Podenco Post

Category: In the media

  • Stunning black podenca with Axarquia hoping for a forever home

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    Blackie (AAR2072) Date of Birth 2/10/18

    I was found very underweight and in poor condition but happy to say that is all behind me.
    I am now a fit and healthy girl looking forward to my future and I am hoping it will be with you.
    I enjoy playing and exploring all things new. I am a very loving pup who will cuddle up at your side. I simply love life now I am safe and being looked after.

    I now have my passport so I can be adopted here in Spain or travel to other European countries so please get in touch soon. Our future together will be such good fun and I will be your best friend forever.

    http://www.axarquiaanimalrescue.com/meetme.php?id=2072

  • Mom podenca & puppies rescued from French hunter

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    This Mom podenca and her puppies have been rescued from a French hunter. They are now under the care of Association G.A.L.G.O.S. in Aude, France. If you can offer a forever home to one of them, please contact the association, details below.

    Suite à notre post sur le chenil de la honte dans l’Aude nous avions passé un appel pour deux podencos oritos. Aujourd’hui la saisie a eu lieu et ces deux podencos ont disparu. Par contre une maman podenco d’Ibiza a été saisie avec ses deux chiots de 4/5 mois. Ils sont adoptables de suite séparément. Nous contacter pour plus de renseignements, après avoir connu l’enfer ils ne doivent pas rester au refuge.

    Actuellement au refuge Un Gîte Une Gamelle en France

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  • Filaria, or heartworm – cause, prevention, treatment

    The Healthy Hound is a newsletter produced by the Ohio State University in relation to their work and research into greyhounds and galgos. This link will take you to an article in the latest newsletter which is about filaria, or heartworm, and which affects podencos as well as galgos.

  • Podencos with Levriers du Sud waiting for forever homes

    Here are the stunning and deserving podencos with Levriers du Sud hoping someone will have room in their home and heart for them.

  • Podenca Zarita doing agility at Crufts dog show

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    Podenca Zarita is one of Bev Farmer’s podencas who found a fantastic home in the UK where she learnt agility and has excelled and become a wonderful Ambassador for the breed.

    Zarita will be at Crufts this week. If you are attending on Saturday then Pop along to the “Dog Activities Stand” in Hall 3 near discover dogs, Zarita be there most of the day to receive any cuddles and kisses that are going. She’ll also be partaking in two agility demonstrations with the team.

    Good luck Zarita.

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  • Figures for galgos and podencos

    This article recently appeared in the Daily Mail UK. However, I would disagree with the figure of 50,000, it is far more, as proven by the figures in this report which I presented to the PAES International Conference for Animal Welfare in 2016.

    This is the report I presented to the PAES International Conference on Animal Welfare in Spain in 2016.

    Let’s look at estimated ANNUAL figures for uncontrolled breeding of galgos and podencos.

    GALGOS

    Back in the early 1990’s, a friend of mine who was a Daily Mail staff photographer, was visiting the Castile-la Mancha province. His guide walked him into an olive grove where Jim photographed the olive trees, most of which had a dead galgo hanging from them, which made headlines in the paper.

    In 2009 SOS Galgos (Barcelona) claimed on their website that 160 galgos were abandoned every day.
    That equates to 58,400 galgos every year, abandoned or dumped in perreras for killing, including reports of galgos hung in olive groves. With all the adverse publicity, the galgueros responded by abandoning their dogs and dumping them in perreras in greater numbers. There are now fewer instances of hangings because – however much the galgueros claim ‘there are no hangings’ – digital photos on the Internet accurately show dates and times and show the real truth. And because now one or two associations are not afraid of instigating court action against these dog-murdering men. And I’m talking about podencos being hung, as well as galgos.

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  • Galgos France save Broken

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    Here is the story of a podenco saved by Galgos France. (photos on this weblink)

    ‘The Adaana shelter, partner of our association, took charge of Broken, a podenca of barely 1 year old. She was in such pain that she could not get up to take care of herself: she was urinating and defecating on herself.

    She underwent an old dislocation of the hip and sacroiliac. She underwent surgery to connect the ileum (part of the small intestine) and the sacrum. She has been operated on for a radio-ulnar fracture. She had to have an enema because the hip bone was squeezing the intestine and blocking the pelvic canal. She has evacuated bones and teeth … She is hospitalized for at least 15 days.

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  • Spanish Stray Dogs – Dog Breeds in Spanish pounds: Podenco

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    Pounds all over Spain are full of dogs of many colours, sizes and breeds. Podencos, bodegueros, mastins, Spanish water dog and many more, all can be found looking for a home. Each with their distinctive traits and temperaments. On this article we want to introduce you to one of the most common breeds found all over Spain, and in particular the south, the podenco.

    Podencos are a sighthound bred to hunt. They change in size and colours but they all are very clever and intelligent, always very aware of its surroundings and sensitive to their human’s reactions. They are very curious and although they can be shy, they cannot help wanting to explore new things and places.

    They are a strong breed highly resistant to illness. These dogs are used to hunt under a punishing sun for many hours and in spite of their fragile looking bodies they are very tough and resilient with a high pain threshold.

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  • Starving podenco Ibicenco – Rescued and safe…

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    This poor podenco was so weak he could barely stand to walk. Here’s what his rescuers say.

    22/2/2019 – We received several warnings throughout the day of a very big and very thin podenco on the road to Benali with risk of hit. We went to look for it and look at the picture we found…. it’s amazing he’s still alive.

    Today, Magic, start your new life, we will take care of you very well and we will find a family that will take care of you always (of course you will not fall into the hands of any hunters!

    For now he is admitted to the veterinary clinic, when they do all the necessary tests and give him the special food he needs. We will need foster for him. He is a young man, with many fears to overcome but with much love and affection will forget his past soon.

    If you can help us send an email cesenguera@gmail.com

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  • Portuguese Podengo looking for comfort in her twilight years

    This is such a sad story…sweet little Portuguese Podengo now abandoned by the hunter she has served loyally most of her life so far. She deserves to know the good things in life from now on. Contact Dogs of Portugal direct if you have room in your home and heart for her.