On this weekend took place the VI Animal Show, on Jardim Almeida Garrett, in Portela (Loures).
These initiatives are created with the goal to promote and educate the population in their relation with their pets.
Since the dog is the pet more adopted by the families has their 4 leg companion, it is on him that this kind of events is more focus.
Pedro Araújo of Doggy Clube presented by João Sá, of the Os Cãogurus, the school that organized the event
As such, in this event, several schools, associations and other entities were represented and it was possible to watch a demonstration of physical therapy and its benefits organized by the Monte dos Vendavais, watch a demonstration of obedience organized by Os Cãogurus, where the Obedience National Champion made a demo temperate by a Frisbee game, and watch a agility demonstration also organized by the school Os Cãogurus.
João Sá of Os Cãogurus presents Pedro Araújo of Doggy Clube in a very excitement demo of Obedience and Frisbee
Other initiatives, like adoption of animals, interaction with animal, like rabbits, ponies and horses (made available by Escola Profissional Agrícola D. DINIS - Paiã), were also available to the visitors.
Me and my sun, as members of the team Os Cãogurus, couldn’t have ceased to be at this event to help represent the school.
For my sun it was a very positive experience, because, until now, no working or showing attitude was requested to him as a representative of his work with Bianca, his Golden Retriever.
My sun and Bianca, his Golden Retriever, in the Agility demonstration
Of course, not all was gold, since as a child, he was extremely exited with the games that were available for the kids in the event, or he was exited with riding the horse and ponies, or he was exited with the other animals like rabbits, or … So it was difficult for him to calm down and focus on the important task of represent the club and some exercises were forgotten (I hope the master wasn’t to mad).
Teco, Bianca, my sun and a little friend
But to be fair, Bianca in her Golden Retrievernature and in the middle of much pamper from the children also forgets to turn off the “pamper” mode and turn on the “working” mode, so she doesn’t focus on the demanding tasks (yes a lot of patience is required) and so adding the Bianca excitement with my sun excitement we got ...
Well, but his mother wasn’t exactly perfect and she is older and experience.
Teco, my Australian Shepherd
It is never easy to work with dogs in a middle of a crowd and with extra distractions like smells, other animals and females in that “hiper appealing” phase, is lesser easier. So in the obedience demo, me and Teco, my Australian Shepherd, on the first day wasn’t so bad, but on the 2º day he wasn’t foul by the tasty rewards and the “hiper appealing” colleague odour attract him (I thought in placing a nose mask) and his work was far from good (oh, well, now the master can shoot us).
Angel, my Australian Shepherd in the agility demonstration
At this stage I thought that Angel, my Australian Shepherd, would save our good name and represent us in a glorious manner … but or her owner, like a crooked head she sometimes is, got wrong in leading, or the distractions were so many that we couldn’t got the slalom right, witch left us frustrated and very sad.
Well, we went, make our presence, showed will and tried to shine ... only it was a very low fainted shine ... << sigh >>
Pedro Araújo of Doggy Clube in a very excitement demo of Obedience and Frisbee
Anyway it was always a learning experience and we only have to thank our presence to the school Os Cãogurus and to the organization by Câmara Municipal de Loures.
Other activities:
- Estoril Dog Show 2011
- Lisbon Dog Show 2011
- 14.º Troféu de Agility FNA/FR - 1º place in class 1
- 3º Obedience Trophy - Teco - 1º in Class II
- agility weekend in Montijo
- Cãoguros Agility 10º Open
- Herding with an Australian Shepherd SummerDogCamp 2010
- 115th and 116th Lisbon International Dog Show
- CNEMA 2010 - Portuguese Breeds and Agility !
- Spring Trophy – Agility Alenquer
- Belém - First Agility Experience
- Obedience Competition in Lagos 2009
- International Dog Show of Santarém 2009
- Scruffts 2009
- Lisbon International Dog Show 2009
- Portie and Aussies in Algarve Dog Show
- Obedience 100 Secrets
- Obedience Seminar
- Agility Workshop
- Cookie achieved Excellent in Obedience Class I
- Dog Show Int Vila Franca Xira 2009
- Workshop in Dog Behaviour on Educacão
- Dog Show Int Norte 2009
- Dog show Sousel 2008
- Teco acomplished Excelent in Obedience class I
- International Dog Show of Estoril
- Australian Shepherd in Herding Training Curse by Educacão
- Australian Shepherd and Golden Retriever in Sweet Fair at Lagos
- Lisbon and Mediterrânea dog show with our Aussies
- Angel and Teco, the two ambassador of our family
- Canine demonstration in Externato da Torraltinha
- Aussies and Golden in Dog Show at Elvas 2008
- Herding with our Australian Shepherd in Montemor-oNovo
- Australian Shepherd, Angel and Teco, on the 5º Journey
- In school with our Australian Shepherd
