We would like to create a Network of Volunteers in Portugal. If you feel you can help in anyway: fostering, driving, taking photos, raising funds, please contact us email podengos@protonmail.com
We all Bring Portuguese Podengos to Light
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Volunteers needed in Portugal by Bring Portuguese Podengos to light
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Telde, Gran Canaria – hunters protest
In Telde, Gran Canaria, where they hunt with podencos.
300 hunters claim in Telde to recover the lost days. They gathered middle of August in Telde to show their displeasure over the restrictions imposed during episodes of high temperatures, which they say have caused them to miss several days of hunting in Gran Canaria.
(Pity the restrictions weren’t permanent!)
News: https://goo.su/7z73S1
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Tripod Podenca Martinica with Project Galgo – for adoption in the UK
Martinica is in foster in the UK. Here’s her story.Helloooo! I’m Martinica! Yes, yes, yes…..that’s right, I’ve got THREE legs!! I’m used to the double takes now!
Don’t let my three legs fool you! Being a Tripaw is my SUPERPOWER!! I’m a fast, strong and smart young Podenco! Now I’m safely in foster in Cardiff, I’m overcoming my traumas, learning all about the world and realising how amazing life can be. -
Injured podenco puppy rescued from a perrera
From Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends‘When a Podenco is no longer “useful,” this is what happens…
Pia is only 4 months old, weighs less than 3 kilos yet life has already been unbearably tough for her. She spent several weeks hidden away in a perrera, a frightening place for any puppy. Thankfully, a Spanish rescue stepped in and gave her a chance.
But Pia’s struggles didn’t end there. She was born with luxation of both patellas and will need surgery to walk and live comfortably. Most likely, this is why she was cruelly abandoned. On top of that, she is battling giardia, a parasite that can be life-threatening for a puppy if left untreated.
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Portuguese Azores podencos in terrible conditions
These photos were publicly posted by hunters in S.Miguel, Azores. One hunter that surrendered to us one of his injured podengos mentioned at the time: ¨’I am not a criminal, I like my dogs. Any other hunter I know would have shot this dog straightaway, as he can´t hunt anymore’.There is a perception from inside the hunting community that things are not right. Many don´t like to be seen as criminals. Change must come from the inside. These images can´t be of Portugal much longer, surely.
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Podenco Campanero Gandalf hoping for a special forever home.
Here comes Gandalf and his story immediately captured our hearts. Gandalf is a Podenco Campanero – he is 4-5 years old and he is deaf. He was separated from his master because he went to a nursing home. And then unfortunately his master died very quickly. He had called every day and asked for Gandalf. But that can’t be a phone call anymore.Gandalf is a super sweet and affectionate male. He gets along with other dogs and very friendly with people. Gandalf is looking for a very experienced home or foster home due to his deafness. We are just incredibly sorry for him. Is there a light sight for the beautiful Podenco boy? He is already neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and tested negative for Mediterranean diseases.
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Sedative Sileo for nervous dogs
Read the full article on this weblink.
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The hard life of a Rehala podenco in Spain
Today we have found, by chance, this article by the great Carlos de Hita: “The sadness in the look of a hunting dog.” Little more to say, than what he himself expresses in the article. From here we want to pay a sincere tribute to all hunting dogs.
“Sadness in the look of a hunting dog”Posted on December 3, 2019
DOGS OF REHALA
Rarely the starting point for these sonic narratives is an image. In general, the photograph and the text accompany the editing. But this time all part of the sad and at the same time furious expression of the dogs in the photography. They belong to one of the rehalas that participated in a mounting in Sierra Morena on Sunday the 7th 2019, to put an end to that area to the hunting season.
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Biker Pod by Teresa Watkin
Teresa is passionate about podencos and also a very gifted artist. This pic reminded me of my daughter who is a biker! -
Podenca Penny with SOS Podenco Rescue – looking for an experienced quiet home
Penny is a two year old Andalusian podenca saved from a pound. She had a fracture on a front leg. She had surgery and she is fine, she can run quite fast and she is not in pain. But sometimes she still holds it up.Small size around 40 cm to the shoulders. She is terrified of men. She is shy with unknown women but once she trusts you, she is very affectionate. Very social with other dogs. Very playful. Cat workable. Negative to Leishmania.
She needs a house with fenced garden in a calm environment without kids and with at least another playful dog.
She is not very good on a leash because she is scared of everything and she tries to escape.
Contact: sospodencorescue@gmail.com