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Gustavo, there's only one sentence in this text to correct. The rest is perfect.
I have a dog named Thunder who has been very special to my family (ever) since he was chosen.
When something starts in the past and is still happening today, in Portuguese you use a present tense, something like: Thunder é muito especial para a nossa familía desde que foi escolhido. In English, we use the present perfect continuous. More examples:
Estou estudando o espanhol desde o ano passado = I've been studying Spanish since last year.
Ela está morando no Brasil desde janeiro = She's been living in Brazil since January.
Estão trabalhando naquele projeto por tanto tempo = They've been working on that project for so long.
When the thing started a long time ago in the past and we want to emphasize that it has happened continuously, with no interruptions, since then, we often say "ever since" instead of just "since". This isn't necessary grammatically, but it's very common. No problem either way, but to me, your sentence feels more authentic with "ever since".
Cheers
Dave
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