01-07-2019   ADOPTED 13-11-2019

ASTERIA

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Asteria was born in a field somewhere in the outskirts of Faro, the capital of the province of Algarve, where her mother Astra was dumped on a terrain together with more than 50 other dogs. Asteria is probably the only survivor of the litter because she and her mother were saved by very nice people. For six weeks, Asteria was lovingly nursed by our veterinarians, who initially thought she would not make it, but fortunately she is a little fighter and is now alive and kicking. At the moment she and her mother are in foster and happiness radiates from her. From the first moment she lets everyone know that she is happy and loves life. It looks as if she knows that it is because of people she is still alive. We are now looking for a loving home with people who will never disappoint her. Asteria will become somewhat larger than her mother, who weighs around 8 kg. Estimated date of birth is 15 February 2019.

10-08-2019   ADOPTED 08-10-2019

ASTRA

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Astra and her pup Asteria were found on wasteland near Faro where there used to be agriculture and gypsies. They were part of a group of more than 50 dogs all running around free, never treated or neutered. All dumped on that terrain over time.
A terrible situation. Astra and Asteria were saved because they are so friendly and love people. Astra had lots of skin problems and tick fever but these are all resolved now. She is a lively little dog who desperately needs a loving home of her own. She is great with other dogs. Cats we dont know yet. When you sit down, she only wants to climb on your lap. At night, she sleeps in a crate. She acts like she's used to a home.
Estimated date of birth is January 2016. Weighs 7kg. Now neutered of course and vaccinated and negative for Leishmania and heartworm.

21-05-2019   ADOPTED 27-06-2019

BAILEY

MIXED BREED,  MALE

When females with no owner start getting fed by everyone and anyone around popular supermarkets,  the results can be easily fore spelled. They get pregnant and have pups somewhere where those lovely people who feed them cannot find them nor catch them. As a consequence of this negligent strategy, there are 13 more pups on our website for adoption that should never have been born were the mother dogs “caught” by the competent authorities instead of just left on the street.

Nine of these pups are female! Imagine we had not caught them. If each female had, on first heat, say 8 pups, that comes to 72 pups. No further comment is needed.

Pups were already 10 weeks when captured. With lots of TLC and special attention from a foster mother who comes here every day, bless her, the pups are making good social progress and will be ready for adoption after all the necessary vaccinations.

We need to find them all homes and get the females spayed at the correct time so these will not go on to produce more unwanted offspring.

This is Bailey, born on 4 March 2019, and we expect that he will be medium.

21-05-2019   ADOPTED 09-07-2019

BARRY

MIXED BREED,  MALE

When females with no owner start getting fed by everyone and anyone around popular supermarkets,  the results can be easily fore spelled. They get pregnant and have pups somewhere where those lovely people who feed them cannot find them nor catch them. As a consequence of this negligent strategy, there are 13 more pups on our website for adoption that should never have been born were the mother dogs “caught” by the competent authorities instead of just left on the street.

Nine of these pups are female! Imagine we had not caught them. If each female had, on first heat, say 8 pups, that comes to 72 pups. No further comment is needed.

Pups were already 10 weeks when captured. With lots of TLC and special attention from a foster mother who comes here every day, bless her, the pups are making good social progress and will be ready for adoption after all the necessary vaccinations.

We need to find them all homes and get the females spayed at the correct time so these will not go on to produce more unwanted offspring.

This is Barry, born on 4 March 2019, and we expect that he will be medium.

23-01-2019   ADOPTED 16-03-2019

BAYLEY

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Bayley was born on 10 November 2018. The first 4 weeks of her life were fine until she and her 7 brothers and sisters were put in a cardboard box and dumped in the middle of the night next to a garbage bin. They were found in the morning and taken to the shelter where they received more love in one day than in the 4 weeks before. Bayley is a very social pup and is taken out by the volonteers for a walk every day. We expect that she will become a medium sized dog when adult.

10-10-2019 ADOPTED 18-12-2019

BEA

MIXED BREED, FEMALE

Close your eyes and imagine, you go to your wheely bin just down the path to throw away your rubbish like a good citizen. It’s quite deep down there and you see a black bin bag struggling!! Struggling to find the mother’s nipples and some milk! Yes, a bin bag tied up and full of new born pups with umbilical cords that joined them to mum and to life. Need we say more??

SIX pups survived and were rescued and lovingly bottle fed. They are now (10-10-2019) 8 weeks old and are looking for 5 star homes where they will surely never need to go near a rubbish bin. Date of birth approx 15 August 2019. This lovely pup is called Bea and we believe she will become a medium sized dog when adult.

23-01-2019   ADOPTED 07-04-2019

BEATRIX

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Beatrix was born on 10 November 2018. The first 4 weeks of her life were fine until she and her 7 brothers and sisters were put in a cardboard box and dumped in the middle of the night next to a garbage bin. They were found in the morning and taken to the shelter where they received more love in one day than in the 4 weeks before. Beatrix is a very social pup and is taken out by the volonteers for a walk every day. We expect that she will become a medium sized dog when adult.

21-05-2019   ADFOPTED 27-06-2019

BELLA

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

When females with no owner start getting fed by everyone and anyone around popular supermarkets,  the results can be easily fore spelled. They get pregnant and have pups somewhere where those lovely people who feed them cannot find them nor catch them. As a consequence of this negligent strategy, there are 13 more pups on our website for adoption that should never have been born were the mother dogs “caught” by the competent authorities instead of just left on the street.

Nine of these pups are female! Imagine we had not caught them. If each female had, on first heat, say 8 pups, that comes to 72 pups. No further comment is needed.

Pups were already 10 weeks when captured. With lots of TLC and special attention from a foster mother who comes here every day, bless her, the pups are making good social progress and will be ready for adoption after all the necessary vaccinations.

We need to find them all homes and get the females spayed at the correct time so these will not go on to produce more unwanted offspring.

This is Bella, born on 4 March 2019, and we expect that she will be a small medium.

21-05-2019   ADOPTED 08-07-2019

BERNICE

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

When females with no owner start getting fed by everyone and anyone around popular supermarkets,  the results can be easily fore spelled. They get pregnant and have pups somewhere where those lovely people who feed them cannot find them nor catch them. As a consequence of this negligent strategy, there are 13 more pups on our website for adoption that should never have been born were the mother dogs “caught” by the competent authorities instead of just left on the street.

Nine of these pups are female! Imagine we had not caught them. If each female had, on first heat, say 8 pups, that comes to 72 pups. No further comment is needed.

Pups were already 10 weeks when captured. With lots of TLC and special attention from a foster mother who comes here every day, bless her, the pups are making good social progress and will be ready for adoption after all the necessary vaccinations.

We need to find them all homes and get the females spayed at the correct time so these will not go on to produce more unwanted offspring.

This is Bernice, born on 4 March 2019, and we expect that she will be medium.

28-03-2019   ADOPTED 25-05-2019

BERTIE

MIXED BREED,  MALE

Look at this lovely little fella! Somehow he turned up at a friend’s garden gate looking very thin and sad. How he got there, nobody knows. After a few days of him sitting at the gate asking to come in, they opened it! He was so hungry he nearly choked himself eating. Bertie is extremely friendly with people, other dogs and also cats. There are cats everywhere in that house and garden but he ignores them completely. All he wants is a soft sofa to lie on and be cuddled. Bertie’s estimated date of birth is around Oct/Nov 2017 and he now weighs 12kg. He is house trained and sleeps in his basket at night. Doesn’t need a crate as he doesn’t destroy anything at all, says his foster mum. Who will give Bertie the loving home he deserves.?? Chipped, vaccinated, castrated and tested negative for all blood parasites.

21-05-2019   ADOPTED 28-05-2019

BESSIE

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

When females with no owner start getting fed by everyone and anyone around popular supermarkets,  the results can be easily fore spelled. They get pregnant and have pups somewhere where those lovely people who feed them cannot find them nor catch them. As a consequence of this negligent strategy, there are 13 more pups on our website for adoption that should never have been born were the mother dogs “caught” by the competent authorities instead of just left on the street.

Nine of these pups are female! Imagine we had not caught them. If each female had, on first heat, say 8 pups, that comes to 72 pups. No further comment is needed.

Pups were already 10 weeks when captured. With lots of TLC and special attention from a foster mother who comes here every day, bless her, the pups are making good social progress and will be ready for adoption after all the necessary vaccinations.

We need to find them all homes and get the females spayed at the correct time so these will not go on to produce more unwanted offspring.

This is Bessie, born on 4 March 2019, and we expect that she will be a small medium.

21-05-2019   ADOPTED 13-07-2019

BIBI

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

When females with no owner start getting fed by everyone and anyone around popular supermarkets,  the results can be easily fore spelled. They get pregnant and have pups somewhere where those lovely people who feed them cannot find them nor catch them. As a consequence of this negligent strategy, there are 13 more pups on our website for adoption that should never have been born were the mother dogs “caught” by the competent authorities instead of just left on the street.

Nine of these pups are female! Imagine we had not caught them. If each female had, on first heat, say 8 pups, that comes to 72 pups. No further comment is needed.

Pups were already 10 weeks when captured. With lots of TLC and special attention from a foster mother who comes here every day, bless her, the pups are making good social progress and will be ready for adoption after all the necessary vaccinations.

We need to find them all homes and get the females spayed at the correct time so these will not go on to produce more unwanted offspring.

This is Bibi, born on 4 March 2019, and we expect that she will be medium.

14-10-2019   ADOPTED 15-12-2019

BILLY BOY

MIXED BREED, MALE

Billy boy was found and taken to the clinic. He had no identification and we dont know where he came from. He was in a very poor condition then but lovingly treated by our vets and is now for adoption. He is a very playful, social puppy and loves cuddles. He plays a lot with other dogs at the clinic and sleeps in a crate at night and for time out during the day. He will be a strong adult dog and needs to go to puppy/ junior dog training. We dont recommend a home with small children or cats. He is of course vaccinated and will be castrated soon. Estimated date of birth is 1 May 2019. He weighs at 5.5 months about 12 kg. Who can give this gorgeous pup a five star forever home?

10-10-2019 ADOPTED 18-12-2019

BIZZY

MIXED BREED, FEMALE

Close your eyes and imagine, you go to your wheely bin just down the path to throw away your rubbish like a good citizen. It’s quite deep down there and you see a black bin bag struggling!! Struggling to find the mother’s nipples and some milk! Yes, a bin bag tied up and full of new born pups with umbilical cords that joined them to mum and to life. Need we say more??

SIX pups survived and were rescued and lovingly bottle fed. They are now (10-10-2019) 8 weeks old and are looking for 5 star homes where they will surely never need to go near a rubbish bin. Date of birth approx 15 August 2019. This lovely pup is called Bizzy and we believe she will become a medium sized dog when adult.

23-01-2019   ADOPTED 07-04-2019

BLAKE

MIXED BREED,  MALE

Blake was born on 10 November 2018. The first 4 weeks of his life were fine until he and his 7 brothers and sisters were put in a cardboard box and dumped in the middle of the night next to a garbage bin. They were found in the morning and taken to the shelter where they received more love in one day than in the 4 weeks before. Blake is a very social pup and is taken out by the volonteers for a walk every day. We expect that he will become a medium sized dog when adult.

10-10-2019   ADOPTED 09-12-2019

BOB

MIXED BREED, MALE

Close your eyes and imagine, you go to your wheely bin just down the path to throw away your rubbish like a good citizen. It’s quite deep down there and you see a black bin bag struggling!! Struggling to find the mother’s nipples and some milk! Yes, a bin bag tied up and full of new born pups with umbilical cords that joined them to mum and to life. Need we say more??

SIX pups survived and were rescued and lovingly bottle fed. They are now (10-10-2019) 8 weeks old and are looking for 5 star homes where they will surely never need to go near a rubbish bin. Date of birth approx 15 August 2019. This lovely pup is called Bob and we believe he will become a medium sized dog when adult.

10-10-2019   ADOPTED 09-12-2019

BOLF

MIXED BREED, MALE

Close your eyes and imagine, you go to your wheely bin just down the path to throw away your rubbish like a good citizen. It’s quite deep down there and you see a black bin bag struggling!! Struggling to find the mother’s nipples and some milk! Yes, a bin bag tied up and full of new born pups with umbilical cords that joined them to mum and to life. Need we say more??

SIX pups survived and were rescued and lovingly bottle fed. They are now (10-10-2019) 8 weeks old and are looking for 5 star homes where they will surely never need to go near a rubbish bin. Date of birth approx 15 August 2019. This lovely pup is called Bolf and we believe he will become a medium sized dog when adult.

10-10-2019   ADOPTED 09-12-2019

BOO

MIXED BREED, MALE

Close your eyes and imagine, you go to your wheely bin just down the path to throw away your rubbish like a good citizen. It’s quite deep down there and you see a black bin bag struggling!! Struggling to find the mother’s nipples and some milk! Yes, a bin bag tied up and full of new born pups with umbilical cords that joined them to mum and to life. Need we say more??

SIX pups survived and were rescued and lovingly bottle fed. They are now (10-10-2019) 8 weeks old and are looking for 5 star homes where they will surely never need to go near a rubbish bin. Date of birth approx 15 August 2019. This lovely pup is called Boo and we believe he will become a medium sized dog when adult.

21-05-2019   ADOPTED 26-06-2019

BOSSY

MIXED BREED,  MALE

When females with no owner start getting fed by everyone and anyone around popular supermarkets,  the results can be easily fore spelled. They get pregnant and have pups somewhere where those lovely people who feed them cannot find them nor catch them. As a consequence of this negligent strategy, there are 13 more pups on our website for adoption that should never have been born were the mother dogs “caught” by the competent authorities instead of just left on the street.

Nine of these pups are female! Imagine we had not caught them. If each female had, on first heat, say 8 pups, that comes to 72 pups. No further comment is needed.

Pups were already 10 weeks when captured. With lots of TLC and special attention from a foster mother who comes here every day, bless her, the pups are making good social progress and will be ready for adoption after all the necessary vaccinations.

We need to find them all homes and get the females spayed at the correct time so these will not go on to produce more unwanted offspring.

This is Bossy, born on 4 March 2019, and we expect that he will be a small medium.

21-05-2019   ADOPTED 13-07-2019

BRISA

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

When females with no owner start getting fed by everyone and anyone around popular supermarkets,  the results can be easily fore spelled. They get pregnant and have pups somewhere where those lovely people who feed them cannot find them nor catch them. As a consequence of this negligent strategy, there are 13 more pups on our website for adoption that should never have been born were the mother dogs “caught” by the competent authorities instead of just left on the street.

Nine of these pups are female! Imagine we had not caught them. If each female had, on first heat, say 8 pups, that comes to 72 pups. No further comment is needed.

Pups were already 10 weeks when captured. With lots of TLC and special attention from a foster mother who comes here every day, bless her, the pups are making good social progress and will be ready for adoption after all the necessary vaccinations.

We need to find them all homes and get the females spayed at the correct time so these will not go on to produce more unwanted offspring.

This is Brisa, born on 4 March 2019, and we expect that she will be medium.

23-01-2019   ADOPTED 16-03-2019

BRISTOL

MIXED BREED,  MALE

Bristol was born on 10 November 2018. The first 4 weeks of his life were fine until he and his 7 brothers and sisters were put in a cardboard box and dumped in the middle of the night next to a garbage bin. They were found in the morning and taken to the shelter where they received more love in one day than in the 4 weeks before. Bristol is a very social pup and is taken out by the volonteers for a walk every day. We expect that he will become a medium sized dog when adult.

23-01-2019   ADOPTED 16-03-2019

BRITA

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Brita was born on 10 November 2018. The first 4 weeks of her life were fine until she and her 7 brothers and sisters were put in a cardboard box and dumped in the middle of the night next to a garbage bin. They were found in the morning and taken to the shelter where they received more love in one day than in the 4 weeks before. Brita is a very social pup and is taken out by the volonteers for a walk every day. We expect that she will become a medium sized dog when adult.

21-05-2019   ADOPTED 13-07-2019

BRUCE

MIXED BREED,  MALE

When females with no owner start getting fed by everyone and anyone around popular supermarkets,  the results can be easily fore spelled. They get pregnant and have pups somewhere where those lovely people who feed them cannot find them nor catch them. As a consequence of this negligent strategy, there are 13 more pups on our website for adoption that should never have been born were the mother dogs “caught” by the competent authorities instead of just left on the street.

Nine of these pups are female! Imagine we had not caught them. If each female had, on first heat, say 8 pups, that comes to 72 pups. No further comment is needed.

Pups were already 10 weeks when captured. With lots of TLC and special attention from a foster mother who comes here every day, bless her, the pups are making good social progress and will be ready for adoption after all the necessary vaccinations.

We need to find them all homes and get the females spayed at the correct time so these will not go on to produce more unwanted offspring.

This is Bruce, born on 4 March 2019, and we expect that he will be medium.

21-05-2019   ADOPTED 09-07-2019

BRYONY

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

When females with no owner start getting fed by everyone and anyone around popular supermarkets,  the results can be easily fore spelled. They get pregnant and have pups somewhere where those lovely people who feed them cannot find them nor catch them. As a consequence of this negligent strategy, there are 13 more pups on our website for adoption that should never have been born were the mother dogs “caught” by the competent authorities instead of just left on the street.

Nine of these pups are female! Imagine we had not caught them. If each female had, on first heat, say 8 pups, that comes to 72 pups. No further comment is needed.

Pups were already 10 weeks when captured. With lots of TLC and special attention from a foster mother who comes here every day, bless her, the pups are making good social progress and will be ready for adoption after all the necessary vaccinations.

We need to find them all homes and get the females spayed at the correct time so these will not go on to produce more unwanted offspring.

This is Bryony, born on 4 March 2019, and we expect that she will be medium.

21-05-2019   ADOPTED 08-07-2019

BUBBLE

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

When females with no owner start getting fed by everyone and anyone around popular supermarkets,  the results can be easily fore spelled. They get pregnant and have pups somewhere where those lovely people who feed them cannot find them nor catch them. As a consequence of this negligent strategy, there are 13 more pups on our website for adoption that should never have been born were the mother dogs “caught” by the competent authorities instead of just left on the street.

Nine of these pups are female! Imagine we had not caught them. If each female had, on first heat, say 8 pups, that comes to 72 pups. No further comment is needed.

Pups were already 10 weeks when captured. With lots of TLC and special attention from a foster mother who comes here every day, bless her, the pups are making good social progress and will be ready for adoption after all the necessary vaccinations.

We need to find them all homes and get the females spayed at the correct time so these will not go on to produce more unwanted offspring.

This is Bubble, born on 4 March 2019, and we expect that she will be medium.

10-10-2019   ADOPTED 09-12-2019

BUDDHA

MIXED BREED, MALE

Close your eyes and imagine, you go to your wheely bin just down the path to throw away your rubbish like a good citizen. It’s quite deep down there and you see a black bin bag struggling!! Struggling to find the mother’s nipples and some milk! Yes, a bin bag tied up and full of new born pups with umbilical cords that joined them to mum and to life. Need we say more??

SIX pups survived and were rescued and lovingly bottle fed. They are now (10-10-2019) 8 weeks old and are looking for 5 star homes where they will surely never need to go near a rubbish bin. Date of birth approx 15 August 2019. This lovely pup is called Buddha and we believe he will become a medium sized dog when adult.

11-02-2019   ADOPTED 07-04-2019

BUDDY

MIXED BREED,  MALE

Buddy, probably born around April 21, 2018, was found far away from any home by a family with young children. It was so far from the civilized world, that it can not be otherwise that he has been taken there and deliberately left behind. They took him home because he was so sweet. But the family has more animals and not much room for this active boy. He is still with the family at the moment because the family does not want to take him to the shelter. Buddy is very social towards people and other dogs and with cats he is OK. He walks well on the leash, is fine in the car, learns quickly and is actually everything you want from such a young dog. But now he is looking for his own house and his own family where he can stay for the rest of his life.

07-02-2019   ADOPTED 16-03-2019

COOKIE

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Cookie, born around November 23, 2018, was found on the street when she was about four weeks old. And so she came to us. At the moment she lives with a foster mother and gets all the attention and love that such a young puppy needs. She lives there together with a large number of dogs that help with her upbringing. The cats of the house also teach her how to deal with cats. Cookie lives up to her name, she eats like a wolf and grows and grows. Cookie will become a very big girl, who needs a lot of space. Who can give her that space?

 12-12-2018   ADOPTED 19-01-2019

DELILAH

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Delilah was born around 10 September 2018 and when she was about 2 months old she was found at the bottom of the escalator which goes to the Continente supermarket. We think she came from the gypsy camp next door and that she followed a gypsy woman when she went shopping. But going upstairs with the escalator was a bit too much for her. And so she ended up in our shelter. Delilah is a very social and adventurous pup and walks already very well on the leash. At an age of 10 weeks she weighed 4.6 kg and she is expected to be a medium size dog when she is adult. Now she is looking forward to a family of her own who she can join when some shopping needs to be done.

01-02-2019   ADOPTED 24-02-2019

DIANA

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Diana, born around November 1, 2017, was found on the street. We do not know anything about her background and what she has gone through and fortunately she does not know that either, because Diana is a dog without problems, good with people and all dogs. She is just a nice happy dog, who enjoys life and that's why we look for a home and a family of her own. Diana currently weighs about 19 kg and is 50 cm high.

08-04-2019   ADOPTED 14-06-2019

DORY

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

We dont know much about Dory except that she is a very happy dog in spite of her past and always wags her tail and wants to play. She was brought to our vet by a lady who explained that this dog was mistreated, malnourished, full of ticks and fleas etc etc and that she had rescued it from some nasty people.

After treating her there, the vet asked us to take her in and put her for adoption. Dory is about 5 months old (born 14 November 2018) and very energetic. Loves to play with other dogs and a ball or other toys. Needs a family, possibly with children to play with or another dog.  Anyway, a home with lots of time to spend on Dory.

We think she will be a great family pet. Size will be small-medium. At the moment she weighs 7.5 kg.

20-03-2019   ADOPTED 21-04-2019

EMMA

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Emma and her mother were living on waste ground among homeless people. If you have no home and no money, how can you take care of stray dogs?

Dogs were undernourished and left to do their own thing, not far from a busy main road where some of the pups had already been killed. A dog rescuer took them away and brought them to the shelter where the mother was immediately sterilised so no more pups. Emma is a very independent puppy, playful and feisty. Will be a small-medium adult dog. Loves people, lots of attention and already walks on a lead. Estimated DoB, 10 December 2018.

01-08-2019   ADOPTED 03-08-2019

JESSIE

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

When females with no owner start getting fed by everyone and anyone around popular supermarkets,  the results can be easily fore spelled. They get pregnant and have pups somewhere where those lovely people who feed them cannot find them nor catch them. As a consequence of this negligent strategy, there are 13 more pups on our website for adoption that should never have been born were the mother dogs “caught” by the competent authorities instead of just left on the street. Anyway, we were able to catch the mother of these 13 pups and she appeared to be very social. We called her Jessie and she has now been adopted by the lady who fed all her pups in the field for weeks.

09-11-2018   ADOPTED 13-03-2019

JULIETA

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Julieta was brought to the shelter as a puppy, simply because nobody wanted her. And why? Because it is a bitch. And that is enough to throw them away in the garbage container. But when they are 4 months old that is of course no longer possible. Then dumping in an shelter is still the most humane solution. Julieta has been living in the shelter for a few months now, she is a very social and playful dog and that's why we think she should leave and get her own house with people who love her. At least when they promise never to dump her again.
Julieta was born in March 2018 and now weighs just under 20 kg at 8 months. She has been sterilized already.

27-10-2019   ADOPTED 15-12-2019

JULIETTA

MIXED BREED, FEMALE

Julietta was found abandoned together with Nera wandering the fields after gypsies had been camping there, so they just left her behind, a young vulnerable female pup. This is what happens to female pups all the time and everywhere. She also has only a short tail. We believe the tails were cut off when they were tiny puppies. Crazy people do this so they can identify which pup/dog they or their children want to keep. When the two girls were found by a volunteer, they were taken to the shelter. Julietta is a kind, social doggy, fine with children, she is less than 10 kg.

She is now looking for a loving home and family. Estimated date of birth 22/07/2018, spayed and vaccinated.

06-05-2019   ADOPTED 17-06-2019

KAZZY

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

This tiny bundle of brown fluff was spotted wandering down the main road to Faro airport. Was it actually going to catch a flight perhaps or just missed one or had it just arrived and was looking for a taxi? This we will never know.

Kazzy, as she is now called, had no luggage and is currently looking for her new home. She was born around 15 February 2019 and is very social with people and other nice dogs and will be a small adult doggy. With 11 weeks of age, she weighs only 2,3 kg.

20-03-2019   ADOPTED 20-04-2019

LONE RANGER

MIXED BREED,  MALE

Lone Ranger was found in a field together with his brother. So at that time he was not alone. The pups were being chased and driven away by a man with a stick. Luckily a local rescuer witnessed this drama, picked up the pups and brought them to safety. He is a calm, friendly pup, estimated DoB 1 January 2019.

02-11-2019 ADOPTED 18-12-2019

MAIA

Cão da Serra da Estrela, FEMALE

02-08-2019   ADOPTED 01-09-2019

MARIO

CÃO DA SERRA DA ESTRELA,  MALE

We got an urgent SOS call from a colleague…could we please take in a rescue Serra da Estrela male. This would be the second Serra male in 5 months! Often males do not get on very well together so what to do?

After seeing a video of the dreadful conditions this dog was living in, together with many others, all dumped on a wasteland in Faro, capital of the Algarve, tourists take note, we agreed and he was brought to us in the back of a normal car by a caring man named Mario.

The dog was in an awful state but so calm and relaxed that we knew he would be fine with the right care and treatment.

He is now called Mario and lives in our garage kennel and garden together with Codey, our other rescue male Serra. Mario is about 3.5 years old, estimated date of birth January 2015, grey and fulvous brindle colour and weighs around 40kg.

20-08-2019   ADOPTED 02-09-2019

MARTY

MIXED BREED,  MALE

MARTY was found in the fields around the shelter, probably dumped. He is a gorgeous “big” puppy. Social and really playful, loves people and cuddles. Needs to have a home as soon as possible as shelters are no places for young pups to grow up in. Marty will be a big adult dog but will make a wonderful family pet for a home with a large garden and lots of walking and playing time. Estimated date of birth is mid June 2019.

16-09-2019   ADOPTED 28-10-2019

MAX

MIXED BREED, MALE

"I am MAX. I was abandoned, but someone found me. Unfortunately, this person cannot keep me. Please adopt me because I have no owner. Thank you." And on the back of the paper, a receipt from a local supermarket, was written: "I suffered enough. I have been treated very badly and I deserve better. Please help me." And that note was stuck in the early morning to the door handle of our vet's clinic . And tied to the door handle was a leash and on that leash was Max. Max is a wonderfully sweet and social small dog, about 30 cm high, and he weighs around 6.7 kg. He is still very young, probably born in March 2018. That is why we are now on behalf of Max looking for a loving home and family for this small, sweet, lively, social little man who can and wants to meet Max's request. Please adopt and help him.

20-08-2019   ADOPTED 08-10-2019

MIMI

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Mimi is a sweet small female that has been in the shelter since a puppy. She is good with other dogs, walks on the lead and is very sociable. Why is she still there? Why does no-one want her? Who can answer that? Shelters are to help rehome dogs not to keep them! We are therefore looking for a loving home for this lovable little dog. Mimi is vaccinated, spayed and weighs now about 13 kg and will be a medium size dog when adult. Estimated date of birth is first half of March 2019.

20-03-2019   ADOPTED 21-04-2019

MOLLY

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Molly and her brother were dumped in a garden of a holiday villa last summer. They were very small pups and the holidaymakers had no idea what to do. They managed to locate a local rescue group who took in the pups and the little male was homed fairly quickly. It was soon obvious that little Molly had a problem with her right, back leg so Molly left the shelter and went into a foster family. She was taken to our orthopaedic vet and x-rays showed she had a dislocated femur, the head of which was damaged so it couldn’t stay in the socket. A kind of hip dysplasia. 
This is awful for such a young dog and we think it could have come from being lifted up by the one leg and shaken about. We have seen many times a (gypsy) child handle pups like this, oh yes, and have a good giggle about a screeching pup. Many people here still think animals have no nervous system so cannot feel pain. Animals are “goods” and not living creatures with feelings.
Molly was operated on twice and has had several other rehab treatments. She was born around 15 June 2018 and we think she can go for adoption to a QUIET family who will take into consideration her slight handicap. She walks well on lead but cannot run or jump a lot for the time being until the vet says it’s 100% ok to do so. As she is so young, everything is still growing but being so young is also an advantage for the healing process. She is very social with other dogs and cats and will be a small-medium adult. She weighs 16kg now. (March 2019) so wont grow much more.

04-08-2019   ADOPTED 18-08-2019

NATHAN

MIXED BREED,  MALE

Nathan was taken to our shelter with his brother Noddy and mother Nina by a very sick man, who was going to be hospitalized the next day and probably would never be able to care for his dogs again. Nathan is now in foster and is a very social dog, who likes to play and is also used to cats.
Nathan was born on April 21, 2019 and will become a medium size dog.

27-10-2019   ADOPTED 15-12-2019

NERA

MIXED BREED, FEMALE

NERA was found abandoned together with Julietta wandering the fields after gypsies had been camping there, so they just left her behind, a young vulnerable female pup. This is what happens to female pups all the time and everywhere. She also has only half a tail. We believe the tails were cut off when they were tiny puppies. Crazy people do this so they can identify which pup/dog they or their children want to keep. When the two girls were found, they were taken to the shelter. Nera is now looking for her forever home and family. Even with half a tail, she wags it when she’s happy. Look at her beautiful eyes and expression! She is small/medium size, less than 10 kg, very social and playful, also with children. Good with other dogs. Will make a lovely family pet. Estimated date of birth 22/12/2018, spayed and vaccinated.

04-08-2019   ADOPTED 06-09-2019

NODDY

MIXED BREED,  MALE

Noddy was taken to our shelter with his brother Nathan and mother Nina by a very sick man, who was going to be hospitalized the next day and probably would never be able to care for his dogs again. Noddy is now in foster and is a very social dog, who likes to play and is also used to cats.
Noddy was born on April 21, 2019 and will become a medium size dog.

02-12-2018   ADOPTED 03-02-2019

OLIVIA

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Olivia was born around July 5, 2018, and when she was only 4 months old, they had enough of her. Olivia was found tied to the door handle of a veterinary clinic. And so she ended up in the shelter. At an age of 5 months she weighs 13.4 kg and she is still growing. Olivia is very social and walks well on the leash. An shelter is not a good place for a puppy and that is why we are looking for a loving and caring adopter who has to promise us never to tie Olivia to a door handle and then run away.

13-01-2019   ADOPTED 16-03-2019 

PEDRO

MIXED BREED,  MALE

Pedro was born on November 20, 2018 because Rui did not notice that the mother dog was heavily pregnant. And when 10 pups were born, it became too much for Rui and we were approached with the question if we could help him. And yes we will do that, including the sterilization of the mother dog. The mother dog is a black labrador type, not pure but with the typical labrador characteristics, father is unknown of course. Pedro and his brothers came to us when they were 8 weeks old and they are developing into extraordinary social pups. We expect Pedro to become a large medium sized dog.

03-01-2019   ADOPTED 16-03-2019

PENNY

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Penny was born on November 20, 2018 because Rui did not notice that the mother dog was heavily pregnant. And when 10 pups were born, it became too much for Rui and we were approached with the question if we could help him. And yes we will do that, including the sterilization of the mother dog. The mother dog is a black labrador type, not pure but with the typical labrador characteristics, father is unknown of course. Penny and her sisters came to us when they were 5 weeks old and they are developing into extraordinary social pups. We expect Penny to become a large medium sized dog.

03-01-2019   ADOPTED 16-03-2019

PENNY BLACK

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Penny Black was born on November 20, 2018 because Rui did not notice that the mother dog was heavily pregnant. And when 10 pups were born, it became too much for Rui and we were approached with the question if we could help him. And yes we will do that, including the sterilization of the mother dog. The mother dog is a black labrador type, not pure but with the typical labrador characteristics, father is unknown of course. Penny Black and her sisters came to us when they were 5 weeks old and they are developing into extraordinary social pups. We expect Penny Black to become a large medium sized dog.

29-05-2019   ADOPTED 02-09-2019

PETAL

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Dumped in a garden of a rental villa…..surprised? No, not at all. Two unwanted female pups and a holiday home filled with foreigners. Surely, this is the ideal way to get rid of them?

Sterilising their mother is never going to be an option as no-one knows where they came from.

So in 6 months there will be another litter of Roses and Petals……..and so it goes on and on…..

They were born on 25 April 2019 and were about 6 weeks old when dumped and found. They like people and will become lovely pets. This is Petal, who is somewhat smaller than her sister.

25-02-2019   ADOPTED 16-03-2019

PICOLINA

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Picolina is a small bitch of about 2 years old (born February 2017) and was given to us because she was pregnant again. She lived always in the house of a single Portuguese man and his demented father, who could not take good care of her either. Picolina is just a lovely dog, who after one day already felt at home and wants nothing more than to be cuddled. But we really do not have time for that, because we already have too many dogs we have to pay attention to.
Picolina weighs only 5.6 kg and is 22 cm high. That is why we are now looking for a loving family who still have a very small place in their house and their hearts for this little treasure, who will return her thanks and love a hundredfold from day one.

13-01-2019   ADOPTED 16-03-2019

PIP

MIXED BREED,  MALE

Pip was born on November 20, 2018 because Rui did not notice that the mother dog was heavily pregnant. And when 10 pups were born, it became too much for Rui and we were approached with the question if we could help him. And yes we will do that, including the sterilization of the mother dog. The mother dog is a black labrador type, not pure but with the typical labrador characteristics, father is unknown of course. Pip and his brothers came to us when they were 8 weeks old and they are developing into extraordinary social pups. We expect Pip to become a large medium sized dog.

13-01-2019   ADOPTED 16-03-2019 

PLUTO

MIXED BREED,  MALE

Pluto was born on November 20, 2018 because Rui did not notice that the mother dog was heavily pregnant. And when 10 pups were born, it became too much for Rui and we were approached with the question if we could help him. And yes we will do that, including the sterilization of the mother dog. The mother dog is a black labrador type, not pure but with the typical labrador characteristics, father is unknown of course. Pluto and his brothers came to us when they were 8 weeks old and they are developing into extraordinary social pups. We expect Pluto to become a large medium sized dog.

03-01-2019   ADOPTED 16-03-2019

POLLY

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Polly was born on November 20, 2018 because Rui did not notice that the mother dog was heavily pregnant. And when 10 pups were born, it became too much for Rui and we were approached with the question if we could help him. And yes we will do that, including the sterilization of the mother dog. The mother dog is a black labrador type, not pure but with the typical labrador characteristics, father is unknown of course. Polly and her sisters came to us when they were 5 weeks old and they are developing into extraordinary social pups. We expect Polly to become a large medium sized dog.

13-01-2019   ADOPTED 16-03-2019 

POMME

MIXED BREED,  MALE

Pomme was born on November 20, 2018 because Rui did not notice that the mother dog was heavily pregnant. And when 10 pups were born, it became too much for Rui and we were approached with the question if we could help him. And yes we will do that, including the sterilization of the mother dog. The mother dog is a black labrador type, not pure but with the typical labrador characteristics, father is unknown of course. Pomme and his brothers came to us when they were 8 weeks old and they are developing into extraordinary social pups. We expect Pomme to become a large medium sized dog.

03-01-2019   ADOPTED 16-03-2019

POOCH

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Pooch was born on November 20, 2018 because Rui did not notice that the mother dog was heavily pregnant. And when 10 pups were born, it became too much for Rui and we were approached with the question if we could help him. And yes we will do that, including the sterilization of the mother dog. The mother dog is a black labrador type, not pure but with the typical labrador characteristics, father is unknown of course. Pooch and her sisters came to us when they were 5 weeks old and they are developing into extraordinary social pups. We expect Pooch to become a large medium sized dog.

08-01-2019   ADOPTED 25-01-2019

QUICK

MIXED BREED,  MALE

Quick, born around October 20, 2018, really wants to learn and so he went to the playground of a primary school in our village. He walked around there among all children running and playing, but when the children went back to their classroom, he was left alone. As he apparently belonged to nobody and neither of the children had seen him before, one of the teachers took him home. But he can no longer stay there, because the teacher is too much away from home. We are therefore looking for a very friendly family for this very agile and active pup, preferably with school-age children, so that he can go to school every now and then. Quick is very social, walks already well on the leash and is very eager to learn.

6-05-2019   ADOPTED 17-06-2019

RAFERTY

MIXED BREED,  MALE

Raferty and his brother Ronan were dumped at the shelter together with their mum because they were unwanted. Born in a house on March 1, 2019, he certainly had a good start in life. Now he is in foster and he is very social towards people and other dogs. At the age of 9 weeks he weighs almost 5 kg and therefor we expect him to be bigger than his mother who is only 8,5 kg.

6-05-2019   ADOPTED 17-06-2019

RONAN

MIXED BREED,  MALE

Ronan and his brother Raferty were dumped at the shelter together with their mum because they were unwanted. Born in a house on March 1, 2019, he certainly had a good start in life. Now he is in foster and he is very social towards people and other dogs. At the age of 9 weeks he weighs little more than 4 kg and therefor we expect him to be bigger than his mother who is only 8,5 kg.

29-05-2019   ADOPTED 02-09-2019

ROSE

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

Dumped in a garden of a rental villa…..surprised? No, not at all. Two unwanted female pups and a holiday home filled with foreigners. Surely, this is the ideal way to get rid of them?

Sterilising their mother is never going to be an option as no-one knows where they came from.

So in 6 months there will be another litter of Roses and Petals……..and so it goes on and on…..

They were born on 25 April 2019 and were about 6 weeks old when dumped and found. They like people and will become lovely pets. This is Rose, who is somewhat bigger than her sister.

01-10-2016 ADOPTED 21-02-2019

SAMMY

MIXED BREED,  MALE

SAMMY, so I called him when he arrived 3 days ago with a gammy leg and a muzzle on his lovely, sad face. He may have a lovely face but the rest of him is certainly not lovely. Sammy was a young male, 18kg, mixed breed, seen walking the streets of S.Bras for ages and fed scraps by locals.
Well, it probably were the scraps that kept him alive these past few months and he must be a tough little guy. He has a fractured right hind leg at the tarsal/metatarsal joint and a huge hole on the inside of that area as well as several small wounds, many fleas and ticks..well you all know how street dogs look. Yet nobody thought to pick up this dog until 3 days ago when he could hardly stand upright any more. He was taken to a "petshop vet" where he was assessed and the verdict was: give him some antibiotics and painkillers for 10 days and then put him back on the street where he came from!!!
Well, I have met many vets in my life but this one must take the biscuit with chocolate trimmings.
This is where we came onto the scene. I was asked if I could kennel a dog for ten days, a dog with a bad leg, and administer the medication which still had to be bought at the local pharmacy.
Being the nosy person I am by nature I asked all the questions to which you have just read the answers.
Ad and I were both horrified to say the least. Put a young dog with a severely injured/ broken leg (no x-rays had been done ) back on the street? Never. We don't work like that. If we take on an injured dog, we go the whole way. I immediately phoned Dr. Pedro Caramelo in Faro and took the dog down for observation and diagnosis.
Today I fetched him and he is here with us, safe and eating quite well. The diagnosis for his leg is not good at the moment as there are several scenarios to take into consideration and all require intricate surgery.
Sammy also has prostate problems and these need to be dealt with as soon as possible. All blood work needs to be done to see what other hidden, underlying conditions he has. He needs to build up his strength first before he can undergo any surgery and it will be a long road to recovery. But we have done it before so we'll try and do it again.
We hope our true friends and doggy lovers will help by sponsoring SAMMY in any way they can, privately or with a fun fundraiser. Please contact me by PM or by email if you can help.
Sorry this is so long but these awful situations need explaining and just pics are not enough. Thanks everyone for reading.

29-05-2019   ADOPTED 22-07-2019

TOBY

MIXED BREED,  MALE

This poor little guy was found wandering on the road near a restaurant and taken home by a local lady. She couldn’t look after him though because she has her own large dog who is very jealous. After a bit of miscommunication, we went to collect him from the local municipal pound. He is a real cute little dog, very social and people orientated and must surely have been born in someone’s home or back yard. We expect him to grow to a small-medium size. Estimated date of birth is April 1, 2019.

03-09-2019   ADOPTED 21-09-2019

WANDA

MIXED BREED, FEMALE

Due to unforeseen circumstances cute little Wanda has come back to us and is once again looking for her, this time we hope, “forever home and family”. Wanda is in the UK. Please contact us via the website mail if you are interested in giving her a five star home.

Wanda and her siblings were born around January 13, 2018, probably in a house, because they are used to people and very social. When they were about eight weeks old, they were left somewhere far from the civilized world. When they were found they were so happy to see people again that those people could do nothing but pick them up and put them in the car. They did not even have to be caught. First they went to the shelter where they were immediately examined by the vet. Luckily they were not sick but very healthy. Father and mother are unknown, but judging from the outside, the father or mother is probably a Portuguese water dog. Wanda will become a medium-sized dog, we think, who will love water very much.

17-12-2018   ADOPTED 03-02-2019

XANTO

MIXED BREED,  MALE

Xanto, just under 2 years old and probably born in February 2017, showed very loud and clear that he was in need and had to be rescued. Our vet has the practice along the railway in Faro (Centro Vetérinario da Estação) and they had heard a dog crying on the other side of the railway for a few days. But the other side of the railway is not such a nice place with homeless people, drug addicts and criminal youngsters, and Isabel did not dare to go and look. But because Xanto did not stop crying, something had to be done. She then called the police and they have taken her to this aweful place and protected her and also helped to put Xanto in the car. Xanto was in a very bad condition, emaciated, dehydrated, full of scabies etc. etc. but he could not be brought to a better place than to Isabel and Pedro. Now he has been completely recovered, weighs 27 kg, greets everyone he meets in the clinic very enthusiastically and is very social towards other animals. We think that he also has the right to his own home and his own family where he can be happy.

25-08-2019   ADOPTED 03-09-2019

ZUMA

MIXED BREED,  FEMALE

A young girl got herself a puppy. She moved from her parent’s home, rented an apartment, got a puppy. A few months later she went back to live with her parents, the puppy grew into a big a dog and the parents did not agree for the daughter to bring the dog with. So she left her in the shelter.
As simple as this!
If you are a kid that cannot survive 5 months without your parents paying your bills, feeding you and washing your clothes, don’t get a dog! Get a dog when you are ready to have your own life.
Not the puppy’s fault she grew into a big dog!
Now she is big, full of energy, needing to run and play.
Gentle, social, friendly young girl. Lovely dog that did not deserves this. Good with other dogs, good on the leash, playful and happy.
Tolerant with cats. Born 10-01-2018.