Hi My name is Pippi!
I am a 1.5 year’s old dog from the streets of Manama, Bahrain. I was named
Pippi after the story character “Pippi long stocking” because I have long legs
and crazy pig-tail- like fluffy ears! I
also have the same cute, bubbly personality
A kind lady
rescued me from certain death with my two surviving puppies; Cars were being
deliberately driven at us on a quiet street.
I tried my best to defend my family by barking at the scary monsters but
they just kept on coming at me. I spent
a few days resting at my savior’s house.
She was so paw-some that she adopted my two little girl puppies. I know they are in great hands but
unfortunately she does’t have space for me…
I try to show
everyone I meet how friendly and wel- behaved I am despite my awful experience
on the street. They think I lived in a
home – I don’t remember – because I had no trouble with a collar and lead and
was house trained and crate trained in no time.
I had to move to another foster family because my puppies need lots of
training (you know how youngsters are!).
So after a full health check, spaying, vaccination, microchipping and a
behavior assessment I am now living in a fabulous foster home with other dogs.
There are stray cats around about that I am a little curious about – well I do
have sighthound in me so that’s to be expected isn’t it? I love to run and play with other dogs and
humans. In fact, not to boast but
everyone thinks I am beautiful inside and out!
I love to run on a treadmill, have had some swimming lessons, and been put through my paces with bikes, runners and cars because of my past experience. Guess what? I passed all the tests! I still have lots to learn as all young dogs do. But I’m smart! Could you be my forever family and teach me?
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Rescue groups in Bahrain face many issues. There is one Rescue Shelter with limited funds that receives no government assistance. There are a number of rescue groups, however very little monetary or food donations are offered. All are attempting to raise donations to save the dogs. There are limited foster homes and due to high costs of exporting animals, many expats are unwilling, or simply cannot afford to adopt.
Another issue the rescue groups face is being able to feed 18,000 stray dogs. Many groups are looking to area businesses that would otherwise throw their scrap meats away from the meat departments. Many are asking for leftovers from restaurants and hotels, which again would throw away food.
The greatest battle is spaying and neutering. Government funds are not allocated for spaying and neutering, and again, we rely on donations. The population of stray dogs is out of control and continuing to grow at an alarming rate. We successfully held a CNR event May 2018 as FarVets from Cornell University came and we spayed/neutered 98 dogs in just 4 days. We are always seeking organizations to help with CNR.
If you are interested in adopting me, please contact Dawn at info@istreetdog.com. You can also find our adoption application here.