Yet another tragic story about an unwanted podenco.
This is Podenco Grandpa Zorro. He is 12 years old, is super good and has been very loyal. Now his owner does not want him anymore and is going to take him to the perrera unless a protective association can save his life. He is Cadiz.
Heartless.
This tiny podenco was thrown over a fence, he’s skeletal. In Cordoba Andalusia. Anyone who can help this young male? I’ve suggested they contact Asociacion Segunda Oportunidad which is in Cordoba.
(so sad these wonderful dogs are treated like rubbish to be thrown away)
This is an article written by Ed Verhaegan published in Laverdad, an Alicante newspaper, in 2010. Sadly 14 years on the situation hasn’t changed and currently there are protests about municipal perreras being handed over to a private company which has a bad reputation for its treatment of dogs from the day they arrive.
‘The waste of Spanish society
Valencia, FEDENVA wants to change the law on stray animals, adaptation of the law implies that the collection and housing of stray and abandoned animals by private commercial hands, to earn this money. This means mass slaughter of stray animals in which starved will come to an end because the only purpose of these commercial companies make money. It will be the animals provided with minimal care and they will want to get rid of the cheapest possible way of animals. Valencia-The Federation for Animal Valencia (FEDENVA) wants the collection and care of stray and abandoned animals to be managed by non-profit organizations and not “by commercial companies whose goal is to make money.”
This photo takes me back 10 years to a time when three special Podencos came into our care late in 2014.
Each of these boys, Juan, Raine, and Zeus, arrived with a story of sadness but also filled us with determination to help them.
Juan was found near our finca, @@abandoned in the sweltering heat of summer. Dehydrated and confused, he was lucky to have been spotted by friends who brought him to safety.
So sad, this lovely Podenco Campanero has been waiting for over 2 years for a forever home.
‘ODDIE. IS IT TRUE THAT THEY DON’T LOVE ME BECAUSE I HAVE 3 LEGS? We can’t believe that. That would be too cruel.
I was rescued over 2 years ago by Happy Footprints Association with a shot in my elbow that left me totally wounded.. tried with medication to cure me, but there was no way, and there was a high risk of endangering my health, so there was no choice but to amputate my leg. I don’t mind having 3 legs at all, because I live a totally normal life, but it seems… because of this no one wants to adopt me.
Unlike galgos, the majority of Podencos are very active and intelligent dogs who require plenty of exercise and stimulation. I liken them to Border Collies. Besides agility, Canicross is a growing activity proving popular with pods adopters – mind you, you have to be fit too!! Here are a couple of videos about Canicross.
From Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends
‘Meet Peque – please share to help him find his Forever Sofa .. thank you
Peque is a young podenco, born around August 2023. Only a puppy he was left on the streets trying to survive on his own. Now in the care of Galgos Felices Fundacion he is learning to trust humans day by day. He’s already made incredible progress, but he still needs patience, love, and a calm environment to fully come out of his shell.
Why Peque Might Be Your Perfect Match:
Healthy and sterilized
Gets along wonderfully with other dogs and cats
well-behaved
Visit the Hope for Podencos fundraising shop on this weblink.
I didn’t realised it was so long ago – 2016 apparently. Readers may remember a podenco being rescued which had lost its lower jaw. I’ve searched before to find out how he got on and now I’m delighted to report below. I hope you can see this video of him, looking a little grey round the face now.
‘Sure we don’t even need to say his name because many of you will know who he is just by looking at that special look.
Spirit is another super wrestler who has lived for years in the Santuario La Candela. In 2016 he was shot in the mouth causing him to lose the entire lower jaw and causing injuries and infections that almost ended his life.
Spirit was the first dog in the world to have a jaw-drawn prosthesis integrated, it was in 2016 and in addition to the best veterinary professionals, human doctors were present in the operation.
