Podenco Post

Category: Advice

  • How not to foster a dog

    I’m going to write a piece about fostering dogs. Fosterers are vitally important people; they take on the responsibility of a dog when it has been rescued, toilet training, manners, getting it used to living in a house, socialising it…it’s a big responsibility. Fosterers are really valuable people and we don’t under-estimate this. Often we end up keeping our foster dog…how many of you have been there.

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  • Parkinsons disease in dogs – anyone experience?

    One of my Podenco Post facebook readers is taking on a 6-month old podenco puppy from the Canaries who the shelter says is showing possible ‘Parkinsons’ symptoms. She is going to take him to her own vet in Belgium and also a neurological vet but is asking if anyone has any experience of dog showing similar symptoms to Parkinsons. I’ve recommended she googles ‘Parkinsons in dogs’ as well, as there is plenty of information there. It would be most helpful for her to have input from anyone who has such experience.

  • Positive Dog Training

    Interesting article on dog training.

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  • Adopting a rescue dog

    Article by Alex Frederikson – food for thought on adopting a rescue dog

  • Podencos and cats – compatible?

    Fada with cat Mieke Coryn 250 22 2 2014This beautiful photo is of Podenca Canario Fada from Tenerife and in foster with Mieke Coryn in Belgium. Just proving that some podencos can live with cats.

    She’s underweight at the moment, Mieke says ‘she was found on the streets with a wounded leg and those people took care of her for 2 weeks. But she was tied with a chain on their balcony because they weren’t allowed animals. After that the organisation took over and she was spayed and stayed at the pension for a few weeks until her flight here.’

    Fada will soon gain weight now she is in foster receiving regular meals and love.

    If anyone is interested in applying to adopt Fada and offer her a forever home, there is a form to complete on the website Sighthounds2Save – it’s in Flemish/Dutch but your computer may have the option to translate into English – mine does.

    Fada body 250 2 2014

    Fada ears Sighthounds2Save Mieke 170

  • Podencos off leash – Dog Parks in Germany

    I came across this video, of particular interest because it begins with podencos and a cat happily together in a home and moves on to podencos running free off leash. I don’t speak German but have now got a translation of the story on the video.

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  • ACTIN – setting out the problem

    ACTINare working hard to do more than rehome dogs – their aim is to work against the bad dog pounds. Here ACTIN set out their aims. Please donate to pay their lawyers’ fees on a case they are currently working on.

  • Sexually abusing dogs – don’t let this man have a dog

    Frans Kamps Jeannette Meijer 150 1 2014Please share. (copied from a facebook page) Previous warning

    Frans Kamps. Don’t give dogs to this man. He is again looking for female dodgs pretending he wants to adopt to give a good home. However, he asbuses the dogs sexually and then kills them. He has already been in court but the punishment did not fit the crime. He is now out there again looking for dogs. Take care and don’t forget his face.

  • MY DOGS LIVE HERE

    Posted on my facebook page, No author’s name.

    My dogs live here; they’re here to stay.
    You don’t like pets, be on your way.
    They share my home, my food, my space.
    This is their home, this is their place.

    You will find dog hair on the floor,
    They will alert you’re at the door.
    They may request a little pat,
    A simple “no” will settle that.

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  • Dream of living in Sunny Spain?

    Dream of living a life of sun and sangria in Spain? Here’s one person’s story.