Rani is a stunning Podenco with Axaqrquia Animal Rescue in Spain. He’s sending a Christmas wish in the hope that Santa Dog will grant it.
If you have room in your home and heart for Rani, read more about him on this link and contact the association direct.
Lovely words from a podenco adoptant with Galgos 112.
‘Apollo, a year ago that I adopted you, you came to me and my life changed completely learning from you, your nobility, your sympathy, your immense affection that you deliver everywhere, that look you have of love. I will tell you That I wouldn’t change you for anything in the world and that we will live a lot together. I love you.’
Mimi was handed in to Dogs of Portugal because she failed at hunting. So she is now looking for a forever home where she can enjoy fun and games and love. Read more and see the pix on this link. Contact Dogs of Portugal direct.
You may remember I recently published the story of Podenco Rio, found as a stray by a couple walking the Santiago de Compostela route, and who was adopted by them. On 12th October they arrived at their destination, as Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends reports.
Team Rio Jennifer Mark and Rio completed the Camino today, as they collected their “Compostela” Jennifer added Rio’s name to it for he was very much part of their journey.
They cycled a lot of the journey with a special back pack to keep Rio in … ‘Im not sure what would be an ideal number of kilometers to walk your dog each day I suppose if depends on their fitness and of course you could not be walking in the high temperatures.
You may remember earlier in the year I posted an appeal for a forever home for Podenco Rene, who sounded the perfect hound. Well, good news, his forever home has been found. Here is the update from Polly Mathewson.
‘Happy, happy, happy news for our sweet Rene podenco –
RENE HAS A FAMILY AT LONG LAST. It’s been such a long wait for Rene to find his forever home with lots of false starts over several years since we saved this beautiful, cheeky, gentle soul from a terrifying fate in the pound in Spain: too often the tragic circumstances of this most abandoned and abused of breeds.
Happily Rene has been so well cared for and loved in his foster-kennels with Becky Reed and Allison Reid since then, all my heartfelt thanks to them for giving him such safety and fun with their other rescue dogs, and I know they will miss him a lot. But it is the best news that Rene will be moving to a family of his own this December when his forever Mum Deborah Ashton retires and she and Steve are going to give him the loveliest life imaginable: lots of walks in the Lake District, trips off in their new caravan (Rene fans know how he loves a road trip), a sofa to nestle on and a big garden, and above all so much love for this most affectionate of lads.
Emergency Lila needs quite urgently a home.
She needs your help for this She experienced the incredible love and warmth of a home. Lila is waiting for her chance. She loves people’s care, is young and wants to move. At the shelter, she couldn’t stand it and managed to break out of every kennel. She literally goes up the walls.
She was allowed to live in a foster home for a while and so enjoyed human proximity. But now she has to stay alone for so long during the day, that the outbreak artist is constantly looking for people near. Because of the proximity to the road, this condition is not acceptable. Now she has to go back to a kennel. The costs are enormous for the organization Perros con Alma and the place is terrible for Lila.
There’s only one solution: she needs her own family quickly. Here you can find all the information about Lila. She’s an absolute treasure. Please help so Lila can soon be in a loving home.
Here all Infos:http://www.tierschutzverein-europa.de/anzeige.php?lang=&id=9127
Morito. A desolate story, his life as a tiny pup saved and now 6 years in a shelter with 350 other dogs.
Podenco born in January 2012. The story of this little one is really sad and desolate. He came to us with just a month of life, very weak and helpless, with parvo, but eager to live. After dedicating 24 h of the day to get him ahead of surveillance, care, bottles, tests, controls… etc, finally Morito made us clear that he clung to life, that he wanted to live it.
This is 6 years ago, 6!!! and Morito is still in the shelter. This is not the life we promised when we asked you to please fight… 6 years ago we told you that there was a wonderful life, surrounded by a family, with pampering and caresses daily, walks in the field… And now every day with his eyes he asks us if that promise we made we can achieve it.
If you’ve ever wondered what it is like at the Scooby Medina del Campo Shelter, Margie Easter has put together this video to give you some idea of the size, and the rescued animals. Warning, some of it can make you a bit dizzy!
Remember, all these lovely animals are available for adoption. Contact Scooby direct.
You may remember in December 2016 I published the story of Podenca Summer, who arrived in the UK with a bad leg problem. The UK vet wanted to amputate 2 legs (can you imagine the stupidity of such a suggestion?!!) and Bev and Warren of Podenco Friends took her on and have worked with their Spanish vet team to save the legs and give Summer the chance of living out her natural life. Here’a an update from Bev.
‘An update on Summer … we have tapered her pain meds by 50 % and she is coping well and we will continue to reduce. She is able to run around the paddocks but if she does too much then she holds up the leg. This surgery can take a few months to settle and Summer seems much happier in herself, I believe her being in less pain.
We now can start on aqua therapy for her which will be a big help, her gait is still not 100% but better than before and she may always walk a little wonky. As long as she is happy that is all the matters.
