I keep forgeting about zooplus lol 'll give it a look ... thaaaank you
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I keep forgeting about zooplus lol 'll give it a look ... thaaaank you
Thank you. I'm teaching myself Portuguese at the moment, we're hoping to drive down and spend some time there next month. Where do you live?Yap I live in portugal all my lifeyou will be more than welcome here
Great , Portuguese is not difficult
if you need help just PM me i live between Aveiro and Porto, 20km from the beach and 15km from the mountains , more or less in a town called Oliveira de Azemeis, very little, not very interesting, but very calm and peaceful...Calm and peaceful is good, exactly what we're looking for. My trouble with the language - it is difficult! I know some Spanish and some words are the same and some word are totally different, I get confused. (It doesn't take much). Do the dogs bark all the time in Portugal. In Spain they never stopped. Many of them were just left in holiday homes and must have been bored stiff, it was very sad.Great , Portuguese is not difficult
I'm learning Portuguese from a Brazilian/Portuguese book, it makes it clear which words are different, but it has a cd and I can't make out the different pronunciations, is European Portuguese very different from Brazilian?
Think of the difference like english/english american, portuguese and brazilian portuguese are exactly the same, but with a huge difference in pronunciation , we (portguese) say that brazilian people talk while singing, but the words are the same. There are exceeptions off course, in brazil there soe areas where the portuguese they speak its different, a bit like ireland or scotland. Spanish is very very different, with similar words, but agai, it depends on the region, in galiza the spanish they speak is very very similar with portuguese, but in the basque country or barcelona, its totaly different.
As for dogs, most of the people here still believe a dog is "just a dog", they are most likely to be chainned, or let at home (or garden) all they, and yes, they do bark a lot. But that depends on where you are. For example, if you want a very caml, peaceful, sunny place near the beach you can check the costa vicentina in alentejo, it's full of nice little villages, few old people, not lots of dogs. if you want the same but in the woods, you can check Minho or Tras-os-montes region, very peaceful, full of nature, but you will find a looooot of free roaming dogs (and big ones), if you want mountains, you have Serra do Geres (one of the most beautiful places in portugal, full of river cascades (hidden and/or not very nown) or Serra da Estrela, but in this two regions, expet lots of huge dogs roaming around, wolves, and lots of cattle. It really depends on what youare looking for.
EDIT: the good news about the language is, most portuguese people speak english, or will make a good effort to speak it
we all learn english in school, at least 5 years of english (not everyone is good with it off course, but you will find portuguese are often good at other languages)
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Thank you for your feedback @JudyN . Yes I agree, recommending food and treats and even toys can be difficult as every dog will have a different experience from another dog. My own dog Morgan (a dalmation) cant eat vegetable based treats, she doesn't have an allergy to the products they simply dont agree with her tummy. Many foods/treats/toys are trial and error basis. One thing we recommend our customers to do is not to bin the treats that dont agree with your dog, instead why not give them to your friends and even better trade those treats for others another dog may not like, this way nobody is losing out and everyone benefits from helping each other out as it can be costly experimenting . This is a very common hurdle, this is one of the main reasons we have our website broke into flavour categories as it is mainly the food flavour/type that will upset the dogs stomach and not the treat style.
Thank you for your feedback and if you win again please let us know any flavours you would prefer in your box, we would like happy winners all round
Will @ Direct Dog Treats
I want to learn the language to be able to get around in all places. It's going to take a while though! We don't mind being in a small place, we're prefer that over a City, doubt we'll be able to live on the Algarve from a cost point of view. We know what we don't want after living in Spain, so it really is just to visit and see.Think of the difference like english/english american, portuguese and brazilian portuguese are exactly the same, but with a huge difference in pronunciation , we (portguese) say that brazilian people talk while singing, but the words are the same. There are exceeptions off course, in brazil there soe areas where the portuguese they speak its different, a bit like ireland or scotland. Spanish is very very different, with similar words, but agai, it depends on the region, in galiza the spanish they speak is very very similar with portuguese, but in the basque country or barcelona, its totaly different.
As for dogs, most of the people here still believe a dog is "just a dog", they are most likely to be chainned, or let at home (or garden) all they, and yes, they do bark a lot. But that depends on where you are. For example, if you want a very caml, peaceful, sunny place near the beach you can check the costa vicentina in alentejo, it's full of nice little villages, few old people, not lots of dogs. if you want the same but in the woods, you can check Minho or Tras-os-montes region, very peaceful, full of nature, but you will find a looooot of free roaming dogs (and big ones), if you want mountains, you have Serra do Geres (one of the most beautiful places in portugal, full of river cascades (hidden and/or not very nown) or Serra da Estrela, but in this two regions, expet lots of huge dogs roaming around, wolves, and lots of cattle. It really depends on what youare looking for.
EDIT: the good news about the language is, most portuguese people speak english, or will make a good effort to speak it
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Thanks Will - yes, I'll definitely pass them on to someone else
I dont hink Algarve is expensive to a UK person, I have a friend in a small town near liverpool, works in a restaurant, and earns way more than he did here, he is very happy there. But it all depends on where you will live. Again, if you like small towns, peace, calm, almost no sound, sun and warm, check Arrifana in Alentejo, or Aljezur. You do have an amazing alternative, the Açores Islands, there are 9 of them, Sao Miguel and Terceira are the more populated ones, but Terceira is more low key, more regional type of islan, super beautiful, warm weather all year long, a loooot of green everywhere, and is consierably cheap to live there, everyone is super friendly, about the Açores, we say there are 8 islands and 1 amusement park, and that park is the Terceira Island, between May and November, you have regional/traditional partys almost everyday
My girlfriend is from there, and it's one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen, I think I have never seen a homeless person there, or criminals or anything similar, just happy cows everywhere, yes, everywhere, and tons of dogs Obrigada, I'll look into these places.I dont hink Algarve is expensive to a UK person, I have a friend in a small town near liverpool, works in a restaurant, and earns way more than he did here, he is very happy there. But it all depends on where you will live. Again, if you like small towns, peace, calm, almost no sound, sun and warm, check Arrifana in Alentejo, or Aljezur. You do have an amazing alternative, the Açores Islands, there are 9 of them, Sao Miguel and Terceira are the more populated ones, but Terceira is more low key, more regional type of islan, super beautiful, warm weather all year long, a loooot of green everywhere, and is consierably cheap to live there, everyone is super friendly, about the Açores, we say there are 8 islands and 1 amusement park, and that park is the Terceira Island, between May and November, you have regional/traditional partys almost everyday
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No worries
I bet
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Oh dear @JudyN , will he be okay?No worries
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Sure, he'll be fine, but thanks for asking
He's his normal self, but I took him for his walk in the car this afternoon to avoid any chance of him doing something on the pavement that needed a mop and bucket rather than a poo bag. And it was just as well I did.... Spinach smoothie anyone? He's not going more often than usual though. I don't think we'll leave him unattended tomorrow though, just to be on the safe side.
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Mmmm spinach smoothie yumSure, he'll be fine, but thanks for asking
He's not going more often than usual though. I don't think we'll leave him unattended tomorrow though, just to be on the safe side.
. Well you can see how he is tomorrow but I’m with you on this one, try and stay in because if he is desperate and your not in then goodness knows where he could do it... I only asked if he is okay because when you own a dog you want to know what is wrong with another peoples dogs as if it’s your own (or well in my case). Hope Jasper gets better soon and it clears up quickly, as I don’t think you will want to take a mop and bucket with you every time he poops .