Podenco Post

  • Podencos make good agility dogs

    Bev podencos doing agility 400 6 2023
    Bev Farmer says – why go over if you can go under!

  • Leishmania in dogs

    Many of the Spanish rescue hounds test positive for Leishmania, a disease caused by the Sandfly. Sadly it puts some people off adopting, and yet with an inexpensive regular dose of medication, the dogs go on to lead happy normal lives.

    Here’s a link to an article about Leishmania which I published a couple of years ago.

  • Traktive – finding your dog if it gets lost

    A story recently published tells of a podenco on a beach with its owner in Northern France. Some fireworks were let off and the podenco ran into the sea and swam off. It was wearing one of these trackers. The owner says the GPS signal was lost for about an hour, then reappeared to report that the dog had swum out to an island and was on rocks waiting to be rescued! She got a local boat owner to take her out to the Island to rescue her dog.

    So here’s a link to Traktive, the tracker this lady used. I shall be purchasing one for my podenca Rosie for when we go out on riverbank and beach walks, as she’s still so nervous she’d probably run off if there were any loud bangs.

  • Be kind to animals

    Be kind to animals 400 1 2023

  • Heatstroke in dogs – important advice

    RSPCA advice on treating dogs with heatstroke

  • Cherry Eye in Dogs

    My little Podenca Rosely sometimes has a third eyelid appear in the corner of her eyes and I have been told it is known as Cherry Eye.

    Link to an informative article on Cherry Eye.

  • Podencos make good agility dogs without even trying!

    From Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends.

    ‘Why a minimu 2m high fence/wall is required if adopting a podenco. This fence is 1.2m high and the podenco just pops over it with minimal effort.’

    Video

  • AA Dog Rescue Spain – dog rescue

    Sharon Nacho 400
    I was recently contacted by Sharon Bays who has been involved with dog rescue in the UK and now moved to Spain. The organisation she works for is AA Dog Rescue Spain.

    There are several gorgeous podencos looking for forever homes. This one here is Nacho.

    Have a look at this weblink, read about the Association and their Transport Services, and if you can offer any of their rescue a forever home, contact them direct.

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  • Packing for your holidays – don’t forget the Pet First Aid Kit

    With the main holiday season upon us, many pet lovers will be taking their 4-legged friends with them. Besides packing your own things including a first aid kit, it’s advisable to pack a first aid kit for your pet too. Then you’re prepared if your dog cut itself, gets heat stroke, burns, insect stings.

    The Blue Cross have a comprehensive website article dedicated to covering what you need in your pets First Aid Kit.

  • Injured and terrified podenca needing help

    From Alex Hein.

    Video of podenca needing help

    Please help us to help.

    This Podenca is still quite shy. The plan is to get her to the point that curiosity (and food stimulus) draws on and she goes into a live trap. After that she should be castrated and urgently also seen what’s going on with her leg.
    Please share our project so that we can castrate numerous stray dogs and also have enough food available.
    You can see how narrow most of the animals are.

    https://betterplace.org/p123605