THE INSPIRING ANIMAL RESCUE GARDEN

The Dog Rose is a groundbreaking animal shelter park where rescue dogs and children interact & heal together.

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the charity with a plan

HELPING SUSTAINABLY

We aim to solve Romania's stray dog problem sustainably and on a long-term basis. With our 360° approach, we not only spay and rescue strays, but also educate and support Romania's new generation of kids to bring lasting change.

our process

STEP BY STEP WITH LOVE

Lasting change can only be achieved with perserverance and process. At the Dog Rose we are combining medical expertise and professionalism with social activities and an ever-expanding heart for all animals and humans in need.

SPAY

Spaying and neutering is the most efficient way to reduce the number of strays. This is why our vets operate for free weekly in the shelter and on the road in our mobile clinic.

The numbers are staggering: 2 dogs spayed will prevent 67’000 new dogs being born in 6 years.

This is why spaying campaigns are one of our main priorities. We organize regular spaying campaigns with our international partners and fellow veterinarians all around Romania.

In addition, we offer free spaying at our shelter for anyone who brings their pet in and other villages who are asking for help.

Word is spreading quickly throughout the region, so more and more people are using our services.

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RESCUE

We constantly rescue insured, mistreated and suffering dogs from the streets, from neighbouring shelters and from public shelters, often in horrifying conditions.

We bring them to our shelter where they receive emergency care & lots of love.

Our vet Alice and her team monitor the newcomers in our quarantine building, then they get all the necessary vaccines, parasite treatment and deworming.

When they have recovered they  get their own compartment at The Dog Rose together with other dog friends and can finally start enjoying their life.

ADOPT

Our adoption program has one goal only: to make our dogs happy. Once socialized, we are not stopping until we have found the perfect human match.

Before our dogs are ready for adoption, we get them used to a life at home and with humans: after arrival at our shelter our wonderful local team socialises with our dogs on a daily basis. They gain the dogs’ trust, play and cuddle with them.

All our dogs are integrated in different packs suitable to their needs. In those packs they come out daily to play and interact with staff and volunteers.

Each dog is fully vaccinated – according to and compatible with international medical requirements, is chipped and has its own passport.

Our fantastic adoption team are truly human-dog match makers. We have over ten years of practical experience and during this time have created over 500 successful matches. We are supporting you from start to finish and even long thereafter with the process of adopting a wonderful stray dog.

So go ahead and just ask us, we are happy to help.

EDUCATE

Education is as important as spaying in order to solve the Romanian stray dog problem. Lasting change can only be achieved together with the local population.
At our Education Center we teach kids, vets-to-be, local families and school classes about all aspects of the human-dog relationship.
We collaborate with schools, charities for kids and social authorities and invite them to our shelter. Here everybody can experience hands-on the loving and healing energy of our pure stray dog souls.
What we teach:
  • History of Romanian stray dogs
  • How to speak dog language
  • How to interact with stray dogs
  • General respect for animals and nature
  • Philanthropy & sustainability
  • How to make the world a better place

SUPPORT

Sharing is caring: in collaboration with our international partners we visit local schools and bring joy to the local communities on Christmas- and Easter-Events.

In addition we are helping other privately owned shelters which are in desperate need in other parts of Romania like Alexandria and Constanta.

We share and organize food for their animals and visit them regularly to medically support them.

GOALS

WE ARE OVER-ACHIEVERS

Our mid-term goals make our mission actionable. Help us achieve the following goals by donating or volunteering with us.

Spay 5000 Animals

Spay 5000 animals until 2025.

EDUCATE 300 CHILDREN

Educate 300 children by 2025

MEDICAL CENTER

Build an excellent center.

testimonials

WHAT PEOPLE SAY

Don't take our word. Over the years, we have met so many great people that have adopted, sponsored or even helped us make The Dog Rose what is is today. Here's what they say:

Mary Hampton

"We would like to introduce our lovely dog to you. Her name is Esme and we adopted her in February 2021 when she was 5 months old. Here she is setting off on her journey to Switzerland from Dog Rose in Romania, (at that time she was called Sprinkles) Esme is our first dog so it has been a wonderful learning experience for us all. I describe her as a “work in progress”! and she probably thinks of us in the same terms although I suspect she has made more progress with us than we with her! The adoption process with Caroline and Anja was very thorough and well paced so we could consider all the aspects that dog ownership might involve. They were both on hand in the first few months to support and advise us. There were many times in those first few weeks that we needed that! She soon learnt to sit, and although toilet training took a little time, she was eager to learn new things. We take her to dog training and she loves running around with her friends, I often think she has some whippet in her, she runs so fast! It is hard to imagine life without her now. "

2021
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5/5

Natalie Chimiak

"Adopting Ari was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. She brought so much joy into our life! The Dog Rose team not only ensured our new furry family member was the best match for us, but also prepared both Ari and us to start a life together. We felt 110% supported. The Dog Rose team really cares! Even now after having Ari for almost a year, they are at our side to answer questions and share their best practices. Thank you Dog Rose for the amazing work you are doing!"

2022
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5/5

Isabelle Silverman

"We are so happy with our new dog Minnie from the Dog Rose shelter in Romania! Everything was handled with the utmost professionality and care. We received videos of Minnie in the shelter, had a video call with the veterinarian caring for Minnie and got lots of information about her health and well-being. We trusted the Dog Rose team 100% that we would get a healthy, loving dog that would adapt to life in Switzerland within a few weeks. Caroline from the adoption team guided us in every step to make the transition as easy as possible and her lovely daughter Angelina even came to dog-sit one evening. The whole family (including our dog Taffy) loves, loves, loves little Minnie and can’t imagine life without her. We couldn’t be happier with the Dog Rose shelter and are recommending an adoption with Dog Rose to anybody open to adopting a wonderful street dog. Thank you very much for your hard and important work with the street dogs of Romania!"

2021
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5/5

Mario Gloger

"Best shelter ever. We had such a nice impressions from how they place dogs in the right families to the shelter in Romania. They treat the dogs so well and the transport was so professionally organized.We could not be happier from our experience and we absolutely recommend getting in touch with the team if you are interested in adopting a furry family member ❤️Thank you for bringing our Mila to us . We could not imagine life without her anymore"

2020
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5/5

Sharon Wirz

"Auf der Suche nach einer Wegbegleiterin, welcher eine zweite Chance braucht, stossten wir auf DogRose. Die Kontaktaufnahme ging promt! Nach dem Ausfüllen des Formulars folgte ein Videocall, man lernte sich kennen. Die Erwartungen sowie Möglichkeiten wurden geklärt. Ein paar Tage später folgten zuckersüsse Bilder, Videocalls und die Beschreibung warum diese eine Hundedame zu uns passen würde! Ein paar Wochen später kam die kleine Emi, via Flugpate bei uns an. Es wurde alles organisiert und dank Anja hatten wir Understützung bei der Ankunft am Flughafen, vor Ort. Die Ankunft- und Kennenlernphase wurde ganz eng und sehr empathisch durch Caroline begleitet. Immer und jederzeit erreichbar! Nach nun 7 Monaten sind Emi und wir ein Herz & eine Seele. 🤎 Wir sind glücklich durch Dogrose unsere Wegbegleiterin gefunden zu haben! Schön, dass es euch gibt und ihr den Tieren in Rumänien eine zweite Chance ermöglicht! Dankeschön ♡ Sharon, Kenan & Emi"

2021
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5/5

Sandra Kunz

"Caroline und ihr Team hat uns von der ersten Kontaktaufnahme bis zur Übergabe und darüber hinaus eng begleitet. Damit gaben sie uns die Sicherheit auch als Ersthundebesitzer den Anforderungen gewachsen zu sein. Dank lückenlosen Papieren sind auch Auslandreisen kein Problem. Unser Hund Curry ist fit und Munter und bereichert unser Leben jeden Tag aufs neue."

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Carmen Stingelin

"Dog Rose team personalised the whole adoption process to our situation (I.e. a 4 year old female dog (not neutered at that time), flat, two full time jobs and frequent travelling (with dogs). Bea’s character was taken into account and a female puppy was recommended. We had a lot of video calls to see the puppy (Lizzy) in action and discuss details. We also got support and advice before and after the adoption. Caroline and Anna shared their contacts of the vet (for neutering surgery) and dog trainer. When we had follow up questions, Caroline and Anna were available to answer them on a short notice. Overall, we really enjoyed working with the Dog Rose team and would definitely recommend adopting from their shelter. It was important for us that the team is also selective with adopters and doesn’t just want to get their dogs adopted by anyone which sadly some shelters do. It is worth mentioning that when we first brought Lizzy to the vet in Switzerland, the vet acknowledge that Lizzy was in a great condition and healthy, which means the shelter took good care of her."

2021
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5/5

Tanya Koch

"Ermina gibt mir so viel Liebe. Das kann mir ein anderer Mensch auf diese Art gar nicht geben. Es tut einfach so gut."

2014
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5/5

Karin Traub

"In 2020 we’ve adopted our lovely dog Mollie from Dog Rose. We are perfectly happy and love her so much. The dogs from the organisation are very good socialized, in perfect shape and the team is amazing. You can feel the dedication and the love for every animal. We recommend Dog Rose with all our heart!"

2020
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5/5

Simone Furrer

"Ich habe noch nie im Leben so ein langes Formular ausfüllen müssen, nicht einmal für die Hypothek unseres Hauses. Wir waren sehr beeindruckt und haben auf unser Adoptionsformular noch am gleichen Tag Antwort bekommen. Danach ging alles sehr schnell. Es hat alles gepasst. Wir hatten nie ein Problem mit Dima und unseren Kindern."

2014
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5/5

Sverrir Thorgeirsson

"Ranja changed our lives. Watch the video to learn more about our wonderful experience with an older dog."

2020
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5/5

adoptions

FALL IN LOVE

MEET OUR NEW ARRIVALS!

There are always new cute dogs ready for adoption or to be sponsored. We rescue injured and hungry stray dogs off the streets of Romania, collect them from other shelters, where they suffer and receive stray puppies from the overwhelmed community. We give them treat, feed and shower them with love. Come check them out. They can't wait to get to know you.
SAY HELLO

STATISTICS

BIG DATA MEETS SMALL CHARITY

We might be small, but we think big: Every animal that enters The Dog Rose is tracked diligently. This allows us to make future decisions based on hard statistical facts and make our efforts as transparent as possible, so you can see the impact of your support.

Animals rescued since 2011

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Adopted in new home since 2011

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Dogs
0
Cats
0
Chicken
0
Ducks
0
Geese
0
Sheep

Dogs currently in shelter

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spaying campaigns

EXPONENTIAL HAPPINESS

Since January 2021

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dogs & cats spayed on Romanian streets

Since January 2021

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suffering dogs avoided

volunteering

ADVENTURE AWAITS

JOIN OUR AWESOME VOLUNTEERS

So many great people have helped us in the past years to make The Dog Rose such a great place. Join them in experiencing how great it feels to help.

From helping us out in Switzerland with administrative computer work or website programming to a full-fledged adventure in Romania with 200 straydogs in one great park, we have just the right volunteer work for you.

And with so many happy volunteers before you, you will never be without advice from some lovely dog-affcionado who knows exactly what you want to know.
JOIN THE FUN

SPONSOR A STRAY

You can't adopt one of our stray and still want to help? Or are you looking for the perfect present? Then why not supporting one of our awesome stray animals by sponsoring it for a full year? We have plenty of cutesies to choose from so you can be sure to find the perfect one. And with four levels of support: doctor, food, training and a year-long full sponsorship, we have something for any budget. Go ahead and browse through them, you will fall in love instantly...
CHECK THEM OUT

Tamara

Muriel

franziska

franziska

franziska

Simone

Diana

Isabelle

Isabelle

Jürg

Gabriela

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WORLD'S MOST SOCIAL ANIMALS

INSTAGRAM

Our instagram account always has the cutest puppies and funniest snapshots of life @The Dog Rose. Check it out and get your daily load of happiness!
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BECOME A MEMBER

As a Dog Rose Member we will keep you updated throughout the year about all the great stuff that is happening at our shelter. You will get updates about our projects, see happy-ends of our adopted dogs and get special invitations to our charity events. Becoming a member is easy. Just sign up with the following link and Come join us, we are one big happy family serving dogs and children, wherever they are in need.
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