An Army soldier is doing everything in his power to save his closest friend and bring the youngster out of harm’s way.
U.S. Army Specialist Howe, who is now serving overseas, recently came across a small dog and experienced the shock of his life.
The pup had figured out a method to enter the base covertly.
According to Howe, who works for the New York-based animal rescue organization Paws of War, the small dog bolted through a gate and clung to the soldier right away.
The terrified puppy appeared to be looking for cover from the “cruel” and “threatening” surroundings outside.
The soldier remarked, “It was as though he knew me.
Given that the dog was “extremely dehydrated and desperately hungry,” Howe gave him the name Doc and provided him with food and water.
Doc is now adamant about staying by the soldier’s side.
He has provided the entire camp a “much-needed morale boost,” Paws of War said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
“He walks around his newfound family members, wagging his tail and giving kisses in exchange for a few belly rubs,” the organization said.
The other soldiers joke around with Howe, calling Doc his “shadow,” since the dog is “constantly behind” him.
“Wherever I do, he’s right there,” he said.
“I love having him with me.”
Howe said that simply having Doc nearby helped him and his fellow soldiers “sleep better at night.”
In order to keep his promise to his dog that he would “do everything [he] could not to leave him behind,” the soldier would have to ship the animal back to Kentucky.
When the soldiers finally needed assistance, Paws of War was approached, and the organization complied.
I can now fulfill my pledge to Doc,” the serviceman added.
Howe told Paws of War that he proudly swore an oath to “assist and protect” as an infantryman, thus rescuing Doc is a “indescribable relief.”
“He has done so much for us here,” he said.
“And he deserves to come home with me where he’ll be safe.”
While he waits to board a flight to the United States, Doc is now being kept in foster care. Until DNA tests are completed after the dog is on American soil, officials are unsure of the breed.
Source: Fox News