rescues Rescues and re-homing of the Afghan strays can only happen with the fantastic generosity of our supporters. Below is the list of dogs and cats that you have helped to reunite with the soldiers, contractors and civilians working in Afghanistan that first found the compassion to adopt them. Please visit our news page to find out more information on the dogs that are currently in need of our support. All money donated goes directly towards the costs involved with getting the dogs or cats to their new loving home, whether it is assisting with transport costs, quaratnine and vets fees. Please visit our fund raising page to see how you can help further. We are not walking away and I am so glad you are not too! donate here To send a cheque or international money order - please click here for the printed form or donate via cheque to 'Nowzad Dogs' PO Box 3495, Corsham, SN13 7AE, UK

OSO	OSO was a ray of happiness to the US soldiers serving in Afghanistan that were looking after the former Afghan stray. But now that OSO is safely in the US the suppport and fund raising effort is not stopping there. The OSO facebook site has taken on a life of its own! Please visit it to see details of the fund raising efforts that are being continued to support Nowzad Dogs as we help the next Afghan stray in need.
Sidney and Watty	This is Watty on the left and Sidney below. As you can see Sidney is as close to a real Afghan hound as we could probably get! Although in a poor state, Sidney is now doing well in quarantine and Rebecca and her crew are looking after both of them as if they were their own. Watty is more of a youngster and slightly more excitable for the more sedate Sidney. Hopefully that will change as he gets stronger. These pictures are from the Afghan rescue, we will post current ones from the UK quarantine when we get them. Both will eventually live with the contractor who first found them in need on the streets of Afghanistan.
Jack - 2009	Jack has been living happily with contractors working in Afghanistan for nearly three years. But finally he has been offered a home with one of the Nepalese contractors in the New Year. So we are helping to raise the required funds to get Jack safely to Nepal and his new home.
Henry and Anthony - 2009	Our first cats - (the dogs don't mind!) Both cats are inseperable and were saved from starvation and torture by English contractors working in Afghanistan. Both cats are now in quarantine in the UK. Henry and Anthony
Kilo - 2009	Kilo was rescued by a female British soldier serving in Helmand Province. Kilo became a symbol of the good that can be found in Afghanistan
Johnny Ramone - 2009 Joey Dru	These three were taken in by American contractors when their mother and one of the other pups had sadly been shot. Johnny Ramone is now in America, along with Dru. We are still working on getting Joey to the US.
Carla - 2009	Carla was rescued from Tani District Center in Khowst Province, Afghanistan. Malnourished she was taken back to the American soldier's camp.  She was named after Carl Gustav, inventor of the M-3 Recoiless Rifle - 'cause apparently she's the bomb. She also came with a rather bad case of either Scarcoptic or Demodetic mange. She was her own chew toy early on. But the lads guessed the calculation for weight and injected her for treatment. It took 2 treatments but finally cleared up. Currently though the lads are trying to keep her safe from snakes, scorpions, other dogs and herself and of course sporadic rocket attacks. She's smart, loyal and growing. And as the soldier says who is caring for her... 'Should we leave this camp Carla's only hope is that of other dogs in this area; to become a feral, scavenging mongrel with a very short life expectancy?'
Ryder	Ryder was taken in as just a pup by a soldier in the British Army. Wanting nothing more than a bit of TLC and the odd ration pack every now and again Ryder became a great source of companionship for the lads and leaving her to her own fate in Afghanistan when the Army lads came back to the UK was not an option. Ryder has finished quarantine and is now happily living with the soldier that first rescue her.
Juliet - 2009 Bagzir - 2009	A Dutch Marine found this little fella during a patrol in an mostly abandoned the village of Bazgir. The Marine saw some kids were 'playing' with something which they were picking up and throwing. As soon as the Marine realised that it was a dog, he went to the childeren. Because there was no owner or other dog near them and because he couldn't just leave the dog with the kids, the Marine decided he would have to take the small pup with him. Bagzir was almost not allowed to stay in the military camp while she waited to travel to the Afghan rescue. But both dogs are now living together in Holland with the soldier that first rescued Bagzir.
Char Badmashis - 2009	These are the famous "Badmashis" as the rescue centre staff know them. There are actually brother and sisters to Wylie and Juno but were rescued by different people.  They came from deep within Helmand Province and against all odds made the rescue centre. The 'char badmashis' are now safely living in the UK with the soldiers who first rescued them in Afghanistan. A very young Patch!
Brownie - 2009 Oreo	These two gorgeous pups were rescued by an American from a rubbish tip outside Kabul. Both kept morale up until it was time for the Americans to come home - and they couldn't leave the dogs behind. Both Brownie and Oreo are now in the US and going to be living together. Thank you to everybody who helped donate towards their travel costs!
"KAF" - 2009 (formerly known as 'Wrinkle')	"KAF" was found by a contractor working in southern Afghanistan and has now become part of the family and is living in the USA thanks to Nowzad Dogs.
Juno and Wylie - 2008 Juno Wylie	These two dogs were taken in by a British soldier as he couldn't bear to let the brother and sister puppies just starve in the bitter cold of the Afghan winter. Through a very complicated operation that only just worked both dogs were transported to the rescue. Sadly Juno wasn't strong enough and succumbed to the parvo virus.   Without your support then we would not be able to help rescue dogs like these that otherwise would have no chance. Wylie has a new home in the UK with Vicky and we cannot thank her enough for giving Wylie a home. Wylie even has her own Facebook page! She had some serious problems in quarantine but I am happy to say that she is now doing well in her new home! One day Wylie will have to be introduced to Patch (her brother), that will be an interesting day!
Jacs - 2008	She was found by a convoy back in October 2008 looking very underfed and sickly. She was only about 2 months old and skinny as a tooth pick! The American lads gave her a name and pledged to look after her as she represented a bit of hope in a country that desperately needed it. 'JACS' is now safely living in the US as a family pet.
Arnhem - 2008	Arnhem was found on the 17th September 2008 (the 64th anniversary of the battle of Arnhem, hence the name) by lads from the Pathfinders. She was seen at the side of the road by a member of the passing patrol, looking very miserable and very poorly. The lads stopped, scooped her up and continued on their route back to camp. They soon realised that she was very weak and vulnerable, having been separated from her mother at such a young age (approx. three and a half weeks old). It was quickly decided by the blokes that she couldn't be returned to the wild as she wouldn't last five minutes without a parent to look after her and raise her, so she was smuggled into the accommodation pods and kept for one week in a cardboard box, regularly let out to sniff and wrestle with stray socks and wash bags. Also by this time the lads had been in touch with Nowzad Dogs, who had been lightning quick to offer their help in getting her home. Arnhem is a Labrador type dog (although you can never be sure with these Afghan cross-breeds), with blonde fur, who enjoys chewing socks, sandals, feet...etc. She is very sociable and enjoys lending a paw when everyone is cleaning their weapons at the bottom of the compound. Arnhem is now living with the soldier that first rescued her.
Hannah - 2008	We were emailed by the wife a British soldier who had found a small puppy abandoned near one of the camp fences. They had no idea how it had come to be there but the Marines knew they had to do something for the puppy. When they got the puppy back into the compound they realised that the puppy was weak and unable to stand. They managed to get the puppy to drink some water and later on the same afternoon she ate nearly a whole "Boil in the bag" ration meal! A Royal Marine takes up the story.."Hannah was obviously very dehydrated at first, but once she had drunk some water, she started to move about a lot more. Her back legs had almost no muscle on them at first and she was quite unsteady. Since finding her 4 weeks ago, she has grown and is now running round the place like a normal puppy. The only downside for her is that we cannot get her out during the day as there are no pets allowed. She spends her day in her run where people visit her and she gets to go for a walk at night". Hannah has fallen for one of the Marines and they have become inseparable. Hannah is now living with the Royal Marine that looked after her during those first few days in Afghanistan.
Beardog - 2008	We received an email from one of our contacts that "Bear" (we guessed he had been about to be groomed for dog fighting as his ears and tail had been docked), had arrived at the Afghan rescue and then made the difficult journey to the boarding kennels outside of Afghanistan. The problem was that we had never heard of "Bear" and nobody could get in touch with the soldier that had initiated the rescue of "Bear". As "Bear" had been isolated in a small kennel for over three months we made the decision to start the process to get "Bear" into quarantine while we tracked down his owner. Bear is being re-homed once he finishes his spell in quarantine. He is a loving and playful dog; it is amazing he still has trust in humans!
FUBAR - 2008	FUBAR was found alone and freezing by Dutch Marines on patrol. They think like we do and were not going to leave her. Below is the soldier who picked her up from the street with FUBAR as they returned in from that patrol! They took FUBAR in and looked after her as best they could. The Marines knew that they would be leaving their forward operating base soon and FUBAR would not be allowed to go with them. Frantic emails and calls to girlfriends and relatives back in Holland and a long time searching on the internet bought the Nowzad Dogs charity to the rescue! With the charities contacts in Afghanistan and with the fantastic support of the local Afghan people, FUBAR was transported safely to the rescue before onward transportation to the UK and then to Holland.
Blue - 2008	Sometimes we really try hard but it is just not to be. Although "Blue" made it to the rescue and was very well looked after, the Leishmaniasis that he had contracted spread too quickly. The vet decided that to stop "Blue" from suffering the only option was to put him to sleep. "Blue" touched a lot of people, from the Americans who looked after him to the Afghan carers at the rescue. In their words he was a "good dog". Attitudes are changing towards animals in Afghanistan. Dogs like Blue are making a difference. "Blue" was being looked after by an American in eastern Afghanistan, who was working to help get the country back on its feet. Blue was his companion and I think they helped each other to get through the bad times. But "Blue" contracted Leishmaniasis, which is a really nasty disease. Through lots of emails from family back in the States and the UK, Nowzad Dogs was contacted and we helped in getting Blue to the safety of the Afghan rescue.
Helmand - 2008	Little Helmand was the only surviving puppy from Tali's litter that she smuggled under the compound gate back in December of 2006 in the town of Now Zad. There was no way the charity could leave Helmand behind and so thanks to the support of fellow dog lovers Helmand was released from quarantine to be taken to his new home on a farm in the south west. He has settled in well with his new buddy Lily, the resident farm Lab. He is just a younger version of Tali and just as mad as a bag of rabbits. During November 2008 Tali, Nowzad and Helmand were all re-united. Carnage at first but they all started chasing each other around the garden - thankfully!
Jena - 2007	Please click here to read the story of the original Nowzad Dogs.
Nowzad - 2007	Please click here to read the story of the original Nowzad Dogs.
Tali - 2007	Please click here to read the story of the original Nowzad Dogs.

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