This beautiful little podenca was rescued from the streets of Jaen, heavily pregnant. She is now in the mini refuge at Torre del Campo, ready for her forever home. She’s been named Jara and she’s about 18 months old. Here’s what Romina says about her character.
‘She is lively and playful and gets along well with other dogs but doesn’t like cats. She likes to cuddle and is a bit bossy as she wants all the love for herself!’.
Contact Romina (speaks English) if you can give her a forever home.
G.R.I.N. is happy to announce yet another opportunity for a Galgo or Podenco to come to California!! We have a transport in the works, coming May 28th, 2012, direct from Madrid to Los Angeles LAX and have one space. If you are interested in finding out more about how we place our sweet Galgos or Podencos into loving homes, please contact Telma at: odiesden@cox.net
Considering adopting a Podenco? Here are two beautiful videos of Denzil and Dobby, both fostered and trained by Bev in Spain, before going to forever homes in Sweden and Belgium.
Los Perros de Bullas – Today (8th March 2012) it has been agreed with much teamwork from The Little Pod Foundation, SOS Animals UK, the Animal Welfare Support Murcia group and Podenco Friends to find temporary care and rescue for some of the misfortunate Podencos in the Bullas tragedy. If the rescue is successful, it is hoped that between 8 and 10 dogs will be saved, plus any puppies that are still there.
Sharing some information received from Spain.
Just a warning the new sugar substitute Xylitol is poisonous to dogs one teaspoon will kill a GSD, this advice has come from UK vets. It is also in some processed foods/candies and sweets, for example Orbit Gum so please be aware, it acts like giving a dog insulin and there is no antidote. So if you have 2 teaspoons in you tea/coffee and the dog drinks it you have a serious problem on your hands. It can cause liver failure for the dogs. Please share as widely as possible.
Have to say our dogs never drink our drinks
24 hours to save the dogs from Bullas
6 March 2012
by Irene Crespo
Yes, the authorities only granted 24 hours to rescue all the dogs in Bullas (Murcia) and out of the hell where they are. Removing the remaining 70 dogs in that situation in 24 hours … Mission Impossible?
Well this is not the first bureaucratic difficulty with which foundationn Pro-Setter (The association that is coordinatating the rescue of these animals) and volunteers from other organizations that work with them are encountering.
Here’s a delightful piece by Bev Farmer, about her Podenca Tilly.
Tilly Tea-Leaf syndrome ( Liberatio bonorum suorum) is a condition commonly known as the liberation of personal possessions. It was first officially named in 2003 after a Podenco called Tilly. This condition has been reported worldwide and effects all breeds of dogs, some more than others
Symptoms: The stealing of various items and running around the garden showing them off to everyone. In particular shoes, underwear, tea towels, cushions and in extreme cases mobile phones, TV controls and at times destruction of such items.
Two more fabulous podencos with Protectora Rioja, praying for forever homes.
THOR is an angel, a big softy Podenco Campanero. He is very gentle and affectionate, weighs 33 kg, very sociable with other dogs, great with people. (SOS Animals have just found a forever home in the UK for another Campanero Chaplin)
Claudia is a pretty young choc female Podenca Andaluz, very friendly, her whole body moves as she wags her tail. Just wants somebody to accept her love for the rest of her life.
Contact animalesrioja@gmail.com if you can be their forever families.
Lourdes Pulgar tells the story.
A couple of days ago, someone took a male galgo to the protectora, which they found in Lindares. Now I have been to collect it to take to the garage/mini refuge refuge where there are 8 more dogs.
I was told that it could not walk; it is not lame. has problems of co-ordination and walks as if it was drunk; he eats and drinks as if it had parkinson. I cannot express how I have felt while it was walking – see the videos, it was falling down and
it was stumbling constantly while I was crying was cursing the hunter who has left it.
Less than a year old, he has had a VERY STRONG BLOW IN THE HEAD and this
is the cause of the problem; it also has woulds to its feet. It is ill too.
Lira is an Ibizan Hound of 3-4 years that fell into a ditch while he was out hunting. With the bad luck that other dogs fell on it, and thus was the worst injured, otherwise his injuries would not have been so serious.
Lira is a medium-sized Hound (it will not reach 20 kgs, should be closer to 15 than 20), very good and is searching for someone to give him a chance, to help him record and a chance of life. If no one takes care of him, he will be sacrificed because he has already been three months in the clinic and needs time spending with him, to exercise, time, etc. (I’ve asked why no x-rays yet!)
