Podenco Post

Category: Campaign

  • Every Podenco deserves to be seen, loved and valued

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    From Bev Farmer, Podenco Friends.

    It is so important that people hear about the struggles we face in rescue with the Podencos. Blanca’s tragic loss was devastating, but I hope her life was not in vain. Her legacy lives on in every Podenco we have gone on to rescue since.

    The perrera where Blanca came from is located deep in the countryside of the Valencia region, where many hunters keep Podencos. For many years, unwanted dogs have been handed in there when they are no longer considered useful. (more…)

  • Podenco Campanero – the big podenco of Spain

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    Introducing the Podenco Campanero and his crosses. A large-sized Andalusian podenco often crossed with Portuguese, Ibizenco or little-known mastiff and like so many podencos in Spain, also mistreated and humiliated for being part of the rehalas in the main hunt. Most of them are invisible because they remain their whole lives locked up in hunters’ kennels where they live crowded without seeing much sunlight.
    They’re called BELLERS because on hunting days where they go in a hurry harassing the prey, a bell was placed around their necks…

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  • Adopt a rescue dog – don’t breed dogs!

  • Stunning Podenca Flamenca hoping for a forever retirement home

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    How often have we heard it?  A podenco chucked out by their hunter after a lifetime of devotion.

    12 year old Flamenca deserves to live our the rest of her life knowing comfort, regular food and love.  Contact Hope for Podencos if you can offer her such a home.

  • In Los Infiernos Perrera, Murcia – desperately needs to be rescued

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    MALE IN THE KENNEL OF HELL. MURCIA.
    It’s in Los Infernos Murcia
    Male picked up in Fortuna 6/4/26 no chip
    Contact (Spain) +34 650 65 07 84

  • Podenco Babu is looking for a forever home

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    You can read the story of why Babu is looking for a new forever home on this weblink.

    We all take on our pets – be they dogs, cats, rabbits, horses – hoping that they will live their lives out with us.  But we never know what is round the corner – ill health, a sudden death, loss of a rented home.  And it can be heartbreaking for the adopter to have to make a decision to part with their beloved pet and find a new home for them.  It’s also confusing for the animal, but most adapt much quicker than the person who has had to hand over their pet.

    Lets hope that the next home for Babu is the only one he will ever have.

  • Protest in Madrid to help the Spanish animals

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  • Animal rescue could not operate without volunteers

    Absolutely they are!  Animal rescue, animal shelters, fostering, adopting, fund-raising. Animal rescue could not work without volunteers.

  • Adopt a Podenco

    List of podenco rehoming associations

  • Helping a rescue dog adjust to a new home

    I’ve had rescue dogs all my life, mostly from rescue associations.  Most of them have come with problems, usually as a result of bad treatment in their past.  One 4-year old galga took over 2 years before she was anything like a ‘normal’ dog, and that was after living with 4 other housemates.  My current Spanish podenca came with a fear of men – what a surprise – after spending the first 7 years of her life shut in a shed and just let out for hunting.  Even after over 4 years in our home, she is still nervous of men and many life situations.

    So it is vitally important to understand the problems which adopting a rescue dog will bring with them, needing much patience whilst they adjust to home life, new people and situations.

    Read about adopting a rescue dog article here.