry, and that's ok awesomacious:  it's so beautiful