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Filo

Mixed Breed · Female

Characteristics: Large, 20kg / 60 cm – vaccinated, dewormed, and spayed. Personality: The Filo is a super sweet but very scared female dog. She was at the municipal dog shelter and came there with her other friends. She needs a lot of understanding and love. Preferably a family with another dog. Also, she is not an outdoor animal and needs to live in the company of her owners.

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Características: Grande, 20kg / 60 cm – vacinada, desparasitada e esterilizada. Personalidade: A Filo é uma cadela super meiga mas muito assustada. Estava no canil municipal e veio de lá com outros amigos seus. Ela precisa de muita compreensão e amor. De preferência uma família com outro cão. Também não é animal para viver no exterior, precisa de viver na companhia dos seus detentores. Também disponível para Apadrinhamento!

Size
Large
Age
Location
🇵🇹Portugal
Shelter
Bianca APS
Living with Filo
  • Vaccinated
  • Spayed
Cared for by Bianca APS · PortugalLearn about Mixed Breed

Listed 5 months ago

Bringing Filo home

What you'll need for Filo in week one.

Hand-picked · prices indicative

  1. 01
    Required by most shelters

    Trixie Transport Box

    Sturdy plastic carrier — what most shelters require for pickup.

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    €35–45
  2. 02
    Editor's pick

    Folding Wire Crate

    First-week safe space. Shelter dogs settle faster with a crate.

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    €50–80
  3. 03
    Legal · EU

    Car Seatbelt Tether

    Legally required in most EU countries for transporting dogs.

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    €8–12
  4. 04

    Adaptil Calming Spray

    Dog-specific pheromone diffuser. Worth it for the trip home.

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    €18–25
  5. 05

    Orthopaedic Dog Bed

    Worth the upgrade — rescues often have joint issues from kennels.

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    €30–60
  6. 06
    Safer than a collar

    Padded Y-Front Harness

    Escape-proof for spooky rescues. Safer than a collar in week one.

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    €20–35

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About Filo

What life with Filo looks like

Filo is a large adult mixed breed dog waiting at Bianca APS in Portugal.

An adult dog fits most household rhythms once the first couple of weeks of adjustment pass. A larger dog like this one needs daily off-leash time when possible — a fenced yard or regular access to safe walking trails. Plan a "decompression fortnight" — quiet routine, no visitors, no off-leash adventures — to let them settle.

🇵🇹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.

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Frequently asked

Adopting Filo, answered.

How do I contact the shelter about Filo?
Use the phone, email, or website link in the sidebar of this page. Bianca APS handles screening and the adoption contract directly — TailHarbor doesn't broker the conversation. When you reach out, mention you saw Filo on TailHarbor so they know which animal you're asking about.
Can I adopt Filo if I live in another country?
Yes, in most cases. Rescues across Europe routinely place animals abroad — Bianca APS 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 Filo 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 Filo 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 Bianca APS early rather than rehoming privately; they know Filo 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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