Sahraa, the Kuwaiti Desert Dog Photo Gallery by Helen Betts at pbase.com

Sahraa, the Kuwaiti Desert Dog

We have a new member of the family: Sahraa (desert in Arabic), who was rescued from the only animal shelter in Kuwait when it burnt down a few months ago. She is a Kuwaiti desert dog, an indigenous breed in that country and is one of the sweetest dogs I've even had the pleasure of knowing, especially amazing considering she and her shelter mates went through: the fire, the long trip to the States (and then getting stranded in Europe because of the volcano), a short time at the Washington Animal Rescue League, and then adjusting to a new home in a strange country. More of her story is on the first few pictures.

NEWEST PICTURES ARE AT THE END

Newest addition to our family	Now what?	Sahraa	Learning about streets
Hot pursuit	Looking like a real desert dog	Getting attention at the park	Pouting
Signs of forgivenness	Racing in circles (1)	Racing in circles (2)	Racing in circles (3)
Close call (story included)	The many faces of Sahraa (1)	The many faces of Sahraa (2)	The many faces of Sahraa (3)
Sahraa the wonder dog (story included)	Sahraa and her fan club	Having fun	Before the move: feeling lost
Ready for a walk	It's a tough life	Sahraa and Molly have a playday	Horsing around
Shall we dance?	Sahraa is very tolerant	Looking for attention	Two tired and muddy dogs
Sahraa encounters snow for first time	Snow bunny	New friend	New friend
Best friends	Snow bunnies	Bored girl	:: Sahraa the Kuwaiti Desert Dog: Snow Portraits ::
Every time I try to make the bed...	Guarding the Easter eggs	Sahraa allows herself to be photographed	Angling for a walk
Keeping an eye on things	How Sahraa spent Christmas Eve	Camera aversion	Happy face
Snow licks	Enough with the camera already!	Save me from the camera!	The official greeter
Uh oh, the camera again	That look	Sahraa makes a friend (1/6)	Sahraa makes a friend (2/6)
Sahraa makes a friend (3/6)	Sahraa makes a friend (4/6)	Sahraa makes a friend (5/6)	Sahraa makes a friend (6/6)
Sahraa the tunneler 1: The sight that greeted me	Sahraa the tunneler 2: One and a third meters	Sahraa the tunneler 3: Dejected, with muddy paws

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woody34	PM reply	02-May-2012 22:30
A lovely collection..vibrant and interesting..you have to love dogs to become a rescuer.and she must be a great temperament..

bill friedlander	PM reply	02-May-2012 21:36
What a wonderful gallery, Helen. It is such a pleasure to see her interactions with friends canine and human. Thanks for sharing. V

Jeff Real	PM reply	20-Mar-2012 14:04
A very fun and lovely set of images ~V~

Helen	PM reply	07-Mar-2012 10:55
Wonderful story and lovely photos.bless you for taking in a rescue.So many animals in need.She is a gem and the love in her eyes says it all.

Scott Wager	PM reply	08-Feb-2012 08:25
She is absolutely gorgeous, what a fantastic album...V

Walter O. Koenig	PM reply	04-Feb-2012 16:20
A wonderful gallery of your beautiful friend. A real pleasure to see this and to read her story. Hope you post many more photos of her. "V"

Stephanie	PM reply	29-Jan-2012 16:28
Oh my! I'm in love with Sahraa! I've just looked at every photo and read every caption in this gallery about your wonderful furry friend! I look forward to seeing more images in the future! V :)

princess	PM reply	29-Oct-2011 20:40
Adorable dog. Thanks sharing her story with us. She's lucky finding a lovely family. I'm looking forward for new pictures. V.

Range View	PM reply	11-Oct-2011 11:55
Thank you for sharing your lovely story and gorgeous gallery of Sahraa. Love to see more! Barbara

marko gregoric	PM reply	09-Oct-2011 05:15
Superb images. V

Isabel Cutler	PM reply	25-Sep-2011 12:15
What a super collection of your special girl. How is she doing these days?

aroes		17-Sep-2011 21:33
We also have a Kuwait desert dog. We found her on the street in Kuwait and brought her to the Netherlands. She is wonderful. She is realy amazing and she is the most sweetest dog you can ever have. At this moment we are busy to adopt a secund dog from Kuwait and again a Desert Dog. The desert dog loves intens her boss and she want to stay with you every minute including the night, and our dog does.

Giorgio Iorio	PM reply	08-Aug-2011 09:14
Beautiful collection of Sahraa (& friends). Gorgeous dog! Thank you for sharing them with us. ~V~

Bracciodiferro	PM reply	20-Dec-2010 23:00
Helen: My favorite series tonight! V Paolo

norbi	PM reply	26-Nov-2010 08:53
A great portrait of this lovely dog. Rgds. Norbi

Geraldina		24-Nov-2010 00:10
Wonderful, these dogs are so amazing. The AFL fire was tragic. I place dogs from Kuwait here in British Columbia approximately 25 last count. The first three came to us via AFL in early Dec.2006 . Our recent rescues are sent to Canada by Karen Orobey, who saves strays from the street. She is wonderful, fostering, nursing back to health and then raising the funds to send them here. We have adopted two rescues ourselves, Buck and Marsha. Bless you for giving Sahraa such a wonderful loving home. She will never cease to return your love.

Bracciodiferro	PM reply	03-Nov-2010 20:04
Cute fellow here! V Paolo

janescottcumming	PM reply	03-Nov-2010 16:28
Great gallery and a wonderful story. ~V~

Nora van Beek	PM reply	29-Jul-2010 00:27
What a beautiful dog! Her personality is very much like my Georgia, who we adopted from a shelter here at 8 mos. A wonderful, heartwarming gallery. ~V~

Gervan	PM reply	27-Jun-2010 07:44
Nice gallery and an interesting story of your beautiful dog. V.

Guest		14-Jun-2010 20:50
Hello, My name is Scott Bortot and I'm a reporter with America.gov, a State Department website. I'm writing an article about American adoptions of animals from the Middle East and I was wondering if I could speak with you. I can be reached at 202-632-2739. Thank you. Scott Bortot

John	PM reply	13-Jun-2010 23:20
Gosh...what a wonderful dog. She reminds me of my late dog, Pooch, who we think was part coyote due to her speed and her ability to jump literally over a cyclone fence and adjoining hedge. You're blessed to have such a fine dog.

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