Our beautiful 13 wild dog pups are growing up well and are still all healthy and happy! The females continue being on contraceptives in order to avoid breeding, as this is prohibited by the Namibian Ministry of Environment.
We still have big plans for our 13 rescued wild dog pups. After the International Wild dog workshop in October, where we learned a lot on how we can optimize the future of captive held wild dogs in Namibia, we are still planning to collaborate with other NGOs on reintroducing wild dogs into protected reserves and hopefully back into the wild.
All 13 of them are also getting more confident and cocky with age. We go in and clean their waterhole once a week at least, and every time they are coming closer and we sometimes have to team up to get them away from the cars and avoid that they destroy the tires with their extremely sharp teeth!
As a 'parent' I recently had the privilege of visiting 'my' dog on a stopover to the airport after a fantastic two week holiday in your beautiful country. We were unsure of the welcome we'd get, looking rather bedraggled and dropping in unannounced, but the Naankuse staff were welcoming and friendly and went out of their way to secure a guide to take us to the dogs.
ReplyDeleteWhat a thrill to see them! Our guide was wonderful and gave us the low down on their story and day-to-day care. He even brought them a snack to reward them for showing off to us. They are beautiful and I was surprised at their 'bark', which is actually more of a high-pitched squeal. I was also surprised at their smell. I think 'my' dog needs a bath :-)
Thank you Naankuse for all that you do!! It's comforting to know that in this chaotic world there are people like you, doing good.
Cathie Parker,
Parent to a dog