GREAT NEWS… Squeaks is HOME!!
Squeaks is a rescue from the streets of Oman. This week he joined Heba Kamel of Chicago IL
Heba and her husband Max came to meet Squeaks with their darling son and within minutes of meeting Squeaks they said they wanted to adopt. Love at first site. Since joining her new family she is doing great and really learning the pure bliss of being in a loving family.
Thank you to all who helped Squeaks – Stephen for being his flight buddy – Varsha and Nada of Omani Paws for orchestrating this miracle and Lindette and Gerry for helping with airport logistics and welcoming to the US! Most of all thanks to Heba and Max for welcoming this sweet boy into their family!
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Squeak’s Rescue Story
Guess what… I’m a squeaker! Well, actually, I don’t squeak; rather, I talk! Yup, I’m a talker!
When I want to communicate, you will hear me! I really love human attention. My foster mom says
that I follow her around like a shadow and that I paw at her feet or try to jump on her. I can’t help it!
I’m such a happy, friendly girl that I just want to share my love with people! My foster mom adds, “If
she ever gets a chance to reach my face, I am covered in kisses.” I am an 8 month-old, spayed,
vaccinated rescued dog from Oman, and I will be making the long to journey to Chicago to find my
Forever Family.
I was very lucky to have been rescued along with my sister. Some compassionate restaurant
employees contacted a local rescue group when they saw we had been driven to a location… and
abandoned. We were suffering in the heat, and we were terrified. Thankfully, we were not there too
long, and we have no memory of that horrible experience! We joined an awesome foster home with a
lot of other foster canine siblings, and we play and run all day.
I am a beautiful dog with a few brown features like my back feet. I am learning appropriate
manners and skills for a pup my age, such as leash-walking, potty-training, and command-following. In
the house, I show typical puppy inquisitiveness, but overall I am well-behaved and easy-going. I have
the best time playing with all my friends and toys, and my foster mom says I would love to have more
exercise than she is able to give me. (She also says that I would love to be a couch-dog!) I warm-up to
new people very quickly, and I can’t wait to warm-up to you… on the couch!
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.
Rescue Partner: Varsha Karnik
Arrival: August 31, 2017
Age and Weight: 8 months and 35 pounds
