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Renovations! 

The quarantine area at the shelter is one of the most important sections, it's where gets settled right after they are brought in from the street, so it's crucial that its extra cozy.  
Last weekend Vlada organized a major renovation of the space. She picked up tools and supplies and delivered every thing to the shelter. Then Misha, one of our volunteers, spent his entire weekend work on the renovations. He fixed and replaced walls, re-did the floors and the sleeping areas so now everything is nice and clean to welcome the new dogs. Of course Misha wasn't working alone, he had some Sochi dogs watching him every step of the way. After hours of work, Brittany checked out the new space and gave her bark of approval! Thank you Misha for all you do! 

Brittany approved! 

Look at those floors before Misha came in... 

And look at them now! 

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Anna Umansky

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New Residents at the Sochi Dog Shelter

Over the past few weeks we welcomed a few new dogs to the shelter! 
Check out their stories and follow along because soon they'll be ready to go home. 

 

Mr. Joe

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Mr. Joe liked to hang out by an apartment complex. Longing for a home of his own he would always come running when people were walking their dogs or kids we're playing on the playground. Nobody knew where he came from so it's likely he was abandoned by his owners. Sochi Dogs volunteer Misha brought him to the shelter.  Mr. Joe will be available for adoption in October. He has a slight limp and a very loving personality! 

Roxie

Roxie is just 5 months old. She was brought to our vet by someone who found her laying down on the side of the road after being hit by a car. She was treated by our vet and made a complete recovery! Roxie is a very smart and friendly girl! She will be ready for adoption in September. 

Mona

Mona was found by Masha's friend back in June. She fostered her and taught her to walk on a leash and go outside. Mona loves car-rides especially if they mean making new friends! She at the shelter and ready for adoption. 

Neman

Neman was found living on the street and is slowing settling in and meeting dogs at the shelter. Once Neman is acclimated, we'll be looking for the perfect home. 

 

 

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Anna Umansky

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Rescue Update: Puppy Love

Rescued from outside a construction site on May 14, when they were just 2 months old this little of six has grown into beautiful puppies all with unique personalities! Below is a short video of how they were found late at night. Scroll down to see their transformation at the shelter. 

 
 

Two weeks later at the shelter: Everything is still very new so the gang is sticking close together. 

Two months later: Life is good! Everyone loves treats and attention and they can't wait for visitors. 

Three months later: Wishes come true! Two Sochi Dogs adopters, Emily and Ann visit the shelter to volunteer and they get showered with puppy kisses! 

Today: The crew is almost ready to go home! Check out their individual pages and put in your applications.
Meet the playful Jellybean, social butterfly Allan, cuddle-bug Rex, silly Pluto, sweetheart Zigi, and the quiet gentleman Nikolai. 

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Sochi Expedition 2017: The Rescue

Tanya Umansky, one of Sochi Dogs’ co-founders travelled to the shelter this spring. Over the next few weeks, she’ll be sharing her experience on the blog.

The Rescue

As I’m writing this, Sochi Dogs has adopted 218 dogs. Some of them stayed at the shelter just for just a couple of months and other lived there for 1- 3 years before they found forever homes. I remember all of these dogs by name and how they got to the shelter.  I created web pages with their photos and stories, often gave them names, and met many of them at JFK airport, but I never had a chance to rescue a dog myself. So I was very excited to have this opportunity during my visit to Sochi. 

Just a day before I came to Sochi Masha got a tip that the city beach will be cleaned from dogs before the season starts on June 1st and she knew of two dogs living on that beach, a mother and daughter pair. They survived on food scarps from a nearby store and cafe. 

Time was running out and next evening Masha and I drove to the beach.  We parked quite far and started looking for dogs.

 
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We walked around search but there were no dogs and almost no people. We started to worry that we will not see them today.  And suddenly success - they appeared out of nowhere. They came to us but they did not want to go with us. It took some convincing but we were able to catch them and carry them to the car. 

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They looked a bit stressed when we arrived to the shelter.  We put them separately in a closed kennel and gave them lots of food and water.

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Now Sandy and Julie are safe, fed and loved at the shelter. But the last big step is ahead - we need to find them a family.  These girls are friendly, social and very attached to each other. Ideally, we would want them to be adopted together.