Here is the story of Sheik, Krab, Louie, and Pippa, four very special wadi dog puppies from Oman as told by their rescuer, Nada AL Moosa:
“These 4 puppies were born at a high risk residential area to a shy and timid mama dog. One phone call from anyone in the neighborhood would have gotten all of them killed. Compounding their dangerous situation, one of the workers at the building site where they were started beating them and their mum to drive them away from there. When the puppies were first found there were 7 of them, but on our next visit, 2 had disappeared—who knows if someone took them or they died. The rest were in really bad shape, some with ringworm and some with swollen faces. Our volunteers picked them up and brought them to be examined and treated and later, vaccinated.
The puppies are now in foster homes; they are getting well socialized, a head start on training, and most of all, being loved and adored. Another sister, Amy, already found her forever home. They are happy little munchkins.”
The wadi dogs we have received from our Omani rescue partners to date have made excellent family dogs; they are social, athletic, intelligent, and very loving towards adults and children alike. Some of these puppies were fostered in households with cats, too.
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Oman is an Arab country in the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It has wonderful national treasures, vivid landscapes… and thousands of “wadi”–or street–dogs. These wadi dogs can be seen virtually everywhere. Unfortunately, they face the same plight as dogs in many Muslim countries where they are generally viewed as unclean and not fit to be pets. Dog ownership is rare, and when they are owned, dogs are usually not allowed in the house. Pets are viewed more commonly as guard dogs who roam the outside vicinity of the property.
Humane animal welfare laws don’t exist in Oman, and, worse yet, police have open rights to shoot “any and all” street dogs. There is no requirement that the dogs have to be a nuisance or sick; rather, they will be killed just for having the unfortunate luck of being born on the streets in Oman. Many wadi dogs suffer a slow, painful death caused by festering gunshot wounds. If a gunshot does not kill them, street dogs die of disease, starvation, abuse by people, vehicles, and extreme weather conditions. In the summer, the temperature can easily soar to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Most Omani street dogs do not survive beyond the age of three.
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If you are interested in adopting PIPPA, please contact Dawn Trimmel at info@istreetdog.com. You can also find our adoption application here. Your application must be approved before scheduling a meet and greet.