A drawing by the talented podenco lover Teresa Watkin – a podenco preparing for the bad weather forecast for southern Spain
Author: Beryl Brennan
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Podenco Jimbo hoping for his forever home
From Sharon Bays.
Jimbo arrived at the Mazarron perrera in March this year with his friend or maybe mother Joley. We have no history for these sweet dogs but they were very skinny and in poor condition when they arrived. Maybe dogs dumped by the Hunter owner at the end of the season.
Jimbo has now left the Perrera and initially went into foster, where Adrian and Tracey helped him gain strength and he is now in private kennels. (more…) -
Galgo Project EU – looking for information from shelters
Galgo Project EU is a Dutch organisation dedicated to supporting, rescuing, and giving a voice to galgos and podencos. They work closely with Spanish shelters, help dogs find safe homes, and raise awareness about the structural mistreatment these dogs still suffer.
With Galgo Project EU, we’re gathering data, testimonies, and concrete evidence to build a detailed dossier for the European Parliament. Our goal is clear:
To hold Spain accountable for not applying Article 13 of the Lisbon Treaty, and to push for equal, EU-wide protection of all dogs, including galgos and podencos, without exceptions. (more…)
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Never use an electric collar on a podenco – or any dog!
There was uproar at the beginning of 2025 when a UK adopter of 2 podencos saw no problem in using electric collars on the dogs to control them! Needless to say, the result was 2 terrified dogs back to a hellish life such as the one from which they had been rescued in Spain.
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Protectora Scooby fighting for the hunting dogs of Spain
MANIFESTO FOR THE EQUALITY OF ALL DOGS. Join with your organisation!
As many of you already know, there is an attempt to exclude hunting and working dogs from the Royal Decree on animal facilities (núcleos zoológicos) — their last chance to be protected. These dogs would be left even more unprotected under a decree issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, which would only require registration, identification, and little else. Reporting the poor conditions of hunting packs (rehalas) would become even more difficult. (more…)
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Podenco Friends – taking on the Dog Walk Challenge
From Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends.
Podencos are capable of more than many imagine.! Last month Esca and I took part in the Dog Walk Challenge, organised by Nancy Wigglesworth. The challenge combines kilometres walked, metres climbed, tasks, tricks and group activities. It is all about confidence, connection and simply enjoying time together. We work in teams and your team members can be from any part of the world .. -
Akira Dog Sanctuary – Podenco Vince needs his forever home
Can you believe this stunning podenco has spent most of his life in the Akira Dog Sanctuary. He is more than ready for his forever home for his Xmas present. Contact the Association and complete the adoption application on this weblink.
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Hellhold for podencos – lucky to have been rescued.
Watch the video on this weblink.
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Pet Blook Bank UK – canine donors needed
Our stocks of negative blood are at critical levels. This means we need to collect more blood from dogs with a negative blood type, as it can be given to any dog in an emergency. We have over 750 negative blood typed donors in our pack. If each of these dogs donated once before the end of this year, we’d have more than enough blood to help every vet and dog in need
If your dog is a negative, please consider booking an appointment at a donation session near you soon. We really need you and your wonderful dog to come along and make a lifesaving difference. (more…)
