I wrote this story of Ed Mulrenin and his German Sherpherd, Sonntag, in my previous blog almost a year ago. I got a response from him and I feel obliged to write further. However, many things happened in life and I lost the momentum to continue the blog. Furthermore, I do not feel like continuing my previous blog due to its theme, which is regrettably a little on the dark side.
( For my original post on Sonntag, you may visit this link :
http://eternalsamsara.blogspot.com/2009/08/incredible-journey.html )
As I started a new blog, it is only natural that I wished to write a few lines pertaining to the response from Ed Mulrenin. As my source of this story did not provide sufficient information, I did have doubts and questions towards Ed's decision to bring his semi paralysed dog on a journey of 12,500 miles round trip.
Ed's response had given me further insights on the whole story. And I was totally humbled. He gave up a job offer which he wanted for so long, embarking on a journey with Sonntag, and only to discover they could bond with each other during the journey like never before. And again, he made another trip to scatter Sonntag's ashes in a spot where they had spent time in a tent during a snowstorm, in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.
I shared his passion for Sonntag. I could have done the same, or nonetheless similar, if I am in that situation.
And I am proud to become another person (a stranger from afar) to whom he has shared his story with Sonntag.
You can view Ed & Sonntag in a video :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRHDseMfj0w
Ed, thanks for sharing. And i am glad to have you as a friend.
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