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Batida had come for spaying when we were at our 8th action in Filippiada in 2023, and she would dance inside the crate every time she saw us, happy and dancing even more.

She was a tiny little dog that we would take out of the crate for a bit, and she would dance around the room with all the mischievousness and charm you can imagine.We couldn't leave such a dog on the street again, so of course, she came with us to Athens.

She continued to dance at the shelter and gives kisses and cuddles to everyone, both people and dogs.Batida was adopted quickly, but unfortunately returned after two years. We don't want to mention the reason as it concerns very personal family matters. She was returned to us in tears, and it was a very difficult decision made for the dog's well-being.

Batida is a wonderful little dog, truly wonderful.

She is excellent at home, she is clean, incredibly sweet, affectionate, and carries within her the joy of the world.

Not the overwhelming kind of joy, but the light-hearted joy that makes you want to spend time with her.She truly deserves to find again what she has lost. She is incredibly social and friendly with all dogs and all people, and she loves with all her being.

Have you ever had a friend with whom instead of going out for coffee or a drink or to eat, you would arrange to go for a walk and chat along the way?

You would start from one of your homes, dressed in casual clothes and shoes, and walk around the neighborhood without rushing to get somewhere, just picking a straight path and walking as long as the conversation lasted.T

hat's how the walk with Olaf is. Calm, relaxed, without running, without tensions, without much thought.

You see this guy looking at you like that through the bars and you want him to be yours and to grant him all his wishes.

Olaf is a serious and measured man, with a beard and mustache and eyebrows and a fiery gaze.When he first arrived, we struggled to understand him.

From the very first moment, we knew he was a serious, measured, clean, and calm dog. He was very closed off back then, both with people and with dogs.

He was neutered, adapted, and gradually softened, until one day, on a walk with him, we looked at him and suddenly thought 'look how he has changed.'

Olaf is a dog that is like a calm force. He has something that makes him seem almost human.

Like a heavy guy you meet once in a while in a café who has a veil of mystery around him, and you constantly wonder what this guy is really like to someone who knows him well, loves him, and trusts him.

Okay fine, you can't imagine what a love this is. We fell in love with him from the first moment we saw him, when he was a tiny baby, with mange and sparse hair and a serious, heavy, and unbearable expression.

For his name, we asked on social media for suggestions, and Napoleon was proposed two or three times. The second most suggested name was sea urchin, but we didn't understand the resemblance to a sea urchin, really!! The black, stretched hair around his head didn’t remind us of anything at all!

Napoleon recovered, grew up, got vaccinated, and is ready for a forever home.

His demeanor, heavy and burdensome, shed off from the very first week, and in its place came a smile that has stayed. In most of the photos, he is smiling because he is generally a cheerful dog.

We try to use his name whenever it's appropriate and correctly, but it spontaneously comes out that we call him 'Boulis.' BECAUSE HE IS A BOULE.Firstly, he is round. Very round.

Secondly, he is somewhat innocent. On his own, he does not easily take initiative; he usually mimics. If another dog runs, he runs too. If we walk, he walks too. On his own, if he had to choose, he would obviously spend the whole day lying down.

He is generally a heavy type, not in character, but in body and energy. Of course, he is a puppy, and will be happy and play like a puppy, but it already seems that he will become a dog that gets a bit bored and has moderate energy.

With his rich fur, round belly, and fluffy head, he normally looks like a teddy bear. You want to laugh, you want to hug him, you want to grant him all his wishes, you want to turn back time every week, so you can enjoy this age as much as possible, over and over again.

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When he first came with his five siblings, he was very scared, just like all the babies. He was also the most beautiful.

He looked at us from afar with his gorgeous, deep green eyes and was dazzling.

We don't know why he became the most social of the six puppies. Could it be that we inadvertently made him this way by looking at him a lot and considering him so beautiful and admiring him? Maybe.

Generally, we don't make distinctions, but in this particular case, we might have overlooked it, not that it harmed him; on the contrary.

Martini is an incredibly sweet, happy, tender, playful puppy and remains, of course, stunningly beautiful. 

When you enter the cage, he is the first one to jump on you and ask for pets and attention.

We named him without much thought. Generally, we named all the puppies after drinks, and maybe for him, we chose Martini because of the color of his eyes, which reminded us of the green olive that is served with a dry martini, who knows.

Martini is now fully vaccinated and ready for his forever home.We don’t usually practice discrimination, but in this case, we might have overlooked it; not that it did him any harm, quite the opposite.Martini is an incredibly sweet, happy, affectionate, playful puppy, and he remains naturally beautiful.