Ecuador stray dog Arthur in global charity race
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Ecuador stray dog Arthur in global charity race
Published: 04 May 2015 08:29 GMT+02:00
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Arthur and his Swedish owner Mikael Lindnord. Photo: Richard Ström/wingsforlifeworldrun.com
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Sweden's most famous stray dog, Arthur, made his return to the racing scene on Sunday, much to the delight of spectators who had followed his epic journey from the streets of Ecuador to family life in northern Sweden over the past year.
Arthur the stray dog, whose rescue from the streets of Ecuador by a team of Swedish athletes made global headlines last year, now lives with Mikael Lindnord and his family in the northern town of Örnsköldsvik.
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The dog first befriended the 38-year-old and his extreme sports team members in November after Lindnord gave him a canned meatball in the rainforest as the four-person team took part in the Adventure Racing World Championship.
At times the team – known as Team Peak Performance – tried to get rid of their new member because they were worried about his safety, but Arthur refused to leave their sides. The love was mutual and Lindnord brought the homeless animal – who had by then already become a world celebrity – back home to Sweden later that month, with permission from the Swedish Board of Agriculture (Jordbruksverket).
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http://www.thelocal.se/20150504/stray-dog-arthur-competes-in-global-charity-race
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Please see earlier article posted at DU, it has photos:
Star Member iscooterliberally (665 posts) Mon Nov 24, 2014, 12:59 PM
Adventure racer gives stray dog a meatball, dog follows him to finish line of 430-mile race
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025861528#op