Are dogs allowed in Riyadh

Yes, dogs are certainly allowed as long as they come with the nmecessary paperwork. Almostr all compounmds have pet dogs within them. I have no clue about the required procedures and documentation. One place to find out would be at the Vets in Riyadh.

Iqama, you mean? Lolz. No way..... Just kidding puddy tat, I guess?

There was a joke floating around about a Lion who was in a Zoo in Africa who was bought by a local Zoo here and was being shipped to Riyadh. The animal was very pleased thinking that he would now have all the comforts of Aircon, a sheep a day, compared to the bones he was getting back in Africa etc etc. On arrivale he was sent to his cage and found to his amazement that the zookeeper in Riyadh was only giving him a bunch of bananas every single day. Troubled by this situation, and hungry as hell too, the Lion decided to question the zookeeper, who happenedd to be from Kerala.

"hey zookeeper, whats this, I am a Lion, King of the Jungle, I eat meat and you keep giving me bananas every day?"

The zookeeper responds,

"So sorry my friend, Mr Lion, it says on your papers that you have been brought here on a Monkey visa and procedure has it that we need to feed you with Bananas..."

Thank you all...

BTW, I am looking for a one or two bedroom Appt. in a dog friendly compound, any info will be greatly appreciated

Hello Abdu245,

thanks for the post, I am just not clear about the second part.

What do you mean by "intercourse with it" and "unacceptable to us".

thanks,

NewComer, Apartments in Compounds are rather diffoicult to find these days. Ive been looking for one for a friend of mine and every place is full with waituing lists for months on end. You have to look around or settle for an apartment outside a Compound. Seems like compounds are very much in demand these days...?

Abdu,

Bit of advice on your English, my friend:  'Intercourse' refers to sexual relations.

I don't know about anybody else who read your comment, but I damned near fell off my chair laughing!!!!!!!!!

Intercourse can also mean interaction, if looked at from a different view... the SI is just one aspect of it....

pffffffffffft ...

nobody read that, ok?


Umm, Abdu, I wana ask you something please.

I mean really? people don't like to see dogs? but why?
I was thinking about getting a watch dog for home.


Thanks,
Salman

Alliecat wrote:

musicman,

trust me.. as a native speaker of English from the USA, the word 'intercourse' is only used in one way!

Ever heard of Social Intercourse?
The Brits taught us different, I guess?

social intercourse?

Oh yes.. I believe I heard that expression once.  In a 1940's black and white movie about Brits in colonial India haha

But its the language of the Queen, anyways. The only thing that America couldnt invent, I guess?

Oh sure, but those Queen's dont have anything to do with lingo
They are too busy fighting to safeguard their rights even in the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave....

The only difference may be the LONG beards and the SHORT thobes...?

pay attention! Musicman is correct. Our religious right do not wear short thobes nor do they have full beards.

In fact, they are referred to irreverently by many as 'Bible thumpers'!  (had you heard that expression before?)

Guys, I say lets have a different forum about religious discussion and keep this one about dogs. 

BTW, anyone knows where I can get an import permit for my dog?

This discussion is about dogs in Riyadh, so please start a new discussion if you would like to talk about something else. Thanks !

Great Question - I also need an import permit for my dog.  Hopefully someone can provide guidance.  I have my husbands HR Dept working on this issue too.  Thanks in advance for the help!

Make sure you apply for an Iqama that staes "DOG" in the profession box or else the poor critter will end up eating bananas.