Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to respond. I appreciate ALL your viewpoints, and am really taking everything into account.
The reality is that Bahrain does not offer much hope at all for homeless animals. I volunteer at the ONLY shelter on the island, and I see first hand how animals are treated here.
I could tell you stories that would make you sick, and that is why I am not optimistic about placing this dog - I cannot hand him over to someone responding to a flyer,
as I will never know what his fate is.
I have already asked everyone I know without success, and most peaple are reluctant to own animals here, as they (like ourselves) are here on work contracts,
and they do not want the expense of taking a pet back to their home country.

Last month our shelter took in over 70 dogs and puppies, and Put To Sleep 81. We homed 11 So basically we are looking at a maximum capacity of around 100 dogs and puppies,
therfore there is a one month "turnaround" during which the dog has a chance to be homed, otherwise it will be euthenased to make space for the next one.

There are also a HUGE amount of incredibly cute puppies there, and let's be brutally honest, they have the best chance of being adopted,
along with "novelty" breeds like Jack Russells and Dalmations, which are usually in high demand.

I have faxed my land-lord for permission to erect a fence, and also asked the shelter to make sure that he isn't PTS without letting me know.
Of course if someone DOES go down there and pick him, they will let him go!

I know it's really hard to understand the situation here in Bahrain, so thanks for trying to! (Uabassoon summed it up pretty well in her post). Like Phred and others pointed out,
its IS incredibly hot here, but the animals have adapted.

The problem we have now with our Dilmun cats (which are well adapted to the hot climate) is
that they breed with stray DSH and Persians, and end up with fur which
is unsuitable for the climate. I even see German Shepherds etc living outside here, and they really suffer in the heat.

Here are a couple of pics:

This is the puppy enclosure. It usually has around 20 dogs in it, but they were all being flea-dipped in the other enclosure when I was there)


Some of the other puppies, who may or may not get the homes they deserve:





My garden (which in comparison to the above does not look TOO bad!