On this weekend we made our bags and went with our colleagues of Canine Training Centre of Lagos to the dog show of Lisbon and Mediterrânea.

It was an exhaustive weekend, where we pass through very tiring and complicated moments, but we also achieved some rewarding victories.

All my Australian Shepherd deserve congratulat

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For a fact: animals are more afraid of humans than we are of them. You might’ve heard of bear attacks, but that’s an act of self-preservation. Humans can be even more horrible. Don’t believe me? Just this month, (and we’re less than half-way through) several horrifying cases of animal abuse. Be warned, some of these stories of

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Review of the Innotek dog shock collar. Learn about the benefits of this dog training tool and it's safety. This collar has many features not available on our shock collar products. Read the review and see if it's suitable for your dogs. I believe certain shock collars are a great training tool. Give it a try if you are hav

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Greatest American Dog is a new television show that aired tonight. The premise is finding the greatest American dog, though after watching the first episode I have no idea what they were thinking or how they could possibly judge something like the "greatest" dog (of any nationality) by the stupid tricks and talent show that

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On this weekend I decided to take my two Golden Retriever, Brad and Bri, in a trip, since on the next weekend I will be all into Australian Shepherd presentation at Lisbon and Mediterranea dog show.

So after some indecision about the place to visit some how the road lead us to Monchique.


And I must say, what a city ! Lo

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You guess it ! I have another one … but this time of a different specie.

We got a Guinny Pig, witch we gave the name of Fofinho (Flufy) and it is my son “sleeping companion”, since it is more of his size and strength.

Ok ! The idea come from my son asking a replacement for his hamster that died some time ago. I was a litt

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Dogs are affected by the environment in the same way people are. Toxins in food, air, and water can have a terrible effect on your pet's skin. Of course breeding plays a role as well. There are bad breeders out there who get puppies from dogs with skin problems. Also, certain breeds are just known to have problems with allergi

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In the current society, where people struggle for the rights to have dogs and live in the middle of other people, I think it is time to make some adjustments to old ideas.

There are several solutions that provide a simple, clean way to have dogs and don’t offend neighbors or even to have problems in taking the dog out. Begin

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Many ask me how did I start to have Pedigree dogs when I was raised to believe that dogs aren’t bought since there are so many abandoned.

Well my life changed a lot when I was divorced !

At that time I had two street dogs, Roxy and Sininho, that to respect my husband and his family wishes lived only on the yard. The first

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Our two Australian Shepherd, Angel and Teco, this month, have worked hard to show what this breed can work.

Teco in his amazing temperament and kindness has worked once more in a demonstration with children at the school of Vila do Bispo and in two demonstrations in CIC Lagos center.

Angel showed twice her abilities in th

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there was an International Meeting of shepherd dogs in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal, and we had the chance to go to try out the initial herding with our Australian Shepherd.

So we pack everything in and there we went for about a 4 hour drive.

We went through beautiful green fields and could enjoy our Alentejo after a rain se

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To change mentalities on dog education and show working dogs, the Canine Training Center of Lagos has going to visit several schools.

This time we were invited for the cultural week in the school of Vila do Bispo, located in Western Algarve.

Since the children goes to the 9 year, we found some interested participant viewe

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Monitoring your older cat for illness. It is not uncommon that symptoms are very similar for a variety of conditions. Just as in us humans,where dizziness and nausea can be symptoms of a multitude of different diseases, so it is in cats. A refusal to take in food or water can point to a variety of problem areas, for example, so

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On this weekend me, my son and my Australian Shepherd, Teco went to visit some friends in the little-known fluvial rural town of São Domingos Mine.

The trip was a long one, since we are more then 2 hours drive distance. But for sure it is worth it, since the peaceful town and quite fresh waters, gave to us an excellent day.

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Many horse owners rely on the nutrition and brand labels on horse feed when it comes down to deciding what to feed your horse and without these labels many horses would not get the right nutrition. These labels printed onto the feed bags are printed by a label printer. Brand labels with pictures on them are usually printed digi

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