Leonard, Dion,

Finding Gobi : a little dog with a very big heart / Dion Leonard with Craig Borlase. - ix, 259 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 22 cm

While racing through the Gobi Desert in China and Mongolia, the author, a seasoned ultramarathoner, encounters a stray dog who, keeping pace with him for nearly 80 miles, gives him a new perspective on life, causing him to fight to bring her home with him with the help of strangers and a viral outpouring of assistance on the internet. Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathoner, encountered a stray dog while he was racing through the Gobi Desert in China and Mongolia. The dog kept pace with him for nearly 80 miles. Taking care of the dog gave Leonard a new perspective on life. He named the dog Gobi, and fought to bring her home with him with the help of strangers and a viral outpouring of assistance on the internet.

ISBN: 9780718098575 9780718098520

LCCN: 2017902633

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Dog owners
Male long-distance runners
Dogs
Ultra running
Human-animal relationships.
Dog adoption.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports.

LC Class. No.: SF422.82.L46 / A3 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 636.70092/9