Author: Beryl Brennan
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Podenco Canejo – another young one waiting for ever for his forever home
Another stunning podenco – so elegant. With Tomares Animal Protection Association.Wonderful Canejo is still looking for a home
This wonderful podenco is called Canijo and he’s becoming an invisible puppy since no one looks or asks for him. He is a year old and very affectionate and sociable with people and other dogs.
He is vaccinated, neutered, dewormed and ready for a good home.
If you want Canijo to form part of your family do not hesitate anymore and contact Mascotomares or
email mascotomares@gmail.com write to (Spain 0034) 644 28 45 44 -
URGENT – please action and share before14th March
From Protectora Scooby
ANIMAL LOVERS, PLEASE CONTRIBUTE European Commission: WELFARE AND TRACE OF DOGS AND CATS (new rules)
Deadline for submitting commentsDeadline: March 14, 2024 (midnight, Brussels time)
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The Commission wants to know what you think. This adopted act is open to comment for 8 week(s). The European Commission will summarise all comments received and forward them to the European Parliament and the Council to fuel the legislative debate. Comments received will be posted on this website and therefore should be consistent with the rules.To be able to contribute, you’ll need to register or log in through your social media account. https://ec.europa.eu/…/14061-Bienestar-y-trazabilidad
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Heartworm – Filaria – in dogs
Heartworm (also known as filaria) is yet another terrible disease caused by the mosquito which can be a killer if not diagnosed and treated. Rescued galgos and podencos are tested for filaria, along with the other Mediterranean diseases like leishmania, ehrlichia.
During my 10 years of working on the rescue team of L’Europe des Levriers bringing galgos and podencos from Spain to France for foster and rehoming, we only actually brought out 2 galgos who were suffering from the disease. This is because the stress of the journey and changing situation could make the situation worse.
Heartworm is actually a parasitic roundworm which lives in the lungs and heart of the host animal. Once diagnosed and treatment starts, the animal must be kept as quiet as possible with little exercise so as not to trigger movement of the worm.
Read about heartworm, its diagnosis and treatment, on this weblink.
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2 Podencos on the road, one nearly badly injured and needing vet help
From volunteer Ana Belen‘Warning of two podencos, one of them run over dead and the other next to him. Down tryiing to get it. And the dead one is alive!
Urgent veterinarian. Skull fracture, old infected shoulder fracture, elbow sprain on other leg. In the bones and fixing pus for the wounds.But Tutti wants to live. He’s young, over a year and a half, eats with excitement and moves his belly button and smiles at you as if he had seen a ray of hope.
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Podenco Canario Hunter in Germany – desperately seeking a forever home
This is Our petite, picturesque Canary male is missing only one thing: a home of his own.Hunter gets along with young and old and wants an active and equally loving family that will guide him safely through everyday life. He still seems a little green behind the ears – in one situation or another he is sometimes insecure and needs someone by his side to show him the way. He is pack fit and listens well to the whistle, with treats the training works great and the world is in order. He likes walks on the tow line and runs well on the leash.
Hunter would like to have a dog he already has to play wild and shared adventures. He is very playful according to his age and is currently testing himself out. Otherwise, he is very human-related, he loves his caresses and needs close contact with his people.If you still have a place to give away and have relevant experience, you will get a great young man by the side.
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2 more podencos abandoned on the streets of Almeria
End of hunting and of course most regions of Spain are awash with abandoned galgos and podencos. Here are 2 by a road in Almeria. The shelters are full to overflowing – it’s heartbreaking and in the 16 years I’ve been involved in the rescue of galgos and podencos, the only situation which has changed is that the hunters no longer hang their dogs.
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Extraordinary Galgos & Podencos Canada – homing the Spanish hunting hounds
Yet another rescue association across the Pond working with Spanish rescue associations to home the galgos and podencos unwanted and abandoned by the Spanish hunters.Read the story on this weblink.
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Lenticular Sclerosis in dogs
A couple of years ago we adopted an older Spanish podenco who was blind. His eyes are cloudy blue, but we believe he can see shadows. He amazes us with how he finds his way around life, using his ears and nose. e’s even learned to walk up the ramp into the back of the car. Our suspicion is that his blindness is the result of an eye infection untreated – we know how bad the Spanish hunters are at looking after their dogs, especially if it involves vet fees.This weblnk takes you to an interesting article about blindness in dogs.
And I would say to any readers – if your dog starts losing its sight, it is nothing to be concerned about, the dog will cope amazingly well. And use a Blind Dog harness, it’s a great conversation starter and a good way to tell people about galgos!
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Bring Portuguese Podengos to Light
Another rescue association involved in helping podencos. However, on reading their facebook page, I am uncertain that – with a project director in the USA, not all ‘podencos’ on their facebook page are actually Portuguese Podengos. Some are rough haired black and white. It would seem the team work with volunteers in the Azores, a series of 9 Islands in the North Atlantic ocean belonging to Portugal, rather than mainland Portugal.Regular readers of my blog will know that I advertise Portuguese Podengos looking for forever homes on behalf of the Portuguese association Dogs of Portugal. And in all the years of being in contact with them and Anifiera association, I have yet to see a black and white ‘Portuguese Podengo’.
This is the definition of a true Portuguese Podengo. Basically small rough haired dogs with ginger with white markings, used on sailing ships to catch rats.
Bring Portuguese Podencos to Light website.
Weblink to a story in Podenco Post in 2020 about podencos in the Azores – see photo above.