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This was my first time going to Westminster. I wish I had gone as a spectator before this year but it never worked out. I wasn't sure what to expect and exactly how the schedule would work out. We headed to NYC on Friday Night. Sunday night we where able to go into…
The question is who would get it first. The Portuguese Podengo Pequeno or the Estrela Mountain Dog?
The Estrela Mountain Dog, or Cão da Serra de Estrela, is a molosser-type dog that might have arrived in Portugal with the conquering Romans or somewhat later with invading Visigoths. Regardless of who deposited these stalwart dogs on their doorstep, Portuguese shepherds welcomed the stouthearted canines and put them to work guarding their flocks with…
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…
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…