Help for dogs in Bosnia.
Direct.
Transparent.
Food, safe shelter and responsible adoption: Shield of Dogs supports stray dogs in Bosnia and shows transparently where help is needed.
"How can someone abandon a puppy like this at a landfill?"
Someone left this puppy at a landfill. Daniel found him and took him in. With your help he gets food, medical care and, one day, a home of his own.
Turning compassion into concrete help.
Support becomes concrete here: food, safe shelter, medical care, transport and adoption. Every contribution should visibly help exactly where it is needed.
A home, when it fits.
Not every dog is ready right away. The ones that are, you will find here.
See dogs for adoption →
Planning helps more than a single good moment.
Monthly support makes food and safe shelter easier to plan for.
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Even €1 a month helps.
In-kind donations such as dog food, leashes, harnesses, blankets and supplies are also urgently needed.
Support now →The dogs did not choose this life.Mst. Daniel Hodzic — Chairman, Shield of Dogs
Only we humans can change something.
Why we do not look away.
Many stray dogs in Bosnia live without regular food, shelter or medical care. Shield of Dogs helps in places where a single rescue needs to become reliable, ongoing care.
Encounters on the ground turned into a clear mission: look closely, document, provide care, and honestly assess the next possible step for each dog.
Every dog is seen as an individual: with fear, trust, character, and the chance of a safer life.
Help on the ground needs reliability.
The work consists of many small, necessary steps: sourcing food, securing dogs, improving shelters, preparing transports and finding the right people.
Not every rescue ends well. That is exactly why predictable support matters, so that food, shelter and medical care do not depend on chance.
Transparency is part of that responsibility: it should always be visible what support is needed for, and what it makes possible.
What makes the work worthwhile.
When a dog is fed, receives medical care, gets a safe place, or moves into the right home, compassion turns into real change.
Anyone who helps becomes part of a rescue chain: direct, transparent, and with respect for every single animal.
“Not every dog makes it. That is exactly why help on the ground needs reliability, food and safe places.”
Glimpses from Bosnia
What Daniel sees every day.
These pictures show glimpses of the care work on the ground. They aim to inform honestly, without exploiting suffering.
TikTok — Shield of Dogs
Watch Daniel's rescues on video.
On TikTok we share short glimpses from Bosnia: feeding trips, rescues, puppies in need, and the moments when fear turns back into hope.
Adoption
These dogs are looking for a home
Some dogs need a home. Others first need care, calm, and people who show them again that love does not hurt.
Become part of the rescue chain.
Even €1 a month helps buy food on a regular basis. Dog food, leashes, harnesses, blankets and transport crates are also urgently needed.
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