Welcome to Dogs of Portugal
More than 3,000 adoptions since 2012
ABOUT US
We are a non-profit group of volunteers with the sole mission of supporting Portugal’s largest dog sanctuary, O Cantinho da Milu, which rescues and homes 700+ abandoned and mistreated dogs and animals on a multi-acre property located in Setúbal, Portugal.
Dogs of Portugal is a culturally diverse group of highly motivated volunteers who devote their time to improving the lives of animals and finding them loving homes. DOP facilitates the rehoming of dogs and cats to local and international adopters both within Portugal and globally, including Germany, Luxembourg, Denmark, Sweden, France, UK and Canada.
OUR MISSION
The Core of Dogs of Portugal is composed of people with years of experience as volunteers and even ex-Directors of some of the most highly regarded animal charities throughout Portugal. These core members coordinate their own projects, manage their own resources and designate their own objectives and timetable. Foresight and Planning are paramount: All projects of Dogs of Portugal are to be finished, within schedule and within budget!
We are better because: we have shed like an old skin the paralysing, bureaucratic structures that plague most of other animal charities.
We do things better because: we have the experience, the skills and the know-how.
We will be better because: our organization is in perpetual change:
We learn from our mistakes
We innovate
We upgrade
We deliver what we promise
OUR LOCATION
The sanctuary is located in a secluded property in Setúbal, Portugal.
For adoptions, please contact us first.
DOGS FOR ADOPTION
Shakira: very scared dog
Shakira is a very scared dog. It would be a miracle if she found a home – it would have to be someone patient, experienced, a home with a safe garden and with other social dogs.
Horta: this dog suffered so much
Name: Horta Gender: M Age: d-o-b: ~January 2021 Size: medium (18kg, 45cm) Others: dewormed, vaccinated, castrated Story, Personality, Others: Horta appeared near the shelter. People could see him, he was visibly wounded, but he was very scared of people and he was...
Anna
Anna is very sweet, extremely gentle and just so nice. She is lovely with people and social with other dogs. She walks well on the leash. She is quite calm, she likes to spend her days chilling but she is also very agile and she can jump high if she wants.
Gino: quiet gentle doggy
Name: Gino Gender: M Age: d-o-b: ~January 2020 Size: medium (15kg, 50cm) Others: dewormed, vaccinated, castrated Story, Personality, Others: Gino was found on the street together with another dog. He is a bit shy at the first encounter and he takes a bit to trust but...
Bloom: well behaved calm girl
Name: Bloom Gender: F Age: d-o-b: March 2015 Size: big (24kg, 55cm) Others: dewormed, vaccinated, sterilised Story, Personality, Others: Bloom was found on the street. She is such a sweet and gentle dog. Calm and balanced temperament. She would be really no trouble at...
Princesa: very agile girl
Name: Princesa Gender: F Age: d-o-b: August 2020 Size: big (28kg, 55cm) Breed: x Belgian shepherd Others: dewormed, vaccinated, sterilised Story, Personality, Others: Princesa was found on the street and rehomed by the person who found her. Her new home was a house...
Lobito: little dog has had no luck in his life
Name: Lobito Gender: M Age: d-o-b: November 2019 Size: small (6.5kg, 35cm) Others: dewormed, vaccinated, castrated Story, Personality, Others: Lobito had no luck... his first owner was schisophrenic. Some days she cared for her dog, some days she totally neglected...
Snoopy: from scared to a loving dog
Name: Snoopy Gender: M Age: d-o-b: ~January 2020 Size: small-medium (10kg, 35cm) Breed: x Portuguese podengo Others: dewormed, vaccinated, castrated Story, Personality, Others: Snoopy lived in a yard of a person who did not care about him. In fact the neighbours told...
Kira: they just left her on the street and moved away…
Name: Kira Gender: F Age: d-o-b: January 2018 Size: big (23kg, 50cm) Others: dewormed, vaccinated, sterilised Story, Personality, Others: Kira was left on the street when her owners moved out. They simply vacated the house, left and she stayed at the pavement in front...
Torrao: after all his life in a home he finds himself homeless
Name: Torrao Gender: M Age: d-o-b: June 2012 Size: big (29kg, 50cm) Others: dewormed, vaccinated, castrated Story, Personality, Others: Torrao has had a home since a puppy. He was well treated and happy. Now his owner is too sick to care for him and other dogs, so he...
Flauzina: people think they will live forever
Names: Flauzina Gender: F Age: d-o-b: ~January 2014 Size: big (25kg, 55cm) Others: dewormed, vaccinated, sterilised Story, Personality, Others: Flauzina´s owner died and as soon as he died his family surrendered Flauzina to the shelter. He had Flauzina since a puppy....
Stanley: a dog that fits any family
Name: Stanley Gender: M Age: d-o-b: ~January 2022 Size: medium-big (22 kg, 50 cm) Breed: x Labrador Others: dewormed, vaccinated, castrated Story, Personality, Others: Stanley was found on the street. He was very skinny - must have been abandoned and did not know how...
Tiger Lily: scared abused galgo
Name: Tiger Lily Gender: F Age: d-o-b: ~August 2018 Size: big (22kg, 60cm) Breed: Spanish galgo Others: dewormed, vaccinated, sterilised Story, Personality, Others: Tiger Lily was surrendered by a hunter, not being good for hunting anymore. Tiger Lily is a gentle girl...
Violeta: timid and gentle
Name: Violeta Gender: F Age: d-o-b: ~January 2020 Size: medium (14kg, 45cm) Others: dewormed, vaccinated, sterilised Story, Personality, Others: Violeta was brought from a situation of negligence together with 4 other dogs. The dogs were left to their own devices in a...
Tomas: poor neglected boy
Name: Tomas Gender: M Age: d-o-b: ~mid-2014 Size: medium-big (25kg, 55cm) Breed: x German shepherd Others: dewormed, vaccinated, castrated Story, Personality, Others: Tomas was brought to us from a municipal pound in August 2022... He was in a miserable state. He was...
Frieda
Adopted!
Hector: they must have moved to a country where dogs are not allowed?
Name: Hector Gender: M Age: d-o-b: June 2022 Size: big (30kg, 60cm) Others: dewormed, vaccinated, castrated Story, Personality, Others: Hector was left in the shelter by a young couple who is going to emigrate to Sweden and there is no place in their new lives for the...
Jessie: super friendly girl
Name: Jessie Gender: F Age: d-o-b: April 2018 Size: big (30kg, 50cm) Breed: x Labrador Others: dewormed, vaccinated, sterilised Story, Personality, Others: Jessie was surrendered to the shelter because her owners sold the farm they were living on and moved away. There...
Ella: anyone can have a dog in Portugal
Name: Ella Gender: F Age: d-o-b: ~January 2015 Size: big (27kg, 55cm) Others: dewormed, vaccinated, sterilised Story, Personality, Others: Ella´s owner had her since a puppy and never cared much about her and until one day she did not care at all and surrendered her...
Simba: shelter is a scary place for him
Name: Simba Gender: M Age: d-o-b: April 2021 Size: medium (12kg, 40cm) Breed: x whippet Others: dewormed, vaccinated, castrated Story, Personality, Others: Simba was surrendered to the shelter by his owner. We don´t know why. We know he had a home since a puppy, he...