The Doge
Pound
ARUSHA, TANZANIA · SINCE 07.2022

THE SOUL
OF THE POUND.

We promised a real shelter. We built one. It's been open for almost four years. These are the dogs who live there.

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Amani, the head handler at the Doge Pound Shelter in Uchira, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania.
160+
DOGS CARED FOR
46
ADOPTED INTO HOMES
1,420
DAYS OPEN
12
FULL-TIME STAFF
◆ THE BUILD ◆

THE BUILD,
FROM DAY ONE.

Mint night to grand opening to today. Real photos from the build, the team, the dogs. We don't have stock photos. We never will.

land · 03.22
build · 05.22
opening · 07.22
first 10
◆ MEET THE DOGS ◆

MEET THE
DOGS.

Kibo, a shelter dog at the Doge Pound Shelter in Uchira.
Kibo
3 yrs

Found near the market. Now greets every visitor at the gate.

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Simba, a shelter dog at the Doge Pound Shelter in Uchira.
Simba
5 yrs

First dog through the door, July 2022. The mascot of the shelter.

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Nia, a shelter dog at the Doge Pound Shelter in Uchira.
Nia
1 yr

Born here. Will probably never leave; she runs the place.

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Tumaini, a shelter dog at the Doge Pound Shelter in Uchira.
Tumaini
7 yrs

Tumaini means 'hope.' Came in with three legs, leaves with four friends.

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Bahati, a shelter dog at the Doge Pound Shelter in Uchira.
Bahati
2 yrs

Bahati means 'lucky.' Adopted by a holder family in March.

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Asante, a shelter dog at the Doge Pound Shelter in Uchira.
Asante
4 yrs

Old soul. Sleeps on the front step every afternoon, watching.

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Amani, the head handler, with us since day one.
◆ AMANI · HEAD HANDLER · WITH US SINCE DAY ONE ◆
“When the first ten dogs arrived, I didn't know what an NFT was. Four years later, I still don't really. But the dogs eat every day, and the gate opens every morning, and that is what the doges built.”
◆ HOW WE FUND THIS ◆

PAID FOR
BY HOLDERS.

◆ SINCE 2021 ◆
4YRS

From mint night promise to a gate that opens every morning in Uchira. Built, not pitched.

◆ RAISED FOR THE DOGS ◆
$1.4M

Mint proceeds, donations, and the vet fund — all of it routed to the ground in Tanzania, not a treasury slide.

The Doge Pound vet fund — illustration of veterinary care.
◆ VET FUND ◆
46 ADOPTED.

Spay/neuter, full panel vaccinations, and a recovery wing — funded directly by the pack.

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