Dziko Sri Lanka - The Street Dog Blog

Dziko Sri Lanka - The Street Dog Blog Fundraising for essential health care for Street Dogs in Sri Lanka and vaccinating for safer communities.

I volunteer here every year and welcome you to follow my blog on The Diziko Project - follow them on Facebook & Insta if you love dogs!

It's National Dog Day! 🐶🐶Here's some very cute mug shots of some of the dogs that have recently received care from the D...
26/08/2025

It's National Dog Day! 🐶🐶

Here's some very cute mug shots of some of the dogs that have recently received care from the Dziko Project with YOUR donations.
So.. thank you 🙏🏻

10 months in the making and a zillion edits and here it is! 🐶 You can get a copy for just £5 and that includes UK p&p. T...
25/08/2025

10 months in the making and a zillion edits and here it is!

🐶 You can get a copy for just £5 and that includes UK p&p.

There's something special about seeing a child form a connection with a dog.
However.. there is nothing available to buy for children to teach them about dog care, welfare and safety...

Until now! ❤️

Inspired by the children in Sri Lanka.. they also have no resources to guide them about the Street Dogs they cohabit with.

I am in the process of putting together some resources for them.. and the funds from this little book for our UK kids will not only help the Street dogs but also the kids in Sri Lanka too!

I already have links with a pre school there, have arranged a letter exchange with a local UK school and will be going in November with a bag full of desperately needed English resources for the teachers to use!
(Plus cat wormers, dog clippers, bandages, meds.. and I might even have space for a pair of clean knickers or two! 😂)

The kids in the UK are our future dog owners.
The kids in Sri Lanka are our future guardians to the street dogs.

So.. let's help them to help the dogs, be safe and get it 100% right..

I've been dog sitting this week and my friend Maria has paid to have these books printed as a thank you. So grateful 🙏🏻

Thank you for all the shares. I was apprehensive about this (my own self confidence I think!) so your comments and support is really appreciated 😊

24/08/2025

I will just leave this here for you!
Please share! 💖 (and message me to order.. of course!)

£5.00 Inc UK p&p
(And you vaccinate a dog against Rabies!) 🐶

23/08/2025

Meet MIMI
(and a happy ending 🐶)

This is what Distemper looks like. 🥹..
Jenny, one of our lovely volunteers, recognised Mimi, a local street dog in poor condition, skinny, had an eye discharge and was hot to touch.
She was checked over by a local vet who suspected Distemper.

With this diagnosis she was put back out on the streets as there simply was nowhere to house or hospitalise her. 😢

Jenny visited her every day, administered meds and fed her twice a day to get her weight and strength up to prepare her for what was to come.

The neurological signs started and day by day she worsened.. until she couldn't walk anymore.
Jenny continued taking food to her otherwise she would have certainly died alone.

At one point there was a drastic dip as her condition worsened further and she stopped eating and drinking.
Jenny feared she was going to die as the Distemper told hold, however thankfully she started to pick up again. 🥰

Magda our Dziko vet who is out of the country was at hand to give advice on more treatments via video link.

After TWO months Mimi is back on her feet! Her coordination is not always on point and her back legs get tangled sometimes which makes her fall. The distemper 'twitching' is still there and may never go away.

She has passed the most critical stage of Distemper and is a survivor! ❤️

She is still on her medication and Jenny is even whisking her over to the beach on the back of a scooter to do some hydrotherapy to help strengthen her back legs.

I am sure you will agree,
Jenny you are an absolute legend! 🥰

Be sure to check out the video in the comments which shows Mimi now! 🙂

The videos are all taken by Jenny throughout Mimi's recovery journey ❤️

If you can support us with dogs like Mimi please donate. Even a couple of pounds goes a long way.
All of the Dziko volunteers are unpaid so every penny donated goes straight to help dogs like Mimi.

https://thedzikoproject.org/our-work/

Look at this transformation! At the end of April these beauties were given Easecto for their mangey, itchy skin. Fast fo...
19/08/2025

Look at this transformation!
At the end of April these beauties were given Easecto for their mangey, itchy skin.
Fast forward to the end of July and the difference is incredible!!

If these dogs could talk I wonder what they would say to Jenny who treated and photographed them?!

Jenny is one of our volunteers (also an amazing photographer) and is one kind and caring lady!
She has recently been supporting a street dog with Distemper as another wave of the deadly disease has hit the south coast.
Jenny has been visiting the dog and feeding her as she was unable to move due to being so sick.
This dog is a lucky one to have Jenny looking out for her as unfortunately many do suffer and die alone. ❤️
We hope she will pull through. 🤞🏻

In my ideal world every dog in Sri Lanka would have access to skin treatment and vaccinations 😔

Just over 2 months until I go back to Sri Lanka.. excited to update you all along my next adventure with the amazing The Dziko Project 🥰

15/08/2025

Thank you Justine Watts for volunteering to run a Dziko stall at Dogs Trust Darlington Christmas Fayre. You star! ✨✨

Thought you may like to see Little Ratty living his best life!!
He is now named 'Roti' as Reggie, his new owner didn't quite like 'Ratty' (no idea why 🤣🐀)

Looking forward to visiting the lord of the manor in November!

Local peeps.. I need your help! Would anyone fancy a fun day out on Sunday the 30th November? I have kindly been invited...
11/08/2025

Local peeps.. I need your help!

Would anyone fancy a fun day out on Sunday the 30th November?

I have kindly been invited back to the Darlington Dogs Trust Christmas fayre to sell our wonderful Dziko Collars and some other crafty bits which were a hit last year!

Unfortunately I am in Sri Lanka getting sweaty and stinking of all things dog related..😂

If anyone would be interested in running our stall, having a fun day out and helping raise much needed funds to help the dogs (and occasionally cats!) please get in touch.

Great opportunity to get some Christmas (oh there we go I've mentioned it in August 🙈) shopping in as there were loads of great stalls last year!

Here are some of the latest photos popping up on our Dziko chat!
Funds have taken a dip after such a busy first half of the year so the Dogs Trust event would be amazing to give us a boost! ❤️

Yesterday I was invited to 'Puppy Sports Day' with Tees Valley Dog Training to give a little talk about The Dziko Projec...
27/07/2025

Yesterday I was invited to 'Puppy Sports Day' with Tees Valley Dog Training to give a little talk about The Dziko Project.
The pups and owners were of course amazing with the guidance of the trainers Natalie Waller, Fran and Charlotte.

🐶 The pups were learning Parkour to build confidence and some scent work too!

We have some more UK dogs wearing super posh Dziko collars and together we raised £91 for the Sri Lankan street dogs!
Thank you all 🙏🏻 soooooo very grateful. 🐶❤️🐶

Natalie thank you so much for inviting me along 🥰

⏩⏩If anyone local to Teesside is part of a group / club and fancies a little social presentation to learn more about the dogs in Sri Lanka and the work at the Dziko Project please drop me a message! 😉🤩

☺️Please feel free to tag / share!

✈️ are booked so the Blog will be continuing..11th Nov - 11th Dec 🎉🎉Can't wait to catch up with the team, my lovely Sri ...
17/06/2025

✈️ are booked so the Blog will be continuing..
11th Nov - 11th Dec 🎉🎉
Can't wait to catch up with the team, my lovely Sri Lankan family and some of our Dziko dogs.. and of course meet and support many more in need 🐶 ❤️

Good Morning 🌞 I've had a couple of enquiries about Yoga straps already! Whoop whoop 🎉Here they are for any Yogis out th...
02/06/2025

Good Morning 🌞

I've had a couple of enquiries about Yoga straps already! Whoop whoop 🎉

Here they are for any Yogis out there! 🧘🏻
They will make a lovely gift for any yogi friends and family too!

I have a VERY limited supply in the UK and they have been handmade by our beautiful Nishanti in Sri Lanka!

ALL money donated goes straight to the dogs!

£14 plus £2 p&p (UK)

PM me to grab yours quick!

So proud to be part of the Dziko team! 126 dogs neutered and vaccinated in Sri Lanka over a 3 day campaign this weekend ...
01/06/2025

So proud to be part of the Dziko team!

126 dogs neutered and vaccinated in Sri Lanka over a 3 day campaign this weekend 🎉

There are 15 'owned' dogs that the team didn't have time to do, which have been booked in for next weekend to be neutered and vaccinated.

The 'owners' bringing these dogs to the team are just the BEST 😍

The dogs they 'own' are street dogs they have volunteered to oversee, provide water, food and sometimes shelter for... they are still very much 'street' dogs. 🐶

My WhatsApp is full of photos captured over the days, the team are absolutely exhausted aannnnddddd the Dziko bank account has been pretty much wiped out! 😔

The Dziko Project is a small non profit making charity making an incredible difference to the dogs and the beautiful people in Sri Lanka!

My mission this summer is to spread The Dziko love around the UK... A little bit of heeeyyyyy we are heree...please talk about us to your friends and family!

Pleeeasseeeee would you

*Share this post to your FB and ask for follows

* Tag your vets

* Tag your local pet shop

* Tag everryyooonnne you know who LOVE dogs!!

* Let evverrrryoonnne know about a cool place to get a new fancy, bling collar for their dog for just £10 & p+p!! (PM me!!)

* Yogggggggiis... I have beautiful yoga straps!! £14 & p+p (PM me!!)

And I need pottery inspiration..the paw prints sold out.. what's next..any ideas?

Let's get the Dziko funds up and running again by spreading the word! 🐶🙏🏻❤️

Here's some snaps from the weekend ❤️🐶

Donate to
https://thedzikoproject.org/

Whilst I'm in Sri Lanka I keep a personal blog on this FB page!
To follow the project their official page is
The Dziko Project

Thanks everyone for your support and I promise another LIVE blog by the end of the year! 😘

18/05/2025

Hannah and the team checked up on Little Ratty this week. Safe to say he has settled into his amazing new home. ❤️
You all know him well.. I'm sure you will guess which one is him!

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