
Browsing The Web
Links to websites, books, information of interest to owners & admirers of the Estrela Mountain Dog
If we have missed any, please do contact me for committee approval and publication
Training Dogs, especially Estrela Mountain Dogs
Care for Reactive Dogs CARE stands for Counterconditioning and Positive Reinforcement (R+) are Essential for reactive dogs. CARE condenses Counterconditioning, Desensitization and training of more acceptable behaviors into a user-friendly, 3-phase protocol.
Website of Jane Killion – author of ‘When Pigs Fly‘ Training Success with Impossible Dogs. Anyone who has owned an Estrela knows that they are ‘free thinkers’ and as such can be challenging to train – Jane’s book is written for owners of such challenging dogs.
Learning About LGDs (Facebook Group) Although your EMD is highly unlikely to be a working LGD in the full sense of the word, there is lots of useful information on this group which will help you to understand your Estrela better; most members of this Facebook group are in USA but in most instances that doesn’t detract from the usefulness of the information
Learning About LGDs (website) Since the Estrela Mountain Dog is undoubtedly an LGD (Livestock Guardian Dog), you can glean lots of useful information which will help you to understand why your EMD does certain things and reacts in certain ways
Links relevant to Estrela Health
The British Veterinary Association BVA
Online EMD Health Survey 2018 – open to all (Now Closed)
Links to other estrela clubs
Portugal - Associação Portuguesa do Cão da Serra da Estrela
Portugal - Liga Dos Criadores E Amigos Do Cão Da Serra Da Estrela
Sweden - Svenska Cão da Serra da Estrela
UK - Estrela Mountain Dog Association
General Links
Higham Press – Dog Show Information/Entry/Results
Fosse Data – Dog Show Information/Entry/Results