Podenco Post

Author: Beryl Brennan

  • Please sign and share – justice for Pelucha

    Pelucha petition 2 2017 350Please sign and share this petition widely. The sub-human creature who perpetrated this murder must be caught and brought to justice. Here is the English translation.

    We ask through our signatures that you please investigate the murder of Pelucha in Villanueva de Alcardete, disappeared on 4 February and found the 6th in the vineyard of its owner, fully calcined. (calcined – dictionary definition suggests burned)

    As an animal and not having suspects, SEPRONA decided that a little more could be done. This is intolerable, cannot go unpunished the one who is able to murder in cold blood to a living being and we will not stop until Seprona open an investigation on the case looking for the culprit (or guilty) of such atrocious act and fall on him the full weight of the law

  • On the frontline – animal rescue in Murcia

    Another rescue story – 2 podencos, one pregnant, and galgos from a local kennel. Tina of Galgos del Sol tells the story.

    ’10th February 2017. We got a call to say that a galguero locally had been closed down and fined by Seprona and could we help take the dogs. This was an emotional case for us because it’s on our doorstep and we had been waiting for some time for this news. We had approached before to help to no avail and we had reached out to the authorities but nothing happened. There are a lot of ghosts around this place. I don’t want to write about them but I’ve seen them and I’ve cried and I’ve waited this moment.

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  • Marching in Spain for the hunting hounds

    Murcia March 3 350Apologies for being a bit late posting these pics, but here are some of the podencos who marched in the Murcia Region on 5th February, Dia de Galgo. Marches took place in 25 cities across the whole of Spain.

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  • Big Police Intervention in Chiclana – 48 animals rescued from life of hell

    Read the full story here, and watch the video.

    Refugio Kimba is one of the first animal rescue shelters in Spain. They need your help to pay for the vet treatment, food etc. to help all these animals back to health ready for adoption.

  • Lost, abandoned – how to choose a family

    Jan Hammond Maite 1 400Jan Hammond loves podencos and here she writes about rescuing Maite.

    ‘On our return journey from England so Spain in September 2015, with our 3 Spanish rescue dogs, we pulled in with our Motorhome to a service area near Valencia for a welcome coffee stop. On entering the lorry parking area we both noticed a small brown head peering over a concrete block and at once looked at each other and said ‘did you see what I saw’.

    Behold a very thin young Podenco female emerged with a 5cm thick lump of rope round and hanging from her neck. Just able to stand but wagging the tail in a small movement to say Hallo! She knew instantly we would not hurt her,we had found a friend for life. On seeing our family she staggered over to greet them, so dehydrated and malnourished she went for the water first before a bowl of food.

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  • Why I adopted a Podenca called Reina

    For those of you following the story of little podenca Reina – she who walks on 2 front legs! Here is the story written by her adopting Mom about why she chose this sweet and deserving dog.

    Story from a Future Podenco Mother

    After the loss of my former Podenco Takkie in December, I just only wanted to look on the Internet and get a good laugh to comfort me, by watching Podenco videos, knowing these dogs are the funniest in the world!

    But the laugh turned into Love at First Sight, seeing Reina in one of the videos.

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  • Bravecto flea & tick treatment – warning

    Last year I published a warning about the result of using Bravecto oral flea and tick treatment on dogs – there is a continuing campaign being run on a facebook page to have it banned. Many contributors have had dogs become seriously ill and in many cases after vets have recommended using it. Here is the link to the article I published about it on my other blog Galgo News.

  • ACTIN in Murcia – supporting DeAnimals fighting animal cruelty in Spain

    Article on why ACTIN supports the work of DeAnimals. Court work costs DeAnimals without them recovering recompense, so please support their work.

  • Dogs of Portugal – 2 Portuguese Podengos looking for forever homes

    Meet Baloo and Cerys.

  • Podenca Reina in action!

    Here is a short video of Podenca Reina, rescued badly injured from a Feria, Jaen road and now in foster care whilst the vets consider whether the splint has helped heal her off hind leg or whether they will need to operate on that one after all. The pix are a little quick but look at the video full screen and see just what an amazing little dog Reina is. She already has a forever home to go to in Holland where there is another podenco waiting for her! Thank you to those who donated originally towards the vet fees, and to Podencoworld who undertook to pay the rest.

    Longer video, including her out walking in the fields with her fosterfriends.