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GOBI HAS BEEN FOUND! – Marathon Runner Finds Back Dog in Urumqi
It was the news everybody was hoping for. Gobi, the desert dog that joined Australian runner on his marathon across China and went missing before he could be adopted, has been found back after a long search in the city of Urumqi, China.
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Phyllis Hacker
August 24, 2016 at 8:20 pm
Lift the quarantine and let Gobi leave now.
Betsy Detrick
August 24, 2016 at 9:48 pm
I agree completely. We don’t want to take another change of losing Gobi!! Please, please just let her go home with Dion. Make this a truly happy moment amongst so much sadness!! God bless!!
Philippet Eric
August 24, 2016 at 11:34 pm
24/08/2016.
Nous avons deux chiens du format de Gobi et toutes les heures, nous avons suivit le parcours de Dion Leonard.
Quel bonheur pour lui, elle ,et nous.
Félicitations à nos amis chinois pour avoir collaboré à la recherche.
Eric et Marie-Madeleine.
Michelle Owens
August 25, 2016 at 11:52 am
in such a cruel world this is a happy wonderful ending!!. god bless them both – Gobi – little shine run free to a wonderful new life !!!!!
she was lucky to not be captured by the dog meat traders .
Leonard you hero 🙂
Joy Gao
August 25, 2016 at 2:22 pm
I really hope Gobi can go home with Dion right away, can not afford another missing in another 4 months of time!
Chet Headley
August 25, 2016 at 5:46 pm
Why should Gobi have to wait 4 months in quarantine, they let swarms of illegal aliens in without a moments quarantine and they are carrying more diseases than Gobi possibly could. Send her home with Dion where she belongs. If I was Dion and they wouldn’t let her leave with me I’d stay there with her until I could take her home. Please let her go home with Dion immediately; she means too much to millions of us out here; she and Dion are an inspiration to all. Thank God she has been found and is safe.
Alan Feather
August 25, 2016 at 7:45 pm
All dogs such as Gobi must be quarantined for 4 months when they enter the UK. The UK is one of only two rabies free countries in the world and it would be insane to risk causing huge suffering to millions of animals in the UK because of one dog, no matter how deserving.
I am absolutely delighted that Gobi has been found and I am sure they will be very happy together once the necessary quarantine procedures have been completed.
Chet Headley
August 30, 2016 at 11:56 am
When I made my comment about sending Gobi home with her Dad Dion, I was well aware of the UK’s quarantine policy, which I have no argument with. That’s why I said she should go home now. Why should Gobi have to remain in China for a 4 month quarantine, then endure another four month quarantine in the UK; it doesn’t make sense and I doubt that the UK will waive their quarantine requirements for her.
Too many bad things can happen during the 4 months in China, to wit what already happened with her being lost. For the grace of God she was found; leaving her in China is pushing luck.
I don’t understand China’s quarantine policy for a Dog that is exiting the country; my take is that it’s another money grab… an exit-tax, if you will.