Topic: Portugal

President Barack Obama won a rare laugh at the NATO summit on Friday by hailing hosts Portugal as the homeland of the US first family's newest member, his daughters' dog.Obama was speaking after very serious talks with Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates ...

Rafeiro do Alentejo

The Rafeiro do Alentejo or Alentejo Mastiff , also called the Portuguese Mastiff, is a breed of dog that originated in Portugal . The Rafeiro do Alentejo is of the livestock guardian dog type , and the name refers to its area ...

Estrela Mountain Dog

The origin of the Estrela Mountain Dog is not really know, however, it is safe to say the Roman Molossus is apart of it bloodline. Like most working dogs it is very important to challenge the Estrela mentally and physically daily to ...

Portuguese Pointer

Perdigueiro Portugu?s ) is a breed of dog developed as a gun dog . It is one of several pointing breeds and is mainly used in Red-legged Partridge hunting.The Portuguese pointer (perdigueiro Portugu?s) arose from the ancient Iberian hunting dogs with his ...

Portuguese Podengo

The Portuguese Podengo is an ancient multi-sensory hound (sight and scent) breed of dog from Portugal . The Portuguese Podengo is featured as the Portuguese Kennel Club's logo. The Portuguese Podengo in the UK is represented by The Portuguese Podengo Club of ...
When it was announced that the First Dog was going to be a PortugueseWater Dog, not a few were totally in the dark about the breed and itsquirky and outstanding qualities. The breed's invaluable role as anall-purpose fishing assistant made the Portuguese ...
Labrador Retrievers are full of energy, playful, loyal, and great with kids. The belief is they were brought from Portugal to Newfoundland by Portuguese sailors who referred to the dogs as 'Labrador' or 'labourer.'. In Newfoundland, these dogs were bred with smaller ...
Canine Profiling? Austrian dog license law has some pet owners frothing at the mouthCarolin Fabian jokes that the only thing her American Staffordshire terrier Tobias fights for is a place on the couch."He's very calm — he's happy when he can sleep, ...