Category: In the media
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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.
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In Valencia – an older Podenca hoping for a forever home
I adopted Rosely 18 months ago. She was 9 years old but very lively and loves long walks, and has a dog-wagging tail – it never stops unless she is frightened!In Valencia. ‘This is an older girl hoping for a forever home. Female, she had no chip, older and very scared, she will be about 8 or 9 years old, found in Llombai, very scared, but then she is a treasure. It’s clear she’s had bad experiences.
She urgently needs a foster home or, even better, a forever home. She doesn’t deserve to end up in a cage. We named her Pinky.
Contact or visit our shelter in Modepran Carlet’
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Advice – Canine Brucellosis
From Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends.
‘Canine Brucellosis, this is relevant to anyone in the UK that has adopted a dog from overseas .. please read
There have been a number of reports of some veterinary Clinics in the UK that any one that has brought a dog into the UK from overseas. They are now insisting it is tested for Brucellosis before they are willing to treat it .. I have attached a link below from an article from the British Veterinary Association recommending protocols ti be put in place ..
This will also include breeders importing dogs and possibly people who travel overseas with their dogs..
My concern is your dog needs emergency treatment and it is delayed until the blood results are back, it may be too late.
Asking some of our adopters it seems that the private practices are not making this request but the bigger practices that are owned by companies are doing so. Even dogs that have been in the UK for a number of years with no symptoms. -
What happened to this injured podenco?
Sad story about an injured podenco. The fate of many who are injured and abandoned by the sub-human hunters.
‘The guy who sounded the alarm and then went to look for the dog wrote this to us:
“My friends were on the bikes and I don’t know if they could take him, we were on Sunday until 11 looking for him and it only cost us a fight with the property owner.” It’s pretty far off. We haven’t been able to do more, other than we work during the week and can’t go. “
The boys on the bikes were looking for him where they saw him and the owner of the estate threatened to shoot them if they did not leave there, when I finally let them explain, the guy already knew about the dog, they believe the dog was theirs and that in the conditions that the dog there could not have gone very far and yet no matter how much they looked they didn’t see it.
They believe the guy is a boar hunter and injured him and probably left it like that or shot him.
If anyone is determined to go and know more about this case write to us in private and we will give more details.An appeal was raised on facebook ‘Have you seen this poor dog that seems to have been attacked by a boar, we only have the location I share because they don’t know what to do in case someone can approach.’