Category: Adopt

  • Podenca Fortuna – let’s make her fortunate – find her forever home.

    Fortuna Marcella 250  5 2015This is Fortuna, only a year old, taken from a hunter as she was in danger. She is already spayed and is about 40 cm. She is great with other animals, children and people. She is a lovely little Spanish Podenco.

    There are hundreds and hundreds of gorgeous podencos like Fortuna, in foster and refuges. Adopt one of these, and you make room for a podenco in a perrera. ADOPT a refuge/foster dog.

    Let’s find Fortuna a family of her own, she is gorgeous.

    Contact: Marcella Sally Wyatt Birnbaum – marcella@thebirnbaums.us – wassup (0034) 637585689

  • Podenca Dina – born in kennels, looking for her forever home

    The Kennel Klub Dina 250 5 2015DINA, there must be a home out there for her somewhere! This lovely lady is 8 months old, was born in to rescue and has spent most of her short life living in a kennel. She desperately wants a family of her own to show her what life is all about. She is a little jumpy and energetic but soon calms down. She is attending basic training classes and is doing really well.

    She has a fantastic nature, very friendly and affectionate and she gets on great with other dogs and children.

    She is in Lanzarote but we can organise and cover costs of transport if the right home is found. Please, let’s find her a forever home – NO DOG DESERVES TO GROW UP IN KENNELS.

    thekennelklub@outlook.com

  • Podenco Portuguese puppies – waiting for forever homes

    Wanda and puppies  190 4 2015Here is a story about an abandoned podenca – an all too common story in Spain.

    I am a Canadian living in Valencia, Spain for the past 2 years. I have been overwhelmed by the stray dog crisis in this country. I have tried to help in different way and ended up adopting 4 large dogs that now are happy living with me

    Last week, we found a Podengo Portuguese 2 blocks from my place in an empty area. She had given birth to 6 puppies and was always barking when anybody got close. We started visiting daily and taking food to her and the pups. We finally decided to go in and catch her, who was very protective of her puppies and with the help of professional rescuers we got them all.

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  • Podenco Rescue & Rehoming Associations

    Remember, adopt a podenco from a recognised rescue and rehoming association. Here’s a comprehensive list by country. DON’T take a podenco straight from a perrera, where it’s character hasn’t been assessed, nor your home approved.

  • The Heartbreak for the Spanish Podencos

    Cuidad Perrera 1 250I always promote adopting a podenco – or any dog – from a recognised rescue association. But I’m posting this to show you how heartbreaking it is, opening my Inbox to appeals like this…every day appeals to help save podencos on death row in perreras; recently many of them have been small puppies. Such a sickening and unnecessary waste of beautiful lives, just because the
    bastard galgueros keep breeding and breeding…

    There are 13 on death row in the perrera in Ciudad Real (where my first galga Karmel was saved from). Here is the appeal to save them.

    These 13 podencos are on death row in Perrera de Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real (Central Spain). The need urgent help, as new dogs keep entering the pound every week and it’s full!

    Some of them are old and some of them really young. All of them are scared to death and having a really tough time in there!

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  • Fuzzy – Portuguese Podengo needs his forever home

    Here is Fuzzy, a gorgeous young Portuguese Podenco with Dogs of Portugal. Read all about him here, see videos of him. Such a sweet boy. Surely there is a forever sofa and family for him.

  • Tango – the perfect dog waiting for ever for his forever home

    KennelKlub Tango 250 6 4 2015TANGO is an incredible dog waiting for a home. He has been waiting patiently for 6 months. Not only is he super handsome he has a fabulous personality. He is extra specially cuddly, intelligent and obedient.

    He has done a 6 week basic training course and surprised us all at how well he did! Whoever adopts Tango will be very lucky indeed! He is around 5 years old and a Podenco/Galgo cross. He is in Lanzarote but transport can be arranged for the right home.

    Fabulous video of the lovely TANGO at training classes. He is doing so well and we are SUPER proud of him! This gorgeous Podenco/Galgo cross is a great dog, attentive, obedient and always eager to please. He is a cuddle monster!

    Contact Laura on thekennelklub@outlook.com

  • Canary Islands – holiday destination or hell?

    Tell everyone what life is REALLY like on the Canary Islands – all of them, even the smallest island – for podencos. Please don’t turn away, your sorrow is nothing compared to the suffering of these hounds. If you want to help, get in touch with any of the associations on this list – they need all the help they can get.

  • Journey to Scooby, Medina del Campo – a volunteer reports

    Great read about volunteers at Scooby in March, especially to learn that all the podencos they rescued recently are either in foster or adoptant homes. Do think about taking a ‘holiday’ and volunteering at Scooby. Besides the hotel mentioned in the report, Scooby also offer caravan accommodation. And don’t forget, Scooby have hundreds of animals for adoption – dogs, cats, ferrets, horses, donkeys, poultry…