Welcome to Muscat Dog Adoption!
Muscat Dog Adoption is a dog rescue organisation, established in 2012, by a group of dog-loving volunteers in Muscat, Oman. Our aim is to rescue injured and abandoned Wadi dogs and then re-home them in Muscat or overseas.
What is a Wadi Dog?
For those of you who don’t know, or are new to the page, a Wadi Dog is the name given to the native dogs of Oman.
A Wadi is (in certain Arabic-speaking countries) a valley, ravine or channel that is dry except in the rainy season & the native wild dogs take their name from this.
The dogs are thought to originate from Arabian Village Dogs (the oldest known breed) or Salukis - both breeds which pre-date modern dog breeds and were prevalent in the Middle East.
The Wadi Dogs have a distinctive look (slim build, long legs & tail & big ears) but in reality the term refers to any feral dog in Oman and you can sometimes see where other breeds have mixed in - Labrador mix and German Shepherd mix being popular.
As a general rule wadi dogs are very intelligent, faithful, trusting, fast, sofa loving & cheeky - in every way WONDERFUL!
For those of you who don’t know, or are new to the page, a Wadi Dog is the name given to the native dogs of Oman.
A Wadi is (in certain Arabic-speaking countries) a valley, ravine or channel that is dry except in the rainy season & the native wild dogs take their name from this.
The dogs are thought to originate from Arabian Village Dogs (the oldest known breed) or Salukis - both breeds which pre-date modern dog breeds and were prevalent in the Middle East.
The Wadi Dogs have a distinctive look (slim build, long legs & tail & big ears) but in reality the term refers to any feral dog in Oman and you can sometimes see where other breeds have mixed in - Labrador mix and German Shepherd mix being popular.
As a general rule wadi dogs are very intelligent, faithful, trusting, fast, sofa loving & cheeky - in every way WONDERFUL!
