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Friday I left the United States to travel to Finland for a very special mission. I am purchasing and bringing home a new Portuguese Podengo Pequeno with me. I had a fun day yesterday traveling around Helsinki and sightseeing. Today, however, was the highlight of my trip. I met David, our new Podengo Pequeno (smooth).…
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…