Podenco Post

  • Portugal – podenca puppies saved from a cruel death

    Portugal Lira 2 250 4 5 2013These two tiny podencas were found yesterday by a farmer. They were inside a rubbish bag, tied up, left in a field to die. Taken into the care of Teresa Sousa and her team, they have been to the vet and have been wormed. Now called Pipa and Lira. Teresa would be grateful to anyone who could sponsor their vaccinations and to apply to adopt one. Please paypal adoptions to portugaldogrescue@gmail.com (sorry the pix aren’t very good quality)

    Regarding Esperança, the municipal vet, who is friends with Teresa, has issued Esperanca’s owner a fine (that’s the most he can do, as it was a first offence, at least legally), and the man is now appealing, claiming he is too poor and cannot afford the fine. Video Esperanca & babies, 7 in all.

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  • A journey into the heart of hell

    This is not about a podenco, but it could very well be. It is about Seville perrera and a little innocent soul in there, on death row, due to die. Levriers sans Frontieres works with Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert to save these dogs. This is her story.

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  • Levriers sans Frontieres and Fundation Benjamin Mehnert – saving podencos

    Here is a link to the story of one of the volunteers from Fundation Benjamin Mehnert in Seville, who went into a galguero camp to save these two podencos. The rough haired one with the hernia is about 10 years old – however has she survived for so long…and the smooth haired one is 3 years old.

  • Podencas urgently needing foster home…

    Jacqui Ross is desperately trying to find a foster home for these two lovely podencas, who can’t stay where they are – it was only temporary. If no-one comes forward, the dogs will be taken to the perrera. They have blood tested negative for everything, vaccinated, ready to go. Email Jacqui on ross@rentals-in-spain.com if you can help.

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  • SOS Animals UK – Podenco Maneto Santo is looking for someone

    SOS Animals Santo maneto 250 4 2013The Podenco Maneto is one of the lesser known type of podenco, one of the smaller guys. SOS Animals UK have a young one rescued from the street, waiting for his forever home. Here’s the link to his story. Contact SOS Animals UK if you would like to apply to adopt him. They have many podencos waiting for a place in someone’s heart.

  • Podenco Aron – happily rehomed

    Aron 2 Laura Kate Stone 250Laura Kate Stone adopted Aron, a podenco orito. Here she tells his story.

    ‘Aron was a stray, taken to a pound in Cuenca. The pound was too many dogs over the limit and so Aron was on the destroy list. Tina a lady on holiday there from Sweden who has adopted many spanish dogs sponsered Aron into boarding, and was sorted out by the amazing Beverley Farmer.

    I was looking for a sighthound as I had always wanted one, to go with our Collie, and ended up on a site advertising dogs for various rescues. Aron had been associated with SOS Animals UK and that is where I saw him.

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  • Letter Campaign – please send an email to support this Spanish MP

    Emails are urgently needed to be sent to this Spanish MP who has raised a written question in the Spanish parliament with regard to the plight of galgos and podencos. You can read the article here, together with a letter in both English and Spanish to send.

  • Dogster – 5 stupid questions for dogs

    Have a chuckle at this – ‘5 stupid questions you ask your dog’. Recognise anyone?!

  • Training a Podenco – superb Obedience and Agility Dogs

    Denzil 2 250I can’t emphasise enough what fabulous hounds podencos are; marvellous companion dogs and, if you get a young one, easy to train and marvellous agility dogs (they are very popular in agility competitions in Germany especially). Bev Farmer fosters podencos and works hard on training them for forever homes. Here’s a great video which illustrates just how well podencos respond to training.

    Bev was one of the many volunteers who went to Bullas on Operation Rehala at the beginning of 2012 and here is what she says.

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  • Esperanza is saved – latest pic

    Yippee, Esperanza is saved! Here’s what Teresa says on her facebook update. ‘Esperanza is now with me. Fortunately everything is fine, still very frightened and curled up in a corner. She did not want to eat…Thank you to all who are touched by this Princess who deserves all the best. And here we are for everything that she needs. Thank you everyone.’ I will ask about the progress of the denuncia against her ‘owner’. Donate to portugaldogrescue@gmail.com

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