From Hayley at Akira Dog Santuary. ‘This is the stunning Podenco Cody. He is so beautiful and I don’t know why he always seems to be the one who is overlooked. He is good with dogs and good with people. He walks well on the lead. Just 2 years old he deserves a chance at a happy life. If you can offer him the forever home he deserves, please get in touch.’

http://www.akira-animals.com/animals/cody/

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Here’s another beautiful young podenca, on the run for months and now safely with Akira Dog Sanctuary. If you can offer the forever home she deserves, please contact Akira direct.

Hayley says ‘This is the have lovely Lolita waiting for a home, she is 2 years old. She was known as the elusive Moraira carpark dog as lots of people tried every trick to catch her, even sedatives in the sausages to catch her but she still eluded everyone. She was eventually captured and after a long period of rehabilitation is now able to take walks which she enjoys and be petted and is ready for a forever home.

Her link for the webpage is here: http://www.akira-animals.com/animals/lolita/

They have several more podencos at the Shelter, please take a look.

My involvement with podencos and galgos came about in 2007 when I joined a French rescue association and journeyed into Spain with the team to collect my first galga. That was where I also learned that podencos suffer the same cruelty as galgos at the hands of the Spanish hunters. My first blog was Galgo News started in 2008 and one of the first stories I ran was about Podenca Pruna, a tripod who was later adopted in France.

Here’s the story of Pruna.

For a list of podenco rescue and rehoming associations by country, click on this link

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From Animal Rescue Granada.

Sweet Viva was found in pretty rough circumstances. She belonged to a hunter who left her behind for a long period of time. Some people threw some food to her once in a while until she was finally rescued from this place.

Viva is very sweet, only a bit timid at first while she gets to know a new home. She is 8 years old, a Podenco mix, great on the leash, friendly with people and dogs.

She is currently in temporary foster care with one of our volunteers and doing very well. But she deserves to find a future home where she can spend the rest of her life. Is that maybe your home?

𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗩𝗜𝗩𝗔?

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This weblink will take you to Nils, a young Portuguese Podengo with Dogs of Portugal hoping for his forever home. See more photos and video.

Snares are illegal in Spain but some hunters still use them on their private land, with devastating results is the dogs on on the scent! Here’s one such beautiful podenca – now a tripod through no fault of her own. She’s with Galgos en Familia in Malaga at the shelter started by Vera Thorenaar.

Altea has the story of a real survivor. She was wandering for weeks on the streets of a town in Córdoba with a trap embed in one of her rear paws, while she was shouting in pain. But she was so untrusting in human being that she didn’t let anyone to catch her even known she had so many people trying to. When finally they could rescue her, they took her to the veterinary, who decided the best option for her was to amputate that paw. Now, she is recovering wonderfully in a foster home with one of our best volunteers.

Her temporary family told us Altea is pure love, she is so calm that she doesn’t move from her bed, where she can finally rest without any pain. She loves being covered with her blanket and sleep. With people she is so affectionate, she loves receiving cuddles to feel warm and loved. Also, she is a very clean girl at home.

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