Podenco Post

  • Podencos also suffer in Spain

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    From Mo Swatek.

    Mr BLANC, rescued from one of the worst places we saw in 20 years charity work. We went to BULLAS, THE HOUND HELL (here the pictures of our Bullas rescue mission, Caution terrible images where galgos and podencos ate each other) and a very haunting documentary about this case https://vimeo.com/38920299

    Mr BLANC was so terrified, we thought he will have a heart attack from the stress. Today he is the most loving and clingy dog, the most friendly and outgoing.

    Everybody knows by know the plight of the galgos but unfortunately their brothers, the podencos, have no lobby. They suffer so much in the hunting hound packs, reduced into small cold places, abandoned and killed when ever they seem to be useless to their heartless owners. These lovely podencos are barely appreciated as pets but they deserve it so much.

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  • Male Portuguese Podengos looking for forever homes

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    A couple of days ago I published some beautiful female Portuguese Podengos looking for forever homes. These are the male Portuguese podengos at the same shelter, run by friends of Jackie Dias, 30 minutes from Porto. The males are neutered and completing their vaccination programmes. They will eventually be microchipped and get an EU Pet Passport.

    Information for adoptees outside of Portugal on how the best way they can ship a dog to a foreign country can be given.

    Contact: jb.dias18@gmail.com

    Introducing DICK – (pic above) Male Podengo and very handsome – a true podengo with the bat-like ears! He also has a great temperament. He suffered a lot at the hands of hunters and eventually it is thought that after losing his scent on a hunt he got lost and was found hungry and thirsty. He is looking for a forever home.

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  • Female Portuguese Podengos looking for forever homes

    Jackie Dias Lucha 1 28 11 2018
    Jackie Dias lives in Portugal and has a couple of friends who run a small shelter in the north around 30 mins drive from Porto. Many of their dogs are Portuguese Podengos which are now on their way to being fully vaccinated, spayed/neutered and microchipped when the adoption process takes place.

    Information for adoptees outside of Portugal on how the best way they can ship a dog to a foreign country can be given.

    Contact: jb.dias18@gmail.com

    Here is my my email as the contact and I can then channel contacts to my friends who run this shelter.

    Please have a look at these lovely sweet podengos, they tend to be forgotten when there are so many in Spain too.

    This one is TUCHA – Female Podenga sweet and always looking for cuddles.

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  • Great loss to the Podencos of Spain

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    2 12 2018 From Bev Farmer this morning.

    The world is crying, Papa Podenco rest in peace

    Beverley’s message:

    ‘Yesterday Warren died in his sleep. I can not believe he has gone, we have been together for 32 years .. Friday was the most horrible day on my life dealing with various officials from the police, the Guardia Civil, the ‘coroner for 10 hours until he was taken for an autopsy. Last night I didnt dare go to sleep in case I didnt wake up. Today the dogs are sat looking at the door waiting for him to come through it .. it’s heartbreaking to see them. My lover, my confident, my best friend, my team mate who put up with my crazy ideas, who shared a passion for the Podencos.

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  • Climbing the Everest mountain range for Podencos in Spain

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    You may remember at the beginning of November I published a story about a British couple climbing in the Everest mountain range to raise funds for the Podencos of Spain. Well, they completed their climb and this was their update 11 November. (Sorry, there are so many stories to post that I get behind in some of the less urgent ones!!)

    ’11/11 Hello lovely people! We are back from Kyajo Ri and just about defrosted. The past five days were the hardest and most intense of our lives. We have been pushed to the limits mentally and physically. This was no walk in the park. We made it to 6,000 meters after four gruelling days of ascending the mountain.

    Devastatingly we had to turn back just 180 meters before the summit. The technical rock sections which come just before the snowy summit were coated in ice, this made climbing up them very difficult and very slow. The fixed rope was also coated in ice which meant the jumar didn’t slide as it should. After many attempts and many falls (legs are black and blue) we decided to turn back. Kalden (our guide) said we were just too late in the season, winter had already come to Kyajo Ri!

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  • Axarquia Podencos for adoption

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    These gorgeous podencos and podenco x are with Axarquia Animal Rescue, hoping that they will have the best Christmas ever – a forever home. Contact Axarquia Animal Rescue direct if you are interested.

    http://www.axarquiaanimalrescue.com/meetme.php?id=2030

    Meet Beautiful Buzz (AAR 2030)
    Buzz was dragged away from his mum and chucked away like rubbish! This gorgeous boy was born around 15 October and is so adorable. Likely to be small/medium when fully grown.
    Buzz is full of fun and mischief and loves humans and other dogs. He will make you smile every single day.

    http://www.axarquiaanimalrescue.com/meetme.php?id=2032

    My name is Emilia (AAR2032) and I’m a small 2 year old podenco. Despite having a bad start in life and living in awful conditions I am still a gentle happy little girl. I have so much love to give and just want to please. I’m neutered and love other dogs. If you think you could adopt me please email Natalie Truman at axarquia-rescue@hotmail.com. I’m fit and healthy and my bag is packed ready

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  • Podenco Santana – Podenco Friends need your help for him

    Bev Farmer and warren Beards are always there for the podencos, no matter how many they have (one bitch recently rescued in the nick of time just gave birth) nor how desperate the situation. Read the story of Santana and please donate towards his vet feets.

    ‘Santana has been with us a few days and we have been waiting for a lot of lab results to come in and an assessment by a orthopedic specialist. Another Podenco Ibicenco discovered in a lamentable condition his body so depleted he struggled to walk. Left as he was, he would not have survived.

    He has a fracture to the right hip, the specialist has recommended not to operate, there is already a reaction to the bone so it’s not a recent injury. Surgery could make it worse plus he is at very high risk to have anesthesia due to his poor body condition. For now, restricted exercise, pain meds and it may heal ok on its own. If not, in the future they will need to remove the head of the femur.

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  • Starving podenco needs help

    Starved podenco pup l 400 27 11 2018
    Another podenco found in a terrible state…urgently need a foster home for him where he can receive the medical help and care he needs.

    ‘Podenco found in very bad condition…we took him to the vet and he has no chip. He is a male of one year more or less. We are looking for a foster home for him to recover… for more information you can contact phone Spain (0034) 674719552 or 634782262. He needs help and to be in a home not in a shelter’

    Trying to find out where he is.

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  • Axarquia Animal Rescue – 2019 Calendar on sale now!

    AAR calendar 2019 Jan 19
    Axarquia Animal Rescue at Torre del Mar have an assortment of hounds at their shelter, including podencos and podenco X. You will see 4 on this page. You’ve already seen Rani’s Christmas wish a few days ago. He’s just one of several waiting for forever homes.

    Last year I bought a copy of their calendar containing the most delightful sketch pictures of animals in their care, one for each day. And the squares are big enough to write in those important diary dates – a must for me! So here are a couple of pix from their 2019 Calendar and you can order a copy – only 5 euros each plus postage so a real bargain for such a good quality product – on this email.

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  • Little podenca Leila – waiting for her forever home

    Protectora Animals Morrazo Leila 400 11 2018
    This adorable little rough haired Podenca is with Protectora de Animals Morrazo and she is waiting and waiting for a forever home. Here’s what they say about her.

    ‘Leila has spent a lot of time in the protectora and after two failed adoptions we couldn’t give her back to her kennels so a volunteer took her to cure an allergy and see what the problem there was with a podenca that only weighs 6 kilos. We have to say that Leila is pure joy and tenderness but the months pass and what promised to be a short stay is extended, which harms this beauty.

    Our fosterer has 6 dogs apart from those who need homes. Leila needs a definitive home where she finally sits in her place. Will you be her angel and offer that to her? Please help us to keep helping.

    Contact Spain (0034) 667519646 a home for Leila Moana, Spain