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  • Protectora Scooby – desperately needing help – 450 dogs rescued since December 2021

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    Terrible news from Scooby, they are full and running out of funds.

    Fermin Perez, president of Scooby, said: “We’ve had a tough few months with more galgos and podencos dumped than more or less ever before. The flow of galgos and podencos has been unrelenting after the most recent hare coursing season.

    “We are not the only shelter to experience this. Fellow rescues agree that we have not seen peak numbers like this since about 30 years ago.

    “We have rescued 450 galgos and podencos, with 200 other breeds in the shelter as well. Quite simply, Scooby is full and we cannot rescue more dogs for time being.

    “As you can imagine this places significant pressure on our resources and we are now in survival mode.

    “We will need to solve this crisis if we are to continue.”

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  • Galgos and Podencos from Spain to forever homes in the US

    At the beginning of May several podencos and galgos started their journey from Spain to their forever homes in the US. Here’s part of their story, Bev Farmer reports.

    ‘8th May

    Just got word from Alisha Marie from The Sanctuary at Bluebird Lane, all dogs are on board and the flight is ready to take off.
    Thank you to Brian Hughes from Ibizan Hound Rescue who transportedto Airport.

    There are six dogs on this flight from 4 different rescue groups here in Spain. On arrival to Los Angeles George Knott and Scott Gulledge of Galgopod Group will be waiting to assist Alisha and Shannon at the airport. In total 7 rescue groups here in Spain snd the USA worked together to give these 6 galgos and Podencos the opportunity of a better life.

    Day 7 of the transport …

    (See video ) All the dogs look so chilled out, Alisha Marie and Shannon are making regular stops on route. Yesterday they called into Chrysann Collatos of the Rosa Project ( helping special needs Podencos from Spain ) giving the dogs a chance to have a break. It amazing these dogs who didnt know one another before arriving are so relaxed with one another.

    To give you idea how epic this journey is, they will have travelled 16,872 miles 27,152 kms. To put this in perspective its 24,902 miles 40,075 kms to circle the earth.

    To quote Alisha “They’re into the groove of the trip with many miles still to go, but what’s a few thousand miles for a lifetime of love.”

    Gracias Chicas for everything, you rock

    I was always amazed how the galgos and podencos got on perfectly well together when I worked with the team from L’Europe des Levriers beinging them from Spain back to France for rehoming. There was never any fracas. They get on better than some people!!

  • I am a forever dog

    I am a forever dog

  • Don’t forget the podencos on Gran Canaria needing forever homes

    So hard for the podencos in the Canary Islands to find forever homes. Their main chance is on mainland Europe. Here’s one beauty who needs to get into a foster or forever home as soon as possible.

    ‘XENA, she had to go to foster for a while at least because she was losing so much weight and we don’t know the cause. She lives in a cage nursery and there you can’t be so attentive all the time. She eats well, has no parasites, and her attitude is good. The analysis is fine too.

    Now we have changed our thinking and we will continue to do other tests, although it can also be the stress of living so long in cages, that although they are very well taken care of and go out twice a day…. because it’s not the same as a home.

    She’s been with us at least two years. She has always lived in cages and rarely will she get spend a weekend in foster care. She’s three and a half years old, active, sociable with dogs, cats hasn’t been bad, and she can be educated with guidelines, time and patience. With people she is a little shy at first but gets used to it relatively quickly.

    We are looking for a forever home. Will you help us find it?.

    Contact salvaunpodenco@gmail.com

    https://www.facebook.com/salvaunpodencogc/videos/5447381541940289

  • Protectora Scooby – 2 podenco puppies hoping for forever homes

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    From Scooby.

    This pair of beauties are Elfo and his little sister Peperina.

    They’re two cute podenquitos just 5 months old. As good puppies they are, they love to play, run and do mischief.
    They need to find a family that loves them, we can’t allow them to grow up in a shelter.

    If you want to adopt one of them, or better yet, both, write to us at adopciones@scoobymedina.org

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  • What is a podenco?

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    Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends posted this on her facebook page Podenco Friends on lst May

    Today we honour the Podenco a breed that is so noble and proud and given the opportunity a wonderful companion. The reality for Podencos is Spain many are subjected to a very harsh life undervalued and not afforded the respect they are owed.

    A life locked away in darken buildings underground caves and bunkers often chained to the wall. A plastic bucket filled with rancid green water to drink. No soft bed to sleep on and never a full belly, these dogs are expected to run until their lungs burst and they do, for their master. The reward for their loyalty, once no longer able to do their job because they have become old, sick or injured, they are abandoned in their thousands every year.

    Many try to survive on the streets seek sanctuary in the countryside where they starve to death or get hit by cars. Others are handed in to perreras, where the chances of them being adopted are slim.

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  • Podenca Rosely enjoying the local dog park

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    As we now only have a small garden, on a Sunday morning I take Rosely to a local dog park to meet other small/medium size dogs. We’ve been going for abour 3 months now and she has blossomed from being a terrified little dog afraid of everyone and the other dogs to gaining confidence and coming out of her shell.

    So I decided that for International Day of the Podenco, Rosely and I would celebrate it in our own way and for the first time I let her off lead to run free. It took quite a while for her to realise she was off lead and leave my side but she gradually wandered away to sniff piles of twigs and nettles bordering the enclosure. It does help that the hawthorn is now in full leaf and the nettles are grown, which adds depth to the sheep fencing surrounding the park.

    By the end of the hour, she was watching a group of excitable little dogs playing on and around the A frame. Hopefully next week when her special friend Springer Spaniel Milo may be there, she will be off running with him.

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  • Galgo Podenco Platform – what they do

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    Many years ago the Dutch Galgo Lobby worked to publicise the plight of the galgos and podencos in Spain. The Galgo Podenco Platform is now doing the same. Here’s an extract from their website.

    ‘Galgo Podenco Platform

    The galgolobby is a developed lobby in Europe, where these dogs are much exploited for their specific characteristics as sight hounds, including their speed and hunting abilities. Galgos are traditionally used for hare coursing on the countryside and sometimes on enclosed tracks.

    A very important development is that the galgo-lobby also represents the podenco: The Great Forgotten. Podencos are mostly used and abused in the Rehalas and Monterias: the driven hunt. The number of podencos greatly exceeds the number of galgos in Spain. These dogs live mostly hidden in dark and filthy barns on one meter chains.’

    You can read more about their work on this link.

  • lst May Day of the Podenco

    Day of the Podenco Bev 400
    Celebrations are going on around Europe for these wonderful Spanish hounds who suffer so much horrendous treatment at the hands of the galgueros.

    Polly Mathewson of Invisible Hounds organised a walk on Whistable Beach on 24th April to commemorate podencos.

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  • What to consider when adopting a dog – Protectora Scooby

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    From Protectora Scooby

    ‘All dogs are wonderful beings and amazing life partners but as much as we like animals, not everyone has to square up with our character and lifestyle, so it is best to be informed about the characteristics and necessities of the animal race/breed (if we know which one it is) before adopting him and above all, it is very important to be advised by the people who care and know them before taking the final step to expand your family with a four-legged companion.

    Many times people adopt dogs or cats because of how beautiful they are physically or because they follow a fashion, regardless of the character and needs of the chosen animal and that adoption generally ends in failure.

    This is said, to all of you who are thinking of sharing your lives with a dog or cat we encourage you to do so, but always responsibly and after meditating on it a lot.

    There are lots of animals in Scooby waiting for someone to give them a chance.

    adopciones@scoobymedina.org

    www.scoobymedina.org