Everyone should have at least one!
Hope for Podencos was started several years ago by Irene and SteveAllan. Sadly Irene died in 2020 and Steve is no longer able to continue with the rescues and is returning to the UK. Galgos del Sol are amongst the podenco rescue associations working to take over the podencos still in his care.
List of Podenco rescue associations by country.
This little podenca was living on the streets of Zafra for months – it took a lot of effort and patience to catch her. She is a special little podenca and now she needs to know what it is like to have a home of her own forever.
I’ve asked for more details about her.
Contact protectoradea@gmail.com
From Lidia Martinez in Badajoz, Extramadura, a terrible place for hinting dogs.
‘I introduce myself I am Lidia Martinez and I am a teamer and collaborator of El Refugio de Brown in Zafra Badajoz, her situation is very hard, there are only two people managing more than 100 animals, at a cost monthly of € 2,000 or more in veterinary and residency expenses, already they do not have their own premises, as the city council evicted them from its facilities and also many animals from the kennels from Extremadura and Andalucia.
Please we ask you to value the possibility of being part of these groups since all help is fundamental and donations are desperately needed.
I leave you the link to their website so you can know them a little more and the links of their two groups.
Spanish Animals in Not is an association in Malaga and they have some Podenco Invisibles who desperately need forever homes – currently in foster in Malaga.
BONNIE, female, 2 years old. Totally healthy, with everything up to date. A reall sweet small Podenca who will blossom in a home. She’s been in the shelter for nearly 2 years.
LILLY female, 1 year old, 9.5kg , healthy, up to date.
PIPO PIPPI POLLY
These three babies were rescued with the intervention of Malaga firefighters. They were stuck in a hole in the Sierra de Antequera, crying inconsolably, a very difficult rescue.
Podenco Charlie has been hoping for his forever home for ever. He’s a wonderful character typical of the Podenco breed and is waiting for a family who love walks, visits to the beach, and more.
Read all about Charlie on this weblink and contact Akira Dog Sanctuary direct if you can offer a forever home so he doesn’t have to spend another year in the shelter. He’s one of the Invisibles.
From Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends.
‘Timo … I need your help to find him his forever sofa
He has been with us for a long time ..years, he was adopted twice once to the UK (it didnt work out for him ). Then later to Spain but a change of circumstances with his family meant he came back ..
To be honest I kind of lost my confidence about rehoming him I was worried it wouldnt work out for him and whilst at the finca he had a great life, plenty of dogs for him to play with lots of space to run around .. But when I had my accident last summer which I didnt make a big fuss about, but I was struggling and needed crutches to walk for some time. When I moved from the finca I wasnt able to walk him, so I had to put him into a residence where he has been there for some months.
From Protectora Scooby
When is abandoning your pet justified?
The answer is very simple: NEVER. A family member should never be dumped for no reasons and leaving them in a shelter is also ABANDONMENT.
If you have an illness, you or someone close to you take them to a residence for temporary care.
If the illness is serious and it’s going to prevent you from living with a pet, find a home from someone close to you so the separation is as less traumatic as possible.
If you get pregnant, you do not have to leave your cat no matter how much doctors say there are ways to prevent toxoplasmosis, demand your doctor first to do an analysis for if you have antibodies, which is most likely and otherwise, to give you some tips for living with your cats, like getting another member of your family to clean the tray.
From Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert
Little podenco Picolina has a similar problem.
Picolino’s bad leg
Shy and really sweet. This is little Picolino, a little still baby who has arrived at our center. She has an injury on his paw somewhat complicated and it is that he doesn’t have a fracture as such, but the femur completely dislocated and therefore the entire knee joint damaged.
Her injury is really complicated and our vets have thought the worst and that she even needs to be amputated, but the truth is that she looks like she has a chance with a special surgery and a fully customized plaque. And even though we’re not on a budget yet, a custom plaque adds a lot to the bill…..
Our goal is to keep saving lives, but the hunters don’t keep galgos and more galgos coming in, and cases of traumatology constantly…
Help us to be able to continue saving lives
• Account number: IBAN ES54 2100 7719 2113 0001 6354
• Sponsor : https://fundacionbm.com/hazte-padrino/
• For only €1 per month: https://www.teaming.net/fundacionbenjaminmehnert
FBM currently have nearly 600 dogs in their care
From Patri Esteve
Podencos Ibicencos, the poor cousin of the galgos!
Andalucia is an area full of them because of their features they have spread all over the territory. Maybe that’s why we don’t know how to appreciate what we have.
They are:
Faithful (especially loving and empathetic) energetic lovely (great with people and other dogs) willing loyal smart disease resistant and with few congenital diseases great at Agility love toys
….
But if there’s a race, forgotten and punished, it’s them.
These are some of ours, they are female and male over 2 years old, no use for hunting.
But they make wonderful pets.
Want to check it out? Did you discover them and repeat them? Recommend a Podenco!!
Corralet, Vinaroz (Spain 0034) 609 76 39 08
