Captain Sam Harvey is a girl on a canine mission. When her tour in Afghanistan ends she’s hoping to take more than just memories home with her.
She’s trying to raise nine thousand pounds to bring two dogs – both patrol base mascots – back to the UK.
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A hero stray dog who saved the lives of British troops has been rescued from the Taliban in a daring raid by Afghan commandos.
Brin the Afghan hound was adopted by Coldstream Guards and handed over to Gurkha Rifles troops after wandering on to their base several months ago.
BIG-hearted squaddies are racing against time to bring a rescued pup back from Afghanistan.
The Royal Regiment of Scotland troops were left shocked after spotting kids using her as a FOOTBALL.
So the Fire Support Group members took the tiny, starving mongrel back to their base at Camp Bastion in lawless Helmand province.
They named her Hera, after the Greek goddess of women, and nursed her back to health.
Whimpering and just days old, he was being kicked like a football by a crowd of children on a street in Afghanistan.
When Corporal Sarah Marriott rescued the tiny puppy, he was barely the size of her hand.
The 30-year-old Army medic, who was on foot patrol with the 2nd Yorkshire Regiment in Helmand Province, was told that the youngsters had been asked to drown the little dog because his owners did not want him – so she carried him back to her base….
At first glance, Connie seems like a normal dog. She likes sniffing around, being scratched and the occasional chew toy. She’s a typical dog, but she has a very unique story.
Connie was rescued by a group of Vermont National Guard soldiers serving in Afghanistan…
This week Pen had the pleasure of being interviewed on ‘This Morning’…..
Somebody must be having a laugh, I thought as I read the email from Crufts.
My Afghan fighting dog Nowzad – a snarling bag of attitude and broken teeth who could not pass an animal or person without trying to attack them – had been selected as a finalist.
I handed my wife Lisa a print-out.
‘Somebody is having a laugh,’ she confirmed.
An animal lover has adopted a dog found 3,000 miles away in war-torn Afghanistan.
Rebekah Harriman, from Mountsorrel, fell in love with collie cross Joy after an animal rescue charity posted a picture of her on social networking site Facebook…..
PUYALLUP, Wash. — Little did Sergeant Phil Bourrillion and his wife Lena know, rescuing a stray puppy out of Afghanistan would change more than just one dog’s life.
Oso is a 10-month old Afghan “tiger hound” who’s come a long way from the trash pit where he was born….
Recently we told you about a kitten rescued in Afghanistan, and how a Dunville family started a fundraiser to transport the cat to Newfoundland. Today it was a happy ending to an amazing story. NTV’s Pam Parsons has this update….
