tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331618202024-03-07T07:51:40.497+04:00Mirabella In Dubailiving in dubai from my point of view...Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-12235459752723903012007-07-04T09:51:00.000+04:002007-07-04T10:11:12.497+04:00its about time...<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc33cc;">WARNING: Disturbing Image In This Post.</span><br /></div></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#339999;">LAW PREVENTING CRUELTY TO ANIMALS LIKELY SOON</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;color:#6600cc;">By Emmanuelle Landais, Staff ReporterPublished: July 04, 2007, 00:00</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#6600cc;"><strong><span style="color:#339999;">Dubai:</span></strong> The corpse of a dog found hanging from a residential window in Satwa on Monday evening was removed following a call from Gulf News, more than 18 hours later after it was first noticed.<br />Residents from the neighbourhood either feigned ignorance or apathy when questioned about the dog which was found in the back alley of single storey houses by a passerby.<br />The owners of the dog have not yet been identified, but a resident said he believes the animal was the pet of a family that lives close by.<br />"It is a small yellow dog. It belongs to a girl. She lives here with her family. I don't know where they are," he said.<br />Gulf News knocked on the supposed owner's door, but no one answered. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#6600cc;"><br /><em><strong>Barbaric act</strong></em> </span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#6600cc;">No complaints had been made to the Dubai Municipality's Veterinary Services yesterday until Gulf News informed the department about the dead animal left in a public area.<br />Within 30 minutes the municipality dispatched a team and the dog was cut down by waste disposal workers. They said the body would be taken to either Al Awir or Al Ghusais tip.<br />Jackie Radcliffe from K9 Friends called the act "barbaric" and said laws are needed to make examples of people who treat animals in this way.<br />"We have seen a few dogs that have been strung up and it's usually done by kids. It's really time we had a hotline number to report these things and laws to hold somebody accountable. Where are the laws? Who do we contact?" she said.<br />According to an official from the animal welfare department at the Ministry of Environment and Water, an animal welfare law is in its final stages but has not yet come into effect. "The law has been drafted and approved but we are still waiting for it to be effective," he said.<br />He said that any case of animal cruelty would be sent to the police and the accident would be registered and investigated. He said the penalty would either be financial or a prison sentence.<br />People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Europe Director, Poorva Joshipura, said residents of Satwa should be concerned. "According to leading mental health professionals and the police, perpetrators of violent acts against animals are often repeat offenders who pose a serious threat not only to other animals but to the community as a whole," she said.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#6600cc;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#6600cc;"><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>WARNING:</strong> the following image is very disturbing...</span><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#6600cc;"><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBlDJUMjlJ3oRAhY72NJWyqW_MrNHoNKVi4kALAXPlmDTGLw6qo1CuYuvmX9GG37pF3Qwy0gcU_0-A9r123fyaWDgOPv1ry23qGuZbV9iyd0t7qmW5a21aVHS5__7kemnmfi5/s1600-h/04_nt_aw_dog_4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083217033798320578" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBlDJUMjlJ3oRAhY72NJWyqW_MrNHoNKVi4kALAXPlmDTGLw6qo1CuYuvmX9GG37pF3Qwy0gcU_0-A9r123fyaWDgOPv1ry23qGuZbV9iyd0t7qmW5a21aVHS5__7kemnmfi5/s320/04_nt_aw_dog_4.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">Karl Jeffs/Gulf News</span></p><span style="font-size:78%;"><p align="center"><br />A small dog, probably a puppy, was left hanging by its leash outside a villa in Satwa. Gulf News called Dubai Municipality which promptly arrived to dispose of the animal. </span></p></span>Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-87147118130454353642007-03-24T13:39:00.000+04:002007-03-24T13:57:23.441+04:00CAUTION: Beware of What You Eat!!!<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Mama read a very disturbing article on msn today, we just want to make sure that everyone reads it because this is a very serious issue.<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">95 brands of dog and cat food may be contaminated with a chemical that was once used as rat poison</span>...Pebbles from California has sadly died because of this horrible mistake, and many others may have died due to the same reason!<br /><br />Please read the following links for all the information on this sad and scary issue.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17754681/">Rat Poison in Pet Food Blamed for 17 Deaths</a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17689821/">A Look At Recalled Pet Food Brands</a><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.menufoods.com/recall/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">MENU FOODS: Recalled Product Info and Hot-line</span></a>Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-27147517549151941992007-03-14T14:25:00.000+04:002007-03-14T14:34:56.052+04:00one for the dogs...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6600cc;">kids help out k9 friends</span></div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6600cc;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6600cc;">here's the story over @ <a href="http://www.gulfnews.com"><span style="color:#009900;">gulfnews.com</span></a>: <a href="http://gulfnews.com/tabloid/Around_Emirates/10110838.html"><span style="color:#993399;">Dogs' Best Friend</span></a></span></div>Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-368136608826033522007-03-10T15:29:00.000+04:002007-03-10T15:59:33.021+04:00Back On-line but...Sad News<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#33ccff;"><a href="http://www.k9friends.com/"><span style="color:#ff9900;">K9 Friends</span> </a>is being evicted from their warehouse location in Al Quoz, Dubai...they need to find homes for over 100 doggies, otherwise some of them will have to be 'put down'...we met some of those doggies at the Pet Show last month and they are really cute and nice...this is such sad news...I wanted to help by spreading the word so that hopefully some one who reads this will either adopt a doggie or help <a href="http://www.k9friends.com/"><span style="color:#ff9900;">K9 Friends</span> </a>with finding a new location for their shelter...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#33ccff;">...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#33ccff;">here is an<span style="color:#33cc00;"> </span><a href="http://emiratestodayonline.com/ArticleText.aspx?article=21_02_2007_002_003"><span style="color:#33cc00;">article </span></a>you can read @ <a href="http://www.emiratestodayonline.com">emirates today</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#33ccff;">and <a href="http://www.7days.ae/en/2007/02/25/dubai-just-122-left-to-go.html"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">another with interesting feed back </span></a>@ <a href="http://www.7days.ae"><span style="color:#6633ff;">7days</span></a> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#33ccff;">regarding this topic.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#33ccff;"></span> </div>Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-1164658093798600652006-11-28T00:02:00.000+04:002006-11-28T00:08:13.816+04:00say a little prayer...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong>A Prayer for Animals</strong><br />Hear our humble prayer,O God,for our friends, the animals,especially for those who are suffering;for any that are lost or deserted or frightened or hungry.We entreat for them allThy mercy and pity, and for those who deal with them, we ask a heart of compassion and gentle hands and kindly words. Make us, ourselves, to be true friends to animals and so to share the blessings of the merciful.<br />Albert Schweitzer</span> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><a href="http://www.petloss.com/poems/poems.htm">**found it here**</a></span></div>Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-1164631624202442552006-11-27T16:39:00.000+04:002006-11-27T16:47:04.216+04:00home made food<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#33ccff;">here is a link to one of my favorite sites: </span><a href="http://www.pet-grub.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;">pet-grub.com</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#33ccff;">...lu uses it to make all kinds of yummy food here at home for me and sicau and nikkita...we</span> <span style="color:#ff99ff;"><3</span> <span style="color:#33ccff;">it! </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#cc9933;"></span></span>Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-1164628852169887222006-11-27T15:54:00.000+04:002006-11-27T16:00:52.183+04:00PET LAND!!!!<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#3366ff;">hey guys buci and lu found out some really cool news yesterday...the </span><a href="http://realestate.theemiratesnetwork.com/developments/dubai/dubailand.php"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#ff9900;">dubailand theme park </span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#3366ff;">which will be twice as big as walt disney world, when completed, is going to have an area called <strong><span style="color:#33cc00;">'pet land'</span></strong> in the 'eco-tourism world'. click </span><a href="http://guide.theemiratesnetwork.com/living/dubai/dubailand.php"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#ff9900;">here</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#3366ff;"> if you wanna find out more about the dubailand project, its really cool...i hope, i hope, i hope pet land really does get built and that pets can hang out there whenever they want! :P</span>Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-1163958055385482892006-11-19T21:37:00.000+04:002006-11-19T21:40:55.430+04:00my frappr map :)<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;">hey friends and visitors, scroll down and check out my new frappr map @ the bottom of my page! hope you leave a comment for me, and upload a picture as well if you have the time...</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;">thanks for stopping by! :)</span>Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-1163583263366516712006-11-15T13:25:00.000+04:002006-11-15T13:34:23.383+04:00friends...<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#6666cc;">i haven't been posting much lately 'cause lu hasn't been feeling well, but we have been keeping up with my visitors and have noticed that people from all over the world have been visiting my blog...so i just wanted to say hello to all my visitors and i would also like to welcome you to share pictures and stories of your doggies, and if you are a doggie visitng my blog then please convince the humans in charge to e-mail lu with pictures and stories about what it's like to be a doggie where you live- i would love to post it on my blog...my e-mail is:</span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;">mirabella.in.dubai (at) gmail.com</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#6666cc;">i hope to have some new pictures up soon, i have been going to the free beach with buci and lu, where no one can complain about me being there, and lots of other doggies go there too... :)</span></div>Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-1162488164482879042006-11-02T21:19:00.000+04:002006-11-02T21:22:44.483+04:00lose the pet or lose your home???<span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#6600cc;"><span style="font-size:130%;">this story is very upsetting...this problem needs to be solved</span>...</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#6600cc;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayArticle.asp?col=class=stories§ion=theuae&xfile=data/theuae/2006/April/theuae_April5.xml"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#339999;">‘now, landlords turn against pets to get rid of old tenants’</span></a>Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-1162487607536604202006-11-02T21:05:00.000+04:002006-11-02T21:13:27.536+04:00some people will never understand...<span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993399;">lu posted a link to my page on the<span style="color:#6600cc;"> </span></span><a href="http://uaecommunity.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#6600cc;">uae community blog </span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993399;">a while back ago...we made 2 friends </span><a href="http://www.emiratespets.com/about/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#339999;">cole and bella</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993399;">, but mean people who do not understand us pets responded as well...</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993399;">here is a </span><a href="http://uaecommunity.blogspot.com/2006/09/meet-mirabella-dubai-dwelling-doggie.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff9900;">link to the post</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993399;">...sometimes it feels like an uphill battle, trying to get people to be more pet friendly in this city...</span>Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-1162134219528814142006-10-29T18:46:00.000+04:002006-10-29T19:03:39.543+04:00black & white<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/606/3637/1600/US%20072.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/606/3637/320/US%20072.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/606/3637/1600/US%20068.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/606/3637/320/US%20068.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/606/3637/1600/US%20064.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/606/3637/320/US%20064.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/606/3637/1600/US%20060.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/606/3637/320/US%20060.jpg" border="0" /></a>Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-1162055715677733322006-10-28T21:11:00.000+04:002006-10-28T21:26:10.196+04:00Me, Me, Me!!!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/606/3637/1600/posingpink.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/606/3637/320/posingpink.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/606/3637/1600/happy1%203.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/606/3637/320/happy1%203.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/606/3637/1600/mira%20bed.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/606/3637/320/mira%20bed.jpg" border="0" /></a>Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-1159763447860638842006-10-02T08:28:00.000+04:002006-10-02T08:30:47.866+04:00Attention All Humans...<div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">please read this article found on msn today, if you haven't already:</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060929/us_nm/life_dogs_dc">Dog Owners Warned Over Sugar-Free Items</a></span></strong></div>Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-1159491134468731342006-09-29T04:48:00.000+04:002006-09-29T04:52:14.476+04:00my dogster page...<span style="font-family:verdana;color:#9999ff;"><strong>hey everyone lu finally set me up at dogster.com, here is a </strong></span><a href="http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=392317"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc66cc;"><strong>link</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#9999ff;"><strong> to my page, it will be updated soon...hope to see you there! hey molly, hope yer reading this cause i missed ya! we can keep in touch more easily now :)</strong></span>Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-1159480356840387662006-09-29T01:41:00.000+04:002006-09-29T01:52:36.853+04:00small pooch, high maintenance<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">according to </span><a href="http://www.7days.ae/2006/06/07/paris-inspires-look-of-uaes-dogs.html"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#6600cc;">this article</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> at </span><a href="http://www.7days.ae/2006/06/07/paris-inspires-look-of-uaes-dogs.html#"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#6600cc;">7days</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, dubai's dogs are getting smaller...is it just a trend? most dog owners don't realize that the smaller the pup the more high maintenance it gets, especially when it comes to grooming...although dubai doggies aren't seen often, the lucky ones are treated to the best the city has to offer, by their owners...</span>Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-1159479406252372652006-09-29T01:34:00.000+04:002006-09-29T01:36:46.253+04:00meet lachlan, another lucky dog in dubai<div align="center"><a href="http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/weekend/2006/April/weekend_April43.xml§ion=weekend&col="><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">A DOG'S LIFE</span></strong></a></div>Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-1159478544589922242006-09-29T01:16:00.000+04:002006-09-29T01:34:33.900+04:00being a dog in dubai...there is hope...<span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#663366;">the following article was found @</span> </span><a href="http://www.7days.ae/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">7days.ae</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">:</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>Dubai’s bored mutts to get a proper job</strong><br />People may complain that there is not enough to do in Dubai. But what if you are a dog? For much of the year it is too hot for fur, but even when it is cool, the leisure opportunities are abysmal.<br />No wonder a big slice of the city’s sizeable pooch population is turning bad, says Martina Boor. “I think there is a lack of activity. That’s where 90 per cent of behavioural problems start. Dogs are not physically or mentally exercised properly,” she says.<br />However, Boor is set on doing something about this. As a first step, the 29-year-old Slovakian marketing exec has already recruited a motley collection of breeds for regular Friday afternoon sport sessions. This, though, is a mere scratch on her high-reaching aspirations for emirates mutts.<br />“We are at the very beginning but I am currently trying to set up canine therapy in Dubai. Animal-assisted activities and therapy is very big in the United States, Canada and Europe. I’m looking for people who would want to join me or had an experience of this,” she says.<br />Among the examples of canine care-givers already at work in Dubai she gives the example of a friend’s assistance dog. This dog, which flew with its owner from New York in its own seat, has been trained to spot when its owner is about to suffer a seizure.<br />“The dog keeps eye-contact with him constantly. It can detect a hormonal change in his skin and sweat. It signals him six hours before a seizure so he can take his medicine,” she says.<br />As well as seeking out easy-going dogs for weekly encounters with the disabled and unwell, she is also planning a resource for dog owners to provide information and try to organise facilities such as a “doggie beach”.<br />Her mission on behalf of Dubai’s dogs develops naturally from an outdoorsy background in what was once the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Her childhood she says was “very horse related”.<br />To the assertion that it sounds a bit of an aristocratic background she gives an evasive “sort of”. “My grandmother was a countess and my grandfather once lost two castles in a game of cards,” she admits.<br />That sounds pretty cool, I suggest. “Not really. Everyone was very upset,” she says.<br />Anyway, in finding ways to keep her own three dogs occupied, she has uncovered a vast and wildly diverse population of frustrated animals and owners.<br />“I talk to people who import dogs and the Ministry of Agriculture. There are thousands of dogs here. You can find every kind of breed and people are dying to do something, to have some information and get involved. There are such limited opportunities,” she says.<br />So far, her biggest bite at the canine activity deficit has been bringing the sport of lure coursing to Dubai. This involves dragging an imitation hare or plastic bag along the ground for dogs to chase after.“I bought a machine from the States. It took me six months to figure out how to work it. I had to educate myself. I now know all about solenoids, brushes and motors,” she says.<br />In theory, coursing is a sport for the Lamborghinis of the canine world like greyhounds or whippets. In Dubai, the dearth of alternative recreation gives Dubai Coursing’s Friday meetups a far more diverse constituency.<br />“People are so excited about any activity. They come to coursing with Jack Russells and British Bulldogs. Any dog can run,” she says.<br />As Dubai settles at gas mark 7 for the summer, she hopes to keep her club’s diverse community intact with evening walks. “I want to keep the dog together for a social thing (social for the dogs that is). The socialising is very important. Aggressive dogs become well-behaved. Shy dogs become sociable,” she says.<br />“Besides, if I don’t walk them, my dogs will eat me,” she says.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />For more information: www.dubaicoursing.com<br /></span><a href="mailto:dubaicoursing@yahoo.com"><span style="font-family:verdana;">dubaicoursing</span></a><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">dubaicoursing [Email address: dubaicoursing #AT# yahoo.com - replace #AT# with @ ]<br />Article printed from 7DAYS: http://www.7days.ae<br />URL to article: http://www.7days.ae/2006/05/10/dubais-bored-mutts-to-get-a-proper-job.html</span>Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-1159477547361475102006-09-29T00:55:00.000+04:002006-09-29T01:05:47.383+04:00let's meet-up!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6600;">i don't know if any dubai doggies have found my blog yet, but if you are in dubai and you want to make friends, lu found this cool site you can go to called </span><a href="http://smallbreeddogs.meetup.com/cities/ae/dubai/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc0000;">meetup.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6600;">, there is no dubai meetup group started yet but i think lu and i will be setting one up soon...i am soooooo excited, so are nikkita and sicau :) we just gotta find a place where we can be off our leashes safely and where people won't complain about us...see guys this is why we need a dog park here in dubai!</span> <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/606/3637/320/mirabellacloseup.jpg" border="0" />Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-1159235150808999512006-09-26T05:42:00.000+04:002006-09-26T05:45:50.816+04:00sad story of an abu dhabi saluki<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#330099;">this story was published today on gulfnews.com:</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#330099;"></span><br /><em><strong><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Environment/10070161.html">Saluki found in Abu Dhabi with jaw broken but still wagging his tail <span style="font-size:85%;color:#330099;">(click for full story)</span></a></span></strong></em>Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-1158864195779094492006-09-21T22:35:00.000+04:002006-09-21T22:43:15.790+04:00my favorite toy...<div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993399;"><strong>here is a picture of me with my 'lioni' (lee-o-nee), he makes my tail wag! i love chewing his tail, and playing tug-o-war with him against buci and lu...i also sleep with him, he keeps me comfy and cozy on the bed, i don't like to share him, so he stays in the bedroom!<br /></strong></span><br /></div><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/606/3637/320/mirabella%26lioni.jpg" border="0" />Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-1158778799366209242006-09-20T22:42:00.000+04:002006-09-20T22:59:59.380+04:00Tagged 2x's!!!<strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#339999;">wow, i have been tagged twice! so here goes...5 things that make a good doggie friend:</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#339999;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#339999;">1. don't complain if our chew bones and pigs ears get swapped...</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#339999;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#339999;">2. let me win wrestling matches...</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#339999;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#339999;">3. leave me your leftovers...</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#339999;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#339999;">4. take turns knocking over the trash can so i don't always get the blame...</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#339999;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#339999;">5. you clean my ears and i'll clean yours</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#339999;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#339999;">next to be tagged are molly, booger, isabella, tigersan and waffles...</span></strong>Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-1158709313241444122006-09-20T03:40:00.000+04:002006-09-20T03:41:53.256+04:00:-(Dear Mirabella,<br />:-( my mommy is going to cancel my blog..... :-(<br />i'll miss u! wait! do you have a "dogster" account on http://www.dogster.com ?<br />I do. Maybe if you do then we can still keep in touch! :-)<br /><br />Luv, <br /><br />~Molly Annette MinsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-1158418075092389292006-09-16T18:38:00.000+04:002006-09-16T18:47:55.093+04:00far from home...<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">a few thousand miles or so back west is the fun filled city of los angeles, where i was born...dogs living back home have it made!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">check out this article:</span><br /><a href="http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/todaysfeatures/2006/August/todaysfeatures_August28.xml§ion=todaysfeatures"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">los angeles dogs living the lush life</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">found at</span> <a href="http://www.khaleejtimes.ae"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.khaleejtimes.ae</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">although the day to day lives of dubai dogs is pretty boring, we do have a special day where we get to show off, buci and lu haven't taken me yet to this event but we are already preparing for next years </span><a href="http://www.mydsf.com/dsf/eng/dsf_pressrelease.asp?pressid=4272"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Dogs Day Out/Dog Show</span></a>Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33161820.post-1158416768560742042006-09-16T17:59:00.000+04:002006-09-16T18:30:57.496+04:00culture clash<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">being a dog in a muslim country is a very difficult situation, read the following and you will understand what i mean...dubai is a place where very differing cultures meet and co-habitate, dogs are allowed into the country, and many people keep pets here, especially european expats; but there is an underlying cultural factor that makes life difficult (or not as pleasant as it could be) for dogs living in dubai and the uae...</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#000066;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>*Advice: Beware of keeping dogs in your home One of the habits that have come to us from the kuffaar (non- believers) is the custom of keeping pet dogs in the home. Many of the people in our society who are following the ways of the kuffaar bring a dog into their home.They spend money to buy the dog, although the price of a dog is haraam (according to the hadeeth narrated by Imaam Ahmad, 1/356; see also Saheeh al-Jaami’, 3071). Then they spend money on feeding it and keeping it clean, money which they will be asked about on the Day of Resurrection. Having a dog at home has become a status symbol among many rich people and high-level employees. The dog’s saliva is naajis (unclean, impure), and the dog licks the members of the household and their vessels. If a dog licks a vessel it must be washed seven times, one of which must be with earth. How about if you realize how much reward is lost by those who keep dogs? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There is no member of a household where a dog is kept, but their good deeds will be reduced by one qeeraat (according to a report narrated by Muslim, by two qeeraats) every day, except in the case of a dog kept for hunting, agriculture or herding sheep.” (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, 1489; Saheeh al-Jaami’, 5321). The ban on keeping dogs does not apply to working dogs kept for agriculture, hunting or guarding homes, buildings, livestock, etc. This also includes dogs kept for necessary purposes such as pursuing criminals, sniffing out drugs, and so on, as some scholars have explained. (Al-Ta’leeq ‘ala Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Shaakir edn., 3/267). Jibreel (peace be upon him) explained to our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) the reason why he could not enter his house at a time they had both agreed upon. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Jibreel came to me and said: 'I was going to come to you tonight, and nothing stopped me from entering the house you were in except the fact that there was a statue of a man in the house, and a curtain on which there were images, and there was a dog in the house. Tell someone to cut the head off the statue, so it will look like a tree; tell someone to cut up the curtain and make it into two pillows; tell someone to get the dog out of the house.’” So the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did that.” (Reported by Imaam Ahmad; Saheeh al-Jaami’, no. 68).</em></span></div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;">*<span style="color:#000066;">taken from </span></span><a href="http://www.dicd.ae/vEnglish/showpage.jsp?objectID=6985&lID=1"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;color:#000066;">dubai e-government </span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;color:#000066;">page</span></em></div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:78%;color:#000066;"></span></em> </div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:78%;color:#000066;"></span></em> </div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:78%;color:#000066;"></span></em></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">dubai is growing and ever changing, other cultures <em>are</em> tolerated here. there are already many veterinarians in dubai as well as businesses that cater to pets and their needs...i am optimistic that doggies will be more widely accepted and that they and their families will be accomodated eventually...a dog park is not an impossibility, it will just take a lot of convincing...</span></div>Mirabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656506675955155753noreply@blogger.com2