Podenco Post

Author: Beryl Brennan

  • Update on Blanca with Podenco Friends

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    Latest news from Bev Farmer about Podenca Blanca.

    ‘Handed into a perrera 2 days before Christmas along with Pinto eight years old, her owner signed over which cancels the need to wait 21days before they can euthanise. Both are older podencos and often passed over for adoption, after all those years of loyal service this was is how they were repaid.

    Blanca arrived at the finca on Christmas Eve very scared and I noticed her ankle was swollen and she was holding her leg up . So got her on some pain meds and anti-inflammatories and basically left them to rest. The swelling on her wrist went down but she was still lame. At her check up at our vets took x-rays and saw the reason why, her left elbow has very severe arthritis. This was not recent, it is a chronic condition and most likely from an old injury, she has suffered for a number of years. Her owner never put his hand in pocket to get her treated and their solution just dump her, no longer their problem.

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  • Life of Hell for Podencos in Spain

    It’s impossible to imagine what had happened to this little podenca to make her so traumatized and terrified around humans. After patient rehabilitation she is now reserved for a special forever home.

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  • Happy Easter from Gran Canaria – Podenca Milka looking for her forever home

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    MILKA hopes you had a Happy Easter.

    Seven years just turned and that’s how pretty and cute she is.

    MILKA continues to search for a home for her entire life. She is shy at first with people but immediately begins to trust and ask for pampering. She is very playful and sociable, with dogs and with people. With cats we don’t know. Can you help us find a family for their whole life?

    Contact salvaunpodenco@gmail.com

  • Podenca Maneto Thea for adoption – with Adopcion Perros Espana

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    If it’s a small podenco you prefer, how about this little cutie.

    ‘Thea is still in search of her ultimate family! How pretty she is! She is 7.5kg and 3 years old.

    Thea was adopted a few months ago in Bilbao by a fantastic family who have another puppy and rabbits. When Thea arrived at her new home, she had already been cat tested and was compatible, and with the puppy in the house instantly connected. Inseparable.
    She ignored the rabbits, and for months the coexistence was great. Her family couldn’t be happier with her.

    But suddenly, and without anyone understanding why, Thea attacked one of the rabbits and had to rush it to the vet. Luckily he was saved and was able to come home.

    But Thea had changed and was only interested in hunting one of the rabbits.

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  • Akira Animal Sanctuary – Podenco Sammy looking for a forever home

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    This stunning boy is Sammy with Akira Animal Sanctuary. This is what Hayley says about him.

    ‘Sammy is just 2 years old and a very sociable dog. As you can see he gets along well with other dogs and currently staying with VIP DogHotel waiting for his new home. Sammy is excellent with children and would be a great family dogs.

    Sammy will need a home without cats. He is easy to walk on the lead and is house trained. He is full of cuddles and love and quite active boy so will need stimulation so he doesn’t get bored.

    Do you think you could offer this super handsome boy a forever home. Please contact us on akirashelter@aol.com or whatsapp +34 657 689 567 for more info. He can travel in Spain and to the EU.

  • Podenca Esca – healing and chilling out with Podenco Friends

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    Remember Esca, the injured pregnant podenca with Bev Farmer of Podenca Friends. Here’s an update.

    ‘Hola, my latest blood test results just come back and now negative for Anaplasma and no longer anaemic. My leg is getting stronger and sometimes I do little zoomies but it gets tired. So Bev is getting me an orthopedic brace just for a little support.

    Also I need to do some more intensive physio to help with the muscle in my shoulder.. All those months holding the leg up has made it stiff. She tells me she’s getting me a wobble board and a special ball to some exercises.

    So for now I’m just chilling out on the bed, everyone, having a great day’

  • TheKennelKlub, Lanzarote – also rescuing and homing podencos

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    TheKennelKlub also home podencos in the UK. Here’s a very young one hoping someone will have room in their home and heart for him forever.

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  • SARA Protectora Lanzarote – podencos needing forever homes

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    SARA Protectora on Lanzarote, Canary Islands, has been helping the dogs and cats cast aside by others. Especially it’s difficult for podencos to find forever homes other than on mainland Europe. So here are some beauties who are hoping someone has room in their home and heart for them. They will home in the UK. Contact the Protectora direct through their website.

    Aika

    Admiral Photo above

    Uley

    Negra – unusual black podenco

    Laika

    Shiva

    Brigyi

  • 90 podencos trapped in a hellhole on Mogan, Gran Canaria – update from PACMA

    Fantastic news about these podencos…they are finally rescued and safe. Here’s the update from PACMA. Original post.

    ‘As you will surely remember, at PACMA we have been fighting for years, together with several Canary Island protectors, to save the sadly famous “Podencos de Mogán”, about 90 dogs used for hunting and illegal breeding that were locked and crammed in cages in the municipality of Mogán (Gran Canaria).

    In 2015 we began to denounce this situation together with associations in the area, and after years of struggle, last April we achieved the seizure and rescue of these dogs.

    At that moment his new life began, the opportunity to find a forever home and family. This is how healthy, happy and safe they are now in their foster homes:

    At PACMA we work tirelessly every day to improve the situation of animals like them. These dogs have been lucky, and their images fill us with hope and strength to keep fighting.

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  • DeAnimals – fighting to protect the Spanish hunting dogs

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    Regular readers will recall that back in October 2016 I was invited to the first PAES conference to talk about the plight of the galgos and podencos and other hunting dogs in Spain. There I met Raquel, a Spanish lawyer very active in taking animal abusers to court. She had started running courses for anyone involved in animal welfare – judges, police, vets, other lawyers – on how to prepare cases to prosecute animal abusers.

    This has now been further developed so that anyone can sign up for the courses. Click on this weblink to read more. Let’s hope that many law enforcers, including and especially in the Canary Islands, will sign up and take action to help protect the hunting hounds of Spain