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  • Malaga – Older is Gold – Podenco Andaluz waiting forever

    Podenco Annie 250 10 11 2015This is an appeal for forever homes for a couple of deserving podencos who have been waiting far too long for their families. They are both in Malaga, Spain, in the Old for Gold group on facebook. Please give them a chance. Anne explains

    ANNIE
    Annie was brought to us by the Guardia Civil. She was very emaciated and the soles of her feet were completely worn. Her feet really hurt her a lot. She had been reserved very soon after her arrival by someone who wanted to adopt her but then she turned out to be leishmaniasis positive and the people did not want her any more.

    Fortunately Annie does not have any symptoms. Annie is already an older lady who we
    think was born in 2004.It is time for her to find some real happiness after living a very rough life.

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  • UPROMA – working on animal welfare in Murcia, Spain

    Read the details here

  • Victims of the thunderstorms hitting southern Spain – seeking refuge at Pepis

    Galga podenco pod 250 1 11 2015This little podenca was found sheltering from the thunderstorms at the gates of Pepis Dog Refuge, along with the galga. Both cold and wet, Jane and Alan took them in, dried them off and settled them for the night. The hunter had cut the chip out of the galga’s neck before dumping her.

    Both hounds need vet checking, vaccinations etc as well as feeding, just 2 more to add to the 70+ dogs at the refuge. Please help feed them, every penny/euro/dollar goes to he dogs. Donate to pepis.dogrefuge@hotmail.co.uk.

    And to make matters worse, the torrential rain has meant that the 4×4 cannot make it up the drive to the Galgo centre and Jane and Alan’s mobile home. So Alan has to drag the gas bottle up!

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  • November 2015 – Domestic Violence Awareness Month – linked to Animal Abuse

    PAES Dr Nuria 250Dr Nuria Querol i Vinas spoke at the PAES conference on the subject of Animal Abuse and Interpersonal Violence and often it can also be linked with psychological problems too – abusers will maltreat those weaker than themselves. Abusers may use animals as a lever in situations where a woman (and children) have escaped him (it’s usually a man in Spain) and they are threatened – if you don’t return, I will kill your dog/cat.

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  • PAES conference – more pix

    More info and pix on the conference here.

  • PAES First National Conference Murcia, October 2015 – report and pix

    Read all about it here.

  • Torrevieja – Animal Protection councillor appointed – every town should have one!

    From Irene Allen of Last Hope Dog Rescue.

    Torrevieja Perrera is my local dog pound and has been criticised along with many perreras in Spain but Torrevieja I have been saying is one of the better ones not perfect in any way but better than most.

    We have a new councillor of Animal Protection who is determined to change the perrera for the better. It will now be known as The Alberque Municipal and before the vet was never to be seen apart from microchipping and then she would turn up at her own time as I well know hanging about to get a podenco chipped from there.

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  • Podenco Friends Road Show – UK 2015

    Canine capers 5 170Bev tells the story of how the roadshow came about. (Thank you Kathryn for your photos – video from Bev at the end of the article.

    Podenco Friends Road Show UK …. it all started with a message from Sonja Mills & Heather Bennett what do think about attending some shows this year ? We really didn’t know where to start had no funds but we pulled it off.

    This has been a brilliant initiative and every show attended we have had a stand we have always being well received, most importantly raised awareness for the Podencos here in Spain. This was the brain child of Sonja & Heather supported by their husbands Dave Mills & Dave Bennett and they have worked incredibly hard giving up so much of their time and weekends. The team grew, Laura Cording, Stuart Harris and Cathy Klar came on board along with other family members and we couldn´t have done it without you.

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  • Galgos and Podencos demonstrate in Madrid against the Toro de la Vega

    73 photos of t-shirts worn in the Manifestation on 4th October 2015 in Madrid, against the Toro de la Vega where sick men on horseback chase a beautiful black bull, jabbing their long lances into his body till he drops.

    Great way of publicising the galgos and podencos.

  • Podenca Zarita – from the Spanish campo to agility in the UK

    Bev Zarita sack 250The story of Zarita. Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends tells her story.

    Late one Friday night back in September 2014 a post was shared of a Podenco heavily pregnant lying on an old feed sack under a bush. She desperately needed help. Just one look at her face and I was in contact and within a couple of hours arrangements were made for her to come to Podenco Friends.

    I collected her the following evening and she was fit to burst and it was obvious she was going to give birth soon. Having never done this before and with no idea what to do, Janette Lopez called round and gave me a crash course. A couple of hours later she was in labour and 5 pups had come into the world. I sat with her throughout and it was so wondrous to see them been born and take their first breath and mum was totally calm taking great care of these babies.

    Bev Zarita running 250Zarita is one of these angels who walks the earth, a generous loving nature who is friends with everyone. She also has a great sense of humor and could be naughty. She stole the bags of corn hung from the trees left there by the owners of the racing pigeons. We had to confess to them what happened so they could put the rest in a safe place. Everything she did she gave 100% whether it was a hug or having a blast out running, she really knows how to enjoy life

    So now this little family have found new homes. Tosca and Little Roo are in America, Ayra in Belgium, Orlando in France and of course disabled Hope who is with us. Now its Zarita’s turn to have her own forever sofa and she has gone to a family that very much want and need her and will give her the chance to be the super star I know she is.

    Helen Veal reports back that Zarita is so quick to learn new skills and at her first agility lesson she took every thing in her stride. I have always believed that podencos have all the attributes to excel at agility and with the guidance and experience of Helen who has competed in dog agility at top flight in the UK we look forward to watching her progress. This year two more of our rescues have gone to families that also compete so maybe in the future we will have Agility Team Podenco UK

    Just look at her now! Podencos make brilliant agility dogs.