Tales from Leicestershire and Rick and Lesley Beauchamp – rehomers of the Podenco Canarios from SARA Protectora on Lanzarote. Contact them here for information about the podencos they currently have waiting for homes, including these. Meet some of the SARA Protectora podencos.
Author: Beryl Brennan
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Podenco Post pause
Today I am off to Spain for a week to visit Viv Wharton of ACTIN and find out more about their work and then to Bev Farmer to immerse myself in podencos. However, I’ve scheduled some stories to publish, so keep reading.
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Arca Sevilla and Julio – the tale of a little podenco puppy
This is the tale of a little podenco puppy called Julio, because he was found injured by the roadside in Seville in July 2013, saved by Arca Sevilla.
The story of Julio is like many other hunting dogs. When not used for hunting, are not responsive to the expectations of the hunter, they are abandoned to their fate. And their fate is often very poor. So Julio, a young podenquito, just a puppy, probably not starting out as a hunter like his owner wanted, he was alone and abandoned. Looking for life as he could, through fear, hunger and thirst, more thin, more damaged, more suspicious of all … one day, do not know when or how but he suffered an accident and his front leg was seriously damaged. Then came the pain and infection. In these conditions her would soon have died, anonymously, like many others before him.
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On death row – two terrified podencos – URGENT!
And these two poor babies on death row (don’t know which perrera).
Lucia and Fernando will die at the end of the week! Can we save them? Reserved but nowhere to go. If somewhere is not found and they are paid for, they will return to the perrera… Just been told Fernando will be pts on THURSDAY!
FERNANDO is only about 8 months old, kind and curious but very scared. He will gain in confidence in a loving home. And Lucia is about 3 years old, terrified in the perrera.
If we can get sponsors for them to go in a residence, even better a foster and forever homes, then we can get them out. Paypal me band@bbrennan.eu and I’ll send donations on, mark them Lucia Fernando.
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SARA Protectora, Lanzarote – saving dogs
The Canary Island podencos have a very hard life and here’s just one example. Meet Clavel, or Carnation in English. Here is what SARA say.
Clavel is the name we have given to this little male podenco, which the owner brought to our premises on the order of Seprona, who went to the house to process the complaint. They ordered that the dog be taken to our kennels to be treated and of course to be found a new home. The owner knew that the eye had been bad for a long time and that as of course it hadn’t been treated, the eye just exploded, with all the suffering that entails.
It was necessary to remove the eye and now he is recuperating from the operation.
Thank you to Seprona for taking action for this little dog and bringing him to us so that he can be treated.
If you would like to offer Clavel a loving forever home, contact SARA Protectora.
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Please join this protest against the murder of Romanian street dogs…
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Toro de la Vega – help save Vulcano before 19th September
Please do this for Vulcano before 19th September 2013
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Cheap accommodation on Lanzarote –
This young podenco is Orlando, thin and terrified in the perrera on Lanzarote, due to be killed next week. I’ve asked SARA Protectora if they can save him and there are appeals on facebook too. Fingers crossed.
There have also been a few podenco puppies in the killing station in Valencia, Mairena (Seville) and Almeria. In the past few months more people have finally realised what I and Podencoworld (Holland) have been saying for years – that the podencos need help just as the galgos do. Facebook is an excellent medium for sharing the appeals to save the podencos and I’m pleased to report that, beside Pedro the injured podenco, several puppies have also been saved from death through appeals on facebook. BUT they all need forever homes, which can take longer.
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Latest news on the Valencia podencos
Do you remember the recent report about 48 podencos and some galgos chained up in a 15m sq. but? Here is the latest report – it looks like Seprona, Guardia Civil, might be taking action against him for cruelty. Fingers crossed.
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4th Fun Dog Show at St Pardoux, Sunday 8th September 2013
Here are some of the pix from my 4th Fun Dog Show fundraiser held on 8th September 2013. You’ll see pix of Most Handsome Male, Best Veteran, Best Crossbreed, Best Brace, Adult and Junior Handler, and all the first placed winners forward for Best in Show. Thank you to my lovely French judge Mireille Poupard, President of Agility Club de Terves and my great steward Rachel Moon – there’s no one better at getting everyone in the right place at the right time! I have a wonderful team of volunteers helping me, including MOH David. Without their support, the event would not happen – proceeds go to a couple of small refuges in Spain.