Dog Lover? Help us in the animal shelter

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What you offer

25h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 2 weeks

The Experience

Cleaning boxes, chaning water, brushing dogs, spending time with dogs We are shelter with 500 dogs and with a lot of hard work. We need people that can help us with taking car of dogs - a lot of cleaning, brushing and other works. Also we always build new dog houses, new yards, needs to paint fence, cut the grass. So, we have a lot of jobs and need help.

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Requirements

Intermediate Croatian or Intermediate English
Between 20 and 55 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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21 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Animal Shelter

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

17 Meeting international travelers
15 Creating true social impact
10 Developing social awareness
9 Meeting locals
8 Get in touch with nature
7 Practicing English

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

15 16. Peace, justice and strong institutions
12 15. Life on land
5 13. Climate action

Laura

Spain

I really like this the shelter. The dogs are really well cared by the staff. They give you all the facilities you need. People are also nice, specially Bruno, he was always there making us feeling good. They have amazing dogs, but they have a lot, so any help is welcome! Thanks for the great experience! I hope to come back soon❤️

25 days ago

Christa

United States

This experience was life changing. To be able to spend so much time with the dogs was the best! The team is welcoming and considerate. The accomodation is comfortable and vegan food is provided for cooking. The volunteer days started at 7am and went to 12pm with one day off. Tasks were clear and included walking, brushing, and playing with the dogs mainly. Everything was very well organized and thought out. Most importantly the dogs are well taken care off. Thank you for a wonderful experience and I hope to be back!!

about 1 month ago

Laura

Germany

I've spent two weeks at the the shelter and really enjoyed my time. The working hours were usually from 7-12 and the tasks fairly simple. We did a lot of walking the dogs which I really enjoyed. Even though there are over 450 dogs and it's sometimes hard because not everyone can get the attention they deserve, that's why I didn't mind spent extra time on walks and socializing even after the working hours. The team has a lot of things to take care of which is why there is not much time to spent with them, nevertheless if there was a question or something I got helped always. Loved my time there!

3 months ago

Jake

United States

My time at the the shelter was great the team does so much for so many dogs. The accommodations are very comfortable and I met some amazing volunteers. the the shelter needs as much help as it can get so if you want to make a big difference I really recommend volunteering here!

4 months ago

ZEU Prijatelji životinja replied

Jake was apsolutely big help in our shelter. He is great person, hard worker, very nice and kind.

Erika

Germany

I had a really great time at the the shelter! The team was very kind and helped me when I had any questions. My shift was mainly walking the dogs and cleaning a little bit and sometimes other tasks depending on what was needed. I never had to work longer than the hours that were agreed. Of course working with dogs can be dirty at times, so I would recommend keeping that in mind, but it's also so rewarding, I had so much fun spending so much time with the dogs there, I miss them already! I absolutely recommend this experience and want to come back again!

4 months ago

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