11/7/2022 0 Comments Stray dog follows extreme race![]() ![]() ![]() At one stage, the team was told that they going to have to leave Arthur behind. The brave dog followed the team through over 400 miles of ruthless elements. ![]() We opened two cans of food and let him eat, because he could find no food at all in the jungle. At one stage, we had to take a break and the dog was totally wrecked. When we set off we did it with some other teams, and I didn’t understand that Arthur was following us until we were alone and he was still there. Mikael Lindnord says on the team website, “It all started with me giving Arthur a meatball when we we’re eating right before the long trekking. This small act of kindness created a strong bond between Arthur and his new “pack”. When he met the team, he was dirty, malnourished and weak after months without food. You will understand why I’m saying this after scrolling down and reading the whole story.Īrthur was struggling alone to survive in the harsh rain forest. Dogs deserve all our attention and love, they are loyal, grateful and also protective. What comes later is the most inspiring dog story I have ever heard about. However, team captain Mikael Lindlord offered Arthur a meatball. The food was needed for them to consume since they were in the middle of the race and getting food in the jungle is pretty hard. But they never expected, the animal could be a stray, hungry dog who they tenderly named Arthur.Īrthur with his hungry wide open eyes kept watching the team as they were unwrapping their food. They knew that there is a possibility for any wild animals to appear since they were in the middle of the rain forest. Peak performance stopped to take a well deserved break after a long walk. The athletes have to compete in a 430-mile-race through Ecuador. Peak performance is a Swedish extreme racing team that took the challenge to compete in the Adventure Racing World Championship. ![]() Besides their loyalty, this heartwarming story is the best example of how much dogs can be grateful to people who show them a little of kindness and love. "Arthur is in the dog quarantine in Stockholm, where he has to be for 120 days before he can go home to Örnsköldsvik, where he will live with the Lindnord family.Dogs are the most loyal companions humans can have, that is why they make a great teammates. When we contacted the Swedish team to ask how Arthur's doing today, here's what they said: We need to witness more happy endings and acts of compassion." They've also had him treated for a nasty wound to his back that he had suffered months before they met in him the rainforest.Ī recent Facebook post thanking people for their help and good wishes - and telling them that Arthur was safe and sound in Sweden - led one fan to write, "Thank you for sharing this story with the world. The team says that after six days, they "crossed the finish line with 5 members instead of 4 as the 12th top team in the world."Īfter some uncertainty, Lindnord managed to work out a way to bring his new best friend back to live with his family in Sweden: He and his teammates opened a Paypal account and mounted a Twitter campaign to raise money to bring Arthur home. ![]()
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