“HE SAT DOWN AT MY SIDE AND HASN’T LEFT ME SINCE…”
When the war in Syria ripped their world apart, Arwa Omaren thought she would never see her beloved dog, Jacko, again. But sometimes the unexpected happens. Sue Corfield reports.
Arwa dreamed of being reunited with Jacko — and eventually her dream came true.
Jacko still remembered some of the tricks Arwa had taught him as a puppy.
Asa refugee without any financial backing, Arwa’s dreams of getting her dog to the UK seemed unlikely to be fulfilled.
But then War Paws —a charity that helps reunite soldiers with dogs they rescue overseas — got involved, and three years later, Jacko, a five-year-old Golden Retriever, has been reunited with Arwa.
And this is, in part, thanks to the kindness of Your Dog’s readers who donated towards the cost of his passage to the UK.
Readers may recall the article on War Paws featured in the April 2021 issue of Your Dog, which highlighted the plight of refugee Arwa and Jacko, the dog she had to leave behind when she left her war-torn country.