Stray Aid Montenegro

𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗼'𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗼𝘅 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘆 🥺

☑ Found just in time.
☑ Learned to stand on his paws again.
☑ Took every dose of medicine.
☑ Grew stronger each day.
☑ Got those floppy ears flopping again.
☑ Became the bestest boi.

And now, after completing every part of his rescue, one box remains empty:

☐ 𝗕𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗻.

Bruno cannot tick that one himself. He needs someone to see beyond his diagnosis, open their heart, and give him the safe, loving home he fought so hard to reach.

He was found by caring tourists after collapsing in thorn bushes, gravely ill with leishmaniosis. He completed his treatment, recovered beautifully, and his leishmaniosis is now in clinical remission. With proper follow-up, he can live a long and happy life.

We believe Bruno may be an Istrian Wire-haired Hound mix who once belonged to a hunter and was abandoned when he became sick. Yet he carries none of that cruelty with him. He is exceptionally kind, gentle and grateful, wonderful with people and other dogs, and asks for so little: softness, safety and someone who will stay.

𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲. 𝗜𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗼𝘅 ✅️

For a healthy, neutered dog, our standard adoption fee is €480, which mainly helps cover transport costs. Because Bruno has an ongoing medical condition and will need future monitoring, his adoption fee can be discussed with the right applicant.

You can apply to adopt or foster Bruno by filling in our 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻/𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺, available through the Linktr.ee in our bio. The form is non-binding.

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗼’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀

On the edge of Slansko lake in Montenegro, hidden between thorns and silence, Bruno was waiting to die.

Too weak to stand, his body gave up and collapsed into a bush. A shepherd passed by and tossed him bread, a kind gesture, but not the help he truly needed. For many dogs here, that’s where the story ends: unseen suffering, quiet deaths, no second chances.

But this time, someone stopped.

Tourists, strangers in a foreign country, refused to look away. They saw Bruno, really saw him, and chose to act. What followed was not simple or easy. Racing against time and their own travel plans, they drove from vet to vet, searching for answers. Four clinics later, they finally had one: leishmania. A devastating diagnosis, but not a death sentence. Not yet. His kidneys were still functioning. There was hope.

And they held onto it.

They didn’t hesitate. They got him the treatment he needed: Milteforan, Allopurinol, supplements to fight his severe anemia. They gave him a chance his body was already losing.

We met them yesterday, standing beside Bruno in this fight. And what they’ve done is nothing short of extraordinary. They changed their plans, extended their stay in Montenegro by a month, all for a dog they had never known.

Day 3 of treatment, and Bruno is already showing us who he could have been all along. After initial infusions to stabilize him, he is now standing, even walking short distances.

But Bruno is not a rare story.

He is one of many.

Many who collapse out of sight. Many who are too weak to search for food, too sick to survive on scraps. Many who never get found, never get a second glance, never get a name.

That’s the harder truth behind this beautiful act.

Bruno is alive today because someone chose not to look away. Because compassion outweighed inconvenience. Because responsibility didn’t stop at borders or travel plans.

This is what it means to make a difference.

Not grand gestures. Not perfect systems.

Just a moment where someone decides: this life matters.

And acts on it.

MESSAGE INBOX

Tourist found Montenegro stray situation so upsetting that she gave up 3 weeks of her 6-week holiday volunteering from 10am-7pm daily at the Podgorica azil.

Yesterday, on her last day of vacation, she found a dog in very poor condition near Slansko Lake. He is severely emaciated, with leg sores and eye issues. She brought him to , where tests will be carried out today to assess his chances of recovery. If there is hope, he will urgently need a caring foster to give him the best chance to heal.

Huge thanks to the tourist for her incredible dedication and commitment!

True or false? Ep. 3/5



"𝗠𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀"

True and false.

✅ True: 🧬 genetically, mixed breed dogs often benefit from greater diversity, which can reduce the risk of inherited breed-specific diseases.

❌️ False: 🌍 environmentally
Many mixed breed dogs, especially strays, suffer from car accidents, shootings, untreated fractures, malnutrition, and diseases. We see bodies surviving things they never should have had to.