Podenco Post

Category: Fund raising

  • Podenca pup left for dead at the side of the road

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    From Betty Morena on facebook.

    A few days ago we got the notice of a dog next to the highway crawling from its back legs. After hours of search we were able to find her. She’s barely 7-Months old, just a puppy that was run over a long time ago and has been without any kind of attention or food. We quickly took her to the clinic for our vet to examine. After doing different tests it has been possible to see that she has several injuries on the 2 legs that have healed badly. She has at the bottom of the femur a callused body due to a untreated breakage that will have to return to its natural place.

    She must be operated as soon as possible to make a femur rectification by shortening a piece to return the articulation to the vertical angle and return the kneecap to its natural site. Trying to increase the mobility of the joint and avoiding the advanced wear in the leg or short or long term which might result in amputation.

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  • Hope for Podencos Calendar 2019

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    Hope for Podencos have produced a 2019 calendar which contains twelve spectacular images — a celebration of our rescue Podencos large and small.

    All proceeds go towards the building of the new kennel block (The Suzannah Stacey Saving the Gran Canaria Podencos Memorial Kennels) which is so desperately needed for us to continue our work.

    Calendars are only €12 plus postage and are available in the UK, Europe, USA and Canada. Please e-mail us to order. hopeforpodencos@outlook.com

  • Axarquia Animal Rescue – 2019 Calendar on sale now!

    I’ve just got my calendar, lots of great pictures featuring some of their rescued podencos and nice big squares in which to write your diary dates. All details about ordering on this link.

  • Great loss to the Podencos of Spain

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    2 12 2018 From Bev Farmer this morning.

    The world is crying, Papa Podenco rest in peace

    Beverley’s message:

    ‘Yesterday Warren died in his sleep. I can not believe he has gone, we have been together for 32 years .. Friday was the most horrible day on my life dealing with various officials from the police, the Guardia Civil, the ‘coroner for 10 hours until he was taken for an autopsy. Last night I didnt dare go to sleep in case I didnt wake up. Today the dogs are sat looking at the door waiting for him to come through it .. it’s heartbreaking to see them. My lover, my confident, my best friend, my team mate who put up with my crazy ideas, who shared a passion for the Podencos.

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  • Podenco Santana – Podenco Friends need your help for him

    Bev Farmer and warren Beards are always there for the podencos, no matter how many they have (one bitch recently rescued in the nick of time just gave birth) nor how desperate the situation. Read the story of Santana and please donate towards his vet feets.

    ‘Santana has been with us a few days and we have been waiting for a lot of lab results to come in and an assessment by a orthopedic specialist. Another Podenco Ibicenco discovered in a lamentable condition his body so depleted he struggled to walk. Left as he was, he would not have survived.

    He has a fracture to the right hip, the specialist has recommended not to operate, there is already a reaction to the bone so it’s not a recent injury. Surgery could make it worse plus he is at very high risk to have anesthesia due to his poor body condition. For now, restricted exercise, pain meds and it may heal ok on its own. If not, in the future they will need to remove the head of the femur.

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  • Axarquia Animal Rescue – 2019 Calendar on sale now!

    AAR calendar 2019 Jan 19
    Axarquia Animal Rescue at Torre del Mar have an assortment of hounds at their shelter, including podencos and podenco X. You will see 4 on this page. You’ve already seen Rani’s Christmas wish a few days ago. He’s just one of several waiting for forever homes.

    Last year I bought a copy of their calendar containing the most delightful sketch pictures of animals in their care, one for each day. And the squares are big enough to write in those important diary dates – a must for me! So here are a couple of pix from their 2019 Calendar and you can order a copy – only 5 euros each plus postage so a real bargain for such a good quality product – on this email.

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  • Climbing in the Everest mountain range for the Podencos of Spain!

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    Esme and her partner are passionate about their adopted podenco Bo to such an extent that they are undertaking climbing one of the mountains in the Everest range.

    Here’s what Esme says. ‘We will be attempting to summit Kyajo Ri, a rarely climbed, 6,186 meter mountain in the Everest region of Nepal. Kyajo Ri is a mixed medium (rock and ice) technical expedition peak, with many challenges to overcome to reach the summit.

    Our trip will start in the Sherpa capital of Namche Bazaar, we will then spend the next 3.5 weeks acclimatising on the Everest Three High Passes trek to ensure that we are in peak condition for the mountain ahead.

    Read more of the story and to sponsor them, click on this link.

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  • Lanzarote Mum pod and babies in perrera – please help

    From Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends – desperate for podencos on Lanzarote

    ‘As much as it gives us a sense of joy when we share the successful adoptions, the reality is we have to rescue these dogs from difficult circumstances and this is where it all starts.

    Laura of the Kennel Club on Lanzarote and myself created a joint project “Saving the Lanzorote Podencos” and have worked together for over 4 years helping the Podencos on the island. Last week we had 4 fly over to Spain and we thought we had finally caught up and time to breathe. Sadly it just doesn’t work like that and over a couple of days the perrera had 6 adult podencos and a puppy ranging from 6 months to 10 years old handed in along with some other dogs.

    This place has very limited facilities, the dogs were over-crowded in small kennels and fights broke out and a couple of the Podencos were injured, So it begins …

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  • Saving the Gran Canaria Podencos

    Fundraiser story on this link.

  • Podenco Morito – 6 years as an invisible – he needs a forever home

    Dogcity Morito 400 10 2018
    Morito. A desolate story, his life as a tiny pup saved and now 6 years in a shelter with 350 other dogs.

    Podenco born in January 2012. The story of this little one is really sad and desolate. He came to us with just a month of life, very weak and helpless, with parvo, but eager to live. After dedicating 24 h of the day to get him ahead of surveillance, care, bottles, tests, controls… etc, finally Morito made us clear that he clung to life, that he wanted to live it.

    This is 6 years ago, 6!!! and Morito is still in the shelter. This is not the life we promised when we asked you to please fight… 6 years ago we told you that there was a wonderful life, surrounded by a family, with pampering and caresses daily, walks in the field… And now every day with his eyes he asks us if that promise we made we can achieve it.

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