He has been missing since February 4, 2011, where he was.

Jennifer Bressler, Assistant Director for Public Service, from Reading Public Library said “We are so excited to be hosting Gobi and her human Dion Leonard at the Reading Public Library! Thanks to the generosity of the United Way and their Early Literacy grant, we are able to share the truly inspiring story of this pup’s journey overcoming all odds to find her way home. Shep Deon Leonard was reported missing to the Sylacauga Police Department on Monday, February 7, 2011. The State of Wyoming, 2013 WY 39, 298 P.3d 170 Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information. The impact and inspiration from this story has led to the development of a movie in production with Hollywood for a 2023/24 release. With the help of strangers and a viral, global outpouring of assistance on the internet, he tracked her down, reuniting forever with the amazing animal that changed his life and has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. The young dog, who later earned the name “Gobi,” proved that what she lacked in size, she more than made up for in heart as she went step for step with Dion over the Tian Shan Mountains, across massive sand dunes, through yurt villages, and past the black sands of the Gobi Desert, keeping pace with him for nearly 80 miles of the 155-mile race.īefore Dion could take her home, Gobi went missing in the sprawling Chinese city where she was being kept. Finding Gobi is a memoir based on an international news story, centered around Dion Leonard, an ultramarathoner who befriends a stray dog in China’s harsh Gobi Desert.

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