Leonard and Gobi’s story represents the power of people working together and the profound depth of feeling possible between a man and his dog. They are forced to contend with Chinese government operatives and shady potential dognappers looking for a payout, among others, to find and rescue the “little ball of sandy-brown fluff.” Leonard also recounts (somewhat extraneously) his difficult childhood in order to explain his struggle with building close bonds and to demonstrate the significance of his relationship with Gobi. What follows is a suspenseful mission to find Gobi conducted by Leonard and a loyal team of dog lovers. After Gobi’s story goes viral, she disappears in suspicious circumstances from her caretaker’s home in China. This feat is even more remarkable given that he repeatedly doubles back to help the charming stray that has become his shadow. Named for the desert in which he found her, Gobi became Dion’s closest companion for 77 miles of the 155-mile race across China. The race, a 155-mile ultramarathon, brings Leonard to Urumqi, China, where he battles high altitudes, excessive heat, and a sandstorm to come in second place. Finding Gobi: The True Story of One Little Dogs Big Journey is the incredible true story of Dion Leonard, an athlete who was befriended by a stray dog while running an ultramarathon through the Gobi Desert. Leonard, a marathon runner, narrates the heartwarming story of Gobi, a stray dog he found on a race across the eponymous desert: how they formed their bond, her subsequent disappearance, and the global effort to reunite her with her owner.
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