Subscribe to my feedI am lucky to have such wonderful four leg family of Golden Retriever and Australian Shepherd.
In the video below you can see why I think that way ….
Thursday, May 29, 2008
What happens when you have one toy and 5 playing dogs ?
Monday, May 26, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
Taking a Golden Retriever to the fortress of Sagres
Bri, my Golden Retriever in Sagres, Algarve
Sagres is a memorial place, with it’s high rocks, scary sea fronts and position in the most western point of Europe.
In nice calm days a walk to the fort of Sagres is recommended to the all family and allows us to go back in time to the glorious discoveries times.
I took my son and my Golden Retriever, Bri, to a visit in this remarkable place and my son love the sea views, the fort high walls and canons.
So it was a well spent day for all of us !
Me and Bri, my Golden Retriever, in Sagres, Algarve
Other trips and travel:
- 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
- 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
Monday, May 19, 2008
A walk with my Australian Shepherd through Luz, Algarve Portugal
This time me and my Australian Shepherd, Cookie, went to visit the famous Praia da Luz, located in Algarve Portugal.
This area is known by the famous Black Rock formation that is believed to be created by volcanic activity from Monchique.
Luz has a pedestrian walk around the beach that we went through and were we only hear the English and German language. Makes us wondering if we are still in Portugal.
The beach is surrounded by palm trees that complete its oriental beauty. All access to the beach are forbidden to dogs and so we stay on the side walk (the funny thing is for loose dogs this forbidden sign wasn’t well respected).
And that is it, a positive experience for Cookie and me, since it was first walk made for just us two.Other trips and travel:
- 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 Brad, our Golden Retriever through Lagos
- Portugal Algarve, Amado Beach with our Golden Retriever and Australian Shepherd
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Canine demonstration in Externato da Torraltinha
On the 7 of May, Teco, my Australian Shepherd, and me went to a demonstration organized by our Canine Training Center of Lagos, were we learn and practice agility and obedience.
The demonstration showed to the children at the school Externato da Torraltinha, obedience, search and rescue and gave the children the chance to touch and pet different type of dogs.
I hope the children love it, since I know we did !
Other activities:
- Demos in VI Animal Show
- Herding with an Australian Shepherd SummerDogCamp 2010
- 115th and 116th Lisbon International Dog Show
- CNEMA 2010 - Portuguese Breeds and Agility !
- Spring Trophy – Agility Alenquer
- Belém - First Agility Experience
- Obedience Competition in Lagos 2009
- International Dog Show of Santarém 2009
- Scruffts 2009
- Lisbon International Dog Show 2009
- Portie and Aussies in Algarve Dog Show
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- Obedience 100 Secrets
- Obedience Seminar
- Agility Workshop
- Cookie achieved Excellent in Obedience Class I
- Dog Show Int Vila Franca Xira 2009
- Workshop in Dog Behaviour on Educacão
- Dog Show Int Norte 2009
- Dog show Sousel 2008
- Teco acomplished Excelent in Obedience class I
- International Dog Show of Estoril
- Australian Shepherd in Herding Training Curse by Educacão
- Australian Shepherd and Golden Retriever in Sweet Fair at Lagos
- Lisbon and Mediterrânea dog show with our Aussies
- Angel and Teco, the two ambassador of our family
- Aussies and Golden in Dog Show at Elvas 2008
- Herding with our Australian Shepherd in Montemor-oNovo
- Australian Shepherd, Angel and Teco, on the 5º Journey
- In school with our Australian Shepherd
Monday, May 12, 2008
Aussies and Golden in Dog Show at Elvas 2008
On this weekend we went to Elvas, Portugal, for the 20º International Dog Show, where I token the 3 Australian Shepherd: Teco, Angel and Cookie and Golden Retriever, Bri.
All the Australian Shepherd behaved very well, with natural and joy, achieving very good classifications.
To Cookie, being her first time, deserves a special congratulations, since she was in the same lever as experience dogs, showing good movement, standing and patience to be still until the end.
Teco and Cookie also had the chance to be in young handlers competition.
Were Cookie and her young handler, Ana Pombeiro achieved a excellent 6º place.
Pretty good for the second handler time and first dog show for Cookie.
My Bri, Golden Retriever, had the judgement were the judge give her the remark of excellent temperament, very good colour and coat, an excellent family dog.
Other activities:
Monday, May 05, 2008
Australian Shepherd and Golden Retriever playing in the middle of flowers
On this weekend I lost a special person in my life, my father, that teach me the love, respect and special care to all leaving creatures.
In one of his last days, his thoughts were for the creatures, that he took care and the request that we would keep take care of them.
For this special men, witch was a great lost to all of us I dedicate the following sequence of spring pictures and the movie below of pure joy of life.
Friday, May 02, 2008
A walk with Brad, our Golden Retriever through Lagos
Brad, my Golden Retriever, in Lagos, Algarve
In a beautiful sunny day I decide to take a walk in one of our Portuguese historical towns with my Golden Retriever Brad.
Brad behaved perfectly and received a lot of complements of the British tourists that visit us at this time of year. I can say he is a very lovely and tender representative of his breed in Portuguese lands.
I hope you can enjoy the video and photos of this walk.
The city of Lagos is an ancient maritime town with more than 2,000 years of history.
It is known by it’s important strategic point during the 15th century period of Portuguese exploration..
It was also through Lagos that the first African slaves entered post-mediaeval Europe. There is a 17th century building standing on the exact site where the first slave ma
rkets were held in the 15th century. As the major sponsor of these expeditions, Prince Henry received one fifth of the selling price of the slaves. After his death the town began to slumber as the Royal family lost interest in the Algarve. All major trading houses then took up residence in Lisbon.
The old Portuguese town was a very beautiful city with many monuments until it was destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami of 1755. But it still preserves some rebuilt walls from the 16th century, a governor's castle from the 17th, and the site of what is believed to have been the first black slave market in Europe (the Mercado de Escravos, opened in 1444).
Other trips and travel:
- 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
- Portugal Algarve, Amado Beach with our Golden Retriever and Australian Shepherd
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