Podenco Post

  • Podenco x Frank needs veterinary care – please donate

    Tina Frank 250 06 2011 As with many small refuges, Galgos del Sol struggles for funding to pay for veterinary care and feed for their galgos and podencos. This is one of them, Frank, a podenco x found running up a motorway, starving and frightened. He is approx 1yrs old and fully vaccined and castrated. At present he is too thin. His bloods are negative for leishmania, erlichia and filaria. Frank has a serious food allergy which causes extreme diarrhoea, his pancreas has tested ok and he needs a special food diet. He’s now been taken into the vet clinic for further tests, including an endoscopy.

    This is going to cost 500 euros, a lot of money, if you can donate towards the cost of Frank’s vet fees, you will make a big difference to the life of this young dog. At present we are working with a vet to find a diet that suits him.

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  • Sighthounds for Life – auction for Galgos del Sol – please help

    Sighthounds for Life are now running a mini auction until 12th June, to raise funds to pay for extensive vet fees for Guapita, rescued badly injured from a hunter by Galgos del Sol. Galgos del Sol also have some rescued podencos, so your bids will support their care too. Please support this auction – there are some beautiful collars, paintings, jewellery etc.

    You need to register with Sighthounds for Life but it only takes a minute. Please do so and BID.

  • Buddies on the streets of Cordoba – please help them

    Cordoba collid podenco 1 250 06 2011 This is the story of two buddies, a collie and a podenca. The collie has spent months wandering around an area of Cordoba. Recently he’s been joined by this little podenca. No one wants them, everyone walks buy, occasionally someone throws them a crust.

    They are young and don’t deserve this life. Can anyone find room to take them in? They both deserve a chance.

    Contacto: apis23@hotmail.com

    Asociación Protectora de Animales CUNICAN
    spacunican@gmail.com

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  • Almeria – young podenco needs a shelter or a foster home

    Almeria podenco 3 06 2011 250 This young podenco was found on the road in Huercal, Almeria, it has no chip, it needs a foster home or shelter urgently. He’s really nice and friendly and playful. Just look at those eyes. Gorgeous boy!

    Contact noeliamart2001@hotmail.com

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  • TARA animal shelter, Gran Canaria – podencos searching for forever homes

    TARA Mogan Vitola May 2011 250 Brian Baptist is a volunteer with TARA, an animal rescue shelter in the beautiful port of Mogan on Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. He’s passionate about the podencos on the island and the hard life they have. Here’s what he writes.

    ‘Canario Podencos are a breed of canine that evolved from goddesses and gods of Egyptian folklore. If any canine is god-like, it must certainly be the Podenco. They are beautiful beyond belief – ethereal in presence and physicality. Despite their reputation as a hunting dogs, they are in truth just about the best family pet for whom a human could hope.

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  • SARA Lanzarote – podencos searching for forever homes….

    SARA Pittaway 05 2011 230 How many of you travel to the Canary Islands in search of sunshine, sand and sea. But do you know what goes on behind the scenes, everyday life for the people and animals who live on these islands year in and year out?

    It’s extremely difficult for the podencos on the Spanish islands to find forever homes. Their only chance is on mainland Europe. Some of them are adopted in Germany, a few in the UK. Here are some of the beauties at the SARA Protectora shelter on Lanzarote in the Canary Islands.

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  • Catching a podenco who befriended a galga

    Denzil Tina 250 An abandoned galga was wandering around Torre Pacheco in Murcia, a chord hanging from her neck. A podenco befriended her. He was named Denzil. This is the story of his capture and that of the galga. Check Galgos del Sol about Denzil. What a stunning podenco he is. Read an update on him here – he is already doing obedience classes….agility classes next….championin the making?

  • Two more podencas on death row in Cuenca perrera

    Cuenca perrera 1 250 DENKA May 2011 These two young podencas are on death row in Cuenca perrera, Denka, Gina and Cuca. If anyone can take them,

    contacto: Milagros Sanchez Fernandez milaa21085@hotmail.com

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  • Two Podenca Mums in Valencia – anyone room for them?

    Family Trapp Valencia perrera 250 One of the things which amazes me about the refusal of the Spanish councils and authorities to do anything to stop the abandonment of dogs and cats is that there is a high health risk – toxocara canis. Dog mess everywhere, where kids walk and play! Here’s the tale of two more podencas, dumped and now with puppies to feed. Can anyone help?

    This poor podenca is in the perrera in Valencia. You can see from the state of her that she is struggling to feed 10 puppies! They have been called the TRAPP FAMILY. She was picked up and taken to the perrera when a neighbour of the person feeding her threatened to poison her. In the perrera they ae all exposed to viruses and infection. Can anyone help this beautiful podenca? The brave TRAPP deserve our help.

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  • Pregnant podenca near Seville – anyone any room?

    Pregnant podenca Seville 170 05 2011 Has anyone room to take in this podenca bitch, living rough on the streets of La Puebla de Cazalla, 70km from Seville. Syhe’s very pregnant and about to give birth,

    Contact amdara@hotmail.es , maquirosa9@hotmail.com