Podenco Post

Category: Regional news

  • Start of hunting season in Spain

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    From Galgos 112

    On August 10, the “hunting tooth in hand” period of rabbit begins in Andalucia. It’s a minor type of hunting in which dogs are used to track and capture pieces, without the use of firearms. The terror begins for the poor dogs that won’t stop until February.

    We are noticing how the date is getting closer by the number of greyhounds and podencos that appear lying around: now is when they start to take them out of the zulus to prepare and test them. Every day there are new ones abandoned, they are the ones that aren’t strong or the ones that don’t serve them to hunt.

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  • Podenca Amira – ill with Coronavirus – please help with vet fees

    Sunday 3/08 Amira had a vet appointment scheduled. This extra checkup was supposed to determine why she was losing weight, and it turned into a rollercoaster of emotions. For a couple of days, she refused to eat any food on her own, and that remained a complete mystery to us—until yesterday.

    The vet left nothing to chance. Amira’s eyes looked dull and empty. Distemper was immediately suspected. A blood sample was taken for analysis. Fortunately, the test was negative. A small relief—but short-lived. The next option: Parvo and the Coronavirus. We held our breath.

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  • A long journey ahead for Podenca Amira – dying by the roadside

    The story so far about Amira, from Sandy Galgoslover

    28/07 Last night, at sunset, a remarkable rescue operation took place on a highway heading towards Níjar. A Spanish girl was driving unsuspectingly when she spotted a thin, frail dog staggering along the road. It turned out to be a Podenco girl, dehydrated, confused, and so weak she couldn’t even stand. Her paws were red and painful, burned by the hot asphalt she had walked on in her desperate search for water and a little shade.

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  • Podenco Radham with Project Galgo – hoping for a rural forever home

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    From Project Galgo

    Little Radham is available for adoption. He is a young, beautiful, affectionate and wonderful Podenco. Just 2 years of age, this button nosed boy is gorgeous inside and out. He loves cuddles and affection in all forms. Such a pure hearted and innocent boy, who is sociable and playful with all people and other dogs. Radham is cat safe and easy going enough to adapt to a variety of environments.

    We would like Radham to have a loving home in a semi rural location, with a secure garden and preferably another happy dog for company. He’s truly amazing.

    If you’d like to apply to adopt Radham, please do so via the ‘apply’ tab on our website.

    Thank you

  • Podenca Andaluz Rosie goes caravanning

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    There is a UK facebook group called Camping & Caravanning with Greyhounds and Sighthounds. This includes podencos. Recently the group held its first meet at Hertford Caravan Site, in a lovely quiet area bordered by huge trees and bushes in which lived squirrels, a muntjac deer and a fox. 39 hoomans and double that number of greyhounds, lurchers and whippets – and 1 Podenca Andaluz – all gathered for a lovely socialising relaxing weekend.

    My Podenca Rosie is typical of Spanish rescue hounds – very fearful of men. But this weekend she excelled herself, coping with lots of strangers and even bravely accepting attention from a couple of men. Here she’s making friends with greyhound Paddy and his hoomans, plus Rosie’s Dad. The black greyhound is Brian who was very clever at getting into boxes of treats, even with the lids on!

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  • Galgos Rescue Almeria – podencos for adoption

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    Nando, a stunning chocolate podenco

    Contact Sandy at Galgos Rescue Almeria if you can offer a foster or forever home to one of these young beauties.

  • Podenca Katla – saved from a Seville road by Galgos del Sur

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    Katla is a small young podenca who islooking for a forever home with another hound who will play with her. Saved by Galgos del Sur, Project Galgo are helping find her a forever home.

    Read more about Katla on this weblink.

  • Canary Islands podencos suffer horrendous abuse

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    Indignation in Caleta de Famara: Inaction against animal abuse. In Famara, from Ademal Lanzarote

    Under the scorching sun of Famara, a lonely cry breaks our soul. At least four podenches remain locked in a windowless “dungeon,” where the only consolation is a beam of light from the ceiling. Their suffering is palpable.

    Despite having formally reported this situation on June 18, with witnesses corroborating the abuse and prior complaints against the same owner, inaction is the only response we have received. Desperation grows day by day as nothing changes.

    We can’t look away. These animals deserve to be saved.

    Share so that your outcry is heard and the authorities act.

    #NoAlaCaza

  • Project Galgo – deaf podenco looking for a foster home in the UK

    Read all about him on this weblink.

  • Podenca Kaori with Galgos del Sur

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    From Galgos del Sur

    Kaori is a beautiful, 6 year old big-eyed podenca dog we rescued from an olive grove in the middle of winter, terrified as she tried to protect the puppies she’d just given birth to from the cold. She probably belonged to a hunter who would use her for breeding for years, and when she was no longer useful to him, he abandoned her regardless of her condition. Thus, Kaori is a dog with many insecurities when it comes to interacting with people, and the shelter is too stressful a place for dogs like her, so her development is completely stalled here.

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