A story that many have been following has come to a happy end. Ratchet the Baghdad puppy is now in the United States with Specialist Gwen Beberg. Gwen Beberg saved Ratchet from a burning pile of trash in Baghdad. Ratchet was brought by an organization named Baghdad Pups. The Times Onlinereports that 50,000 people signed an online petition to allow Ratchet to come to the United States.
It was a long, two-day journey for the black puppy who travelled on three planes via Kuwait and Amsterdam to Washington after being adopted by a US soldier serving in Iraq.
Specialist Gwen Beberg, who is due to return home to Minnesota next month, adopted Ratchet in May after she saved him from a burning pile of rubbish in Baghdad.
The plight of the puppy touched the hearts of animal lovers around the world after an online petition to allow the dog to relocate to America with Ms Beberg was signed by 50,000 people.
Here an AP video that shows Ratchet returning. Ratchet also got a clean bill of health from the vet.
