Stolen dogs

[sculptures]

I know but I live on the army barracks in uk so I don't have that worry ..

Originally Posted by sculptures

Omg - think the thought of this might actually put me off coming altogether . Do you think this would happen somewhere like the springs or in A JLT apartment ?

yes these kind of things are really sickening to hear ...

How ever i have not heard of one incident where an apartment has been broken into and dogs have been taken ( from areas like JLT) Most of the building have security plus cameras to check people coming and going .

I have only heard stories of dogs being taken from villa garden or when they are out.

after hearing these stories I keep an eagle eye on my westy when she is out.

[sabfrance]

Could be worse... you could live near a Chinese restaurant...

[Red_Nosed]

Originally Posted by Toon

Never heard of them being stolen. Muslims see dogs as hareem cos they're unclean - a bit like pigs - so usually they steer well clear.

I believe Muslims are allowed to keep them as guard dogs - but not pets. Although, they'll need to clean themselves after handling the dog. Correct me if I'm wrong - just trying to learn about religion, our host country's culture, tradition and all those stuff

[Mr Rossi]

Originally Posted by Red_Nosed

I believe Muslims are allowed to keep them as guard dogs - but not pets. Although, they'll need to clean themselves after handling the dog. Correct me if I'm wrong - just trying to learn about religion, our host country's culture, tradition and all those stuff

There is no rule to the ownership or purpose of dogs in Islam. However they are required to wash after touching one and for that reason a lot of Muslims generally shy away.

[pamela0810]

Dogs have been stolen from the Springs Area too although it seems to have reduced now. There used to be reports of some very sick people stealing puppies and small dogs and throwing them in the middle of Sheikh Zayed Road to see how long they would last.

If you are bringing your dogs over, I would recommend living in a villa. Also, not sure if you want to have someone else walk your dogs. I wouldn't do that simply because a lot of people do not know how to handle dogs that are not their own.

Get a nice house with a high wall, locked gate and only let them out when you're at home and you should be fine

About 7-8 years ago, my dog managed to open the door of our apartment, go down the elevator and out into the sandpit where he used to have his daily run. I remember being in a shopping mall when this happened and the security guard calling me to tell me that my dog had just walked out the building alone! After driving at 160 and getting 2 speeding tickets on the way, we were lucky enough to find him but there were 2 cars circling around him ready to kidnap him after he'd done his business!

[Felixtoo2]

Pam, seems like your dog was substantially smarter than many of the people living here!!

[sculptures]

I've just seen a post on dubizzle about a lady having her beautiful dogs stolen . A husky and pomeranian .. Poor things I hope she gets them back although this seems unlikely from the stories you have told me .. #horrified