The story of a stray dog was translated into 17 languages and moved the whole world. It was personally received by the British royal family and took a photo with the Hollywood stars. It turned out to be a legendary stray dog from China.
The story will start from the summer of 2016. A super marathon champion named Dion Leonard came from London, England to Hami, Xinjiang, China to participate in a 249-kilometer-long journey through the Tianshan Mountains and the Gobi Desert. The super marathon, known as the route of death, seems to be isolated from the world along the way, without GPS, without foreign aid, and all contestants must have sufficient supplies.
7 days along the way, all marathon runners have to cross the windy Tianshan Mountains and the desolate and uninhabited Gobi Desert. Once an accident occurs during the competition, you will not only lose the chance of the competition, but you will even have the risk of losing your life!
For this reason, Dion has been preparing for three months, and his goal is to win the championship of this competition. But on the evening of the first day of the game, a small accident happened, and a dirty and thin stray dog was walking around between the camp chairs and tents to find food.
Everyone didn't care much about this stray dog, but when he walked to Diant, he even stood up with his hind legs and wagged his tail excitedly to show his affection. But this seven-day competition, the food and equipment required the players to carry themselves, and the food Dion brought was only enough for himself. So he decisively rejected the puppy. He felt that the puppy was very smart, but he couldn't affect his game rhythm because it affected his game, so he picked it up and put it on the other side.
But what he didn't expect was that the next day he actually met this puppy at the starting line, and he was staring at him while wagging his tail. It seems like I'm waiting for you at the starting line, let's participate in the competition together. Dion ran to the puppy and said, "Okay, you're cute, but if you don't want to be stepped on by the people in the competition, it's better to go away.
But when Dion started the competition, the little guy still ran with him. Dion quickly threw the other players behind him, but he could not get rid of the thin puppy. Although the puppy was gasping heavier, it still followed Dion's footsteps not far away, and did not fall behind or step forward to disturb Dion's competition.
At the beginning, Dion was not yet there. But what surprised him was that this stray dog from unknown places had been silently accompanying him, even though he was already out of breath. The perseverance from this puppy didn't know where it came from, and still followed him stubbornly. In this vast Gobi desert, one person and one dog became a special partner. Dion never expected that he would be moved by a stray dog.
He seemed to have a piece of hard ice in his heart. He gradually couldn't help but start to care about the puppy because he met on the Gobi desert. Dion named him Gobi . In the following game, Dion actually began to care about Gobi's physical condition. Obviously, before he knew it, he had already regarded Gobi as his teammate, and even distributed the food and water that he had originally been careful to do.
In the subsequent schedule, Gobi had always accompanied Dion to the game. But once, a small river blocked the following Gobi behind Dean. It shouted anxiously at Dion on the shore, and Dion, who had never walked back in the game, turned around for the first time after experiencing countless matches. He ran back to the river bank and picked up Gobi. .
At that moment, he realized that it seemed that the competition was no longer the most important thing in his life. She thought that he could not leave the little Gobi no matter what, because the little Gobi made him understand a truth that winning or losing is not the most important. Only silent companionship can bring warmth to people.
However, after running for four days and 125 kilometers in the high temperature of 52 degrees, the little Gobi finally fell down. Dion sent him into the medical car and promised to go to the finish line to find him. Three days later, Dion successfully reached the finish line.
And Gobi broke free from the care after seeing Dion and prepared to run the last schedule with Dion. In the end, Dion won the second place. Little Gobi also won a medal specially customized for him by the organizer. Although Dion did not win the championship, he felt that he had gained a lot. Seeing Little Gobi spinning around him excitedly made him recognize Little Gobi in his heart.
Dion is determined to bring the little Gobi back to his home in the UK and no longer let it wander alone. However, to bring the puppy from China to the distant UK, he must first go back to complete many complicated procedures for entering it.
So, Dion commissioned a staff member of the organizer to take care of the little Gobi for a while, but what he didn't expect was that shortly after he returned to the UK, a bolt from the blue came. Gobi was accidentally lost in Urumqi and never came back after running out to play again.
Dion, who is far away in the UK, couldn't sleep all night after learning the news. He said that among the more than one hundred contestants at that time, you chose to follow me, so this time I will find you. So, Dion once again crossed the ocean to Urumqi. But it was not easy to find this ordinary-looking puppy in this city with a population of more than 3 million!
Dio and some volunteers printed thousands of leaflets, asking around in his inexperienced Chinese on the street every day, but there was still no whereabouts. Some people advised Dior not to waste time anymore. The puppy could not be found, but Dior always held a belief that the Gobi did not give up following him at the beginning, and if he did not give up looking for the little Gobi, Dior's persistence also moved everyone.
Later, more and more people joined the team to help him find dogs. Looking for an ordinary puppy in such a city with a population of millions is undoubtedly a needle in a haystack. After 17 days of perseverance after passing Dion, he finally found the little Gobi one night more than ten days later. When we met again, there was a big scar on the head of the little Gobi and his right hind leg was seriously injured. No one knew what it had experienced. But when he saw Dion again, he rushed towards him with all his might and shook his tail desperately, while making sad sobs.
Dion hugged the little Gobi tightly and carefully comforted the little Gobi. Dion turned down the long-distance race in South America and stayed in China for four months to take good care of the little Gobi until it had surgery. Dion said that because he promised that the little Gobi would bring it back to the UK, he would definitely keep his promise.
It was not until after Christmas that Dion completed all the customs clearance procedures, Dion specially chose to take a French flight that allows pets to board the plane. After 41 hours, he traveled through three countries' seas, land and air, and finally arrived in the UK. The little Gobi has started a new life since then. Dion held a new birthday for the little Gobi in a foreign land.
And their deeds have also moved countless people. Not only were TV stations from many countries invited them to interview them. The 2019 Paris Marathon Organizing Committee also made a profit for the first time in history, allowing Little Gobi to participate. Even the British royal family invited Di'an and Little Gobi to visit. They were warmly entertained by the royal family members. Little Gobi shook hands with the Queen of England and won the annual Inspiring Animal Award.
Looking at many lovely stories between animals and people abroad, they are sung. In people's eyes, the feelings of animals are the purest and selfless, just like the famous film "Hakuki", after the owner passed away, it still stayed at the station on time every day, waiting for its owner. It taught us what loyalty is, that is, never forget the person who loves you.
I believe this love can even melt the wildness of animals. "Alpha Wolf Comes Back" tells the story of a young man with a wolf in the vast wilderness. They go from their initial mutual defense to their life and death to their ultimate trust, which makes people truly feel the loyal and selfless love of animals.
Dion also wrote their story into a book "Looking for GObi" and was translated into seventeen languages.Global distribution Nowadays, Little Gobi lives happily with the Diyang couple. Every time during the traditional Chinese Spring Festival, Di'an will prepare a New Year's Eve dinner on New Year's Eve to celebrate with Little Gobi from China.
It is said that the book "Looking for GObi" has been highly sought after. Hollywood has specially purchased the filming rights for this. I believe that this touching film will enter the public eye soon.
Dion said that he was very grateful for the help from many kind-hearted people during his time in China, which completely changed his original impression of China. And the little Gobi gave him love and courage that he had never had before. Little Gobi taught him a lot, and the most important thing is love and commitment. That is to say, if you never leave me, I will be determined to depend on each other in life and death, and their stories will surely inspire more people.
