Arca de Noe writes ‘Our rescue team works without rest. They have a special sense, can think as a lost and scared podenco or galgo would do and guess when and where is coming… They first find out the places where the dogs used to go at each time, then they put food and water in the same place every day, sometimes for several months…. Suddenly one day, they send us the picture with the galgo or podenco in their car or homes, or they appear in the shelter with that smile that, you know, is unforgettable and that means: He is finally safe, He is with us!
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Arca de Noe, Albacete – amazing rescue of a lost podenco
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Spain – a pet is rescued every 5 minutes
When will the authorities deal with the mass over-breeding and abandonment of animals? When will they realise what a blight it is on a country that relies heavily on income from the tourist industry?
Story here.
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Hounds are addictive – but there has to be an upper adoption limit!
The above was posted on a friend’s page. (Larger picture below) I thought I’d share it with you as I have learnt that one small association just rehomed a dog to someone who already has 18 dogs! Now, I have 5 dogs, french lurcher, 3 galgos and a podenco. All but one is too old to insure, so vet bills can be expensive. The old lurcher is on tablets which cost my hubbie 100 euros/month. On top of that, of course, we have dog food. I cannot understand how someone can afford 18 – soon to be 19 dogs!
I know the situation in Spain for the galgos and podencos is horrendous and associations are desperate to home dogs, to make room to rescue another one. But there has to be some sense applied in who is allowed to adopt. In France, if you have more than 9 dogs, you have to register as a kennels.
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Podencos – adopt from an association – the refuges are full to bursting!
Thumbs up for the Podenco Andaluz! Coooeeee, I am Mickey at the back my galga girlfriend Olijfje and my friend Marleentje. We are adopted in Holland but I have many friends like me in Scooby in Spain who need a home themselves. We are little Podenco Andaluz, we are
very easy going, we love people and we are very friendly and careful with little children. In the house we are quite like galgo’s but we are hunters and we like to make your garden mouse free. Hope you will give my Scooby friends a chance.ALWAYS adopt from a recognised rehoming association, never adopt straight from a perrera where the dogs have not been character tested etc.
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Introducing George – a ‘child’ of the olive groves
The introductory story to George was included in an email from Yvonne Warwick. So I asked her to write the full story of how he came to work his way into her heart and home.
The original message. This is my beautiful George! He arrived on our land at around 8 months old. We’d seen him in the village and on our land in the mountains with his parents and two sisters. We believe that the DaddyDog told him to go off
and seek his fortune when he got to 6 months. He came to us when we were picking our olives…skinny and starving with a wound on his nose.We thought long (OK, 3 days!) about what to do…in the meantime he made up his mind that he was staying. Very brave of him to come so close to us….it was meant to be! He is 3 and a bit now and a fantastic dog. Luckily he wasn’t taken as a pup by a hunter. His feral upbringing has meant he has lovely manners and is the sweetest dog ever, though his recall skills could do with improvement!
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Malaga fire – hundreds of ‘invisible’ victims
Hundreds of chained hunting dogs lost their lives this week in a big fire near Malaga. The media stated there were no victims…
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Cartagena, Murcia – house rooms to let!
It was reported in the Spanish Newspaper La Verdad today (21 8 2015)that a starving podenca had been seen on the roof of an abandoned house. She is now in the care of Bev and Warren of Podenco Friends, who confirm a denuncia has been submitted to Police at the Cartagena Town Hall.
The rescue of a Podenco abandoned on a rooftop
Cartagena Firefighters yesterday (20 8 2015) rescued a Podenca found on the roof of an abandoned house across the street of the Hotel Campomar on the fast lane of La Manga at the height of Algar. They were notified by the legal adviser of the Association for the Defence of Animals (PAES) Maria Jose Xallego.
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Animal lover – moving to Spain?
Here’s a lovely story about Maz Bailey, one of Spain’s many expat heroines…it’s impossible to move there and ignore the plight of the thousands of abandoned dogs.