Mandy has gone through a lot. When she was saved, her front leg was completely torn because it had been caught in an animal trap. After the operation she had complications but she has managed to recover. 

Mandy is partially sponsored, but she could use another sponsor. 

Niho is a young and strong rescue. We found him on the streets when he  was only 6 monhs old. He was  exhausted and starved. 

Now he is one of our seniors. 

Bella - I also saved her after she had been hit by a car. She had extremely difficult operation but vets managed

to save her leg. 

This is Bastian!  I saved her after she had been hit by a car. Her hind leg was completely torn apart. Also, she had

complications after the operation. She has recovered and she is happy  and very playful now. 

Archie was found with his siblings in the middle of nowhere when he was less than a month old.

They all have grown up to be healthy dogs. 

Archie is one of the oldest now. He loves the attention. 

Cherry was saved from a hole where she lived while she was sick. She had operations on both her eyes, and she has fully recovered. 

Kaslja was saved from an illegal public pound where she had almost been killed. Due to neglect and starvation that she suffered in the pound, she has had many chronic health issues. 

Olivia - she was extremely skinny and starved when she was saved, but she has recovered. Due to gastrointestinal problems she still occasionally gets vet care.

Luka was saved when he was a puppy. He is also one of the bosses at the shelter but he is a playful and outgoing boy. 

Pirga- She is a  very active and outgoing girl.  She has also grown up with us. 

Ara is our golden, cuddly girl. She is very friendly  and outgoing. Ara is one of our young rescues

and she has grown up with us.  

Cura has also grown up with us. She is a big girl and very cuddly and friendly. 

Kuro

Bess

Bess was saved from the streets when she was about five months old, she was scared, traumatised and had a deformed front leg. Although her leg is a bit shorter by the deforming, she can use it as normal. Bess has recovered from her trauma’s and she now belongs to the oldies at Usko’s Nest. 

Timmy (aka Srecko)

Timmy is a very shy boy.

Molly was wandering, alone, in the woods and was fed by Dalida because she was malnourished. Now Molly is safe at the shelter. 

Naila 

Janje was found together with his brothers Dabo and Cupko in the middle of nowhere in 2014. They were only little puppies and without their mum. This is unfortunately a common habit in Bosnia. Janje suffers from skin problems. He can be a bit bossy every now and then. 

In 2017 Mona was found together with her sister Mila, at a garbage dump. They were frozen and hungry. They also suffered from demodex. Unfortunately Mila died June 2023 of diabetes and kidney failure.

Hope was left to die beside a busy road, (March 2022), dehydrated, frozen and with two broken legs.

Once upon a time there were  two brothers, Teddy and Freddy who were saved in 2013 when they were puppies. Someone had left them in the busy street without a mum when they were spotted by Dalida. Dog catchers were trying to catch them. They were lost and traumatised. Dalida took them to the shelter to keep them save. Both of them are cute with incredible characters.

Teddy died in 2026, but Freddy is still going strong. 

August 2023
Ruby was rescued with horrific injuries external and internal and according to the vets these injuries were made by a person. It took a long time for her wounds to heal and she is still healing from her psychological injuries. 

You can read more about the rescue story of Ruby on the page Rescue stories 

In 2016 Sivka was found wandering in the streets on three legs. As her front leg was already amputated in a professional way, it will always be a mystery what happened to Sivka and why she ended on the streets. She is now a happy dog and in charge at Usko's Nest, she is a boss of the shelter and the only dog that spends time with all groups of dogs. Sivka also supervises all activities at the shelter. She is a sweetheart and an old lady.

Candy was saved when she was abandone as a tiny puppy on a busy street. Se was weak and starving at the time. Now she has grown into a lovely mountain dog. She is one of our seniors, born in 2018

Capi was found as a puppy without a mum. He turned into a large mountain-type of dog, He was born in 2017 and still going strong.

Dea..She is a Malinois shepherd mix and one of our many seniors. She was born in 2014

Johny was saved as a puppy when he was chased by dog catchers. He is al grown up now and one of our (many) seniors.