• Malaga – animal cruelty in the extreme!

    Malaga Province – heartbreaking! From Desi.

    ‘I want to ask for help these poor dogs which spend day and night in this way, tied up and without barely food and water. They don’t stop crying and barking with despair. There is one that escaped and is by the station of Cartama, and it has a rope cut in his neck. It’s very afraid and does not approach anyone. I’ve reported it to Seprona in Malaga capital.

    Video 1

    Video 2

  • Galguero – I don’t want them so I won’t feed them!

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    Bastard hunter just wanting to dump his dogs. Huelva town, Andalucia)

    Hunter doesn’t want them!️

    The podenco approximately 4 years old and the galga approximately the same age (no doubt she is pregnant). Hunter’s words: I don’t need them and I don’t feed them for another day, either you take them from me or…

    My friend Carmina (who helped get Polar from Pepis to me) asked for help from associations to get them out of there as soon as possible.

    Contact: Sandra (Spain 0034) 665 79 20 43

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  • Podencos happy in forever homes, thanks to Podencoworld Nederland

    Ed Verhaegan founded Podencoworld Nederland and was, along with Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends, my collaborators on my definitive guide to the Podenco, From Pyramid to Perrera.

    Here’s a lovely video of some podencos and their travels to new forever homes, courtesy of Podencoworld Nederland. Apologies that the narrative is in Dutch, the English wouldn’t work for me, but the video is lovely to watch.

  • Podenco Noel hoping for a forever home.

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    ADORABLE NOEL

    Noel is a tiny little one (not even ten kilos) of almost one year old. Good puppy, noble, affectionate, playful, gets along very well with other dogs, with cats is not tested and is very very affectionate with people.

    We’re looking for a family that likes to do outdoor activities, go out for walks in the mountains or to the beach and who will give him lots of love because he’s an adorable dog!

    Whoever has adopted a podenco knows how wonderful they are. Want to know more about this doll?

    Spain 0034 638.475.167 (WHATSAPP ONLY), PLEASE SHARE TO NOEL SO HE IS SOON WITH A FAMILY.

    He’s with the Peludos Sierra de Aracena Cortegana shelter in Murcia.

  • From Lanzarote to Murcia and onwards

    Lovely video from Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends of 2 podencas rescued by TheKennelKlub from terrible living conditions on Lanzarote, Canary Islands.

  • Prodean Animal Shelter La Linea, Cadiz – nervous podenca seeks a special forever home

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    From Prodean Animal Shelter La Linea.

    Yuma born Dec 2021

    Yuma is a stunning large podenca, she is a gentle girl but is anxious of visitors and will require an experienced foster or adopter to help her adjust

    https://salva-hundehilfe.de/notnasen/podenco-yuma/

  • Bev Angela Warren 400
    Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends has done a tremendous amount to raise the profile of Podencos – not quite so ‘Invisible’ as they were 12-15 years ago when I first started to foster some back in 2007. Here Bev shares the story of how she and her late partner Warren became involved with these wonderful hounds.

    ‘Angela .. the first senior podenco we rescued back in 2013.

    I collected Angela from the perrera, she was 12 years old and surrendered by her owner. When I reached to pick her up I prepared myself for the weight of an adult dog. I took in a sharp breath as it was like picking up a puppy, she was so thin. She had a lot of health issues, a huge hernia her ear was a mess and her kidneys were failing.

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  • Day of the Podenco – Podencos – the most loyal of dogs

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    Everyone should have at least one!

    What is a podenco?

    Hope for Podencos was started several years ago by Irene and SteveAllan. Sadly Irene died in 2020 and Steve is no longer able to continue with the rescues and is returning to the UK. Galgos del Sol are amongst the podenco rescue associations working to take over the podencos still in his care.

    List of Podenco rescue associations by country.