From Plataforma NAC
Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends writes about Pepe – a podenco whose life has been full of fear.
I wanted to give some insight into why Pepe struggles to cope with so many everyday things. Piecing together his history, it likely began before he was even born.
Pepe was born to a very nervous Podenco living on the streets. During pregnancy, a highly stressed mother produces stress-related hormones, particularly cortisol, which can cross the placenta. This can affect the developing puppies’ brains and their stress-response systems, essentially setting their “stress threshold” much higher than normal. Puppies exposed to this are far more likely to grow up fearful, anxious, and easily overwhelmed. (more…)
What a night we had recently, a huge thunderstorm in the early hours the type of thunder that makes your windows rattle and a sky full of lightning .. then the rain lots of it . Normally it’s not a problem, the dogs don’t take any notice and sleep through it. Not for Pepe, he was in a mega panic crashing into everything . He had been unsettled throughout the day I wonder if he sensed the storm was coming? I couldn’t comfort him in any way I just kept walking him around the house for about 3 hours. About 6 am the storm cleared and in a few minutes he was calm again. None of us has had much sleep so early night tonight for everyone.
From Bev Farmer – For all you Podenco and Galgo Lovers..
I was so honoured to have been asked to contribute for a book created by Marga Hendrix of Viva la Vida Foundation that shines a light on the Podencos and Galgos of Spain. I wrote two pieces: one about Tilly, my first Podenco who began my journey with these remarkable dogs, and another about how we began rescuing Podencos and the desperate situation they face in Spain.
But this book is so much more than my words. (more…)
This is my definitive guide to the Podenco – how they went from revered companions to royalty to on death row in a Spanish perrera. There are several different types of podenco, depending on whereabouts in Spain and the Spanish Islands they come from This is the perfect Xmas present for anyone wanting to know more about the Podenco.
All sale proceeds are donated to appeals for help with vet fees from Spanish rescue associations.
Galgo Project EU is a Dutch organisation dedicated to supporting, rescuing, and giving a voice to galgos and podencos. They work closely with Spanish shelters, help dogs find safe homes, and raise awareness about the structural mistreatment these dogs still suffer.
With Galgo Project EU, we’re gathering data, testimonies, and concrete evidence to build a detailed dossier for the European Parliament. Our goal is clear:
To hold Spain accountable for not applying Article 13 of the Lisbon Treaty, and to push for equal, EU-wide protection of all dogs, including galgos and podencos, without exceptions. (more…)
There was uproar at the beginning of 2025 when a UK adopter of 2 podencos saw no problem in using electric collars on the dogs to control them! Needless to say, the result was 2 terrified dogs back to a hellish life such as the one from which they had been rescued in Spain.
MANIFESTO FOR THE EQUALITY OF ALL DOGS. Join with your organisation!
As many of you already know, there is an attempt to exclude hunting and working dogs from the Royal Decree on animal facilities (núcleos zoológicos) — their last chance to be protected. These dogs would be left even more unprotected under a decree issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, which would only require registration, identification, and little else. Reporting the poor conditions of hunting packs (rehalas) would become even more difficult. (more…)
