Canicross is becoming a very popular sport between owner and hound.
Read all about it in this article.
Category: Advice
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Protectora Scooby – summer newsletter – A Bad Law
A Bad LawWe continue to operate our rescue in the context of the very bad legislative amendment enacted in 2023. A new and very ambitious update to the animal welfare law in Spain was passed in January 2022. The law itself includes training for dog owners, penalties for animal cruelty, prohibition of puppy farming and sales of pets in pet shops. All of this is totally laudable and
necessary. However, the PSOE Party (Spanish Socialist Workers), the senior partner in the coalition government, subsequently proposed an amendment to the law to exclude hunting, working and guarding dogs. The amendment was approved in 2023. Commentators say the PSOE initiated the amendment fearing reactions from rural voters. -
How to calm a nervous dog
I’ve recently been reading a few posts on a facebook page by people who have adopted podencos, and seem surprised that after a month or so the dog is still nervous. It saddens me because it would seem they expect far too much too soon from a dog which has probably lived most of its life in a shed on a chain in the hands of a Spanish galguero. It’s now been in a shelter, then on a transport and into a home environment where people speak a different language. Instead of leaving the dog alone to adjust to all these changes, they insist on invading its space to pat it, stroke it…
Those of us experienced in homing a nervous dog know it can take months before the dog settles – it took my galga Carmela over 2 years before she finally became a ‘normal’ dog. It is nearly 3 years since I adopted Rosely, who spent the first 6 or 7 years with a Spanish hunter and she is still very nervous of my husband, strangers and sudden noises. I don’t think she will improve any more.
Here’s a weblink to an article on calming a nervous dog.
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Deadly disease hitting rehala dogs in Spain
Rehala dogs are usually podencos which are hired out to hunters.
Castile-La Mancha warns hunters about Aujezzky’s disease affecting dogs.
The Council for Sustainable Development of #CastillaLaMancha has warned people with hunting license in the autonomous community about the #Aujezzky’s disease that can affect #huntingdogs and #rehalas
It takes between two and six days to incubate and the symptoms are vomiting, diarrhea, inapetence, difficulty breathing, nervousness, itching and compulsive scratching, howling, behavioral changes or neurological changes, among others. Death usually occurs within 24 hours from the time of symptoms being detected.
News: https://goo.su/D7p4
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Lure coursing in the UK
Is this something you would do with your galgo? So long as the dog runs in a straight line? Greyhounds get injured when lure coursing on a curved greyhound track. Is it ok so long as there is no betting? What do you think?Mostly sighthounds from deerhounds to whippets take part, and sometimes border collies!
Lure coursing discussion
This website explains how an event is run, under strict Kennel Club rules, and no betting allowed. Sighthound Sport UK
Lure coursing track in the USA.
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Volunteering for the dogs in the San Bartolome shelter in Lanzarote, Canary Islands
Being a volunteer is not just going up to the kennel for a walk, being a volunteer is a mission and a path that hooks you, although unintentionally, on these very special beings. Because when you become a volunteer your life changes, part of your free time is dedicated to them, your thoughts and your desires to see them outside of a cage become constant and above all you become attached, because they are part of your life now, they are your family. Yes, you go up every day, you can to give them a little love so that they feel special because they are and your voice will be theirs to give them strength and hope that one day they will feel the true essence of freedom and a loving home.
We walk the dogs every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 9-1300.
Read the story on this weblink.
Another weblink
BILLY in adoption in San Bartolome shelter.
#sanbartolomelanzarote #adoptdontshop #adoptaunperro #adoptaynocompres #adoptaysalvaunavida
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Arthritis in dogs – what is the best supplement?
There are many products on sale which claim to ease arthritis in dogs. Interesting article on the subject on this link.
However, from my own experience with dogs and horses, I have found Devil’s Claw to be the best. It is a natural ‘product’ which makes it even better. I use it in powder form sprinkled on food and purchase it from Equine Answers. I’ve recommended it to friends who have been pleased with the results on their own arthritic dogs.
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Pyometra in dogs – what is it?
Pyometra in dogsAbuela, a 14 year old podenco, recently arrived at Galgos del Sol, having been taken away from her owner by the Guardia Civil. She has leishmania, rickettsia and a pyometra. She has had surgery and is on treatment for leish, and is now feeling better andmixing with the other dogs.
What is pyometra?
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More on the controversy of using e-collars on Podencos in the UK
From Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends.Rescued Podencos rehomed in the Uk wearing E-Collars
This is beyond sad, and our greatest fear. The rescues in Spain save these Podencos that are abandoned or subjected to abuse .. They along with their vets supporters and volunteers invest time, significant amounts of money and love in preparing them to start a new life. In the belief they are going to a loving home where they will be safe from any future harm.
It came to the attention of the rescue responsible for the podenco on the right (who was only a few months old when adopted that it is wearing an e-collar. Through a post by a “dog trainer”.. That the only way to give the life a podenco needs which is able to run off lead and not hunt animals is by using electronic training aids, a polite way to call an ecollar that discharges an electrical shock to modify the dogs behaviour.