New York Times Best-Selling Author Dion Leonard Shares His Tale of Finding Gobi
In one of the most heartwarming episodes ever to air on the Oh Behave Show it its 13 years, host Arden Moore chats with the man made famous by a gutsy, determined little dog in the Gobi Desert of China: Dion Leonard. Dion shares how a little dog he named Gobi showed up at an ultramarathon race and matched him stride for stride in this China desert.
He also discusses the trials of trying to adopt Gobi, who went missing and sparked a worldwide search. Dion, a motivational speaker, reveals how Gobi has made him a better person and of the many life lessons Gobi has taught him. The book is called, "Finding Gobi: A Little Dog with a Very Big Heart." And, yes, a movie IS in the works. Call your pet over, tune in and be prepared to be inspired.
BIO:
‘Don’t Look Back’ were the words Dion Leonard told himself at the vulnerable age of 13 when he left behind an unhappy, unstable and destructive family home for the unpredictable life on the streets with nothing and no-one to guide him. Dion’s fight for survival led him to become overweight, alcohol dependent and smoking more than a pack of cigarettes a day, all trying to hide the inner demons from his childhood. In his late 30’s Dion looked at himself in the mirror and realised he needed to make a change and he turned to running, long distance running known as ‘ultra running’.
Sticking to the ‘Don’t Look Back’ mantra, Dion became iron willed with an innate ability to survive even the most unlikely and terrifying of situations and become one of the worlds top ultra runners going on to compete and complete some of the toughest and most extreme endurance ultra running races in the world across the planets most inhospitable locations. Dion has tested, pushed, broke and set new limits across formidable landscapes from inhospitable deserts, high altitude mountains to wild jungles in which Dion along the way has rebuilt his mental and physical limits in search of the ultra high, to find himself and to become the best he can be.
Finding Gobi, the 'International Bestselling' book is a 'New York Times' USA Bestseller, 'Sunday Times' UK Bestseller & Top 10 in Canada, Italy, Australia, China, France and Germany, is the amazing untold true story of extreme ultra runner Dion Leonard and Gobi the Chinese stray desert dog. Now available in 21 languages globally the two become running companions in the toughest of conditions and against all odds they formed an unbreakable bond that would change both of their lives forever...