Podenco Post

Author: Beryl Brennan

  • Pepis Refuge, Seville – dogs poisoned by local person! Please help

    Pepis Refuge 190As if the volunteers helping the Spanish animals didn’t have enough to contend with,
    rescuing and repairing abandoned dogs and cats, they suffer at the hands of those against what they do. Some people are just pure evil. Pepis Refuge near Seville recently suffered an horrendous attack on their dogs, Alan Brian tells the sickening story.

    ‘It all started a few days ago for us, I say that because our vet told us it takes about 9 days to act, warferin or rat poison as it is better known. We had a beautiful chocolate brown podenco boy who had the most fantastic nature, we called him Chet. When we came to clean him one morning, we saw blood in his pen and he was looking quite sad.

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  • Podenco puppies in perreras – can anyone save them?

    Rioja pup 170 9 2012Podenco puppies in perreras, due to be killed. Details as follows.

    Brown and white podenco – 6 months old, male, due to be sacrificed 28th Sept, urgent contact txerpeleta@gmail.com or karenvmdirect@gmail.com 665735988 at La Rioja perrera

    No details about the chestnut one (just its head shown) but it’s in the Badajoz perrera. Contact sosperrerabadajoz@gmail.com

    And two 3-month old podenco pups also in a perrera. Contact adoptadelaperrera@gmail.com

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  • Podenca Tula – waiting at Scooby Valladolid for her forever home

    Scooby Tula.crop 250 JPGThis beautiful podenca is Tula; she’s in the Scooby Residencia Valladolid, which I visited recently on my latest trip to Spain. Tula is a very timid, quiet Podenca Andaluz who came to Scooby from a perrera in Sevilla where they were going to euthanise her.

    She is about 2 years old and has the most beautiful, but sad eyes. She is very timid but gains confidence when she sees the same person regularly. Then she comes to you and you can touch and pet her without problem. As shelter is not the place for her, where she sits in a corner, trembling because of all the strangers she sees. She is not afraid of other dogs, they give her a bit more confidence.

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  • Spain – hanged podencos – hunters’ animal brutality continues

    Hanged podencos 250 9 2012The association animalistic ‘Atea‘ has expressed “outrage” at the “gruesome discovery”. 7th September 2012.

    The Association for Ethical Treatment to Animals, ATEA, has denounced the appearance, at the end of last August, three dogs who were allegedly hanged and then shot in the vicinity of Txintxetru (Álava), which has been done by filed a complaint in the Central Court, Vitoria

    In a statement, the association has expressed “outrage” at the “gruesome discovery”, which was informed a few days after a person find the three dogs hanging from two trees, in an area near the railroad tracks, on the road to Ezkerekotxa, at the junction with San Millán.

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  • Podenco Andaluz – Luna and Billy – both young and needing forever homes

    Macu Luna 9 2012 250This is Podenca Luna, 7 months old, rescued by Macu. She is now in a foster home preparing for a forever home. She’s a medium size Podenca Andaluz and is young enough to train in obedience and agility, if you would like a dog with energy and loyalty. If you would like to offer Luna a forever home, contact Macu. Or Marisa for English speakers.

    And don’t forget adorable Billy – I would so love to have him in my canine family, but 5 dogs is more than enough expense! He’s a small Podenco Andaluz, but these little guys have huge personalities and are a lot of fun to own.

    Both in Seville. macu197820102@hotmail.com tele 0034 ttr 809 169

  • Podenca Katie seeking a forever family

    Katie 11 9 2012 200This lovely girl is Katie, she is a Podenco, lots of energy, very affectionate, loves to run, house trained, being spay this week, been in kennels since she was found wandering around Camposol earlier this year. Would make a great companion. good with other dogs both male and female. Contact Noahs Arc – Paul (0034) 699 352 818 or Chris (0034) 634 325 840

  • Podenco Inca in Murcia rescued – but another in Hellin perrera due to die on 28 Sept!

    Inca 1 - Bev 9 2012 250
    This is Inca, and Bev Farmer tells his story.

    ‘We were alerted that a Podenco was in a perrera so arranged to go collect him. On arrival one of the staff just got him out of the kennel and told us to go now and return in a couple of hours and complete the paper work. We bundled him into the car and drove off with no idea what was going on. On returning they told us a gypsy had reserved him the day before and was on his way to take him, so if we had been 15 minutes later, it could have been a very different story for Inca.

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  • Podenco Or, from Badajoz to Barcelona – waiting for a forever…

    Or 1 Maribel 9 2012 170This is OR, certainly the colour of gold. Originally from a village near Badajoz, found with a damaged leg and terrified. He was taken to a kennels and has now been brought to Barcelona where his leg has been inspected; luckily nothing broken, he’s just been beaten.

    Or – or Gold – is about 18 months old, x podenco, 9.5 kg, lives with other dogs and cats, walks well on a lead, still fearful and insecure, but has a lot of love to give when he knows people. Contact: (more…)

  • Valencia – more podencos on the streets at grave risk

    Valencia podencos 1 9 2012 250Urgently need people who can help catch these three podencos on the streets of Valencia – there is now a hunter after them too. First there was one, now there are two more. They are also in danger from injury as they are on the roads, constantly crossing, looking for food. They are very fearful, so someone with a trap is needed, and hosts. They will be checked for microchips in case someone has lost them.

    This is the page on Facebook for contacts – SILVIA-BOX@hotmail.com

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  • Olive oil and your dog

    Interesting article about including olive oil in your dog’s diet.