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The remarkable true story of one man’s fight to save the stray dogs of Afghanistan in the spirit of From Baghdad, With Love
In the remote outpost of Now Zad, Afghanistan, Pen Farthing and his troop of young Royal Marines survive frequent engagements with the Taliban and forge links with the local community. Appalled by the horrors of local dog fighting, Pen has no choice but to intervene. Then one of the dogs he frees finds his way into the Marine compound—and into Pen’s heart. Soon other strays are drawn into the sanctuary provided by the makeshift pound, including one young mother who crawls under the compound fence carrying her newborn pups to safety. As his tour of duty draws to an end, Pen cannot leave the dogs of Now Zad to their fates. He begins hatching plans to help them escape to a better life. One Dog at a Time is the gripping account of one man’s courage and humanity, and his fight to make a difference in the most hostile and dangerous environments, one dog at a time.- Sales Rank: #1298782 in Books
- Published on: 2010-08-03
- Released on: 2010-08-03
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.54" h x 1.19" w x 5.79" l, .85 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 320 pages
From Publishers Weekly
Farthing, a British Royal Marine, describes his struggles to save stray dogs languishing and dying in the streets of wartorn Afghanistan. Already burdened with the responsibility of overseeing and protecting his 20-man crew of Marines, Farthing becomes consumed with the suffering of the strays and risks his own life to rescue them--he fights with police and risks walking into a Taliban trap to save a dog with a wire noose around its neck, knowing that without his intervention, the dog will starve to death or strangle itself. Soon he finds himself developing plans to save strays from dogfighting, a centuries-old local tradition that usually requires the removal of ears and tails without anesthetic, and adopts a former fighting dog he names Nowzad. Today, Nowzad happily resides in the Farthing household as his owners continue their quest to save thousands of suffering strays. Farthing's remarkable story will inspire, shock, and move readers, introducing them, perhaps for the first time, to war's most voiceless and unintentional victims.
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Review
"Kindness flourishes in an Afghan war zone, where British Royal Marine Farthing begins rescuing the starving strays nosing their way onto his compound. Offering food and love is a temporary solution, so Farthing hatches a dangerous plan to transport the dogs to a rescue sanctuary. Readers will come to know and love each mutt and to admire Farthing, whose caring doesn't end when his tour does: He now runs the Nowzad Dogs charity for animals of war."
--PEOPLE MAGAZINE
"A tale for true dog lovers."
--THE NEW YORK POST
"Pen's is a courageous story of how dog and solider become best friends in the most volatile of places and the unbreakable bond that exists between them. His commitment to his work in Afghanistan is inspirational, and is transforming dogs and our soldiers’ lives, too."
--CESAR MILLAN, THE DOG WHISPERER
"One Dog at a Time provides the reader with an insider's view of life in an austere combat zone--both the terrifying and mundane events of daily life ‘at the tip of the spear'. For Farthing and his Royal Marine mates, life in Now Zad is countless hours and days of boredom among moments of sheer fear of the enemy's mortar attacks and the unknown of countless patrols into Taliban territory. In the midst of it all, the Royal Marines find their humanity through the strays they come to know and love and who become their mascots, friends and battle buddies, and, most importantly, help them maintain their sanity and compassion against the realities of their situation. One Dog at a Time allows us to glimpse, through the struggles of some of these four-legged strays, the struggles of an entire nation, and the heart-rending reality of life in war-torn Afghanistan. One can only hope the outcome is as good for the people of Afghanistan living in the Helmand Province as it was for the affable and lucky mutts who will surely win the readers' hearts."
--JAY KOPELMAN, author of the New York Times bestselling FROM BAGHDAD WITH LOVE and FROM BAGHDAD TO AMERICA
"Set against the backdrop of the front lines of war, this is real-life adventure, a story of perseverance and the triumph of goodness."
--LIBRARY JOURNAL
"You can taste the dust in this war-torn country and feel the torment of the Royal Marine author as you accompany him through this gritty narrative . . . In this emotionally charged read, Farthing captures the essence of everyday warfare and in the process details how teamwork and commitment of fellow Royal Marines and his wife save the lives of dogs most likely doomed to death. 'One Dog' is an engaging pick-me-up and a difficult put-down. Not only is it an impassioned homage to canine castoffs, but an inspiring lesson of one man’s hope and commitment amidst huge geographical and cultural challenges." --SEATTLE KENNEL CLUB About the Author
A passion for the outdoors and a love of doing everything the hard way found an 18 year old PEN FARTHING visiting a Royal Marine careers office asking to take on the toughest infantry training in the world. 30 weeks later and Pen had earned the coveted Green Beret of the Commandos. His military career, which has included tours of Iraq and Afghanistan, lasted over twenty years. Since publication of One Dog at a Time, Pen has left the Marines to run his charity Nowzad Dogs and - when time allows - an outdoor adventure company. Pen walks his Afghan / Iraqi pack (Nowzad, Tali, Patchdog and Maxchat) in two shifts and has won The Dogs Trust Dog's Best Friend Award and the IFAW Pets and People Award. Nowzad and Tali were nominated for the Crufts Friends for Life Award. More details about Nowzad Dogs can be found at www.nowzad.com.
Most helpful customer reviews
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful.
A wonderful, heartwarming book
By Gene Sandow
Pen Farthing was a British marine with a big heart. Deployed in one of the worst places on Earth, Afghanistan, he befriends a number of stray dogs, some of which had previously been used for vicious dogfighting events by the local Afghans. Pen's book relates how he found and took care of these dogs, and how they also took care of him through providing friendship and and reprive from all the misery and danger that he was embroiled in. You can't help falling in love with these hapless dogs. This is a great read, with only one minor exception. Since it was originally published for British readers, it contains a lot of British slang that most American readers won't be familiar with. But the context of this slang is obvious, so it doesn't detract from the great story.Pen's experience with the strays of Afghanistan led to his starting a rescue organization to help save other strays. What a noble pursuit, and what a great human being Pen Farthing is. Anyone who loves dogs will enjoy this great book, I couldn't recommend it more highly.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
Truely Inspiring!!
By idjinx1975
Pen Farthing demonstrates the demands of being in the military, serving overseas, and what a typical day is like defending everyone's freedom in such vivid detail that you can almost imagine yourself there. He also does an excellent job describing what it takes to keep one's self from going to bonkers while doing an extremely stressful and dangerous job. His telling of rescuing "outcasts", as they are in afghanistan, is so compelling and heartwrenching that you ache for both the writer and the companions he continuously rescues. It is a very addictive read and makes the reader wanting to come back for more. I would like to read more his writings as they are awesome stories. I wish him luck with all of his endevors and wish I could do something to help those he is trying to help himself. God Bless you Pen!!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Amazing book about an amazing group of people
By G. Schultz
This is the first in a trilogy (hopefully more to come) about the Nowzad Shelter, the only animal shelter in Afghanastan. Pen Farthing was a Royal Marine when he rescued Nowzad and kept him from harm in his miltary camp in the Now Zad Province of Afghanastan. He refused to leave without his dog, and eventually got Nowzad back to the UK. Concern for the plight of animals in Afghanastan never faded for Pen, and when he retired from the Marines, he and his wife returned to Afghanastan and founded the Nowzad shelter. They have reunited so many pets (dogs and cats) with their soldiers, both in the US and the UK, but that is only part of what they do. They run a spay and neuter program for animals that will be staying in Afghanastan, as well as provide medical services for those animlas. They educate and help the many Afghanistani people who want to do well by their animals but do not have the resources. Nowzad also helps donkeys in Afghanastan.
You will have to buy the book to find out more.:) Part of the proceeds are donated to the shelter.
As an aside, if you like the book, you may want to follow Nowzad on Facebook. The shelter lost the lease on its land, and is moving into temporary space till July. If they don't raise the capital to purchase land by July, the Nowzad dream is over. Please take a look.
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