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Dog hotel / shelter, big garden and 2 young children, Help needed! South coast of Portugal.
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Country: Portugal

Description

We are a Family of 4 (Milton, Helen, Rosa (4 years) and César (10 months)). As well as having a dog hotel, that provides semi permanent shelter for 15 abandoned dogs, and the occasional other visitors, we have a big garden that is getting a bit neglected!

Area

Algarve

Type of work

Charity work,
Animal care,
Help in the house,
General Maintenance,
Cooking / shopping,
Babysitting / child care,
Gardening

Work

We now have help untill the beginning of August, if all goes well! We are still looking for 1 or 2 people for after the 10th August, so if you are interested send us an email... The work includes looking after the dogs, kennel cleaning, exercizing and basic training, help arround the house and garden and possibly babysitting. During the Winter we offer accomodation in our guest room (converted garrage!) or in the Summer there is plenty of space in the attic for a sleeping bag, or I might get arround to organizing a spare bed... We provide basic supplies and dinner (I don't often bother with lunch as Milton is out at work, my daughter at school, and I am happy just to snack). If you want anything special you have to get your own. I usually go shopping once a week and you are welcome to come along.

Languages spoken

Portuguese, English

Accommodation

Guest room

What else ...

Our house is about 10km from the nearest town (Aljezur), and the bus service isn't exactly the best, so don't expect much night life!
I drive into town twice a day to take my daughter to school, and I usualy drive to Lagos to the bigger supermarket once a week, so there are plenty of opportunitys to catch a lift.

My Photo Album

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Amarelinha, a 7 month old. She is full of energy but needs to learn a few rules and how to walk on a lead!
Diana, 5 years old. She is kwite happy to be left alone, doesn't like joining in the paly although loves a bit of attention when she asks for it.
Franjinhas, 3 years old. Needs lots of grooming, and a bit extra exercise wouldn't go a miss!
Laica, 3 years old. Absolutly adorable and well behaved, but getting extreamly over weight!
Duda, 10 months old. A typical puppy, palyfull and full of energy, needs a bit of traing to walk on a lead.
Dora, 10 month old. Adorable and sweet will love some more cuddles.
Malu, reacent arrival in desperate need of lots of attention, good food grooming and exercize!
Pulga, 2 years. Absolute terror, the champion of missbehaving, loves to chew anything, steel cloths, and generaly get into trouble!
Alpha, 2 years. Loves to run and play.
Pateta, 2 years. Nick name "floppy feet" When he first arrived here Sept 2008 he was in a terrible state due to mall nutrition. Now fully grown and very well fed he still has slightly deformed joints that give him a unique look!
Raposinha, 3 year old. Rescued almost 2 years ago, she is one of the 2 dogs that are officialy "mine".
The house
The vegetable garden (Last year, when I still had time to look after it!)
Ren, 1 of our 2 cats that usualy stay well clear of the dogs...

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Joseph [Mar 21, 2010]:

-> Dog hotel / shelter, big garden and 2 young children, Help needed! South coast of Portugal.

Aussie and Milton were very friendly hosts. She is an amazing cook, and Milton and I had a good talk while chopping wood. They live in a very beautiful area full of rolling hills and wind turbines.

The guest room was very nice. It was a bit far from town, so I got a little bored on my own, but it was still a great experience for me. I wish I could've stayed longer. ;)

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