Author: Beryl Brennan

  • Pyometra in dogs – what is it?

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    Pyometra in dogs

    Abuela, a 14 year old podenco, recently arrived at Galgos del Sol, having been taken away from her owner by the Guardia Civil. She has leishmania, rickettsia and a pyometra. She has had surgery and is on treatment for leish, and is now feeling better andmixing with the other dogs.

    What is pyometra?

  • Abandoned, starving and wet – the plight of many podencos in Spain

    How much has this poor podenco suffered, starving, cold and abandoned. He was picked up by a volunteer who already has 6 dogs so she is trying to find a foster or shelter for him.

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    I have asked if he is now safe
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  • Plataforma NAC – No to Hunting in Spain

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    CÓRDOBA – No To The Hunt Demonstration 2024.

    The NAC Platform (No To Hunting) fights against hunting in all its forms and has the immediate objective of ending hunting with dogs. To this end, since 2010 we have organized a demonstration every February that has reached an international scale.

    In addition, we carry out and collaborate in all kinds of events focused on raising public awareness about animal exploitation and abuse in its broadest sense.

    We are a non-partisan association, with-profit apartheid, non-profit anti-species association.

    JOIN US AND SHARE!

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    https://linktr.ee/plataformanac

    #NoAlaCaza #NoAlaCazaConPerros

  • Introducing Podenco X Brady with Axarquia Animal Rescue

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    Meet Brady, who is a podenco cross and hoping for his forever home.

    You can read all about him on this weblink.

    Ziggy is another podenco cross who is hoping for his forever home. He needs a special home as he is deaf. Read about him on this weblink.

    Frank is another podenco cross waiting for his forever home. His details and pix are on this weblink.

    Brady’s story.

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  • More on the controversy of using e-collars on Podencos in the UK

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    From Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends.

    Rescued Podencos rehomed in the Uk wearing E-Collars

    This is beyond sad, and our greatest fear. The rescues in Spain save these Podencos that are abandoned or subjected to abuse .. They along with their vets supporters and volunteers invest time, significant amounts of money and love in preparing them to start a new life. In the belief they are going to a loving home where they will be safe from any future harm.

    It came to the attention of the rescue responsible for the podenco on the right (who was only a few months old when adopted that it is wearing an e-collar. Through a post by a “dog trainer”.. That the only way to give the life a podenco needs which is able to run off lead and not hunt animals is by using electronic training aids, a polite way to call an ecollar that discharges an electrical shock to modify the dogs behaviour.

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  • Electric collars on podencos – torture for 2 in England!

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    From Jolina Behle of a podenco rescue association in Valencia..

    Electric collars on dogs are banned in Europe but the UK still allows them. This is the story of torture for a podenco in England. Begs the question, why adopt a hunting breed and use one of these collars to try and stop it chasing?!!

    YOUNG PODENCO FROM MANCHESTER / UK REGION IS RAISED WITH A POWER COLLAR

    In the summer of 2023 we adopted 4 pod puppies from a Spanish animal shelter. They grew up in a Spanish boarding house and one of these 4 puppies has obviously pulled the “A-card”.

    Never before have we brought a dog to England, the interested woman (Claire…. ) was very interested, everything was positive, she LIED to us SO …. it’s hard to bear.

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  • Podenco Campanero Yinni with Galgos 112 lived in a railway station

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    From Galgos 112

    Yinni has been at the residence for a year and is ready to be adopted or at least go to a temporary foster home until her furever family arrives.

    Yinni is between 1-2 years old. When we found her she was abandoned and had taken refuge in the train station, sleeping on one of the stairs. She shared food with the cats of a nearby colony.

    She is a very beautiful pod, everyone loves her, she’s big in size, more or less like a greyhound. She is healthy and active, loves to play with other dogs.

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  • Separation anxiety in dogs

    We have always had more than one dog so we’ve been lucky that we have never had to deal with the problem of separation anxiety. But galgos and podencos are used to living in packs, so it is something which could be a problem if a rescue is adopted as an only dog. Having said that, some – notably ex racing greyhounds – have to live as an only dog.

    This article from the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals PDSA explores the problem.

  • Special home needed for 2 young podencas with Galgos Rescue Almeria

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    These 2 young podencas havea health problem so are looking for a special home together. You can read all about this on this weblink.

    Read about their condition Ataxia on this weblink.

  • Skeletal podenco on the streets in the rain….

    Hunting in Spain finished at the end of January but there are still hundreds of dogs abandoned. This poor podenco will soon die if it is not taken to safety and the vet.

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    In urgent need of veterinary attention. My friend has 6 dogs and two of them are very territorial.
    Needs to be picked up, foster home, adoption or shelters.

    Poor thing is skeletal, how much he has suffered. Spread across all social networks, it’s very urgent.

    Phone: (Spain 0034_ 674 83 77 89