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Snow days are wonderful, but it is extremely cold here today even for New England. I get to enjoy staying warm, catching up on inside things like the website and paperwork, while the wind chills outside drop to -20˚ F. The Estrelas, on the other hand, don't seem to mind this weather at all, even…
Grooming Requirements for the Estrela Mountain Dog There are two coat types for the Estrela Mountain Dog. The Estelas can have either a long coat or short coat. We breed the long coat Estrela Mountain Dog. As with other breeds, each coat type has different grooming requirements. The long coated Estrela Mountain Dogs have a dense undercoat, lying…
Some Estrela Mountain Dog Facts Long ago, the Estrela Mountain Dogs were bred to work as guardians of sheep and other livestock for shepherds. They would also guard the properties of farmers. They are still used to this day for those tasks but not nearly as much. You can also find Estrela Mountain Dogs working as…
I thought I would take the opportunity here to post the UKC standard of the Estrela Mountain Dog. HISTORY The Estrela Mountain Dog takes its name from the Serra da Estrela, a mountain range in mid Portugal. Because of its remote location, it is impossible to determine the origin of the breed, but it…
This is the season when the wonderful coats of the Estrela Mountain Dogs are at their best. The coats of all of our Estrela Mountain Dogs are wonderful. Bella with her gorgeous reddish-brown and long fans of hair, and a distinguished amount of gray on her muzzle since she turned one. Izzy with her tan and black…