01-08-2016     ADOPTED     06-11-2016

ALICE

MIXED BREED, FEMALE

Alice was found on the street. That's all we know about her. Probably born around May 15, 2016 and she will be a small medium. She is a happy, friendly and social puppy.

26-09-2016      ADOPTED     29-10-2016

ANA-RITA

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Ana-Rita would have already died at least three times, at least if it had been up to her owner because he treated her so badly. When she could no longer stand or walk other people brought her to the vet. As it turned out, she was not only severely malnourished but also had advanced Parvo. She was of course immediately put on a drip, but the assistant had to turn her over onto her other side every half hour because she was so weak that she could not turn by herself. Our vet nursed her for more than two months in his clinic and now she is very much alive. Due to the many weeks of laying on her side, she has open wounds and sores on both sides of her buttocks, which are now healing. She is a very sweet dog and very grateful, grateful to the people who saved her life, because she knows that. Ana-Rita will not be returned to her "bad boss". Luckily she has not yet lost her faith in people. Ana-Rita is about one year old, about 25 cm high and weighs 6 kg.

10-01-2016     ADOPTED     05-06-2016

ARCHIE

TIBETAN SPANIEL CROSS, MALE

ARCHIE is a small, mixed breed, male doggy. He weighs 11.6 kg and has beautiful medium to long hair. He presented himself at the house of an English couple and wouldn't go away. They live at the top of a hill so not the first house a dog would encounter.

He had no collar or identification whatsoever and is very lonely and sad. The couple travel between Portugal and UK so cannot adopt him. They have a big cat but Archie is OK with cats which proves he is used to living on the street. He is fine with other dogs as well.

22-02-2016     ADOPTED     13-04-2016

BADJI

MIXED BREED, MALE

Sunday should be a day of rest but when you work in animal rescue this is often not the case. Last night 5 pups were once again taken out of a car and dumped near the shelter in the pitch dark of course. Imagine the scenario for the pups; born, cuddle warm with mummy, drink and play and then WHAM, pushed into a cold box and dumped at a strange place. What kind of "people" do these things? Would they do it with their own children?

Four are males; Badji, Bufalo, Biscuit and Bonifacio and one female, Bridge. They are now about 6 weeks old so born at the beginning of January 2016. Pups are very social and not at all scared of people as so many are. We presume they spent their first weeks in a house. Have been wormed and will be vaccinated soon. Expected adult size is medium.

29-08-2015     ADOPTED     22-10-2016

BEAU

LABRADOR CROSS, MALE

BEAU and his sister Jessie were born on 1 January 2010 from a mother who found shelter in the garage of an American friend. Beau and Jessie were adopted and lived in a family with young children. They are used to live in a house. Unfortunately, due to financial problems we were asked to find a new family.

In the meantime they are with us. Both are fully vaccinated and sterilized.

22-06-2016     ADOPTED     04-09-2016

BELMIRA

CAO DA SERRA DA ESTRELA, FEMALE

Belmira came to us as a puppy as nobody wanted to give her a home. She grew into a beautiful young lady and we had no intention to put her up for adoption.

However, we are getting older as well and caring for all our animals is quite a hard job. But to Belmira's luck we were asked by lovely people if they could adopt her and we said "Yes".

5-11-2015     ADOPTED     09-04-2016

BIANCA

PODENGO CROSS, FEMALE

BIANCA is a white Podengo cross female about 10 months old now (born mid January 2015) and weighs 11 kg. She was found abandoned very close to a well where she could fall in and drown. So a German lady rescued her and took her to the shelter. She was immediately sterilised and vaccinated.

She lives in a group of dogs of all sizes and genders and loves to play with balls. When I visit she likes to nibble at my ankles to get attention. Will make a lovely pet with a bit of patience and time to spend on her.

01-08-2016     ADOPTED     19-09-2016

BILLY

PODENGO CROSS, MALE

An elderly Englishman walked his dog somewhere in the campo, away from the civilized world. The path went uphill. Just before he reached the top he stumbled and because of his bloody legs, he decided it would be enough and limped back to his car. Arrived at his car, he noticed that he had lost his car keys, probably they fell out of his pocket when he stumbled. He went back to the spot where he had fallen, there were his car keys and went back to his car. All this took about 15 minutes and when he arrived at the car there stood next to his car a box with three puppies, two females and one male. He kept one of the females himself and Billy and his sister Betty were taken to the shelter. Billy was born around May 30, 2016, he is a shorthair Podengo cross and will be a small medium when he is fully grown.

03-03-2016     ADOPTED     15-04-2016

BLUE

MIXED BREED, FEMALE

Her puppies NABU, NILO, NACHO all males were born in a municipal holding kennel ( formerly called "killing stations") but luckily this is now against the law. A caring person took them and their mother away from there and brought them to a private shelter.
At the same time another pup called NOMAD was found in a dustbin nearby and was accepted by the mother dog so became part of her litter and got his puppy milk which is important for the future health of pups.
Mother dog is quite small so we expect dogs to be small adults. Blue is about 2 years old and weighs about 6 kg.

22-02-2016     ADOPTED     16-04-2016

BONIFACIO

MIXED BREED, MALE

Sunday should be a day of rest but when you work in animal rescue this is often not the case. Last night 5 pups were once again taken out of a car and dumped near the shelter in the pitch dark of course. Imagine the scenario for the pups; born, cuddle warm with mummy, drink and play and then WHAM, pushed into a cold box and dumped at a strange place. What kind of "people" do these things? Would they do it with their own children?

Four are males; Badji, Bufalo, Biscuit and Bonifacio and one female, Bridge. They are now about 6 weeks old so born at the beginning of January 2016. Pups are very social and not at all scared of people as so many are. We presume they spent their first weeks in a house. Have been wormed and will be vaccinated soon. Expected adult size is medium.

16-12-2015     ADOPTED     21-02-2016

BONNIE

MIXED BREED, FEMALE

BONNIE and her five siblings were found in a hole in the ground under a tree by holidaymakers. They were captured together with their mother and taken to the shelter. Their mother is a small/medium female, probably cross Podengo. Father is of course unknown.

Two of her sisters have been adopted, but Bonnie is still waiting for a permanent home. She is in a foster home at the moment and learning to live in a house with children, cats and other dogs.

Estimated date of birth is about 10th August 2015. She has been fully vaccinated, chipped and is ready to go to a loving home.

28-08-2016     ADOPTED     03-10-2016

BREEZE

PODENGO MIX,  MALE

This attractive crossbreed Podengo pup was wandering all alone in the hills above Tavira near a hamlet with only two houses. He was clever enough to get into the gardens and beg for food. He was also lucky that holiday guests were staying there, people who fed him and let him stay until their holiday was over. But then what?

Breeze is now in a temporary foster home and waiting for his permanent family. He is about 5 months old now (born about April 1, 2016), vaccinated etc., playful with other dogs and acquainted with cats. He has long legs and tail and enchanting green eyes.

22-02-2016     ADOPTED     13-04-2016

BUFALO

MIXED BREED, MALE

Sunday should be a day of rest but when you work in animal rescue this is often not the case. Last night 5 pups were once again taken out of a car and dumped near the shelter in the pitch dark of course. Imagine the scenario for the pups; born, cuddle warm with mummy, drink and play and then WHAM, pushed into a cold box and dumped at a strange place. What kind of "people" do these things? Would they do it with their own children?

Four are males; Badji, Bufalo, Biscuit and Bonifacio and one female, Bridge. They are now about 6 weeks old so born at the beginning of January 2016. Pups are very social and not at all scared of people as so many are. We presume they spent their first weeks in a house. Have been wormed and will be vaccinated soon. Expected adult size is medium.

08-01-2016     ADOPTED     26-02-2016

BUGAS

ROUGH-HAIRED CROSS BREED, MALE

Poor little BUGAS, when we received the email about this little dog, I thought immediately of all the dogs we have had here that started off so scared of the "new" world around them after having been abandoned. Then when we took them in, into our house and living room, into the routine of running a house, crazy doghouse, yes, but nevertheless a good place for dogs to learn, they all soon adapted, lost their fears and quickly discovered the gate to the kitchen.
So Bugas is coming here in foster to learn all about living with us and becoming a house doggy.
He will be castrated and fully vaccinated and ready for adoption after 4 weeks or so.
He is about one year old now and weighs 4.8 kg.

19-09-2016     ADOPTED     31-10-2016

DAMY

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Damy was rescued from a municipal pound where dogs are put down after +/-8 days. The young lady who took her in thought she was doing a good deed. Because she herself had no work and unemployment is high in Portugal, she spent her days having fun with Damy including going to the beach, walks etc etc. She lived in the house, ate in the kitchen, sat on the sofa..all things that our pets are used to.
Suddenly, one day, the lady was offered a job abroad and "bingo" Damy needed to be rehomed in a very short space of time. Sad and traumatic for the dog. She is in the shelter now with lots of other dogs and no sofa to lie on or walks to the beach.
Damy was born in December 2013, weighs 17 kg, vaccinated and sterilised. She is sociable with all her companion dogs, is very nice and kind to everyone, afraid of nothing, walks well on the lead and will make a wonderful pet. She has really beautiful eyes, is very sweet and cuddly and needs another home quickly.

18-04-2016     ADOPTED     25-05-2016

DOLLAR

MIXED BREED, FEMALE

DOLLAR, her brothers Escudo and Euro and their mother were brought to the shelter because people did not have money to take care of them. The puppies are very friendly and social. Because the mother, who was named Jacinta, weighs about 10 kg, we expect that the puppies will also be about that size. Expected date of birth is 1 February 2016.

18-04-2016     ADOPTED     11-06-2016

ESCUDO

MIXED BREED, MALE

ESCUDO, his brother Euro and sister Dollar and their mother were brought to the shelter because people did not have money to take care of them. The puppies are very friendly and social. Because the mother, who was named Jacinta, weighs about 10 kg, we expect that the puppies will also be about that size. Expected date of birth is 1 February 2016

18-04-2016     ADOPTED     25-05-2016

EURO

MIXED BREED, MALE

EURO, his brother Escudo and sister Dollar and their mother were brought to the shelter because people did not have money to take care of them. The puppies are very friendly and social. Because the mother, who was named Jacinta, weighs about 10 kg, we expect that the puppies will also be about that size. Expected date of birth is 1 February 2016.

20-07-2016     ADOPTED     27-10-2016

FANTA

PODENGO, FEMALE

Fanta was found near the shelter dragging a rope tied around her neck. Probably someone tied her to a tree nearby….
Well, whatever human beast she met, that did not affect her. She is the most loving thing you can imagine. She loves people, she wants cuddles and she is playful with other dogs. She wags her tail all the time! Estimated date of birth is 1 July 2015 and she weighs about 8 kg.

20-04-2016     ADOPTED     03-11-2016

FLYNN

MIXED BREED, MALE

Flynn, a male now about 5 or 6 months of age (born in early November 2015), was found wandering the streets. He is very sweet, social and playful, walks well on a leash and can unfortunately only be walked twice a day, because he lives in a crate in the van of the shelter, because there really is no place for him. He is very excited and happy when he is allowed out of his cage for a while for his daily walk. He is due to his stay on the street still very lean and the expectation that he will be medium size when adult.

Update 30-09-2016. He now is in a foster home and weighs 18 kg.

04-04-2016     ADOPTED     25-05-2016

FOXY

MIXED BREED, FEMALE

About a half year ago Foxy knocked at the door of an English woman who lives in the middle of nowhere. How she got there nobody knows, but probably she was dumped by hunters. Because she was not welcome, she was sent away each time. But where to go? She remained thus knocking at the door. She was getting thinner and her condition got worse so finally the door was opened for her. And what was once a shy and fearful dog turned into a beautiful and joyful dog, which likes to be cuddled and stroked. Just a lovely dog. Because her new owner was moving back to England she searched for and found an adoption family and Foxy was going to live in France. But unfortunately, at the last moment the adoption fell through and the moving van will arrive at end of this week. Foxy so ended up in the shelter in spite of the fact that she always thought she had found her own house. Foxy is ready to travel, because she has not unpacked her suitcase. She weighs about 12 kg.

10-02-2015     ADOPTED     17-01-2016

FREDDY

MIXED BREED MALE

FLASH and her 3 pups were spotted wandering in the middle of the main road that goes from Alportel to Almodovar. It is a long windy road through hills and desolate terrain with few houses along the highway. Not a good place for mum and pups of 6 weeks old. A friend called us and Ad went to pick them up having no other alternative so quickly.

Pups have been wormed, had first vaccine and will be ready to go to homes half March. Travel abroad end of March.

Freddy loves children and people, dogs as well. Walks loose and is good on recall. Likes sitting in the car. He is 56 cm tall and weighs 18 kg.

15-03-2016     ADOPTED     14-04-2016

FRODO

MIXED BREED, MALE

Frodo arrived at the shelter together with his sister Fiesta. His owner could no longer care for him because she had moved into a nursing home. Her children wanted to have the house but not the dogs of their mother. Something very common in Portugal. It is here in Portugal quite different as in our country. If you inherit the house you also inherit the dogs and you take care of the dogs, most probably the last companions of your parents. Don't you? Frodo is now about 1 year old and very small. He weighs just 7 kg. He is very sweet and affectionate and likes to play with other dogs. As he is now surrounded with a lot of noise in the shelter he's a little bit anxious, but when he is going to live in a loving home that will be over soon. His sister Fiesta has already found her new home.

02-05-2016     ADOPTED     05-06-2016

GEORGE

MIXED BREED, MALE

In Portugal, it is good practice when you throw something away that may still have value for somebody that you should not throw that thing in the garbage but you put it neatly next to the bin. The next person passing the bin may be interested in that thing that had no value for you. That happened to Marie-Jose yesterday. She parked her car at the supermarket, walked past the bins and saw there was a large iron paint tin next to the bins. She looked down and saw what resembled a dead cat. Who puts a dead cat next to the bins? She looked again and realised it was not a dead cat but two live pups of about two months. We call them George and Greta. They are estimated to be born around February 13, 2016 and are expected to remain small.

08-08-2016     ADOPTED     18-10-2016

GERTIE

SMALL MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

GERTIE was already seen in one place at the river for a couple of months and she was obviously pregnant, but it was impossible to catch her, because she hid all the time. Eventually her hiding place was betrayed when her puppies appeared from a hollow tree where they were born. A young Dutch woman tried to gain her trust while feeding her and her pups and eventually she managed to catch Gertie and her puppies. At present Gertie is in a foster home to recover from all the terrible hardships. As soon as she is recovered, she will be sterilized and then returned to the field again. But do we want this? Of course not. Gertie deserves a home, like so many others. She is now accustomed to living in a house and experience that there are people who love her, she is a very happy and friendly dog. She walks well on a leash, likes to be picked up and loves to be on your lap. That is very easy because Gertie weighs only 5 kg. She is about 2 years old.

17-12-2015     ADOPTED      13-01-2016

GINO

MIXED BREED, MALE

An old Portuguese man, living alone, without any known relatives, has 5 dogs, 2 not sterilised females and 3 pups. The man became very sick and had to go to hospital and we expect he will not return home. Dogs are being taken care of by English holidaymakers, living close by, who will be returning home after Christmas. So this is a very urgent adoption case.

Gino is the oldest pup, estimated date of birth 16 August 2015. We expect him to be a medium sized adult. His mother weighs about 15 kg.

Gino is now attending pup training classes.

11-01-2016     ADOPTED     01-02-2016

GWEN

MIXED BREED, FEMALE

GWEN, born in December 2007 and now 8 years old, roamed the streets of Vilamoura in the Algarve, Portugal. Searching for food for her and her babies she begged for food at the local restaurants but was shuffled away all the time until the day a young girl took her to a shelter. She lives there almost 2 years now and is overlooked all the time.

She is good with people and all sort of dogs.  On her age still very playful. Has a good health, but a little bit stiff in one of the front legs. She is quite a personality. She is small, weighs only 8 kg, fully vaccinated, sterilised and ready to travel to her forever home.

09-10-2016     ADOPTED     12-11-2016

INDY

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

INDY was brought to the shelter by hunters on the first shooting day of the season as they were going to hunt wild boar on the hill where the shelter is located.
They told that they had found her in the fields, but that is very unlikely. They probably brought her simply because they were going to hunt near the shelter.
Indy is a female, born around July 15, 2016 and will be a medium size when she is an adult. She is currently in a foster family and is a friendly and affectionate puppy.

02-05-2016     ADOPTED     03-10-2016

ISABEL

MIXED BREED, FEMALE

ISABEL is a thin, long legged pathetic little 3-month-old doggy full of mangy sores, weepy eyes, fleas and .....whatever else dogs can get from being abandoned on the streets of Albufeira, the hottest, wildest holiday resort in the Algarve! Albufeira is famous for.....? yes, abandoned animals, dogs/pups/cats and kittens. All the things tourists do NOT want to see or know.

Update 19-7-2016. Isabel is now 5 months old and has turned into a really sweet, affectionate doggy. She is still of a slight build with long legs and tail and must have some Galgo DNA. Her coat is now silky and shiny and she has completely recovered from the skin problems. She weighs about 9kg. Isabel has lots of energy and likes to play with other pups and toys. Gets on with all dogs and people. Walks on harness and sleeps in the crate all night and is fully house trained.

29-08-2015     ADOPTED     01-07-2016

JESSIE

LABRADOR CROSS, FEMALE

JESSIE and her brother Beau were born on 1 January 2010 from a mother who found shelter in the garage of an American friend. Beau and Jessie were adopted and lived in a family with young children. They are used to live in a house. Unfortunately, due to financial problems we were asked to find a new family.

In the meantime they are with us. Both are fully vaccinated and sterilized.

08-08-2016     ADOPTED     19-09-2016

JIGGLYPUFF

SMALL MIXED BREED,  MALE

JIGGLYPUFF was born on June 13, 2016 in a hollow tree far away from civilization. His mother Gertie, who weighs only 5 kg, was already being watched but could not be caught at that time. Jigglypuff is a very friendly puppy, who until now - fortunately - has met only friendly and loving people. He has no trauma after his wild adventure. He is now 8 weeks old and weighs 2.1 kg. He will therefore be somewhat larger than his mum, probably just under 10 kg.

17-02-2016     ADOPTED     12-03-2016

KAFNI

MIXED BREED, FEMALE

Motorways are deadly places for dogs let alone pups. These 5 were found wandering/dumped on the motorway viaduct and luckily, quickly snatched from the road by a dog loving driver who took them to the shelter.
KAFNA, KYTANA, KYSSEN AND KOISA are females and KUSKO is a male. Born around mid November 2015.

They are expected to be medium sized when adult.

18-03-2015     ADOPTED     08-04-2016

KATE

RAFEIRA ALENTEJANA, FEMALE

KATE, Alentejo Watchdog, was found wandering around the Intermarche supermarket in Sao Bras. No collar, no identification, a bit thin and hungry but not scared or frightened. She had been there for about a week when a kind rescuer picked her up. She was shy the first week but soon began to enjoy life in a kennel and run with 5 smallish male dogs. They run and play all day and sleep together at night. Her favourite guy is Teddy, our Podengo Andaluz. Kate needs a loving home with people who have experience with large breeds. Kate is a watch dog, a people and property guardian by nature. Gentle but attentive and watchful.

She is now about 8/9 months old, weighs 28kg but still growing and has been spayed, tested, vaccinated and chipped. She is ready to go to the right home.

01-04-2016     ADOPTED     25-05-2016

KENAI

RAFEIRO DO ALENTEJO, MALE

Kenai's mother is a Rafeiro do Alentejo, a very big dog and Kenai will also be the same size. He may grow to 50 kg. Born on 1 February 2016 and so in these pics he is about 2 months old. It is easy to find him a home in Portugal, but that is not what we want. Because he will certainly be on a chain for the rest of his life to guard his boss belongings. He will never see the inside of a house. He will never be patted on his head and he will never hear a soft voice telling him he is a lovely boy. And that's why we don't want this. What we would like is to find him a loving family where he will be a full member of that family and where he can develop into a real friend and guardian, because that is what he would like to be.

17-02-2016     ADOPTED     12-03-2016

KOISA

MIXED BREED, FEMALE

Motorways are deadly places for dogs let alone pups. These 5 were found wandering/dumped on the motorway viaduct and luckily, quickly snatched from the road by a dog loving driver who took them to the shelter.
KAFNA, KYTANA, KYSSEN AND KOISA are females and KUSKO is a male. Born around mid November 2015.

They are expected to be medium sized when adult.

26-09-2016     ADOPTED     31-10-2016

LORNA

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

LORNA is a mixed breed female pup with a lovely head full of character and expression in her eyes. But her story is not lovely at all. She was rescued together with 2 siblings from a dark barn with no light and no human contact.
This happens when ignorant people have a female dog to guard their property and the dog runs around even when she is on heat. Some of these ignorant souls do not even know "when" the dog is on heat and so they get pregnant and give birth to unwanted pups.
Some people drown the pups at birth, some put them in the garbage and some hide them away in out buildings. Lorna was lucky to be found and taken to a shelter where she has been socialised, fully vaccinated, wormed etc.
She is about 4.5 months old now ( born 12 May 2016) and ready to go to a loving home. We expect her to be a medium/ large size adult.

18-06-2016     ADOPTED     25-07-2016

LUKE

MIXED BREED, MALE

LUKE is a small male, now about 4 months old. When he was found in the garbage bin more dead than alive, we thought he would not make it, but with all the power that was in him, he has fought to improve. And he is now healthy again. We think he is a cross Dachshund. He weighs about 5 kg at present (28-6-2016) and we expect him to be 9 kg when he grows up.

08-08-2016     ADOPTED     06-11-2016

LUNALA

SMALL MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

LUNALA was born on June 13, 2016 in a hollow tree far away from civilization. Her mother Gertie, who weighs only 5 kg, was already being watched but could not be caught at that time. Lunala is a very friendly puppy, who until now - fortunately - has met only friendly and loving people. She has no trauma after her wild adventure. She is now 8 weeks old and weighs 1.6 kg. She will therefore be somewhat larger than her mum. We estimate around 8 kg.

21-03-2016     ADOPTED     16-04-2016

MAGALI

MIXED BREED, FEMALE

Magali and Melina, two sisters, were dumped at the gate of the shelter without any comment but with the words "You take them or you don't, but then I will see what to do with them". Portuguese people never spay their bitches, because this is not allowed by the Good Lord and when pups are born they give them to family and friends. But nobody wanted Melina and Magali because they are females and they are black. And as ususal the foreigners have to solve the problem. So, now they are up for adoption. Melina and Magli seems to grow to a kind of mini Labrador. They are very playful and friendly to everything and everybody and don't know what it is to be shy. Estimated date of birth is 20 January 2016 and they will be less than 20 kg when adult.

21-03-2016     ADOPTED     16-04-2016

MELINA

MIXED BREED, FEMALE

Melina and Magali, two sisters, were dumped at the gate of the shelter without any comment but with the words "You take them or you don't, but then I will see what to do with them". Portuguese people never spay their bitches, because this is not allowed by the Good Lord and when pups are born they give them to family and friends. But nobody wanted Melina and Magali because they are females and they are black. And as ususal the foreigners have to solve the problem. So, now they are up for adoption. Melina and Magli seems to grow to a kind of mini Labrador. They are very playful and friendly to everything and everybody and don't know what it is to be shy. Estimated date of birth is 20 January 2016 and they will be less than 20 kg when adult.

17-02-2016     ADOPTED     14-04-2016

MIKAS

MIXED BREED, MALE

MIKAS, his brothers MUFY and MUSLI and his sister MIA were born in the countryside in the first week of January 2016 because their mum could not be caught during pregnancy as is usual with semi-feral females. Only when the pups were about 3 weeks and began walking around could they be taken to a shelter. Their mother is small (see photo) and we expect the pups to become small adults, probably less than 8 kg.

05-06-2016     ADOPTED     12-08-2016

MONA

MIXED BREED, FEMALE

Mona was found together with two sisters under a garbage bin along a very busy main road, where they had hidden. How did she get there, she could not tell us. She's definitely not born in the wild, because she is very friendly, not anxious and wants to be with people. Probably she was a left-over after their brothers were given away to friends and family, because in Portugal nobody wants a bitch. Estimated date of birth is around April 15, 2016 and she will be medium large when adult.

17-02-2016     ADOPTED     13-04-2016

MUFY

MIXED BREED, MALE

MUFY, his brothers MIKAS and MUSLI and his sister MIA were born in the countryside in the first week of January 2016 because their mum could not be caught during pregnancy as is usual with semi-feral females. Only when the pups were about 3 weeks and began walking around could they be taken to a shelter. Their mother is small and we expect the pups to become small adults, probably less than 8 kg.

17-02-2016     ADOPTED     14-04-2016

MUSLI

MIXED BREED, MALE

MUSLI, his brothers MIKAS and MUFY and his sister MIA were born in the countryside in the first week of January 2016 because their mum could not be caught during pregnancy as is usual with semi-feral females. Only when the pups were about 3 weeks and began walking around could they be taken to a shelter. Their mother is small and we expect the pups to become small adults, probably less than 8 kg.

17-02-2016     ADOPTED     13-04-2016

NACHO

MIXED BREED, MALE

Puppies NABU, NILO, NACHO all males were born in a municipal holding kennel ( formerly called "killing stations") but luckily this is now against the law. A caring person took them and their mother away from there and brought them to a private shelter.
At the same time another pup called NOMAD was found in a dustbin nearby and was accepted by the mother dog so became part of her litter and got his puppy milk which is important for the future health of pups.
Mother dog is quite small so we expect dogs to be small adults.

17-02-2016     ADOPTED     14-04-2016

NILO

CROSS BREED, MALE

Puppies NABU, NILO, NACHO all males were born in a municipal holding kennel ( formerly called "killing stations") but luckily this is now against the law. A caring person took them and their mother away from there and brought them to a private shelter.
At the same time another pup called NOMAD was found in a dustbin nearby and was accepted by the mother dog so became part of her litter and got his puppy milk which is important for the future health of pups.
Mother dog is quite small so we expect dogs to be small adults.

17-02-2016     ADOPTED     16-04-2016

NOMAD

MIXED BREED, MALE

NOMAD was found in a dustbin nearby and was accepted by the mother of Nabu, Nilo and Nacho and so became part of her litter and got his puppy milk which is important for the future health of pups.

Nomad will be bigger than the other pups, so a small-medium size.

24-12-2015     ADOPTED     13-01-2016

OPALINA

MIXED BREED, FEMALE

4 pups were found in the ground under a tree. This is really not unusual here in Portugal. Mother finds this place to hide and give birth..all safe and dry. Problem begins when pups get too big for the hole and start coming out and wandering around.
Pups have been in the shelter for more than 6 weeks now and are 12/13 weeks old. Have had all vaccinations and can travel soon.
The shelter has NO proper puppy space so they are all in makeshift tiny runs with no space to run around and play as pups should be doing. Not good for pups at all.
Pups will be medium sized adults.

24-12-2015     ADOPTED     21-02-2016

ORIANA

MIXED BREED, FEMALE

4 pups were found in the ground under a tree. This is really not unusual here in Portugal. Mother finds this place to hide and give birth..all safe and dry. Problem begins when pups get too big for the hole and start coming out and wandering around.
Pups have been in the shelter for more than 6 weeks now and are 12/13 weeks old. Have had all vaccinations and can travel soon.
The shelter has NO proper puppy space so they are all in makeshift tiny runs with no space to run around and play as pups should be doing. Not good for pups at all.
Pups will be medium sized adults.

17-02-2016     ADOPTED     13-04-2016

PENNY

SMALL CROSS BREED, FEMALE

PETRA AND PENNY are 2 very small female puppies found with their mother somewhere out in the countryside. Some people with good intentions caught them and locked them up in a hen house, thinking they were doing a good deed.
They were fed but had no further human contact, a situation which we often come across here. Eventually they were persuaded to give the mum and pups to the shelter where they can be seen, touched and cuddled by loving people.
Mummy dog is small, about 7kg and puppies are also small and will be small adults for sure. Penny is smooth haired and Petra rough-haired. Born around the beginning of December 2015.

26-05-2016     ADOPTED     25-08-2016

PERKY

MIXED BREED, MALE

Perky and Pinky, two tiny males, now about 4 weeks' old. They were abandoned in a garbage bin near a friend's house. As she has about 20 large rescue dogs it was impossible for her to keep the very young pups with her. So they are now in the Goldra shelter.
At 6/7 weeks they will start their vaccinations protocol and as usual, we will have them ready for adoption in Portugal at 8 weeks and abroad at 16 weeks.

16-10-2016     ADOPTED     27-12-2016

PERRY

MIXED BREED,  MALE

Perry was found in the bush bush without his mother. We estimate that his date of birth is around August 7, 2016. He will grow to a medium size dog. He and his four siblings are very social, happy and cheerful when someone comes near who pays attention to them. But unfortunately they are in the shelter, where there really is no place for them and what is not a place where these puppies should grow up. But that is their future if they are not adopted.

16-10-2016     ADOPTED     25-11-2016

PETRA

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Petra was found in the bush bush without her mother. We estimate that her date of birth is around August 7, 2016. She will grow to a medium size dog. She and her four siblings are very social, happy and cheerful when someone comes near who pays attention to them. But unfortunately they are in the shelter, where there really is no place for them and what is not a place where these puppies should grow up. But that is their future if they are not adopted.

26-05-2016     ADOPTED     25-08-2016

PINKY

MIXED BREED, MALE

Pinky and Perky, two tiny males, now about 4 weeks' old. They were abandoned in a garbage bin near a friend's house. As she has about 20 large rescue dogs it was impossible for her to keep the very young pups with her. So they are now in the Goldra shelter.
At 6/7 weeks they will start their vaccinations protocol and as usual, we will have them ready for adoption in Portugal at 8 weeks and abroad at 16 weeks.

16-10-2016     ADOPTED     06-12-2016

PORTER

MIXED BREED,  MALE

Porter was found in the bush bush without his mother. We estimate that his date of birth is around August 7, 2016. He will grow to a medium size dog. He and his four siblings are very social, happy and cheerful when someone comes near who pays attention to them. But unfortunately they are in the shelter, where there really is no place for them and what is not a place where these puppies should grow up. But that is their future if they are not adopted.

26-12-2015     ADOPTED     01-02-2016

PORTIA

ROUGH-HAIRED PODENGO, FEMALE

PORTIA and Twiggy, two little rough-haired Podengos, were rescued from a gypsy camp a few months ago. Both had pups.

They were in a bad condition at that time, as usual. Under-nourished, full of ticks and fleas etc etc. they were brought to the shelter. But these little dogs are hardy and never loose their playful spirit. They run up and down in a small corridor between other bigger runs and greet visitors very enthusiastically. Bianca is also in this group. Portia has no tail at all, born like that and is about 6 years old.

They are spayed and vaccinated and can be tested before adoption abroad. Lovely pets for apartments, size of a Corgi.
Please don't buy a small Podengo but ADOPT one.

20-07-2016     ADOPTED     25-07-2016

PUMPKIN

MIXED BREED, FEMALE

When Pumpkin was only a few days old, she was thrown into the river with the aim that she would drown. But why? Just because she is a female. But luckily the old man had not so much power, and she was stuck in the reed that grows along the banks of the river. And there she was found by a Dutch woman who came up to her groaning. With some searching the old man and the mother dog were found and because we assured the old man that we would provide an adoption, Pumpkin was allowed to stay with her mother. Estimated date of birth is 1 May 2016 and we expect that she will be a medium sized dog like her mother. Pumpkin and her brother Snoopy now live with a foster family.

20-03-2016     ADOPTED     28-03-2016

RAINHA

SERRA DA ESTRELA, FEMALE

We received a cry for help from Holland for a Serra da Estrela (Portuguese Mountain Dog), which has lost her home as her owner could no longer care for her. Pictures showed her on a chain as that was all what they could offer her in that temporary place. We decided to help and now she is in our care and up for adoption. She is not young, about 8.5 years, born 17 September 2007.

January 2015     ADOPTED     25-11-2016

RICKY

PODENGO CROSS, MALE

Ricky came from another shelter where they have too many dogs and no time to care for them properly so Ricky being a small Podengo, came here to us where he runs free all day and sleeps in an inside kennel at night.

He is a small-medium cross Podengo and very handsome with green eyes. Ricky is a little bit shy but after half-an-hour and some trust in you and himself, he is fine.

Gets on well with all other dogs male/ female and loves to play. He weighs 10.5kg, born 15 May 2010, wormed, castrated, vaccinated, tested.

Podengos make wonderful pets in the home contrary to what "hunters" here say.

14-10-2016     ADOPTED     12-12-2016

ROXY

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Roxy is the mother of Ruben, Ross and Rosalie and 4 others. She got her puppies in the garden of a villa which has been rented out to holiday makers. However, the owner of the villa did not want her there and so the whole family ended up in the shelter. Her puppies are now old enough to go for adoption and we believe that it is now Roxy's turn. Roxy is about 2 years old, weighs just under 12 kg and has relative short legs and a short tail. She is a very friendly dog and can get along with everything and everyone.

10-10-2016     ADOPTED     12-11-2016

RUBEN

MIXED BREED,  MALE

Ruben was one of seven puppies, which were born on a very hot day in the garden of a villa, which has been rented out to vacationers. Mother Roxy had her puppies under and in the shade of a solar panel. The owner of the villa was clearly not an animal lover, because the mother dog and the puppies had to leave immediately. And thus Ruben came into the shelter, only three days old. He was born on July 30, 2016. In the shelter he was received lovingly and well cared for by his mother Roxy. Mother Roxy weighs about 13 kilograms, she is a bit bulky with short legs, but Ruben's father was apparently more robust and therefore we expect that Ruben will be a medium size dog. Ruben currently lives with a foster family with children.

04-03-2016     ADOPTED     06-06-2016

SANCHO

MIXED BREED, MALE

Sancho and his sister were born in September 2015. We have no idea how they ended up in the shelter, but unfortunately they were overlooked all the time. We don't want them to be convicted for a life in the shelter as long as they live. Who can rescue them? They are lovely and very socialised pups. They will grow to a small medium when adult and their weight will be about 10 kg.

29-02-2016     ADOPTED     23-04-2016

SANDI

PODENGO CROSS, FEMALE

Last week an old friend called me in distress. Someone had put a puppy into her garden. Her first reaction was to put it back in the field next to her house as she had to go out. There are several locals living around so she thought the pup would belong somewhere. Next morning puppy was back in the garden curled up in an old, unused cat basket. Next day exactly the same thing happened so she called us for help. Puppy is female and undernourished but otherwise fine.
Probably been roaming for some time. About 12 weeks old, so born early December 2015, wormed and de-flead. Will get first vaccines in one week.
She is very friendly and playful and small, so will be a small-medium adult.
She was called SANDI due to her colour.

02-07-2016     ADOPTED     25-08-2016

SNOOPY

MIXED BREED, MALE

Snoopy would have been the only survivor of a litter of puppies, were it not that by chance his sister Pumpkin was found in the reeds of the river, and therefore could be saved. All his other siblings drowned because pups can not swim when they are still only a few days old. Due to illness of the "owner" we were able to take care of the mother dog, which we call Diana, and two puppies. Pumpkin is still with her mother due to growth retardation but Snoopy is now in foster care. Snoopy is a male, estimated date of birth May 1, 2016 and will be about medium when adult.

26-01-2016     ADOPTED     12-03-2016

SOFIA

SMALL MIXED BREED, FEMALE

SOFIA was thrown over the fence into a garden during the night. In the garden live 2 German Shepherd guard dogs. Sofia is lucky to be alive. The dogs made so much noise that their owner climbed out of bed to go and have a look. What he found was a bag with a pup in it.
Worried about it's well being, he took it to the shelter next morning.
Sofia is a small, black and white pup, estimated DOB half november 2015 so now about 10 weeks old
Wormed and vaccinated and soon for adoption.

Update 16-02-2016. Sofia is now 3 months old and weighs 3.0 kg.

02-02-2016     ADOPTED     12-03-2016

STORM

MIXED BREED, MALE

STORM is born in a Portuguese house to a family whose bitch got out of the garden whilst on heat. People here are very ignorant of what happens when their females disappear and return a few days later. Everybody happy until, surprise surprise, 9 weeks later the dog family is increased unexpectely. The shelter has agreed to help find homes for the pups on the condition that we sterilise the mother.
Storm was born on 10/10/2015 and is a very social, easy going pup who has adapted very well to being in different foster homes. At this moment, he is at our foster Yvonne who takes him to pup classes as well as teaching him to live with 4 other dogs of different ages, horses, cats and chickens. He will make someone or a family with kids a lovely pet. He is intelligent and learns easily, walks on lead and sleeps in a crate at night. He is wormed, vaccinated, chipped and ready to go to a permanent home. He weighs 7.5kg at this moment and will be a slender, medium sized adult, we think.

13-03-2016     ADOPTED     16-05-2016

TENOCO

MIXED BREED, MALE

Tenoco, born the first week of January 2016, would be dead by now when he had not been found by an animal loving person.

Tied to a tree he was left behind to die somewhere in the hills in the Tenoca area north of Boliqueime. But fortunately he was found, brought to the shelter and now he recovers from his horrors in a loving foster family.

14-03-2016     ADOPTED     23-04-2016

TESS

MIXED BREED, FEMALE

This time no story about mistreated and abandoned dogs. Tess, a small female dog of less than 10 kg, apparently lost as she walked the street not being able to find her home. She was very friendly to everybody who talked to her and paid a little bit of attention. She had no microchip, no collar and no telephone number and all our efforts to find her owner failed. She is now up for adoption. This doggy fits in every family. Estimated date of birth is 15 September 2014, so she is now about 18 months old.

01-12-2015     ADOPTED     06-01-2016

TUFTY

CROSS TERRIER, FEMALE

TUFTY was found in the hills of Sao Bras de Alportel by a long distance runner, who was training for her next run. She followed her running on her short legs until she was completely exhausted. And that is how she ended up with us.

Tufty is approx 15 months old, sterilised, tested, and gets on with everybody including dogs and cats, even with chickens. She will fit into any family and can live in an apartment. She weighs only 4.9 kg.

19-11-2016     ADOPTED     16-12-2016

TWINKLE

SMALL MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Twinkle was abandoned by her owner who went abroad. And so she ended up in the shelter. It turned out that she has been neglected for a long time. She was filthy, full of fleas, never been to a vet, never vaccinated or wormed. Twinkle is a beautiful girl. She keeps a little distance in the first encounter, but rapidly gaining confidence. She loves to be petted and cuddled. Twinkle was born early 2015 and weighs only 3.2 kg and is 35 cm high.

12-09-2015     ADOPTED     23-11-2016

VASILY

BEAUCERON CROSS (French Herder), MALE

VASILY is a victim of a divorce. Acquired as a pup his owner apparently had no time to work with him and train the basics for such an active dog. This is why he spend most of his time in a small patio. After the divorce he moved to a small apartment where he had to stay on the balcony while his owner was at work. No time for long walks etc.

We were asked for help and now Vasily is in a foster home, where he has his freedom and companion. As he is still very young (born January 10, 2015) he is a quick learner.

He is now for adoption and is looking for his forever home with an experienced family with time for walks and a large garden.

He is fully vaccinated, castrated, etc. and ready to go.

14-10-2016     ADOPTED     12-12-2016

WILMA

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Wilma was born on or about August 16, 2016 in a hollow ancient carob tree, next to a house where an 80 year old woman lives. This woman did not know what to do and the only thing she could do was feeding the mother dog some rice. When the puppies were 7 weeks old, one of the neighbours told us about the pups and we went immediately to have a look. Once there, the only thing we could do was to fish the pups out of the hollow tree. It were 3 females and 4 males. The puppies are now living in the shelter, because we are already full of puppies. Of course the shelter is not an ideal place for puppies, but sometimes we have to choose between two bad ones. We expect that Wilma will become a small medium.

08-08-2016     ADOPTED     18-10-2016

WINDU

MIXED BREED, MALE

Windu was found by a Dutch lady spending her holidays in Algarve. He was apparently lost, quite ill and hungry. She took him to her apartment and treated his wounds and fed him. As she had to go back to Holland soon she asked us if we could take Windu and continue his treatments until he was ready to fly to Holland as she wanted to adopt him. He is an old boy but very happy and he enjoys his good treatment and company.

14-10-2016     ADOPTED     12-12-2016

WOBBLY

MIXED BREED,  MALE

Wobbly was born on or about August 16, 2016 in a hollow ancient carob tree, next to a house where an 80 year old woman lives. This woman did not know what to do and the only thing she could do was feeding the mother dog some rice. When the puppies were 7 weeks old, one of the neighbours told us about the pups and we went immediately to have a look. Once there, the only thing we could do was to fish the pups out of the hollow tree. It were 3 females and 4 males. The puppies are now living in the shelter, because we are already full of puppies. Of course the shelter is not an ideal place for puppies, but sometimes we have to choose between two bad ones. We expect that Wobbly will become a small medium.

January 2015     ADOPTED     26-02-2016

WOMBEL

YOUNG MALE MIXED BREED WITH AMPUTATED EARS AND TAIL

WOMBEL was left at a gate in an English lady's garden in a cardboard box just before Xmas. He was about 4 weeks old and we thought he was dying. His ears were cut off horizontally and his tail amputated. He was completely covered in mange with bald patches predominating. Wombel is extremely active and can get very excited about toys and other dogs that come into rescue here. Then he wags his little tail stump and his behind as well, non stop. He is quiet in his crate where he goes for time out and to sleep at night. He needs a loving one-to-one relationship to give him stability and confidence. He can go on long walks and is reasonably good at recall. A really affectionate doggy just waiting for a home of his own.
Wombel is castrated and fully vaccinated. He is now 2 years old, weighs 18kg and is 54cm. We think he is a cross Pincher.

20-04-2016    ADOPTED     25-08-2016

ZARA

MIXED BREED, FEMALE

ZARA, a female now about 2 months (born 13-2-2016) was dumped together with her sisters Zita and Zola in a folded cardboard box next to the bins at the bottom of the hill where the Goldra shelter is located. Luckily they were found by one of the volunteers of the shelter when she brought the waste to the bins. Zara is for the most part white with large black spots and black ears. She looks like a cross Labrador and is expected to be medium. Zara is just like her sisters very friendly and social.

20-04-2016     ADOPTED     25-05-2016

ZITA

MIXED BREED, FEMALE

ZITA, a female now about 2 months (born 20-2-2016) was dumped together with her sisters Zola and Zara in a folded cardboard box next to the bins at the bottom of the hill where the Goldra shelter is located. Luckily they were found by one of the volunteers of the shelter when she brought the waste to the bins.  Zita is mainly white with black/white ears. She looks like a cross Labrador and is expected to be medium. Zita is just like her sisters very friendly and social.