Hi my name is Nairi which means “land of rivers” in Armenian. I take it to mean that my life could have chosen many paths and fate has led me to the US and finding my forever family! I will arrive in June 2021.
My sister Zangi will be arriving with me. We look a lot alike and have similar personalities.
Although I was born on the streets and am a mixed breed – I am told I resemble a small Anatolian Shepherd Dog.
Rescue story as written by Ruzik (rescuer). Thanks in advance for reading about me.
Hello, my name is Nairi. I am a street dog and have led an interesting life, despite my young age. I guess you could say I am wise beyond my years. When I was very small some people were tired of us and decided one day to put my sister and I in a package and threw us into a trash bin. Maybe they were tired of seeing us in the streets searching for a food. That would have been the end of my story if a kind girl didn’t find us in the garbage and rescue us. We are so grateful that she took us from bin and started taking care of us. She gave us all the necessary medicine and food. We were very happy with her however she is leaving Armenia and can’t take us with her. I have been told not to worry as a new life and family awaits us in the USA. It’s sad, however we are so grateful that she saved our lives. She tried to find a family here in Armenia but seems people prefer paying money and buying dogs and not taking street dogs. We are in hope for finding a family where we will give all our love to our new owners.
I am current on vaccinations, Micro-chipped and spayed. I am a sweet girl and get along with all people and dogs. I am told I am also very smart. I would love the chance to show you what a good girl I am and how quickly I will learn your home rules.
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Armenia is a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. The country has many things to be proud of, however stray dogs are one of the weakest points of Armenia. Unfortunately, killing is the main method of controlling the number of stray dogs instead of sterilizing them as should be done. To show how cruel is the situation, from 2015-2017 only in one of the small cities in Armenia 275 dogs were killed. There is no law regulating how animals should be treated, only a few separate articles in different codes, like the Code of Administrative Offenses. Well, in most of the parks it is even prohibited to walk the dogs. Hopefully the current government will try to change the situation, however change happens slowly and until that time comes, many thousands of Armenian dogs will be killed and continue to suffer on the streets.
There is a company, which was awarded a government contract to solve the stray dog problem. The Yerevan Municipality continues to pay the same company millions to take care of stray dogs in the Armenian capital. However, nothing changes. Animal rights activists in Armenia have long claimed that the company who was awarded the contract isn’t doing its job properly and that the municipality continues to squander taxpayer money by awarding contracts to Unigraf-X.
If you are interested in adopting me please visit www.istreetdog.com and complete an adoption application. You must be approved for adoption prior to meet and greet.