Hi everpawdy! What a pawsitively special day here at Tanzie HQ…I may not be smiling like usual but it’s because I simply can’t pawlieve that today marks the 10th Anniversary of The Tanzie Project as a nonprofit! 🥂🎉 While my heart is bursting with pride, today is also bittersweet. I’m missing the ones who helped create this pawesome organization: my Grandparents (Odie and Maya’s human parents), big brother Benji, and big sissy Bella. They were the true backbone of this pawma

🎉 SPECIAL PUPDATE!🎉 10 years ago today I boarded a plane to the USA! My "Americanniversary" story began Dec. 19, 2014 - a cold, snowy night in Sarajevo, Bosnia... ❄️ I was sleeping atop stacked shipping containers that were turned into offices outside of a place called Camp Butmir. 🇧🇦 The upper level had decking and stairs that led to the ground, so I would strategically position myself at the very center to hear or see anything that came up either side. Even though my tu

Bosnian rescues Tanzie, Rex, and Bella had quite a meet-up at the University of Virginia (UVA) in October, 2022, after their mommies realized their connection extended beyond their love of dogs and link to Bosnia, but also to UVA! Nevena, mom to Rex (rescued in 2018 from Mostar), and Jelena, new mom to Bella (rescued in 2022, also from Mostar) are not just sisters - they’re identical twins! And, not only are they originally from Mostar just like their fur-babies, they are bot

📣Hi everypawdy, Tanzie here with a “paw-nnouncement!” 🎉 You may remember last year my auntie Jennifer became our first official employee. Well, I guess all of my dog hair couldn’t hide the pawesome person she is, because the hoomans at our local SPCA took notice and she accepted a job with them! 🥳🐶 As much as I’ll miss all her belly rubs in the office, I’m so proud and know she’ll do pawmazing things for these local pups! Congrats to you, aunt Jenny! 🐾🎉 Many of you got

Paw my GOSH!! Today is my 3 Years as a Nonprofit Anniversary!!! Can you pawlieve it!? I sure can't!! The Tanzie Project became a nonprofit corporation Feb. 18, 2016, and boy, what a crazy journey it's been!! I surely couldn't have made it without your suppawt, Team Tanzie! Since we started, we've helped rehome 301 former Bosnian street dogs (me being the very first, pawfcourse...) and raised more than $180K to rescue, feed, treat, and rehome the forgotten dogs of Bosnia. Chec