Brian Dennis

In western Iraq there was a group of wild dogs that survived off the land. The leader of the pack was a thin dog who had its ears cut off. One day, Major Brian Dennis and his team showed up to help train the Iraqi soldiers. Brian and the dog with its ears cut off, who he later named Nubs, bonded right away. Nubs and Brain shared dinenr together that night and Nubs kept Brian company when it was his turn on guard duty. The next day, the Marines hoped in their Humvees to drive off and the group of wild dogs chased after them. Most the dogs gave up, but Nubs continued to chase after the Humvees not knowing that Marines were not allowed to have pets. Brian came back to the fort several times and was greeted by Nubs each time. On one visit, when he was leaving Nubs chased the Humvee for as long as he could before his body gave out. When Nubs stood back up, rather than returning to the fort, he began walking in the direction that the Humvees went. Nubs walked 70 miles to the Iraqi Battalion headquarters where Brian was stationed. Nubs happily ran into Brian's arms. The Marines built Nubs a dog house, fed him, and even made him his own collar. Brian was given four days to get rid of the dog "or else" because dogs were not allowed at the outpost. The Marines raised enough money to transport Nubs to America. Nubs and Brian now live together in San Diego.… (more)