GREAT NEWS….. Rover is HOME!!!
Rover is a rescue from the streets of Oman. Yesterday he joined KiKi Bassoul of Chicago, IL.
KiKi fell in love with Rover’s picture. His big eyes and fluffy hair. Who wouldn’t? She wanted to come and meet him right away. So plans were made for her to come that evening. Kiki and friend Acey greeted Rover and he proceeded to lie by their feet and take belly rubs for the next hour. It was as if he choose KiKi and said to her “You are not leaving with out me!”
It seems that destiny had a hand here and this was a fated union. Rover will get lots of love with KiKi and have lots of fun play dates with family and friends dogs. Her condo has a dog play area. All that was needed was to have a loyal and loving dog for Kiki’s life to be complete. Done.
Thank you to Omani Paws for rescuing this sweet guy and to Lydia for being his flight volunteer. Most importantly thank you to KiKi for making Rover’s dreams come true.
You too can save a life.
Pre-Adoption Story – Rover’s Rescue Story
Woof! My 7 siblings, my mum, and I are very, very lucky, thanks to the Omani Paws Rescue team who responded to a report about a dog that had been shot. Upon arriving at the location, they found our starved, skinny, and weak mum with blood gushing from multiple places on her frail body. I don’t remember much about it, as my sibling and I were merely 2 weeks old, wee puppies who depended on our mum to feed and look after us. If Omani Paws Rescue angels hadn’t gotten there when they did, our mum would have been dead and so would we.
My mum, my siblings, and I were rushed to the veterinary hospital where we stayed for several days. When Mum was stable enough, we were all moved to a place called a foster home. As our mum strength and weight, we did too. Like our mum, we are loving and forgiving; we have put that traumatic experience behind us and we are ready to move on! Maybe to your house?
I am great with people, dogs and cats alike! I guess you could say that I love everybody. I love to give affection and am always hoping to please you. In Oman I lived withh 6 of my siblings, Nada’s dogs (20) and cats (16). I get along with all of them, we are just like a big happy family of humans and animals!
For such a young puppy I have a relatively calm temperament and am respectful of your belongings in the house. I guess you could say I am just happy to be alive. I am a happy-go-lucky puppy and would be a good fit for just about any family as long as they had love to give, time to invest in my training, and could give me adequate exercise.
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. The government doesn’t have humane animal welfare laws, 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. It is a common practice. 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.
If you are interested in adopting please fill out an adoption application and contact Dawn Trimmel at 414-426-4148.