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Saint Miguel Cattle Dog

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Home:Barrie, ON, Canada

Age: 6 Years Sex: Male Weight: 51-100 lbs

Dogster stats for Axle ~Azores Cattle Dog


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Leave a bone for Axle ~Azores Cattle Dog

Nicknames:
Ax, bubba

Doggie Dynamics:

Energy

sleepy		energetic

Intelligence

silly		genius

Friendliness

aggressive		affectionate

Playfulness

not playful		very playful

Disposition

anxious		calm

Quick Bio:

-purebred

Birthday:
March 26th 2007

Likes:
Axle loves to play but equally likes to learn and work.

Pet-Peeves:
you better not be aggressive towards me, Axle will not stand for it ;)

Favorite Toy:
Axle loves his rope, and enjoys the frisbee as well.

Favorite Food:
Axle loves meat! Raw food only for this guy.

Favorite Walk:
Axle loves walks in the forest.

Best Tricks:
'stop, drop and roll!', "bang", 'crawl', 'wave'... the list goes on

Arrival Story:
I came across the breed a couple of years ago and fell in love with them. I luckily found someone with a litter not too far away and got Axle!

Bio:
Cao de Fila de Sao Miguel's THIS IS NOT A BREED THAT SHOULD BE IN A TYPICAL PET HOME!! THEY ARE WORKING DOGS! They are a rare breed that come from the Azores in Portugal. There are not many breeders in North America yet. All dogs are brindled and range from very light gray/beige from orange to very dark and many have a white area on their chest. Normally their ears are cropped rounded, very cute look actually, but mine are not cropped. They are extremely smart, high energy, very versatile workers, supposed to be wary of strangers and need LOTS of proper socializing with people and animals if you hope to avoid issues there. They need a clear leader or they WILL run the house and often become a danger when with people who are not willing to do a lot of regular training as well as give them some sort of job to do. They naturally have aggressive tendencies and their herding instincts are VERY strong. Once you can prove to them that you are the pack leader though, they willingly do as you ask and are always happy to learn new things. You most definitely need a balanced approach when it comes to training these dogs, they will not tolerate un fairness and they will also become pushy if you throw food at them for everything.

The Groups I'm In:
Cesar's Dogster Pack

I've Been On Dogster Since:

October 28th 2008