Podenco Post

Author: Beryl Brennan

  • Podenco Canario Lisa – happy in a forever home

    TARA Lisa 250It’s always great to have a happy homing story. Here’s one about a lucky Podenca Canario rescued and rehomed by TARA association.

    ‘LISA joined the TARA family 11 months ago when she was found on a goat farm that was soon christened “hell” Some caring tourists had stumbled across this place, and could not believe the conditions the animals were kept in.

    Everyday they took food and water to the dogs, and knew they wanted to help some escape these conditions. They contacted TARA and asked for help, and we stepped in to ensure that at least some of the dogs could be saved.

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  • Pet Official Status in France

    The official status of animals in France has been upgraded. The Civil Code from the reign of Napoleon (most things date from then!) states that pets were classified as personal property, which is the same status as furniture.

    Now pets have officially been amended to sentient status (creatures with feelings).

    Pity they can’t do that for the hunting dogs in Spain.

  • Lex – still desperate

    Still desperately seeking a foster or forever home for Lex. He could fly to the UK at the beginning of August, if there is a foster/forever home for him.

  • How not to foster a dog

    I’m going to write a piece about fostering dogs. Fosterers are vitally important people; they take on the responsibility of a dog when it has been rescued, toilet training, manners, getting it used to living in a house, socialising it…it’s a big responsibility. Fosterers are really valuable people and we don’t under-estimate this. Often we end up keeping our foster dog…how many of you have been there.

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  • Spanish Stray Dogs, 112carlotagalgos, SOS Podenco Rescue…

    Janice pod pix 250 6 2014These four lovely podencos are lucky, they were saved and are now all living comfortable lives with Janice Ball in the UK. Here’s who they are.

    ‘My four Pods together, just so everyone can see how different they all are, they come in all sizes!! Suzi (white) and little Paco (front right) come from Spanish Stray Dogs UK. Paco is a Podenco Maneto and is quite small with his little legs. Casey and Scarlet are Andalaz Podencos. There are some much bigger as well, so you see there is a Podenco for everyone. So many are discarded every year in Spain and they make such wonderful pets, please do think about adopting one, so many are waiting.’

    Hundreds of podencos are being killed every week in the perreras. That’s because there are hundreds in foster and kennels and refuges waiting to be adopted, so there is no space for the perrera pods. Here’s a comprehensive list of rehoming associations.

  • Podenco Passe no longer passed over

    Delighted to tell you that Passe has now been adopted forever!

  • Raising funds for needy podencos – t-shirts, mousepads, car screens – buy now

    Teresa 2 podencos 2 250Don’t forget, T-shirts, mousepads, bandanas, car sunscreens, all for sale at my fundraising shop – link here

  • Portuguese Podengos – 2 more urgently needing forever homes

    Two more podengos in Portugal who have been waiting far too long for forever homes. Here are the details of Vigo, who I mentioned before – and Branqhuina – Branqhuina especially needs a forever home as she will shortly have to leave her foster. Here is Branqhuina on video – Piloto was her puppy who has been rehomed.

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  • TARA Gran Canaria – Podenco Lex – can anyone foster in Germany or Spain

    TARA Lex 3 250From TARA association on Gran Canaria. You can see that being in the shelter for so long is taking its toll on Lex, no matter the good care the volunteers take of him. He’s spent half his young life in a shelter. He needs to be in a forever home away from the stress of shelter life.

    ‘LEX-LOOKING FOR A HOME- When Lex was found wandering we knew he had an owner, but due to the fact he was not microchipped we could not return him to his home. Lex has been with us in kennels for 18 months and has now become the longest dog to be without a home.

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  • Parkinsons disease in dogs – anyone experience?

    One of my Podenco Post facebook readers is taking on a 6-month old podenco puppy from the Canaries who the shelter says is showing possible ‘Parkinsons’ symptoms. She is going to take him to her own vet in Belgium and also a neurological vet but is asking if anyone has any experience of dog showing similar symptoms to Parkinsons. I’ve recommended she googles ‘Parkinsons in dogs’ as well, as there is plenty of information there. It would be most helpful for her to have input from anyone who has such experience.