Dog Travels 3,000 Miles to Reunite with Soldier Who Rescued Her - Inspirational Videos

Sean Laidlaw is a soldier who was leading a bomb disposal team while he was stationed in Syria. One day, Sean found a scared, sweet pup amidst the rubble. He named her Barrie and brought her food and water and checked in on her daily.

Barrie was reluctant to accept Sean’s help at first, but after a few days, she finally came around. Over the next few months that Sean was in Syria, he and Barrie grew close. He even made the pup a bullet-proof vest so she could be with him during the day.

‘When we got back to camp, she lived in my room, I looked after her, I was responsible for her. She slept in my room, I was training her, I was feeding her. ‘She stayed with me every day all day. She did jobs with me, I’d wake up, she’d come eat with me, she’d then sit in the passenger seat of my car when we drove to Raqqa.’ Sean told the Metro.

Then Sean learned he’d be going home. While he was obviously excited, he was sad to leave Barrie behind! So he called an organization in Iraq who specialized in rescuing dogs from war-torn areas. Then he started raising money to bring his dog home!

The organization was able to get the dog to Iraq, and flew her to Jordan, and then Paris. Each stop along the way, Barrie had to be quarantined to make sure she was healthy enough to leave that country! By the time Sean was able to meet Barrie, seven long months had passed.

Sean drove 12 hours from his home in the UK to go to Paris to pick Barrie up and finally bring her home!

So then, after five countries, two war zones and more than 3,000 miles, the two were finally reunited for what Sean describes as his “happiest moment ever.”

Is there anything better than the unconditional love of a sweet pup?