Podenco Post

Category: In the media

  • Podenco puppies dumped in shelter – urgent foster needed

    Cordoba dumped puppies 400 12 2019
    ‘Podenco puppies dumped without a mother by a hunter, they are not going to live in the perrera, urgently need an organization or foundation which can offer help here. Animals, so they left them in the perrera of LUCENA CORDOBA!!!! without their mother and in a box.. They cry of hunger and there they will die… poor.. They are at temperatures under zero.. They will be podenquitos and a small type. this is the result of the innocent who leaves the hunt!!! Please help someone to help.. 638078745 I. Spain’

    No news about their mother.

  • Dogs with dementia – canine cognitive disorder

    I recently wrote about my elderley (14 years) galga developing dementia after a stroke a year ago. Here’s an article in the Whole Dog Journal about the problem, with links to a book if you are interested in learning more.

    ‘Here’s how to love and care for a dog with dementia

    Recognize the signs of dementia earlier so you can take steps to slow the process.
    Is your dog pacing in circles, barking for no apparent reason, or forgetting his housetraining? Is he starting to get stuck in corners, stare at walls, or act a little distant? These and other behavioral changes may indicate that your dog is developing canine cognitive dysfunction (CCD), a disease akin to Alzheimer’s.

    It’s been estimated that more than 14% of pet dogs over the age of 8 show some symptoms of age-related cognitive dysfunction – and a whopping 68% of dogs aged 15 to 16 years have symptoms of cognitive impairment. Some pet owners might joke about “doggie Alzheimer’s,” but this degenerative brain disease is a real thing.

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  • Galgo’s Rescue Almeria – saving podencos and galgos

    Almeria Miro 300 12 2019
    Here is a weblink to this stunning Podenco Miro, who is hoping for a forever home. Please contact the association direct i you can offer him a place in your home and heart.

    Link to a video of the 2 podencos. Lovely hounds.

    And another rescued podenco at the same shelter. Video link

  • Sick podenco left in a van to die – 12 months prison for the perpetrator!

    Here is a link to the story. Below is a translation.

    Translation

    A hunter is convicted of locking their sick dog in a van and not treating him in Casabermeja
    Dog status a month after being rescued, before death. /Ladram

    Dog status a month after being rescued, before death. / LADRAM – The animal had been diagnosed with leishmania and died within weeks of being rescued by the Ladram association, which denounced the facts

    FERNANDO TORRES

    Saturday, 23 November 2019, 00:48

    The Criminal Court number 11 of Malaga has convicted the owner of a podenco who died after being locked in his van for several consecutive days in Casabermeja. In the sentence it is considered proven that the man, hunter and rehalero (this is a man who hires out dogs for hunting), was aware that the animal had been diagnosed with leishmania and that it needed urgent treatment to stay alive. The judge imposes a sentence of twelve months in prison and a ban on working in any trade that is related to the treatment of animals. In addition, the magistrate requires him to pay 600 euros to the animal protection association Ladram, whose owners denounced the facts and welcomed the dog, in order to support it.

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  • Galgos and Podencos – galgueros deny cruelty to these hounds!

    Read the full article here.

  • Remembering the Service Dogs

    Vietnam war dogs memorial 400
    A fitting tribute to the hounds who served in the Vietnam war.

  • Galgos Rescue Almeria – a podenco with a special problem

    I was recently asked to help a small shelter in Almeria who rescue mainly galgos and podencos. They struggle to raise funds to pay for the many vet fees as most of the dogs arrive with health problems. At the moment there is a galga just arrived and diagnosed witn Leishmania and Ehrlichia.

    Here’s a story     about a podenco with a special health probem.

    If you can help Galgo Rescue Almeria, please click on the donate button. Even better, contact them if you would like to offer a forever home to one of their hounds.

  • Podenca Julia with Protectora Scooby – for adoption

    Scooby podenca Julia 400 10 2019
    ‘This cutie is podenca Julia. She was terrified when she arrived in Scooby but with the help of her new galga friends in her kennel and the help of nice treats which she adores, she is recuperating well and the only thing she needs now is a loving family with time and patience to make her life a happy one again. For adoption.’

    Contact Scooby

  • The dog and the wedding cake!

    A story to make you smile. Read the full article here.

  • Protectora Scooby – saving the needy hounds

    Scooby elderly podenco 10 2019
    ‘Elderly dogs, with tumors, with Leishmania or extremely thin… When we rescue animals we do it because they need help and because we’re worried about the fate that might await them without it.

    We don’t choose them for their color, size or age, nor do we care if they’re healthy or sick … We don’t select which dogs to help, we don’t think about whether they’re more or less beautiful or sociable, we don’t even consider if they will be easily adopted or if no one will want to give them a home and they’ll have to spend the rest of their lives with us in the shelter. None of that matters …

    In Scooby we are animal lovers and our main goal is to help the ones most in need as they also deserve the best life possible.

    (Photo of some of the 48 dogs recently rescued in Murcia)

    If you want to help us keep saving and changing lives, you can do it in the following ways:

    ▪️Join the teaming for only 1€/month http://bit.ly/2teaming
    ▪️Donate: https://bit.ly/2KmUlk7
    » Paypal – Edwin@scoobymedina.com

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