Podenco Post

Author: Beryl Brennan

  • Difference between a Podenco and Galgo?

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    What is the difference between a Galgo and a Podenco?
    A Real Life Story written by an unknown Author…

    “Besides the obvious, Humans often ask;
    What is the difference between a Galgo and a Podenco?

    I want to explain it by an example:

    A Trip to the Dog Park

    We Arrive;

    The Galgos are running like crazy.
    The Pods welcome every dog, man, tree, blade of grass with endless, constantly changing, body language and facial expressions.

    The First Five Minutes after Arrival;
    The galgos are running like crazy.
    The Pods dig up seventy small animals, they create mounds of undefinable mud, which sticks to everything it touches.

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  • More on the Demonstrations in Spain 16 October 2022

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    This bus will be travelling around Madrid all this week demonstrating about the lack of protection in law for the Spanish hunting dogs.

  • Sunday 16 October – demonstrations in Spain and Spanish Islands

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    Sunday 16th October. Demonstrations across Spain to demand the inclusion of hunting dogs in the new Spanish animal protection laws. It is an outrage that the government should exclude them. Same dogs. Same law. #MismosPerrosMismaLey

    12:00 horas

    ✔️ Donostia: Frente al Ayuntamiento. Alderdi – Eder Parkea 1.

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  • A Special home needed for Podenca Bonnie, waiting in the Canary Islands

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    This beautiful podenca is in the municipal shelter in Albergue, San Bartolome, Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Her main hope of a special forever home is on mainland Europe. Please consider offering her a forever home.

    ‘I know, I’m not like the others, I need to be more careful because I was born with a wrong leg and I need to fix it when I grow up and this is why… that I’m not like the others.

    But I have two ears…. two beautiful eyes and most of all a heart… just like the others … who can give you so much love and show you how grateful I would be to come into your life forever. I believe in you, and I wait for you. With love BONNIE.

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  • Update on injured Podenco Wilf

    Pleased to report that Wilf, the badly injured podenco left lying at the side of the road and rescued by the PINS organisation has now had his stitches out and is making a good recovery, although still on very limited exercise. And enough money was raised from the Kilt Walk to pay for his operation and for 4 more rescued podencos to have Pet Passports and vet/travel expenses to bring them to the UK for foster and homing. Thank you.

  • Grand Canaria Podencos adopted

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    It’s hard for the Podenco rescue associations in the Canary Islands to rehome the rescues on the Islands so generally forever homes are found for them on mainland Europe. Adopta un Amigo de Gran Canaria recently published a list of the adoptions so far this year.

    Maya and Doriana now Lya, Adopted in Switzerland
    Artenara, Adopted in Italy
    Shadow, Adopted in Germany
    Ivy, Adopted in United Kingdom
    Brandon, Adopted in Italy

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  • Protests on Gran Canaria to support the hunting dogs

    FAUDA – Federation of United Associations for the Defence of Animals – on Gran Canaria recently supported the Campaign against hunting dogs being exclused from the Animal Protection Act.

    Susana Griso joins the campaign so that hunting dogs are not excluded from the Animal Protection Act. It is unacceptable that dogs who are the most vulnerable are left out of the law that should protect them.

    PSOE
    PSOE Congreso
    Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón
    #Mismosperrosmismaley

  • Podenca Rosely enjoying the Canine Coffee Morning

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    On the first Wednesday morning of each month a local bikers’ cafe hosts a Canine Coffee Morning to which we take our podencos Rosely and blind Bo. Usually it is held in a marquee at the rear of the cafe along the riverside but the October event – for a change – was held in the ‘front of house’ cafe. It’s a smaller area than the marquee so blind Bo was allowed off lead to wander.
    For a treat, each dog gets a plastic cup of aerosol cream, and often treats from the owners!

    So here are a couple of pix of Rosely enjoying her cream and Bo mingling with the other dogs – including an Old English Setter recently adopted from Greece – enjoying treats by the stage.

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  • Podencos – a most loyal breed

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    Regular readers will know that in December last year I adopted a very timid 8 year old podenca called Rosely. It’s been a long journey introducing her to the outside world away from breeding babies for a Spanish hunter.

    She follows me everywhere – literally! – but is getting over her separation anxiety, with her housemate blind podenco Bo. She sleeps on her bed at the side of mine every night, nowadays she’s usually there before me! Until last night. My other half was out at an evening meeting and she refused to come to bed until he returned, barking a welcome on his arrival.

    So I joked with him that in future he’d better not be too late, because instead of his wife waiting up for him, it will be her dog!!

  • Podencos and Galgos – house dog – hunting dog – no difference! Sign the petition

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    A house dog…. A hunting dog. Spot the difference?! ALL dogs need legal protection.

    The Spanish government wants to exclude hunting dogs from the new animal protection laws.
    Please speak out for the abused hunting dogs of Spain. They are the very same dogs as pet dogs! The same sentient beings who deserve to be cared for and who have rights to a good life. They need to be protected by the same laws.

    Same Dogs. Same Law.

    #MismosPerrosMismaLey

    Find the 7 differences! If you don’t see any, it’s because THERE ARE NONE.

    Let it be heard loud and clear: SAME DOGS, SAME LAW. It couldn’t be more obvious!

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