Podenco Post

Category: Advice

  • Deanimals Murcia – supporting the new Animal Ambulance

    Hospital service 400 1 3 2017A new project has been created by Angel Navarro Perez and Ambulorca which aims to help families who have an accident travelling with animals in their car which will rescue and protect physically and psychologically these animals, thus giving, security and peace to the emotionally wounded famuly, if they have to be taken by ambulance to a hospital. An Ambulance will up people and take them to the hospital and, in turn, another special “ambulance of Lorca” will assist the animals simultaneously and will activate a protocol of animal welfare, with the support of a great professional team of multidisciplines.

    Deanimals lawyer Raquel López Teruel says this is a great initiative and a necessary project that will help a lot of lives of people and animals.

    The project has been at the Congress of the Spanish Society of Medicine and the ER.

    #ayudandoaanimalesyapersonas
    #proyectosolidario
    #derechoanimal, #proteccionanimal

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  • Guimar, Tenerife, Canary Islands – calling for the end of animal abuse

    Canary Islands animal abuse handshake 400 3 2017Translation of this article in a Canary Islands journal.

    The mayoress of Güímar, Carmen Luisa Castro Dorta (PP), met recently representatives of the United Canary Network Against the Animal Cruelty, Abel Román and Domingo Chávez, who promised to present a plenary motion to ask for the end of cock fighting and hunting with dogs, and that the Government of the Canaries dedicates 50 % of its budget for investigation into projects without using laboratory animals.

    Güímar will ask for the support of the remaining municipalities of the Island to these proposals in the next meeting of the Canary Federation of Municipalities (Fecam), with the target to raise in common to the Government of Canaries the prohibition of cock fighting and hunting with dogs.

    Román and Chávez explained to the mayoress “the gravity of the current situation on animal maltreatment” in the Islands, and requested the support of the mayoress to start “immediate measurements against the abuse and cruelty to animals”.

    Let’s hope they make some positive progress.

  • Malaga introduces compulsory dog dna profiling

    Be interesting to see how this idea works.

  • Mycotoxicosis – Mushroom, Mold, Yeast Poisoning in Dogs

    Mouldy-bread 400Please read this story published on my blog Galgo News. It has important advice for every dog and cat owner. Please share the information widely.

  • Bravecto flea & tick treatment – warning

    Last year I published a warning about the result of using Bravecto oral flea and tick treatment on dogs – there is a continuing campaign being run on a facebook page to have it banned. Many contributors have had dogs become seriously ill and in many cases after vets have recommended using it. Here is the link to the article I published about it on my other blog Galgo News.

  • ACTIN – supporting DeAnimals in the fight against animal cruelty in Spain

    Article on why ACTIN supports the amazing work of DeAnimals in their efforts to bring about change in the way animal welfare and cruelty is dealt with in Spain.

  • Is what you feed your dog the best?

    Here’s a link to an independent Dog Food analysis.
    You’ll note they are all natural mixes. I never buy from my vet or pet stores. Science Diet and Royal Canin are two which these places sell but that’s because they get commission on every sack, not because they are the best!

    Also reviews of dog rood by brand.

    I’m interested to know what you readers feed your canines – how many of you feed a raw diet or feed you have cooked yourself?

  • 10 Canine Commandments

    10 commandments Paranormal 400 copyright Paranormal

  • Volunteering at a rescue shelter – ground rules to remember!

    ACTIN galga Aysha 400It will soon be the end of 2016 and thoughts will turn to holidays in 2017. Regular readers will know I suggest that volunteering at an animal refuge is a wonderful way to spend a week – but there are some ground rules which need to be born in mind. It’s not actually a holiday as such – cleaning kennels, feeding dogs, washing bedding…but there is always time off to do sightseeing, or just play with the dogs!

    Most volunteers know this; many return year on year to their preferred refuge whilst others like to go to a different area and meet different people. But the ground rules remain the same!

    1. Remember that the people who own/run the refuge are the ones there 24/7 365 days a year and know the dogs in their care inside out. They know their characters, likes and dislikes, which dogs get on with others, or not.

    2. Do not question any instructions relating to the care of the dogs – helpful suggestions will be considered.

    3. Dogs like routine, refuges run on routine, so please adhere to the daily routine of the refuge wherever possible – obviously if bad weather hits and it’s all hands on deck, then carry out the emergency tasks asked of you.

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  • Gran Canaria to UK – saving Podenca Summer

    Gran Canaria Summer 400 19 12 2016This is a story which exposes the dangers of taking a dog from a perrera; why you should not give in to emotional blackmail and cries of ‘this dog will die’. It emphasises why you should always adopt a dog from a recognised established rescue association.

    At the beginning of the year a few people formed a group to help the podencos of Gran Canaria. It is almost impossible to rehome a podenco in the Canary Islands, their only chance of a forever home is on mainland Europe or the US. Whilst meaning well and having very caring hearts, time has shown that these generous hearted people have made mistakes. This story is just one.

    This podenca is Summer, who arrived in the UK on 14th November in a state and very unwell. Scabies was diagnosed by the vet, scrapings were then taken to verify this, and came back positive. Her fleas were treated and her adopter has been massaging her with coconut oil. Since starting her treatment her skin has really improved and all her sores have healed well.

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