Meet Brady, who is a podenco cross and hoping for his forever home.
You can read all about him on this weblink.
Ziggy is another podenco cross who is hoping for his forever home. He needs a special home as he is deaf. Read about him on this weblink.
Frank is another podenco cross waiting for his forever home. His details and pix are on this weblink.
Brady’s story.
From Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends.
Rescued Podencos rehomed in the Uk wearing E-Collars
This is beyond sad, and our greatest fear. The rescues in Spain save these Podencos that are abandoned or subjected to abuse .. They along with their vets supporters and volunteers invest time, significant amounts of money and love in preparing them to start a new life. In the belief they are going to a loving home where they will be safe from any future harm.
It came to the attention of the rescue responsible for the podenco on the right (who was only a few months old when adopted that it is wearing an e-collar. Through a post by a “dog trainer”.. That the only way to give the life a podenco needs which is able to run off lead and not hunt animals is by using electronic training aids, a polite way to call an ecollar that discharges an electrical shock to modify the dogs behaviour.
From Jolina Behle of a podenco rescue association in Valencia..
Electric collars on dogs are banned in Europe but the UK still allows them. This is the story of torture for a podenco in England. Begs the question, why adopt a hunting breed and use one of these collars to try and stop it chasing?!!
YOUNG PODENCO FROM MANCHESTER / UK REGION IS RAISED WITH A POWER COLLAR
In the summer of 2023 we adopted 4 pod puppies from a Spanish animal shelter. They grew up in a Spanish boarding house and one of these 4 puppies has obviously pulled the “A-card”.
Never before have we brought a dog to England, the interested woman (Claire…. ) was very interested, everything was positive, she LIED to us SO …. it’s hard to bear.
From Galgos 112
Yinni has been at the residence for a year and is ready to be adopted or at least go to a temporary foster home until her furever family arrives.
Yinni is between 1-2 years old. When we found her she was abandoned and had taken refuge in the train station, sleeping on one of the stairs. She shared food with the cats of a nearby colony.
She is a very beautiful pod, everyone loves her, she’s big in size, more or less like a greyhound. She is healthy and active, loves to play with other dogs.
We have always had more than one dog so we’ve been lucky that we have never had to deal with the problem of separation anxiety. But galgos and podencos are used to living in packs, so it is something which could be a problem if a rescue is adopted as an only dog. Having said that, some – notably ex racing greyhounds – have to live as an only dog.
This article from the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals PDSA explores the problem.
Hunting in Spain finished at the end of January but there are still hundreds of dogs abandoned. This poor podenco will soon die if it is not taken to safety and the vet.
In urgent need of veterinary attention. My friend has 6 dogs and two of them are very territorial.
Needs to be picked up, foster home, adoption or shelters.
Poor thing is skeletal, how much he has suffered. Spread across all social networks, it’s very urgent.
Phone: (Spain 0034_ 674 83 77 89
From Asociacion Progapeourense
ELVIS…
He’s in Orense. He’s been locked up in the kennel for 1 year. They thought this precious puppy would be out soon.. but it hasn’t been like that.
He’s hoping for a family. He’s a long haired Campanero. Size Medium.
CONTACT FOR ADOPTION: PROGAPE Orense
Protectora de Gatos y Perros de Ourense
Tlf: 988 21 29 39 Ctra de Eiroás s/n.
De lunes a domingo de 11 a 13 y de 17 a 19h, con cita previa.
From Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends. Regular readers will know that over many years Bev has helped hundreds of podencos, and it’s not often she asks for help with vet fees. Please support her on this appeal.
‘Esca & Hope.. They are both due their annual reviews.
Most of you will know that Hope was born with problems with her back legs basically her patellas are at the back of her knees. The tendons and ligaments in her back legs never fully developed and are like stone but it’s never stopped her getting on with life, she is 10 years old this year.
Esca was caught in an animal trap which snapped around her front leg, it broke the radias close to the wrist, she also lost about 50% of her tendons and ligaments. Living on the street for weeks heavily pregnant, too much damage was done to the ligaments and tendons, they were beyond repair.
From Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends
THE CASE AGAINST USING E-COLLARS ON PODENCOS !!
In the last few days its has come to our attention within the podenco community of a trainer in the UK that claims it’s important to investigate responsible e-collar inclusion, to help protect all animals concerned whilst still letting the dog be what he is! that even a vet in the Canary Islands recommend this to the owner .
This is the first of a couple of posts in which I will write addressing the issue of using “Electrical Training Aids ” something I would never do..
UNDERSTANDING THE PODENCO
