Angel x Diamond puppy - 2 weeks

Cookie x Teco puppies - 1 week

Australian Shepherd litter

Cookie litter - born at 23 of May 2013



Angel litter - born at 19 of May 2013

Introducing farm animals to my Australian Shepherd

Well, my reach for the Australian Shepherd origins steal continues.

So, this weekend I went to introduce to another of my Aussies the pony, Trovão. I allowed for them to walk together, smell each other and share a lot of treats.

Overall a huge success ! They seam to know each other for years !

O Trovão

Trovão is the new member of our family!

He has 4 legs and is about the size of a large dog. The big difference is that he eats mostly weed ;)



Our little horse has been a very pleasant surprise !

For those that don’t have my age, didn’t have the daily series and movies about horses and cowboys. We grew up playing cowboys with pretend horses that would run across the prairies. When we were older, at least we common mortals, began to realize that the horses belonged to an elite, because the association with them was not only expensive, but also difficult to find in cities.



Today, our little ones do not grow seeing the movies and series with the horses and prairies, but ironically they do have more easy access to horses.



Well, in short, my little one already attends a riding school about 4 years. But I only started dedicating more deeply to know these animals around 1 year.

So now came the opportunity to have a new element of 4 feet, the pony Trovão.

The pony has been a surprise!

At first I was apprehensive and afraid he would be frightened and would remain in tension with the "canine neighbors”. But amazing he was the first to approach them and see what kind of neighbors were those. He is amazingly calm and without fear approaches us! After almost two weeks, he knows where the shelter is, and goes there alone in search of shelter of those winter rainstorms.



In the morning neighs the good days and he seems to speak to us. At night he comes demanding the night feeding and get all happy and excited when we give attention. When I return from work he always greet us and appears cheerful when he sees us.

Basically I call him my big dog;) and soon I hope to get him to be with some of my Australian Shepherd, as is the nature of the Aussies living in farms with these animals.

Golden Retriever puppies - 6 weeks

Golden Retriever puppies - 5 weeks

A trip to the Mira de Aire Caves

On the Carnival holiday we decided to spend it in a different way and we went for a walk with our Australian Shepherd, Angel. My son makes a collection of Rocks and Minerals and already has some very beautiful and interesting rocks. I thought it would be an interesting and educational visit to go and see one of the 7 Natural Wonders of Portugal, the Grutas de Mira de Aire. It had been many years since I was there, and certainly it is always stunning to see and review.

Me and Gabriel at the entrance to the Caves with Angel because she can not go inside the caves.

A sample of how it is inside ...

Since we were so close we decided to go to visit Fatima and pay tribute to those who are no longer with us.

We found on the road a sign with Dinosaur Footprints and decided to go peek … Where we learn that we were facing one of the biggest records of dinosaur footprints in the world. We were able to see several paths and lanes, and it is very clear where the footprints left by these beings are.

At the end of a good trip completely educational!

Reference Sites: http://www.grutasmiradaire.com http://www.pegadasdedinossaurios.org

Other trips and travel:

• In the Dinosaur Exhibit


• A trip to Palmela


• A trip to Aveiro


• Dog trekking to Guincho


• Trip to Fluviário de Mora


• Dog Trekking to Cabo Espichel


• Dog Trekking to a Museum


• Dog trekking in Almada


• Dog Trekking in Serra de Sintra


• Alcochete - goldens and aussies


• Economic Trips with Dogs


• An Australian Shepherd in Salema Beach


• An Australian Shepherd in Armona Island


• Dogs in Meia Praia


• Silves, a visit to medieval times with Cookie, our Aussie


• Two Golden Retriever in Monchique


• A trip to the São Domingos Mine with our Australian Shepherd


• Taking a Golden Retriever to the fortress of Sagres


• A walk with my Australian Shepherd through Luz, Algarve Portugal


• A Walk with Brad, our Golden Retriever through Lagos


• Portugal Algarve, Amado Beach with our Golden Retriever and Australian Shepherd

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