Chester....have you been following his journey from 2nd Feb 2014 until now...

Chester - so his story to date...I found this lad on the 7th Feb 2014....skinny - bad skin - nervous - hungry by the side of the road - bugger, even growled at me until I showed him food!! I could not take him that afternoon when I found him - busy road - (too many dogs - fiance who said NO) no one else interested in helping.....(cue photo!)

I could not sleep as I knew he was there....so what did I do...I picked him up and took him to the vet! With the financial assistance and support of many people - Chester as I called him - BOUNCED back! Chester had un-treated leish (off the scale results) and tick fever

...since then he has been treated, given love and (some) training :) But he had to go through a journey of segregation, pain from his bleeding ears that were caked in blood and opened up when he shook his head and he was nervous...Guess how old he is??!!

He was 1 - 1.5 years old in this photo last year- breaks my heart....I have tried to find him a home since I picked him up last year. You know what, a bit of treatment, love and attention and what happens ...a dog will blossom...Leish is not a death sentence...This is the face of a beautiful dog called Chester...he has been shared all over the place...but you know what ....it seems that he is too much dog and has leish.....so...

 Can I say - LOOK - at the stunning dog you overlooked....

Imagine how he could have been a part of your family - been a great protector of the household - played with dogs, cats, young and old...Chester is a gorgeous ....

Remember how this lad looked 10 months ago...and yet no one wants him...

SO

SOD you! Chester is going to stay with us if no one else will recognize his beautiful character, loving and cheeky nature..I love him. X

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS CAT AT THE LAGOS McDONALD'S?

She has been seen since the spring of 2014 in the area of the Lagos McDonald's and her story is a real mystery.

She is sterilised (she has the ear cut) and she looks like she is being cared for, but she seems to be hungry and looking for food in the area. We are not sure if she is fed somewhere else or if she simply gets her food from the McDonald's leftovers. She may have a home, but an owner that does not look after her properly. She is docile, but slightly suspicious which is common for a cat who survives in the street. The fact is that we tried giving her a home in a farm nearby McDonald's, but she did not want to stay there and she almost immediatelly took off back to the McDonald's. And this in spite of the fact that she was enclosed in that farm for over 2 weeks in order to get adapted. For several times she was taken back to the farm, but she always insisted in going back to the McDonald's round-a-about (in the spot where the rubbish containers are). She seems to be happy where she is, but we think it is a very danger area for a cat to be, as it is so close to the road.

If you know anything about this cat or if you are willing to give her a stable and definite home, please contact us:

Maria João de Sousa - joaosous@gmail.com / 917232339; Carina Soares - carina.soares@animaisderua.org ;   Cátia Rodrigues - catia.rodrigues@animaisderua.org

 

6 Gorgeous Puppies looking for good homes!

These are 6 of the 9 puppies from the Lagoa pack and that were rescued by Margarida Cardoso and Ana Conduto. It is urgent to find them good homes. Margarida already has 6 dogs of her own. She cannot have anymore!

Please help, by spreading the word and the pictures around.

Thanks a lot!

Contacts: Margarida 962 984 530  or margcardoso@gmail.com

Ana 924 408 508  or ana.bcc@gmail.com

BEN - young dog for responsible adoption has found a good home!

Remember Ben, who had a post May, 2nd? Well, he has finally been adopted by a wonderful family in Lagos. 

Thank you to everybody who tried to help!

PACK OF DOGS IN LAGOA - 9 PUPPIES FOR ADOPTION!

These 9 puppies (3 female and 6 male) are part of a pack of dogs in the area of Lagoa and they need good homes. Otherwise, they will be sterilised and sent to the wild again. 2 other puppies have already been killed on the road.

They belong to a pack of dogs formed by 15 dogs (one male and 5 female, plus the puppies) and only one of the females and the male are sterilised. The rest need to be captured and sterilised. But Margarida Cardoso and Ana Conduto are alone and they need help to capture these dogs. They have tried traps, sedatives, etc., but without success.

They need all the help you can get, such as food, medicines and specially they need help in capturing the dogs.

If you can help somehow, please contact Margarida on 962984530 or margcardoso@gmail.com

By sending this appeal out on FB, email, blogs, etc. you are also giving a very important help.

 

Chester - This cheeky chappy is still looking for a loving home!

So what is new in the world of Chester...definitely not a new home! For some reason I have had NOT ONE interested party offering a home for my lad Chester. Is it because he has leish? Is it his size? As it is looking like he is here to stay for longer than I thought - I have made him a new bed (sorry Dex the bed I made for you that he was using is a little damaged when he realized that it was made of little foam pieces and saw it as a challenge to release them!).

I call it the donuts bed as it is round and now that he is wedged besides the wood pile he does not have to get up to pull logs off to chew during the night! It also means that he can lie comfortably whilst hunting for geckos that are in the pile. 

As Chester is an obsessive hunter he has caused a little damage to my garden - however it is a case of repetitive training with a water pistol and then perhaps my rockery will not take such a beating/dismantling! However, there is a gang of them that are the culprits - Freya leads the way with Tikka and Chester acting as wing men!

Chester is a real sweetheart - he remains enthusiastic in life, but he just wants to hang out with you. Only the little dogs are allowed in the house but he keeps coming on in....normally it is to find his play mate Freya. To be fair he has been known to chew her like a lamb chop but he can also be extremely sweet with her as this video shows. 

Come on someone out there must want this extremely happy hound! Just as the video shows - his tail is always wagging!

Algarve Animal Charities Share Event Information (Hopefully)

Lost Pets in the Algarve has extended the invitation to all Animal Charities based in the Algarve to share their information in respect of events and fundraisers - in a common location.

To facilitate this, LPA has created an event schedule page which consolidates the individual calendars of participating charities into a single, easy to use format.

Future events may be displayed in week, month or list format, and the calendars may be printed if required.

This project is just getting started, so if you would like to see everyone's planned happenings in one place, but your favourite charity does not yet have their events displayed, it may be beneficial if you contact the appropriate administrator and let them know your views.



If you're looking for something to do this weekend, something that benefits an animal charity, why not take a look now? Just CLICK HERE

Hulk - Urgent Foster home and/or permanent home needed for this young boy

Take a look at this photo and ask yourself - would you have walked on by?

This is the story of a lady called Patricia who made a friend for life with a dog now named 'Hulk'. When you pop down to the supermarket you are normally running through what you need to buy for dinner, however on this trip Patricia failed to make a shop, rather she saw a very hungry, thirsty and scared dog with extensive wounds to the body and plagued by fleas and ticks. 

Her response was to stop and try and help the dog...she was a minority as most just walked on past or made negative comments as to her attempts to catch him. However with patience and a little bribery..

Patricia was able to safely remove him from his street status and took him to a local vet to be looked over. 

The ticks and fleas are easily addressed with a pipette - easy fix - in a few days he will enjoy a nice bath all over...in the mean time his wounds require cleaning but nothing complicated and they will quickly heal. 

He has tested positive for dilofilaria (heart worm) but as he is so undernourished and weak he cannot start on the medication yet for this, but in a couple of weeks he will be able to start.

Now here is the GOOD news - Hulk has tested negative for leisch which can make a huge difference as people can be a little narrow minded and have reservations for re-homing a leisch dog.(shame on you - think of Chester!). He is friendly if not a little timid with humans, seems to be good with other dogs and cats....so now what we need is at least a FOSTER home for this lad as he cannot stay in the vet much longer. 

Unfortunately Patricia is not in a position to have Hulk with her as he starts his journey to a new life - this is her 3rd rescue by herself so we felt that she deserved support and help to find Hulk a place to recover and eventually a new home. 

So here is the deal - if you or you know of someone who is in a position to foster or who have thought of fostering - then please please consider Hulk. By agreeing to foster Hulk you are not committing to have him for the rest of his life (unless you decide you want to keep him!) - it is a temporary home we are looking for where he can get recuperate and learn to trust humans again. There is NO FINANCIAL obligation if you foster Hulk - there is a guardian angel who will be covering any medication and food that he requires, also any dog paraphernalia such as kennel, lead, bowl, bedding etc can be given on loan during the foster period. All we need is a safe environment with patience and love to be given.  We will all be actively looking for a new home for Hulk while he is in foster care to make sure that he has his happy ending. 

Please help find Hulk a foster home - he has to leave the vet and the safety of his cage there. He is being evicted!

If you can help in any way then please contact Patricia Teodoro - you can call her on 962 737 263, PM her on Face Book or email her p.teodoro11@gmail.com

Chester's Road to Recovery - Part 4 - Now all I need is a home!

Chester wants you to know - he is ready for his next adventure in a new home!

Chester is now being promoted in the UK for a potential new home, fingers crossed someone will be able to see past the fact that he has leisch and will require a couple of tablets a day for the rest of his life. I have 2 of my own with leisch, also rescue and they are doing really well.

So sales points of Chester - he is enthusiastic and young (only 1.5 years max), wanting to learn and loves to play. He is quite a large dog although only 24 kg at the moment, his bark is fierce so he makes a great guard. He LOVES the car and going for walks. I just wish I had bought a new harness sooner - both human and hound are much happier with our walks now - he is strong!

He loves other dogs and wants to play - whether with another dog, with a toy or hunting lizards! He is respectful of Ziggy my cat but my cat is dog savvy! 

So this is a plea for people to consider offering Chester as home - I will leave you with some photos of Chester relaxing and enjoying life - mindless of the fact that he is not yet home! 

Chester is the one on the left, hanging with the boys! It is a hard life at my place! 

He looks indignant that i have disturbed his sleep!

Aah - he is a young baby boy that is quite immature really! He is submissive to my older ridgeback, he wants to please humans - so he is very attentive. Go on someone - Give Chester a chance! If you would like to give Chester a home then please contact me on Facebook   - or leave a comment on this blog! :)

Missie, Boneca do Gramacho

This little girl was found at the Gramacho Golf Course, near Carvoeiro. She was pregnant with dead babbies in her belly, but she was saved in time by Margarida Cardoso and some friends of hers - Marta and Ana. She was sterilised and is now a healthy and beautiful podengo. Missie is around 2 years old and weighs 12 kilos. She is microchipped, but when the owner was contacted, he claimed not being the owner, so officially she is an abandoned dog.

It is urgent that Missie finds a home, as she is not wanted at the Golf Course and she has already been taken to Silves by unpleasant people, but somehow she managed to return to the same place.

 

If you would like to help, please contact Margarida on 

962 984 530 or margcardoso@gmail.com

If you cannot help, please pass the word on.

Thanks a lot!

 

 

THREE GORGEOUS PUPPIES HAVE FOUND HOMES!

These three puppies from Camilo beach in Lagos have already found homes.
Thanks a lot to everybody who helped!

Chester's road to recovery - lovely - lively & lanky!

So what is new in the world of Chester...he has finished now his tick fever medication and is still slowly putting on weight....however he will be a couple of kilos lighter as of Thursday as the lad will be castrated! I am hoping that this will calm him down and also stop him acting like a massive tom cat around my plant pots! 

I am also hoping it will calm him down when playing with Freya as he seems to think that she is a lamb chop! However, she holds her own and loves the attention! 

As mentioned in a previous blog - Chester has a monster nose and is a hunting dog - I have pegged him as not perhaps good with cats....BUT .I may have been hasty, as I think when armed with a pump action water pistol and a waggy finger - you can teach such a hound that the cat is out of bounds. I am pleased with the progress Chester has made and even leave him loose unsupervised with the cat out in the grounds...he will learn! 

I decided it was time to reclaim my corner where the dogs can be shut out of the area for the summer - in the last 7 months it has been a rescue/foster dog holding area! - nice furniture with no chance of dog hairs, chewing etc -  I can sit back and have a moment without a dog deciding to either lick me, jump on me or knock my beer over with its tail! So Chester had to move into the big dog run at night....so far so good - however when I moved his bed which was on a pallet - I received the same surprise as before when moving dog beds.....a mouse had made its home under his bed! And there I was saying he was a hunter! Chester has also made a break through as he has discovered the delight of sitting on the doggy outside furniture - made himself comfortable.......

You can see my point about the none doggy furniture and seating area - this is what happened to my last lot of furniture - so the dogs have a full suite of their own!

I am looking for a home for Chester - he is an extremely happy dog and a formidable guard....I have just had EDP round to read the meter - I read it and passed it through the gate on a piece of paper as he was too scared to come in! I will therefore ask for people to consider giving him a loving home as he will reward you so many million times over....I will leave you for another period with what is now Chester's signature pose!