About the space

More than just a shelter.

For three years, Karin took rescues into her own home. Living rooms turned into recovery rooms. Spare bedrooms became kennels. Every couch was occupied.

In 2020, we secured land and started building. The centre opened in 2021 — it is Bali’s only purpose-built bully rescue.

Open-air pens, shaded play yards, an on-site clinic for emergency care, and a quiet rehabilitation wing for dogs who need extra time. Every detail designed around what these dogs actually need.

A dog at the Bali Bully Rescue centre
A professional photo & video shoot is scheduled for the centre and all 17 dogs. What you see below are placeholders for the upcoming production.
30
Dogs at full capacity
2,000
Property size
23
Indoor & outdoor pens
3
Playgrounds
Life at the centre

A glimpse into their world.

Snapshots from the centre as it stands today. A professional photo and video team will be capturing the next chapter soon.

Bali Bully Rescue centre, exterior
Bali Bully Rescue centre, exterior
Bali Bully Rescue centre, exterior
Bali Bully Rescue centre, exterior
Daily life

A day at the centre.

Routine matters for rescue dogs. Predictability is what helps them feel safe again.

6:30 AM
Sunrise feed
Quiet feeding rounds while the dogs are calm. Each dog has their own bowl, their own spot, their own rhythm.
11:30 AM – 2 PM
Quiet hours
Bali's heat is real. Everyone naps. The shaded sleeping pavilion fills with snoring dogs.
2 – 4 PM
Yard time
Small groups of compatible dogs rotate through the play yards, including their training sessions. Time to run, sniff, learn and be a dog again.
4 – 5:30 PM
Walking time
Volunteer dog walkers arrive and take the dogs out on the lead — building confidence, burning energy, and practising their manners.
6:00 PM
Dinner & wind-down
Final meal of the day. Lights down by 8pm. The night shift begins. There's always someone on-site, every night.

Once a week, our vet from Central Vet comes to the centre for medical check-ups — keeping every dog healthy between rescue and their forever home.

Our process

From rescue to forever home.

Every dog passes through the same careful process before we declare them ready for their next chapter.

Medical care

Once we have a dog in our care, we work alongside the best vet in Bali to get them back to full health. This includes blood tests, sterilization, deworming, vaccinations, tick treatment, and any other treatments they may need.

Healing at the centre

Once the dogs have been treated by the vet, they have time to heal and build up trust at the centre. A quiet rehabilitation wing gives the dogs who need extra time the space to settle. Some need weeks, some need months. We don’t rush this part.

Rehabilitation & training

I evaluate each dog’s character and bring in my K9 trainers and behaviourists. I have to make sure I choose the right trainer for the right temperament of the dog in order to give them the best head start. Our dogs are trained for obedience, respect, controlling over-excitement, behaving well at home, walking on the lead nicely, getting along with humans and other dogs, and controlling excess barking.

The team

The people who show up daily.

Small team. Big workload. Bigger hearts.

Karin Karner, Founder & “Bali Bully Mom”
Karin Karner
Founder & “Bali Bully Mom”
After 16 years in Bali, Karin is known as ‘the Bali Bully Mom’. Originally a designer from Austria, she started taking care of bully breeds in need eight years ago. She has loved bully breeds since she was six years old — and seeing how badly they were treated in Bali, made saving them her mission.
Rhonda, Dog behaviourist
Rhonda
Dog behaviourist
Originally from America, Rhonda has lived in Bali for the last 20 years. She handles the dogs with the toughest stories — teaching obedience, leash walking, and how to behave around humans and other dogs. Rhonda is certified by the International Association of Canine Professionals (IACP) and trained by Cesar Millan, among others. She also runs her own charity for street and beach dogs in the Nusa Dua area via Bali Jet Set Petz.
Prabu, Dog handler
Prabu
Dog handler
Prabu is the dog whisperer.
Tia, Dog carer
Tia
Dog carer
Tia is the female energy.
Inches, Dog carer
Inches
Dog carer
Inches is the best friend of the senior bulls.
Philis, Dog carer
Philis
Dog carer
Philis is a companion for the small bulls.
Dr Kadek Arnawa, veterinary partner at Central Vet
Veterinary partner — Central Vet
Dr Kadek Arnawa
Dr Kadek Arnawa is one of the top vets in Bali and the best surgeon in Indonesia — a vet with compassion, heart and incredible knowledge. All medical work, from surgeries to emergency care, runs through him and the team at Central Vet.