Kongs are a good way of keeping an active dog occupied, especially if left alone for a while. Here’s a link to some recommended ideas from the Blue Cross.
Category: In the media
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Leishmania in dogs
Many of the Spanish rescue hounds test positive for Leishmania, a disease caused by the Sandfly. Sadly it puts some people off adopting, and yet with an inexpensive regular dose of medication, the dogs go on to lead happy normal lives.
Here’s a link to an article about Leishmania which I published a couple of years ago.
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Traktive – finding your dog if it gets lost
A story recently published tells of a podenco on a beach with its owner in Northern France. Some fireworks were let off and the podenco ran into the sea and swam off. It was wearing one of these trackers. The owner says the GPS signal was lost for about an hour, then reappeared to report that the dog had swum out to an island and was on rocks waiting to be rescued! She got a local boat owner to take her out to the Island to rescue her dog.
So here’s a link to Traktive, the tracker this lady used. I shall be purchasing one for my podenca Rosie for when we go out on riverbank and beach walks, as she’s still so nervous she’d probably run off if there were any loud bangs.
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Cherry Eye in Dogs
My little Podenca Rosely sometimes has a third eyelid appear in the corner of her eyes and I have been told it is known as Cherry Eye.
Link to an informative article on Cherry Eye.
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Podencos make good agility dogs without even trying!
From Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends.
‘Why a minimu 2m high fence/wall is required if adopting a podenco. This fence is 1.2m high and the podenco just pops over it with minimal effort.’
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Packing for your holidays – don’t forget the Pet First Aid Kit
With the main holiday season upon us, many pet lovers will be taking their 4-legged friends with them. Besides packing your own things including a first aid kit, it’s advisable to pack a first aid kit for your pet too. Then you’re prepared if your dog cut itself, gets heat stroke, burns, insect stings.
The Blue Cross have a comprehensive website article dedicated to covering what you need in your pets First Aid Kit.
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Protectora Scooby now 30 years old
Although this is a video from when Scooby was 25 years old, nothing has changed apart from some of the animals! The abandonment of hunting dogs, the cruelty to animals in Spain never changes and yet the Scooby team are always there to help. Please support them.Report and video from Protectora Scooby Palencia which, along with Scooby Zamorra, were the 2 latest shelters to open.
(Translation) ‘Summer is usually a difficult time for animal protectors, since the number of abandoned dogs increases with the holidays. This year, for the moment, fewer dropouts have been registered in Palencia than in previous campaigns, which suggests that society is becoming more aware. But there is still a long way to go, especially when it comes to acquiring a pet. For many, buying an animal is a whim that contributes to increasing the problem. Adopting, on the other hand, can be the solution and gives these animals a second chance.’
And a video of a visit to Protectora Scooby Medina by a young French woman and her father. Note the white podenco sitting in a hole. This is often the ‘bed’ for hounds which are chained outside.