A kind-hearted road-tripper who rescued two abandoned puppies from the middle of the desert has taken them on a 30,000 mile journey across North America.
Jordan Kahana, 30, was driving from Los Angeles to Colorado when he spotted the tiny dogs looking frail and vulnerable on the side of a remote road.
The digital director scooped up the creatures and rushed them to an animal hospital, where vets told them the male and female pups were severely dehydrated.
Jordan Kahana, 30, with his two rescue dogs Zeus and Sedona, who are road-tripping across North America. They are pictured in front of the Hollywood sign in California
Mr Kahana rescued the puppies after the found them abandoned at the side of a remote road in Arizona
Zeus and Sedona have travelled to both the east and west coasts of the US. They are pictured in the Grand Canyon National Park
They also revealed that the stretch of highway where the eight-week-olds were dumped, in between Sedona and Page in Arizona, was a ‘hot spot’ for unwanted pets.
But Mr Kahana couldn’t face leaving the dogs behind and decided to adopt them and take them on his adventure.
And since rescuing them in December 2016, they have covered roughly 32,000 miles, covering 35 US states along both east and west coasts and even visited Canada.
The trio – who sleep most nights in Mr Kahana’s trusty van – have visited 12 national parks as well as tourist hotspots like Times Square in New York and the Hollywood sign in LA.
The trio – who sleep most nights in Mr Kahana’s trusty van – have visited 12 national parks. They are pictured at the University of Missouri
Mr Kahana gives the pups a sight-seeing tour of New York with them pictured in Times Square, left, and Brooklyn, right
Mr Kahana and the dogs pose in front of a mural after being welcomed to Austin in Texas
The trio look out from a vantage point over LA. Mr Kahana quit his job in order to go travelling
In order to determine the dogs’ breed, Mr Kahana arranged a DNA test. It revealed they were a a German Shepard and border collie mix
Mr Kahana, of Chicago, Illinois, said: ‘I just knew I had to bring them with me. If I couldn’t keep them when I got back to LA where I lived at the time, I was going to find a good home for them.
‘Luckily at the hospital they were just dehydrated and very thirsty. I got them their shots and that’s where the adventure squad was born.
‘I was driving to Colorado to spend New Year with my friends and when I left Page, I called one of them and asked him if I could bring along two more friends and he said, “No problem.”
As well as travelling around the US, the trio have also been to Canada. They are pictured next to Emerald Lake in British Columbia
The two dogs have a whale of a time as they get to run around and play in the snow for the first time
Mr Kahana often posts pictures of their travels on social media and has racked up 50,000 followers on Instagram
‘When I showed up with the dogs, he was so surprised.
‘Everyone wanted to hear the story and fell in love with the dogs, how could they not. They were at their cutest stage.’
Mr Kahana christened his new travel buddies Sedona and Zeus and determined that they were a German Shepard and border collie mix through a DNA test.
The adventurer, who has racked up 50,000 followers on Instagram, said: ‘After that Christmas road trip, I had planned to leave my job in March or April because I wanted to travel more and I did that.
Mr Kahana says the dogs have provided him with companionship on his travels. They are pictured in California
The dogs get in some early exercise in Santa Monica while Mr Kahana follows behind on his skateboard
One of the favourite pastimes of the trio is going on long hikes. They are pictured in New Mexico, left, and Denver, right
They may not be able to gamble but that didn’t stop Zeus and Sedona enjoying a trip to Las Vegas
Zeus and Sedona wrap up warm in a blanket while posing for the camera in Arizona
‘I’m lucky because I can do a lot of freelance work, and to keep my costs down I plan my trips so that I can sometimes stay with friends.
‘I’m used to traveling by myself, but it has been great to have some companionship. We’ve basically traveled cross-country in month-long stints.
‘I just put the back seat down in the jeep and I’ve got them a mattress so they’re comfortable.
‘We’ve done some amazing hikes in national parks around the country, and one of the highlights has been being able to hike virtually on our own in these beautiful places because we visit at off-peak times.
‘We’ve done the west coast and travelled to Yellowstone National Park which was amazing, but we’ve also done an east coast trip where we travelled to places like Denver, Chicago, where I’m from, Pittsburg, New York, North Carolina, New Orleans, Austin, Texas, New Mexico, and Phoenix, Arizona.
Mr Kahana says becoming a dog owner has been life-changing and he can’t imagine travelling without his pets
Mr Kahana joked that he had to train the dogs to stop peeing in his van when he first rescued them
‘During the east coast trip, we clocked up 20,000 miles on my car.’
While Mr Kahana says becoming a dog owner has been life-changing he says it isn’t all sunny on the road with Zeus and Sedona, despite the enviable Instagram pictures on their account.
He added: ‘They’re a lot better now but I can tell you, that first trip, my car smelled like pee the whole time.’