Owner: Tony Smith
Affiliated Winery: Quinta de Covela
Location: Portugal
Dog Names: Alef, Spot and Teddy Roosevelt
Ages: 9
Breed: Portuguese Podengos
In a Word: Territorial
Job Titles: Vineyard paw patrol and sentinels
Star Qualities: How every welcome home is a joyous event!
Best Buds: Francisco, my partner, who cooks for them every day!
Favorite Rewards: Chicken gizzards and big bones!
Favorite Activities: Fox and stoat hunting ...
Favorite Getaway: Under the rosemary at our lookout point. They get shade and can see all the comings and goings at the quinta.
Forgivable Flaws: Stealing swimwear hung outside to dry by our guests and hiding it in the rosemary!
Background Story: They were born in the quinta’s 16th-century ruins just before Christmas in 2011, the year we took over Covela. Their mother was a stray and they had seven siblings. We gave the others away to neighbors and friends.
