Available
BOSCO
Mixed Breed · Male · Puppy · 4 months
Size
Medium
Age
Puppy · 4 months
Location
🇵🇹Lisbon
Shelter
O Cantinho da Milu
Living with BOSCO
- ✓Vaccinated
- ✓Microchipped
Listed 2 days ago
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Bringing BOSCO home
What you'll need for BOSCO in week one.
Hand-picked · prices indicative
- 01Required by most shelters
Trixie Transport Box
Sturdy plastic carrier — what most shelters require for pickup.
View on Amazon→€35–45 - 02Editor's pick
Folding Wire Crate
First-week safe space. Shelter dogs settle faster with a crate.
View on Amazon→€50–80 - 03Legal · EU
Car Seatbelt Tether
Legally required in most EU countries for transporting dogs.
View on Amazon→€8–12 - 04
Adaptil Calming Spray
Dog-specific pheromone diffuser. Worth it for the trip home.
View on Amazon→€18–25 - 05
Orthopaedic Dog Bed
Worth the upgrade — rescues often have joint issues from kennels.
View on Amazon→€30–60 - 06Safer than a collar
Padded Y-Front Harness
Escape-proof for spooky rescues. Safer than a collar in week one.
View on Amazon→€20–35
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About BOSCO
What life with BOSCO looks like
BOSCO is a medium-sized puppy/kitten mixed breed dog waiting at O Cantinho da Milu in Lisbon.
Puppies need routine, gentle socialization, and roughly two short outings a day for the first year. The first six months are the formative window — house-training, leash work, and quiet exposure to traffic, other dogs, and unfamiliar people happen now or not at all. Expect early-morning wake-ups and a few months of chewing.
🇵🇹Adopting from Portugal
Portuguese rescues coordinate extensively with European rescue networks for cross-border placements, especially for galgos and podencos. Sterilization, vaccinations, and microchip ID are standard. Adoption fees typically cover the full vet workup.
Lisbon, Portugal — browse more dogs in Portugal.
Frequently asked
Adopting BOSCO, answered.
- How do I contact the shelter about BOSCO?
- Use the phone, email, or website link in the sidebar of this page. O Cantinho da Milu handles screening and the adoption contract directly — TailHarbor doesn't broker the conversation. When you reach out, mention you saw BOSCO on TailHarbor so they know which animal you're asking about.
- Can I adopt BOSCO if I live in another country?
- Yes, in most cases. Rescues across Europe routinely place animals abroad — O Cantinho da Milu will tell you what they need (EU pet passport, rabies titer, transport coordination) and whether they handle transport themselves or refer you to a partner. Plan for an extra €100–€350 in transport costs depending on distance.
- Is BOSCO already vetted, vaccinated, and chipped?
- Most dogs on TailHarbor leave their shelter with sterilization, current vaccinations, microchip ID, and an EU pet passport included in the adoption fee. The vet status on this page reflects what the shelter has reported — ask them directly if you need details on specific vaccines, recent bloodwork, or chronic conditions.
- What happens if BOSCO isn't the right fit?
- Every reputable rescue accepts an animal back if the adoption genuinely doesn't work — that's part of the standard contract. Talk it through with O Cantinho da Milu early rather than rehoming privately; they know BOSCO and can place them more successfully than a second-hand listing can.
- Why does the description sometimes read awkwardly?
- TailHarbor translates shelter descriptions into English from the source language (PT). Translation is imperfect — names of streets, donors, and shelter-specific terms occasionally slip through unidiomatically. For the cleanest read, click the source link to see the shelter's original page.
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