Over the years we have had many pets - all of them were part of our respective families - and some of them were irreplaceable but they were always faithfull and we tried to return their love and affection by doing the best we could for them.

After trying our pets with Burns Real Food, we noticed positive results.
There were no allergies, their skins and coats looked fantastic and the animals loved it.
When asking about availability of the food in Portugal we were asked if we would like to import and distribute it which opened up a fabulous opportunity for us. So with both Trade and Retail outlets we can now provide the food that we feel is right for pets.
At our first trade show we had such a positive response and requests for other items, so we started a complete pet supply business and so Paws 4 Pets was born.

A few of our more recent friends are shown below together with some details of their problems

Chloe Old English Sheepdog in Feb 2006 at 2 years old Suffered serious nervous 'twitching' presumably coincidently a few hours after receiving a new "spot-on" treatment in April 2006 and a couple of days after a new heartworm treatment. 24 hours on a drip and a week to recover! Still going strong in May 2008	Maisie Bearded Collie in May 2006 Still going strong in May 2008	Cleo   Portuguese Water Dog at 29 months old in May 2008 She's our Girl! She has been shown at Crufts in 2008 (Very Highly Commended) and is a Portuguese Champion as of May 2008	Jess German Sheepdog in Feb 2006 Poisoned by pesticide residue in December 2005 and only quick trip to the vet kept her alive. No lasting effects. Suspected poisoning again in May '06, overnight at vets. Going very strongly in May 2008
	Smokey Portuguese Rescue Diagnosed with feline leukeamia in March 2006 and only likely to live for 3 more months. Still going May 08!	Fudge Portuguese Rescue Diagnosed with feline leukeamia in March 2006 and only likely to live for 3 more months.  Still going May 08!	Merlin Portuguese Water Dog at 22 months old in May 2008 He's our Boy! He was shown at Crufts in 2008 (Reserve in Class) and has just won Best of Breed at a show in Portugal.

Sandy Old English Sheepdog in Feb 2006 at 13 years old	Died 4th July 2008 after bone cancer. Suffered from common breed condition of hip dysplasia since birth. Needed to be helped up stairs but ambled around but lost use of front left leg and right rear leg in March 2008 - needs to be carried around when required - normally at 4AM! Still wags tail and is always on the lookout for food!
Lennie Bearded Collie	Lennie died in July 2005 at the age of 14 after many years of living with Addisons disease. His last weeks were spent connected to an intravenous drip with 24 hour cuddles and lots of tears. His last daylight hours were in the Garden under the shade of a towering Alfaroba tree with his drip suspended from the branches. Read the moving article "Living with a Beardie" by Jan written in 2004
Sweep English ex-pat!	Sweep disappeared into the orange groves in January 2006 and was found dead a couple of days later under an orange tree after many hours of searching. No cause of death was found but there are many perils in the countryside such as pesticide residues (see Jess above) and poisonous toads (Sweep had very bad poisoning episode a few months earlier which was attributed to playing with one). He had spent 22 happy months wandering around in the Algarve at the end of his 13 years life.