Podenco Post

Category: Fund raising

  • TARA Podenco Pico – finds his forever home on Gran Canaria

    Eva and Pico 190 TARA Gran Canaria 08 2011 Look at this fabulous photo. We all love a happy ending and here is one for Pico, one of the TARA Gran Canaria podencos. Here’s what Brian says.

    ‘This photo is of The Best Little Dog Shelter in Paradise’s beautiful Eva and her gorgeous new baby boy! Too cute for words!

    Eva, The Vigilent Volunteer of the Year 2011, from the beginning was a wonderful foster mother for many of the little canine cuties from The Best Little Dog Shelter, and wisely swore never to fall head over heals in love with any of her wards, to keep her fostering efforts a pristine example of what grand fostering is all about — love and release!

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  • Ellen Dobson – running 11/09/2011 for the podencos – sponsor/donate

    Ellen Dobson lottie 190 Ellen Dobson is fundraising for animal rescue. She’s just become a fan of podencos, which is great, as she is now including SOS Animals in the recipients of her efforts, who work with a Spanish shelter to rehome podencos in the UK.

    Ellen will be running the Nottingham (UK) Half-Marathon on Sunday 11th Spetember 2011. If you would like to sponsor her for podencos, click here.

    If anyone else can fundraise in this way for podencos, and thereby give them more publicity, please let me know.

  • TARA – saving the animals on Gran Canaria – visit the shelter

    Beloved TARA Friends & Animals

    These are the guys searing in the scorching sun all these hot summer days. Give yourself a great self-esteem lift and mosey on down to the shelter for a WALK, TALK, TOUCH SESSION with this lovely lot! They will raise your spirits, and you will send theirs soaring! Human time and attention will greatly heal the hurt until a foster or adoption companion comes their way.

    WALK, TALK, TOUCH SESSIONS are Monday, Wednesday, and Thursdays from 1715 hours (5:15p.m.); Fridays and Saturdays from 1100 hours (11 a.m.).

    Come and enjoy our community playing to make Gran Canaria a Paradise for Animals too!

    Happy Paws & Claws, Brian, TARA Volunteer

    A note of horror – their facebook page says ‘Dogpound in north of Gran Canaria is getting 25 abandoned dogs EVERY day. Do not buy but adopt !!!’ That’s just on one small island in the Canaries!

  • Podenco on the streets of Almeria, desperately needs saving

    Podenca Almeria 1 250 Aug 2011 News from Carol Idoia: Podenquita on the street, a shelter is urgent needed! Location:Almería

    This precious Podenca is in Almería, thrown on the street, she takes refuge in one of the parking places. People will kick her away , run over her with the car or the dog pound will catch her. Let’s save her life, finding her a home,!!! She is docile, little bit afraid of people ……….spread the news please. If you can help please contact: pilistrata@hotmail.com. (0034)646181962

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  • Podenco in Seville, has anyone room for rehabilitate him for adoption?

    Seville podenco1 250 01 08 2011 It’s now August and still the stories of abandonment and maltreatment flow in, here is another.

    “A plea from Carmen Monclova: Sick galgo and a podenco had been kicked out of their quarters Please help!

    Hello every one, as you know this situation is as the same Urgent.

    I can’t go there to take pictures but there is a man who takes the dogs that the galgeros dont want or had lost, and let them out into the streets. this man picks them up in his shack and I take them one by one in order of emergency they get out of there in very very bad conditions– the pictures dont lie.

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  • Malaga podenca – abandoned, babies stolen – please help with vet fees

    Angela van 250 25 07 herewith the story of this little podenca, now safe with 112carlottagalgosa. Chael tells the story.

    ‘Yesterday while at the vets, we were about to leave when approached by a lady Susannah and her husband. For they had rescued an abandoned podenca, victim yet again of which owner or powers that be take responsibility. The norm in Spain, a daily occurrance and the hunting season again, getting closer. Each year I cannot believe it’s one year more with such destruction!

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  • Podenca Canario Dexie – safe in Mogan, Gran Canario, thanks to TARA

    Mogan%20Dexie 250 july 2011 Here is a Happy Tail to beautifully highlight the wonderful work of Sylvia and Eva at The Best Little Dog Shelter in Paradise (Mogan Pound):

    Dexie is a 4-5 month old Spirit of Gran Canaria (Podenco Canario) that got the old dumpskee because she is broken – a busted leg. No good for hunting rabbits, therefore off with her head!

    Sylvia stepped in with a mighty, “Not on my watch, boys!” Dr. Javier Castellano Vergara, Guancha God of Dumped Dogs, offered to do all the doctoring at cost.

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  • Galgos del Sol podencos waiting for forever families

    Sandy with Floyd 190 Tina July 2011 Podencos come in various sizes – read about the different types on Podenco Post – and coat colours – chestnut, chestnut and white, smooth haired, rough haired. But whatever size and coat type, they are all fabulous hounds who suffer at the hands of the hunters, just as the galgos do.

    Podencos are more active dogs, many with training will make agility dogs – a Spanish association on Ibiza uses them as PAT dogs (Pets as Therapy) visiting hospitals, homes for handicapped…..

    Here are just two lovely one looking for forever homes

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  • Podenca Laila, dumped at killing station, carrying a huge tumour

    Laila hernia 1 250 Silvia July 2011 This is Laila, an eleven year old podenca. She is now in the care of Silvia of Galgo Connection Spain. Here is what she says.

    ‘As you can see, Laila has a big tumour and has bred a lot of puppies. Her owner didn’t want to help the old girl and took her to the killing station. She was there about a month. I was waiting for someone to help her but finally, I thought, I have to do something and the best is to operate on her. So she is now booked in to the vet to have the tumour removed.

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  • Holidays on Lanzarote – visit SARA Protectora and the podencos

    SARA Braille 250 11 2010 SARA Protectora shelter on Lanzarote in the Canary Islands work very hard to help abandoned dogs and cats, especially podencos. Here is a list of some more of these fabulous dogs, desperately waiting for homes on mainland Europe, which is their only hope of a life outside of the shelter. As I keep saying, these dogs make fabulous companions, Pets as Therapy dogs, agility dogs – if adopted young. And are extremely loyal. Please give them a chance.

    FITO – Submissive and nervous, very kind. Needs somebody who gives him security and love. He doesn’t pull on the lead and is now beginning slowly to become more confident when outside.

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