Name: Sarah

Gender: F

Breed: x podengo

Age: d-o-b: beg-2017

Size: medium (12kg, 45cm)

Others: dewormed, vaccinated

Story:

Sarah was found on the street. Her breast were full of milk. She had puppies recently, where are they? One of the volunteers walked with her for hours in the area where she was found hoping to find her puppies. But no puppies…. Most probably her owner killed the puppies and abandoned her far away from home. Very common. She is not a street dog. She is a dog that had a home. And the puppies were probably born there.
Poor girl.
She is very sweet. A bit shy at the first encounter but she wants to trust and she appreciated cuddles. Very gentle, calm, quiet. Really nice girl…. Hopefully her luck will turn.

https://dogsofportugal.wordpress.com/2019/09/25/sarah-where-are-her-babies/

From Ann Marie Payne of Ann’s Canine Care in Malaga.

‘This is to show you that although I live in a hunting area, hunting with galgos and podencos, and the abuse they suffer is not condoned by all people in the town. This photo is of a group of ladies that put on a catwalk show to highlight some of the abandoned dogs found in Campillos, and other dogs needing homes. I am 3rd from the left with Mattei, and Suerte is in the centre. Both have gone on to find loving and forever homes.

So please when you see graphic photos of abused dogs in Spain please take into account that many, many individual Spanish people, charities and groups are trying to help the situation, and they go unnoticed.

Thank you Ann and the dogs

El Podenco

A national treasure ? or just trash? Bev farmer

What is about Podencos that incite such passion for them….. for me I see beauty nobility intelligence a creature so unique and magical, those who have adopted one will understand how special and sensitive they are. These should be the national treasure of Spain to be held in reverence to be proud of…. such a truly magnificent creature they should be recognized has part of the national heritage of Spain for they date back to 3000 BC.

Yet daily we receive more and reports of Podencos abused, abandoned handed in to Perreras. They are viewed as disposable not animals with feelings but working dogs and when no longer useful, discarded with as much thought as we would throw a soda can into a bin. Many are Podenco crosses but they still should be afforded the same respect as the pure bred for the still have the blood of a podenco coursing in their veins.

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I won this beautiful picture in a recent fb auction raising funds for a needy podenco, and wanted to share it with you.

List of podenco rescue and rehoming associations

Back in 2007 my first rescue trip with French association L’Europe des Levriers was to Cuidad Real, 200 km south of Madride and to the Protectora La Bienvenida, where I met my first galga Karmel to bring home. The shelter is still working hard to help the abandoned and maltreated animals of the area – especially it is not a good area for galgos. And they have some podencos, here is one of them waiting for her forever home. I have translated the first paragraph from Spanish, if you wish to read more, copy and paste into a Spanish to English translator, which is what I do.

‘Avena and Muesli are two ultra nice podenquitas. Probably, Avena became pregnant in the first heat and Muesli is the result of it. It is rare that only a puppy has arrived which makes us think that the rest have been distributed and for them, nobody asked or there was no more space for what they were thrown into the street.’

You will find some more podencos as you scross through the rest of the pages.

(Pinky) The Protective Society of Animals and Plants of Cádiz, better known as “Kimba Shelter”, was founded in 1872 and is therefore the oldest Animal Protective in Spain.

Although in its origins the protection of the plants was mainly its exclusive purpose, finally and in 1966 the refuge was created that would house the abandoned animals.

Since then the work that has been developing this Protective, includes different paths but always aimed at the same purpose … the defense and protection of animals.

Here are some of the beautiful podencos waiting for forever homes – don’t let them be Invisible forever. Contact Refugio Kimba

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