They have no one who looks for them when they don’t come home. We do: with food, vet care and a safe place – until they find a home.
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.
Teaming: an ongoing membership from €1 a month for our day-to-day work. Donations: one-off or for a specific dog.
Support becomes concrete here: food, safe shelter, medical care, transport and adoption. Every contribution should visibly help exactly where it is needed.
Not every dog is ready right away. The ones that are, you will find here.
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Monthly support makes food and safe shelter easier to plan for.
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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.Daniel Hodzic — Chairman, Shield of Dogs
Only we humans can change something.
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.
On the ground we look closely, document every case and decide for each dog individually what is possible next.
We see every dog as an individual: fearful or trusting, cautious or brave.
Daniel buys food, drives sick dogs to the vet and looks for foster homes.
That is why Daniel plans food, shelter and vet visits in advance. Not every rescue ends well, but good planning makes it more likely.
That is why we show exactly what every donation is used for.
You see the difference when a dog is fed, receives medical care and finds a safe home.
When you help, you become part of the rescue chain directly, with respect for every single animal.
“Not every dog makes it. That is exactly why I make sure there is reliability, food and safe places.”
Glimpses from Bosnia
These pictures show glimpses of the care work on the ground. They aim to inform honestly, without exploiting suffering.
TikTok — Shield of Dogs
On TikTok we share short glimpses from Bosnia: feeding trips, rescues, puppies in need, and the moments when fear turns back into hope.
Adoption
Some dogs need a home. Others first need care, calm, and people who show them again that love does not hurt.
Gesund
Sehr Schüchtern aber nur wen keiner hin sieht, er traut sich in deiner nähe aber nur wen er dir vertraut. eher Ruhig und zurückhaltend aber unter seinen Freunden verrückt
50 of 50 € are covered. Support for this month is fully covered.
Gesund
sie drängt dich damit du sie streichelst und mit ihr spielst, was das betrifft ist sie einfach nur Zucker :)
20 of 50 € are covered. 30 € still needed.
Gesund
Er läuft weg aber dan kommt er wieder, danach läuft er wieder weg und kommt wieder so lange bis du ihn richtig streichelst und kuschelt danach bewegt er sich nicht mehr vom Fleck.
30 of 50 € are covered. 20 € still needed.
Even €1 a month helps buy food on a regular basis. Dog food, leashes, harnesses, blankets and transport crates are also urgently needed.
Teaming: an ongoing membership from €1 a month for our day-to-day work. Donations: one-off or for a specific dog.
There are two options: a monthly PayPal subscription or a standing order at your own bank. Both run monthly and can be cancelled at any time. You choose the option directly in the sponsorship form.
After submitting the form you are redirected to PayPal, where you set up a monthly subscription. Important: complete the process at PayPal all the way to the end. If you cancel at PayPal, no sponsorship is created. After that the payment runs automatically – there is nothing else for you to do.
After the form you will see our bank details and a QR code. Use them to set up a monthly standing order at your bank (with no end date). Then click "I have set up the standing order" on the page. Recipient: Shield of Dogs - Verein zur Hunderettung, IBAN: AT251500000631161007, BIC: OBKLAT2L.
Please always state "Patenschaft" plus the dog's name and your own name, for example: "Patenschaft Luna – Maria Muster". Without this we cannot match your payment to the right sponsorship. If you use the QR code, the reference is already filled in correctly.
With PayPal automatically as soon as the first payment is confirmed. With a standing order once the first transfer has reached us and we have checked it – this can take a few banking days. The certificate is sent by email.
Yes. Besides the full sponsorship there is a partial sponsorship from €5 per month. If only a smaller remaining amount is open for a dog, exactly that remaining amount applies. You choose the amount in the form.
For the care of your sponsored dog: food, veterinary treatment and shelter. A sponsorship is voluntary support – it does not create ownership of the dog or any claim to adopt it.
Every confirmation email contains the link to your personal sponsorship page. There you will find news about your dog and your certificate, and you can manage your sponsorship. Lost the link? You can request it again on the contact page.
At any time, without notice and without giving reasons – most easily via your personal sponsorship page or by email to info@shieldofdogs.at. Please also cancel a PayPal subscription in your PayPal account under "Settings → Payments → Automatic payments"; a standing order you delete at your bank.
Then the sponsorship ends automatically. We stop the ongoing payments, let you know by email and would be delighted if you supported another dog. If a dog dies or is no longer in our care, the sponsorship also ends – in that case we will contact you personally.
Yes, we issue a donation receipt on request. Just send us a short message via the contact form or to info@shieldofdogs.at.
Share our dogs! Every dog page and dog card has a share icon for WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Every share helps a dog to be seen – perhaps by exactly the person who will give it a home. Goods such as food, leashes or blankets also help directly.
All rules on sponsorships and donations – payment, cancellation, ending on adoption and withdrawal – are set out in our Sponsorship & Donation Terms. You will find the link at the bottom of every page.
No problem, nothing is lost. Simply get in touch via the form below or our contact form. Please tell us which dog you wanted to support and which payment method you chose – we will sort it out together.
Something not working as expected? Briefly describe what happened – a screenshot is welcome. The report goes straight to our technical support.
