Heartbreaking – this podenco has been in the perrera for more than a month. It’s only young, 1 1/2 years old, 12kg weight, terrified yet desperate to please. Contact by email David at pppeludosjerez@gmail.com
Author: Beryl Brennan
-
Podenco Bonito – can live with cats
Akira Animal Sanctuary – Hayley talls us about Bonito, hoping for his forever home.
Our beautiful Bonito is like a rolled up spring, look how it goes! He’s very excited to spend a day with one of our dedicated volunteers who has taken him out many times before, so he knows what’s in store for him. He’s literally jumping for joy. He loves his chicken treats, cheese and some sausages. He also loves going in the car and feeling the wind in his face and taking in all the smells it brings.
Bonito is 2 years old and a calm soul with a sweet and sensitive character. He is friendly and loves cuddles. He loves playing with other dogs and is always a gentleman. He has lived with a cat in his previous home and slept together in the basket (that’s the sweet soul we talked about). Nice and clean in the house and good with kids too. He’s a wonderful family dog.
He is neutered, vaccinated and has a passport and microchipped. He can travel if necessary, please ask staff for information on arrangements. You can send an email to akirashelter@aol.aol or
with whatsapp +34 657 68 95 67. -
Desperate – Podenca 8 years waiting for a forever home
This beautiful podenca campanero has been waiting for an unbelievable 8 years in a shelter! Surely there is someone with room in their home and heart for her. Here’s her story.‘(Contact: The Hairy Smile) (0034)652813071 M 65LAGA…
DID YOU LOOK AT HER WELL? THIS PRECIOUS PRINCESS SLEEPING BEHIND BARS FOR YEARS..
WITH A BROKEN HEART I PRESENT TO YOU NUBE (Podenca Bellanera) One of the “grannies” who has been waiting for a home for a long time. She already had a FAMILY waiting for her, but because she had LEISHMANIA fully controlled and because of a stupid law they DENIED her entry…. !! CONDEMNED!! SENTENCED TO DIE BEHIND BARS. I’M SO SORRY MY PRECIOUS GIRL
IT’S SOOOOOOOO COLD TO BE IN A SHELTER AT 8 YEARS OLD, SHE IS HAVING A BAD TIME, NEEDS A FOREVER HOME.. ARE YOU UP ?….. YOU WON’T REGRET.
We introduce you to Nube, a beautiful Belltard Podenca, of about 25 kilos and approximately 8 years old, rescued with wounds some time ago, positive to leishmania fully controlled, without symptoms or affected organs. We need sponsors for her, to pay for her full analysis, a seresto collar, monthly pipette and her leishmania treatment so that she continues without symptoms and practically.
Needs an active family, with another dog to live with, who likes strong dogs and will fall in love with this pretty face. She lives perfectly with dogs, is affectionate with people and in her 8 years of life she has never known a home, do you dare?
Malaga. APA The Hairy Smile (0034)652813071.
You can help from 1€ a month through our teaming:
https://www.teaming.net/lasonrisapeluda-apa-grupo?lang=es_ESYou can do it comfortably by Bizum at 652813071 or 616361645
Conveniently by Paypal: chikuy81@hotmail. with
Or lastly, you can also make income or transfers to the Unicaja account in a sporadically manner or by becoming partners for the fixed amount you can afford each month:
ES82 2103 3016 97 0030047222THANK YOU ALL ALWAYS FOR YOUR HELP!
-
Protectora Scooby – desperately needing help – 450 dogs rescued since December 2021
Terrible news from Scooby, they are full and running out of funds.
Fermin Perez, president of Scooby, said: “We’ve had a tough few months with more galgos and podencos dumped than more or less ever before. The flow of galgos and podencos has been unrelenting after the most recent hare coursing season.
“We are not the only shelter to experience this. Fellow rescues agree that we have not seen peak numbers like this since about 30 years ago.
“We have rescued 450 galgos and podencos, with 200 other breeds in the shelter as well. Quite simply, Scooby is full and we cannot rescue more dogs for time being.
“As you can imagine this places significant pressure on our resources and we are now in survival mode.
“We will need to solve this crisis if we are to continue.”
-
Galgos and Podencos from Spain to forever homes in the US
At the beginning of May several podencos and galgos started their journey from Spain to their forever homes in the US. Here’s part of their story, Bev Farmer reports.
‘8th May
Just got word from Alisha Marie from The Sanctuary at Bluebird Lane, all dogs are on board and the flight is ready to take off.
Thank you to Brian Hughes from Ibizan Hound Rescue who transportedto Airport.There are six dogs on this flight from 4 different rescue groups here in Spain. On arrival to Los Angeles George Knott and Scott Gulledge of Galgopod Group will be waiting to assist Alisha and Shannon at the airport. In total 7 rescue groups here in Spain snd the USA worked together to give these 6 galgos and Podencos the opportunity of a better life.
Day 7 of the transport …
(See video ) All the dogs look so chilled out, Alisha Marie and Shannon are making regular stops on route. Yesterday they called into Chrysann Collatos of the Rosa Project ( helping special needs Podencos from Spain ) giving the dogs a chance to have a break. It amazing these dogs who didnt know one another before arriving are so relaxed with one another.
To give you idea how epic this journey is, they will have travelled 16,872 miles 27,152 kms. To put this in perspective its 24,902 miles 40,075 kms to circle the earth.
To quote Alisha “They’re into the groove of the trip with many miles still to go, but what’s a few thousand miles for a lifetime of love.”
Gracias Chicas for everything, you rock
I was always amazed how the galgos and podencos got on perfectly well together when I worked with the team from L’Europe des Levriers beinging them from Spain back to France for rehoming. There was never any fracas. They get on better than some people!!
-
Don’t forget the podencos on Gran Canaria needing forever homes
So hard for the podencos in the Canary Islands to find forever homes. Their main chance is on mainland Europe. Here’s one beauty who needs to get into a foster or forever home as soon as possible.
‘XENA, she had to go to foster for a while at least because she was losing so much weight and we don’t know the cause. She lives in a cage nursery and there you can’t be so attentive all the time. She eats well, has no parasites, and her attitude is good. The analysis is fine too.
Now we have changed our thinking and we will continue to do other tests, although it can also be the stress of living so long in cages, that although they are very well taken care of and go out twice a day…. because it’s not the same as a home.
She’s been with us at least two years. She has always lived in cages and rarely will she get spend a weekend in foster care. She’s three and a half years old, active, sociable with dogs, cats hasn’t been bad, and she can be educated with guidelines, time and patience. With people she is a little shy at first but gets used to it relatively quickly.
We are looking for a forever home. Will you help us find it?.
Contact salvaunpodenco@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/salvaunpodencogc/videos/5447381541940289
-
Protectora Scooby – 2 podenco puppies hoping for forever homes
From Scooby.This pair of beauties are Elfo and his little sister Peperina.
They’re two cute podenquitos just 5 months old. As good puppies they are, they love to play, run and do mischief.
They need to find a family that loves them, we can’t allow them to grow up in a shelter.If you want to adopt one of them, or better yet, both, write to us at adopciones@scoobymedina.org
-
What is a podenco?
Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends posted this on her facebook page Podenco Friends on lst MayToday we honour the Podenco a breed that is so noble and proud and given the opportunity a wonderful companion. The reality for Podencos is Spain many are subjected to a very harsh life undervalued and not afforded the respect they are owed.
A life locked away in darken buildings underground caves and bunkers often chained to the wall. A plastic bucket filled with rancid green water to drink. No soft bed to sleep on and never a full belly, these dogs are expected to run until their lungs burst and they do, for their master. The reward for their loyalty, once no longer able to do their job because they have become old, sick or injured, they are abandoned in their thousands every year.
Many try to survive on the streets seek sanctuary in the countryside where they starve to death or get hit by cars. Others are handed in to perreras, where the chances of them being adopted are slim.
-
Podenca Rosely enjoying the local dog park
As we now only have a small garden, on a Sunday morning I take Rosely to a local dog park to meet other small/medium size dogs. We’ve been going for abour 3 months now and she has blossomed from being a terrified little dog afraid of everyone and the other dogs to gaining confidence and coming out of her shell.So I decided that for International Day of the Podenco, Rosely and I would celebrate it in our own way and for the first time I let her off lead to run free. It took quite a while for her to realise she was off lead and leave my side but she gradually wandered away to sniff piles of twigs and nettles bordering the enclosure. It does help that the hawthorn is now in full leaf and the nettles are grown, which adds depth to the sheep fencing surrounding the park.
By the end of the hour, she was watching a group of excitable little dogs playing on and around the A frame. Hopefully next week when her special friend Springer Spaniel Milo may be there, she will be off running with him.