Tanya always liked Dobermans - noble, clever dogs with a vulnerable and devoted soul. Eight years ago, Tanya already had a brown handsome Rambo, and she was enthusiastically searching all the information about her favorite breed online. On one of the forums Tanya saw pictures of Gray - a Doberman of a rare blue color found on the street by volunteers - a sick, ripped off, bald. Tanya took Gray from the shelter and started treating him. «Since that day, everything in my soul has turned upside down, I've become different, - Tanya says. - I realized that in this world there are so many dogs that owners refuse for the most primitive reasons – expensive to keep, big burden, the dog is too old, sickness, etc. Abandoned Dobermans are not able to adapt and survive on the street. They just die, if no one pays attention to them».
Tanya sold her Moscow apartment and bought a plot of land in a summer cottage cooperative. Now Tanya has her own house where her family lives: Tanya's ten-year-old son Vanya, sixteen Dobermans, four mongrels and three cats. Tanya takes home the abandoned animals that could not survive in shelters: «The old ones do not live for long, and they need a lot of care... But they also want to live! Live next to their man».
They say that if several dogs are kept at home at once, they will not be attached to people so much: when animal communicates with another animal, it is more conscious of animal instincts. All Tanya’s dogs understand human speech. It turns out that if we treat animals humanly, even an animal pack will love people selflessly. «My dogs are my kids, - says Tanya. - And Vanya is my best friend, I do not know how I would live without him».

Published in Bird-in-Flight, RegnumEdge of Humanity Magazine, Les media, "My Russia", mediaproject S.T.O.L

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In the courtyard
In the courtyard
The room on the first floor of the Tanya’s house with a separate exit to a specially fenced area for walking. Dogs do not like to walk without Tanya
The room on the first floor of the Tanya's house with a separate exit to a specially fenced area for walking. Dogs do not like to walk without Tanya
The dogs usually get some treats out of Tanya’s hands
The dogs usually get some treats out of Tanya's hands
Vanya in the living room playing on mom’s laptop. Josi (in the right corner) can’t walk because of the intervertebral hernia paralyzed hind legs, but she moves crawling around quite deftly
Vanya in the living room playing on mom's laptop. Josi (in the right corner) can’t walk because of the intervertebral hernia paralyzed hind legs, but she moves crawling around quite deftly
The door to Vanya’s room
The door to Vanya's room
Tanya is reading a wish from a fortune cookie. Tretlahpay Casey hopes to get a treat
Tanya is reading a wish from a fortune cookie. Tretlahpay Casey hopes to get a treat
Tanya is washing the dishes. On her T-shirt there is a portrait of her favorite pet Caesar
Tanya is washing the dishes. On her T-shirt there is a portrait of her favorite pet Caesar
"Selfy" in the yard. Tanya has an Instagram account where she posts photos of her pets
"Selfy" in the yard. Tanya has an Instagram account where she posts photos of her pets
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Vanya likes to draw dogs
Tanya’s family: Tanya, Vanya, Dobermans Harwenta and Caesar, English Bulldog Eva (recently Eva has moved to Tanya’s mom)
Tanya’s family: Tanya, Vanya, Dobermans Harwenta and Caesar, English Bulldog Eva (recently Eva has moved to Tanya's mom)
On the way to the clinic. Tanya is ready to inject Mickey, a puppy with a brain injury. In the background there is Caesar, he usually accompanies Tanya on her trips.
On the way to the clinic. Tanya is ready to inject Mickey, a puppy with a brain injury. In the background there is Caesar, he usually accompanies Tanya on her trips.
Tanya and Mickey at the animal hospital
Tanya and Mickey at the animal hospital
Vita is waiting for Tanya in a car. Vita has cancer - fibrosarcoma. Tanya got Vita out of the shelter with a huge swelling in her mouth and took her to St. Petersburg, where the surgeon removed the tumor. Vita suffered several operations, but the tumor sprouted again and again. On February 12, 2018, Vity passed away
Vita is waiting for Tanya in a car. Vita has cancer - fibrosarcoma. Tanya got Vita out of the shelter with a huge swelling in her mouth and took her to St. Petersburg, where the surgeon removed the tumor. Vita suffered several operations, but the tumor sprouted again and again. On February 12, 2018, Vity passed away
In the veterinary clinic. А session of resonant therapy for the five-month Tank is in progress. Tank has congenital problems with the musculoskeletal system
In the veterinary clinic. А session of resonant therapy for the five-month Tank is in progress. Tank has congenital problems with the musculoskeletal system
Eve and Josi. Eva has a congenital cauda equina syndrome and an inflammation of the genitourinary system, she is wearing special diapers. Josi can’t walk because of the intervertebral hernia paralyzed hind legs
Eve and Josi. Eva has a congenital cauda equina syndrome and an inflammation of the genitourinary system, she is wearing special diapers. Josi can’t walk because of the intervertebral hernia paralyzed hind legs
Tanya’s walking her dogs. Еven three-legged Casey does not feel uncomfortable
Tanya's walking her dogs. Еven three-legged Casey does not feel uncomfortable
Harwenta is the leader. In her youth she used to fight with the other dogs, claiming her rights for Tanya’s attention. Now Harwenta is seven years old, she just settled down, became wise and thoughtful. Tanya describes Harwenta as a mascot a guardian of home
Harwenta is the leader. In her youth she used to fight with the other dogs, claiming her rights for Tanya's attention. Now Harwenta is seven years old, she just settled down, became wise and thoughtful. Tanya describes Harwenta as a mascot a guardian of home
A favorite place for a family walk is a field five minutes’ drive from Tanya’s house
A favorite place for a family walk is a field five minutes' drive from Tanya's house
Tanya and her dogs
Tanya and her dogs