For anyone that owns a dog, they already understand the unconditional love that these gorgeous animals share with us… they don’t ask for much; some food, a warm bed and of course some love in return! I have a small chihuahua who gets nothing but love and cuddles from our family and visits us all for extra attention throughout the year. What really gets my heart aching is the thought of these gorgeous pups up at K9 Friends who are all just looking to give someone their love, and are sat in kennels waiting for the day they are picked… 
I was asked to come and join the Human & K9 Ultimate Challenge last weekend up in RAK, where dog lovers unite for a 2 hour trek up Jebel al Jais. Rather than bringing my own well-loved pooch, I was told that for the weekend we could adopt one from K9 Friends (with a little donation of just 100aed) and give them a day out! As there was no chance my teacup doggy was making it up and over any of those boulders, we jumped at the chance to adopt one from K9 Friends. Be warned – they are a VERY difficult place to find in Jebel Ali, as of course they don’t want multitudes of dogs being left on their doorstep abandoned. After a 2 hour search, we managed to locate them and picked up our companion for the trek, Sprout.
With only an hours drive to the mountain range and with good directions from the team, we parked up, signed up and started on the hike. The terrain was rocky and I had a bit of an encounter with a low lying tree branch, but it was a great adventure and worthy work-out! The post-event BBQ was well-deserved and our little Sprout was happy to rest all the way home. 
He is an absolute BEAUTY, this white, fluffy pup with fox-like ears started the trek nervously but by the end he was acting like a little mountain goat! Friendly not just to us, but to all the other pups and people he met, Sprout is clearly the perfect family dog… have you got room in your home for a little more love?