Podenco Post

Category: In the media

  • On the frontline – animal rescue in Murcia

    Another rescue story – 2 podencos, one pregnant, and galgos from a local kennel. Tina of Galgos del Sol tells the story.

    ’10th February 2017. We got a call to say that a galguero locally had been closed down and fined by Seprona and could we help take the dogs. This was an emotional case for us because it’s on our doorstep and we had been waiting for some time for this news. We had approached before to help to no avail and we had reached out to the authorities but nothing happened. There are a lot of ghosts around this place. I don’t want to write about them but I’ve seen them and I’ve cried and I’ve waited this moment.

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  • Big Police Intervention in Chiclana – 48 animals rescued from life of hell

    Read the full story here, and watch the video.

    Refugio Kimba is one of the first animal rescue shelters in Spain. They need your help to pay for the vet treatment, food etc. to help all these animals back to health ready for adoption.

  • Why I adopted a Podenca called Reina

    For those of you following the story of little podenca Reina – she who walks on 2 front legs! Here is the story written by her adopting Mom about why she chose this sweet and deserving dog.

    Story from a Future Podenco Mother

    After the loss of my former Podenco Takkie in December, I just only wanted to look on the Internet and get a good laugh to comfort me, by watching Podenco videos, knowing these dogs are the funniest in the world!

    But the laugh turned into Love at First Sight, seeing Reina in one of the videos.

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  • Bravecto flea & tick treatment – warning

    Last year I published a warning about the result of using Bravecto oral flea and tick treatment on dogs – there is a continuing campaign being run on a facebook page to have it banned. Many contributors have had dogs become seriously ill and in many cases after vets have recommended using it. Here is the link to the article I published about it on my other blog Galgo News.

  • ACTIN in Murcia – supporting DeAnimals fighting animal cruelty in Spain

    Article on why ACTIN supports the work of DeAnimals. Court work costs DeAnimals without them recovering recompense, so please support their work.

  • Dogs of Portugal – 2 Portuguese Podengos looking for forever homes

    Meet Baloo and Cerys.

  • Podenca Reina in action!

    Here is a short video of Podenca Reina, rescued badly injured from a Feria, Jaen road and now in foster care whilst the vets consider whether the splint has helped heal her off hind leg or whether they will need to operate on that one after all. The pix are a little quick but look at the video full screen and see just what an amazing little dog Reina is. She already has a forever home to go to in Holland where there is another podenco waiting for her! Thank you to those who donated originally towards the vet fees, and to Podencoworld who undertook to pay the rest.

    Longer video, including her out walking in the fields with her fosterfriends.

  • Salvemos Podencos – two young podencos looking for forever homes

    Erni podenco Salvoslospodencos 400 1 2017These two lovely young podencos have been in the shelter of Salvamos Podencos for months, they would love to have their forever families.

    Erni has been at the shelter months, he’s a great podenquito, young, and very sweet. He was abandoned and took a while to catch but is now a happy dog, gets along well with all dogs. He needs need to know what it’s like to have a family.

    This baby has been at the shelter for more than a year! Ros is charming, funny and very loving, loves cuddling, is a true love, loves to play. She was abandoned by her hunter at the perrera where she was saved from certain death. She’s very special with a lot of to give, at least one responsible for the reception.

    If you want to help
    CTA BANCO SABADELL es97- 0081-0383-820001207029 or paypal salvemospodencos@hotmail.com

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  • Lawless Spanish hunters – out of control!

    The majority of Spanish hunters are obsessed with killing animals! And if anyone tries to stop them, or makes a denuncia, they think nothing of taking revenge – whether it is on the person making the denuncia, their family, their animals. Here is a tragic story of one victim.

  • 1st February – Day of the Galgo and Podenco

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