Podenco Post

  • Portuguese Podengo Nils hoping for a forever home

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    This weblink will take you to Nils, a young Portuguese Podengo with Dogs of Portugal hoping for his forever home. See more photos and video.

  • Tripod Podenca Altea with Galgos en Familia – hoping for a forever home

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    Snares are illegal in Spain but some hunters still use them on their private land, with devastating results is the dogs on on the scent! Here’s one such beautiful podenca – now a tripod through no fault of her own. She’s with Galgos en Familia in Malaga at the shelter started by Vera Thorenaar.

    Altea has the story of a real survivor. She was wandering for weeks on the streets of a town in Córdoba with a trap embed in one of her rear paws, while she was shouting in pain. But she was so untrusting in human being that she didn’t let anyone to catch her even known she had so many people trying to. When finally they could rescue her, they took her to the veterinary, who decided the best option for her was to amputate that paw. Now, she is recovering wonderfully in a foster home with one of our best volunteers.

    Her temporary family told us Altea is pure love, she is so calm that she doesn’t move from her bed, where she can finally rest without any pain. She loves being covered with her blanket and sleep. With people she is so affectionate, she loves receiving cuddles to feel warm and loved. Also, she is a very clean girl at home.

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  • Podenco Tiesto with Tail Torrox – waiting for a forever home

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    Tiesto is another stunning podenco ready for his forever home. Here’s what Tail Torrox says about him.

    ‘Tiesto was found running loose in a nearby village. He is estimated to be born in January 2019, weighs 16kg and is 47cm in height. He is a super friendly podenco who loves everyone. He gets on great with other dogs and is full on energy. He would benefit from some lead training and would make a fantastic pet.’

    You can see more images of him on this weblink. Please contact Tail Torrox direct about him, let’s get him into a forever home.

    Also on this page is Wolfie, a white podenco who had a terrible start. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to read about him.

  • Forsyth & Tedd – coats and sweaters for podencos and galgos

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    I’ve just found this page on Bev Farmer’s facebook page – brilliant sweaters for podencos and galgos who feel the cold indoors in the cooler weather. My little podenca Bebe is now 16 and the sweater I knitted was too small, so she wears a lightweight fleece body warmer I made. But one of these sweaters is now on her wish list!

    Forsyth & Tedd

  • Coronovirus – travel from Europe to the US

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    From Bev Farmer 12 3 2020

    In the early hours a press release was made announcing suspension of travel from European countries to the USA for 30 days. This has been amended that this does not include US Citizens (go figure) .. however it will impact on dogs traveling out there and with so-much uncertainty SHUG have decided to postpone flights which has a knock on effect on us here in Spain. Crystal in the photo is due to fly to Canada in a few days so we are waiting to see if Canada will impose similar restrictions.

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  • Podenca Holly with Tail Torrox rescue – needing a special home

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    Holly is a sweet podenca with Tail Torrox rescue in southern Spain. She has a health issue so needs a very special home. You can read about her on this weblink. Please contact the shelter if you can offer her the forever home she needs.

  • Podenco Felix – one month on after rescue

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    At the end of January I posted a story about a young podenco found starving at the roadside, taken into care with Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends. He was named Felix.

    Here’s what Bev says about him now. ‘One month ago Felix was a broken, scared and very thin Podenco pup abandoned and all alone in the campo. Some loving care and good nutrition, today he is a happy loving full of fun dog.’

  • Please help Podenca Amber and her babies

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    From Angie McReady, who has been rescuing and rehoming podencos for many years.

    ‘As I suspected Amber is low level leish. She’s clear for everything else.

    We can’t start treatment until shes finished feeding her puppies. Having said that, I have now noticed she has a split teat. The puppies are now 5 weeks old and eating themselves so I think it#s time for her to stop feeding them so she can heal
    I know some people may say it’s too early, and had she not got the split teat she would carry on for another couple of weeks or so.

    Again treatment is going to cost money. I’m really struggling as I’m not getting the same support as I did before I took a break from rescue after the distemper outbreak. It’z such a shame as I’m now very hesitant to take in anymore rescues as I can’t do this without your help. And I really really do hate asking x’

    Paypal angie_mccready@hotmail.com

  • From Trash to Treasure – Podenca Zarita at Crufts 2020 – publicising the Podencos!

    Zarita will be at Crufts this week has part of the “Dogs Day Out ” agility display .. She has been such a great ambassador for the Podenco thanks to all the hard work of Helen Veal and Zarita has quite a fan club …

    If you are at Crufts this weekend go and say hello the display will be on Saturday at 12.30 and 16.30 in Hall 3

    Go rock it for the Podencos… Chica

    Enjoy this video from three years ago.

    Zarita Rocking it for the Podencos Zarita took part in a non competitive agility display at Crufts March 2016, trying to encourage new people to take up agility…

  • PACMA protest outside the Spanish Government, for inaction on animal welfare

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    This is a google translation of this article into English

    Who do they fear? Who do they protect? Why haven’t they taken it forward?

    Last week we have returned to Congress to remind the PSOE and We can that animals are still waiting, they need a law to protect them. But not just any law.

    They need a law that outlaws torture in festivities and shows, that frees them from circuses, that prevents them from being traded with their lives, turns them into objects and condemns them to abandonment. They need a law that takes them away from hunter bullets.

    They need the Zero Law, which requires only political will, courage and conviction, because the work has already been done.

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