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I acquired a little Whadi dog as a young puppy off the street. He ran towards me and sat on my feet asking for help. I picked him up in my arms and he relaxed out of exhaustion. I took him home and my life has not been the same since. I had to move from the furnished apartment I was in with tv and wifi all included, as dogs were not allowed and he was growing bigger.
We moved to a penthouse in Azaiba , which took me two months to find. The Omani landlord granted me permission straight away to have my dog in the penthouse.  It has a big terrace where he can run. He refuses to make his toilet on the terrace and has to be walked twice a day.  Villas in this area cost a lot more  around 600 to 650 rials per month and a garden would be much more ideal for me personally.
He is just over 1 year and 4 months now. He is a well adjusted dog to apartment living.
Yes, it sounds strange ,but I had to train him not to bark too much and wake up our neighbours.
Having a dog in Muscat is expensive especially if you have to have a "dog walker" to walk your dog twice daily. My dog walker costs 2 rials for 1 hour walk of approx 4,5 kms. It can really cost you a lot and finding the right person you can trust and like your dog is not easy. its 0 .690 rials per tinned food and 2.7 rials for a bag of dry food plus treats extra on top. Annual injections 20 rials plus other small things on top.
Dogs like to wake up very early, so your sleep can get disturbed. At least mine does. Vet bills are not cheap and kennel boarding is about 5 rials per day, excluding their food. We spend time walking on the beach and on the local roads mostly. Having a dog does change your life. But I love my dog with all my heart.

I adopted a stray cat some years ago and he has given us much pleasure.  He will be bought back to the UK with us when we leave.  This  is a problem here in Oman, families adopt pets and then when they go they leave them.  This also applies to Westerners.  If you are going to adopt a pet or buy one from a reputable breeder, remember a pet is for life not just for a few years.  When families moved out of the PDO camp there were many abandoned animals and it was upsetting to think that well paid people with obvious intelligence could do such a thing. 
Cats in Oman are generally liked, although there are some youngsters who like to abuse them such as a little kitten found in a bin in MQ who had been blinded in one eye, its tail cut partially cut off and one ear removed.  It was rescued and lives with a lovely family who have rescued other cats. 
Dogs are not so well liked by Omanis, but perhaps this is changing, I don;t know. 
Please if you decide to get a pet whatever it is, remember to take it with you when you leave, not to do so is cruel and unforgivable.