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!

12/09/2025

There's a new print order gone in this morning!! 🎉🎉
I'm a little overwhelmed with all the orders, donations and lovely feedback I have received. 🥰 Thank you so much.

If anyone who has a copy would like to offer some feedback please drop me a message I would love to hear from you. ❤️

I was so delighted to hear from Alison who fosters children and wanted a copy to pop on the book shelf..

"It’ll be perfect for us as I’ll be able to relate it to looking after ‘our dogs ‘.. most kids that come through the door are great but there’s times when they just don’t know how to treat the dogs and we’ve had to explain about being kind and not to pull ears or tails and to not sit or try to ride them like a donkey 😳 !!
It’s all good fun 🥰"

New little video.. new price (just a tinsy tiny bit more to support the dogs and children in Sri Lanka.. ❤️🐶🥰 £4.99 + £1 UK p&p

Perfect small gift for children for birthday and Christmas 🎄🎁

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Here's the amazing Reggie with... Guess who!
10/09/2025

Here's the amazing Reggie with... Guess who!

06/09/2025

Remember MIMI?

This girl was recently suffering with the deadly disease Distemper. 😔

So happy to see this warrior has made it! This is a video that Jenny took a couple of days ago when she went to check on her.

Needless to say it would have been a totally different story if Jenny had not found her and cared for her every day whilst she was so sick. ❤️

Distemper is highly contagious and sooooo many dogs are dying alone on the streets suffering..
.and of course it's so easy to prevent with vaccinations.

Local people can be wary and scared when they see a dog with Distemper. Rightly so when there are also cases of Rabies which can, to the untrained eye, present some similar signs.

Quite often locals watch our volunteers, some are keen to learn and then resume the care of individual dogs which is the perfect outcome. ❤️🥰

Proud to say my first batch of books have nearly sold out and some of your donations will go towards vaccinating dogs like Mimi.

Big heartfelt thank you 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Jenny thank you for sharing your video 🥰🐶

I have some gorgeous photos to share with you!! 🥰🥰Today I received these amazing photos from Hemamali who runs the local...
02/09/2025

I have some gorgeous photos to share with you!! 🥰🥰

Today I received these amazing photos from Hemamali who runs the local pre school in Sri Lanka.

As you can see they have had a very colourful art exhibition this afternoon! 🖍️🌈🎨🖌️

They are the next generation of carers and guardians for the street dogs in Sri Lanka! 🐶

I have a lovely connection with this pre school and can't wait to see all the children again.. armed with some colourful English resources to support their learning!

I have been fortunate to arrange a letter exchange with some children from Galley Hill Primary School which we will be organising before my trip in November. 🎉
(Remember when we use to have penpals!)

Exciting stuff hey!! 🙌🏻

Thank you Hemamali for giving me permission to share these photographs. ❤️

01/09/2025

Hey!! Thank you SO much for your support with my little book about big hearts and wagging tails!

Delighted to announce that I have already sold half of my first printing order!!
£150 has been sent over to The Dziko Project which is amazing!!

🌲is coming soon and they will make brilliant 🧦 fillers!
(Remember I am away 11th Nov - 11th Dec)
Impressed I mentioned 🌲🧦🧑🏻‍🎄 without mentioning 🧑🏻‍🎄🌲🧦!!

Here's the cutest video from Jenny our Dziko volunteer! ❤️

The team in Sri Lanka have just helped a little street dog family (overseen by a lovely local family) with neutering and vaccinating.
Without the support from the charity they cannot afford to do this. 🐶🐶

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! ❤️

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