'rescues' Rescues and re-homing of the Afghan strays can only happen with the fantastic generosity of our supporters. If you would like to donate via PayPal then please use the link below or to send a cheque or international money order - please click here to print the form. All money donated via this page goes directly towards the costs involved with getting the dogs to their new loving home. All those dogs in block white sections are still ongoing and need support whether for transport costs, quaratnine and vets fees or just keeping your fingers crossed.       donate here To send a cheque or international money order - please click here for the printed the form, or donate via cheque to 'Nowzad Dogs' PO Box 3495, Corsham, SN13 7AE, UK

"Carla" June 2009   Carla is now living in the US with the soldier that originally took her in.

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?'

"Johnny Ramone" June 2009 These three were taken in by American contractors when their mother and one of the other pups had sadly been shot.

"Joey"

"Dru" We need your help!

"Ryder" Jan 2009

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 is now being regularly visited in quarantine by the soldier who is going to give her a new home.

"Bagzir" Jan 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 thanks to a lot of luck and the generosity of the Nowzad Dogs supporters Bagzir is now in quarantine in the UK before going to be reunited with the Marine who rescued her.

"Juliet" Jan 2009

Juliet is now in quarantine in the UK

Jan 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 being adopted by the soldiers who first rescued them in Afghanistan.

"Brownie" May 2009

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!

"Oreo" May 2009

"KAF" Jan 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 Dec 2008 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 is now safe in quarantine - however  the vet has found that due to suffering severely from mal-nutrition during her early days she may have problems with both of her front legs as she gets older. Wylie is just so happy to see visitors it almost brings a tear to your eye to see her wobble to her feet as she excitedly bounces towards you. Sophie the vet explains the condition that is causing Wylie problems: "Wylie has a condition called hypertrophic osteopathy. This is a condition that develops in young dogs under one year of ages and is often secondary to distemper. Distemper is a disease that is quite rare in the UK thanks to routine vaccination at an early age. However, this is not the case for dogs from Afghanistan. Wiley's condition affects the growth plates in her bones and therefore affects the way she grows which would cause her severe inflammation and pain if left untreated. Her outcome depends very much on how well she responds to pain relief and how much her developmental changes affect her. So far, she is responding well to medical treatment but she will need surgical treatment in the next couple of months" After several operations and a lot of love and TLC by the quarantine staff Wylie has recovered really well. She is now safely starting her new life as a family dog!

Meet "JACS" - 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 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. However, Arnhem is not a girl - she is a boy!!!! The secret was discovered by the quarantine vet on Arnhem's arrival into the UK in January 2009 and now Arnhem is now safely at home with the soldier who first rescued him!

HANNAH - September 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.
BEAR - August 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! Beardog is cuurently waiting to find a home by those great folks at the Mayhew Animal Home after successfully completing his six months in quarantine. Check out the press reports below. CNN BBC London Informer Javno.com This is London Worthing Herald British Satellite News
FUBAR - August 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. This little puppy is a real sign of the compassion that can be found in the most testing of situations when all other hope is thought to be lost. Thank you to all who helped FUBAR to safety.
BLUE - April 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. Before we started the charity, we wondered what we would do when we finally had rescued Nowzad, Tali, Jena and Helmand. The answer came quicker than we expected- it was "Blue". "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 bad 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. "Blue" is just one of thousands that need our help in Afghanistan. But why help the dogs? With your support we can train Afghan nationals through the Mayhew Vets training programme, to be vets. Vets will be able to treat the animals that the local people rely on for a living. Vets will educate the locals on how to look after their farm animals, improving the life of the animal and preventing the spread of disease. Trained vets can also neuter the stray dog population, preventing dogs like Blue, Nowzad or Tali being born to starvation and a short cruel existence. Also with the spread of animal welfare education then maybe one day we can see an end to dog fighting. That's why we help the dogs. We don't need a better reason.	Sorry "Blue" we couldn't do anymore for you.

Helmand Sep 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, Nowzad and Tali Nov 2006 Please click here to read the story of the original Nowzad Dogs.