Podenco Post

Category: Regional news

  • Hound Sanctuary – help needed in Munich, Germany in August

    Here we go – the full details of the appeal from Rain of Hound Sanctuary, desperately needing help.

    We have three dogs from different locations in Spain who all need to fly out of Munich on the 24th of August. So here’s what we need:

    1) Transport from Spain to Munich
    2) Depending on when that transport is, they may also need a place to stay for a few days in Munich
    3) Delivery to our flight escort in Munich Airport on the morning of 24th August for departure

    I need someone in Munich to hold 3 podencos for us for two to three days in August until my flight escort gets there to pick them up. We are flying from Munich on the morning of August 24th, on Lufthansa. My volunteer asks that I get the dogs to her at the airport that morning.

    If you are in Germany and can help, please email Rain on WelcometoTheSea@comcast.net

  • Who would do this to a podenco?

    Little Pod Little Bod 250 6 2014This is a story from Marie Stacey of Little Pod Association which came in on 20 June when I went on holiday. It has a sad beginning but it gets much better as the little podenco is making a good recovery.

    ‘This little boy is one of Faith and Merlin’s pups from December 2012 and was originally called Hugo. On Friday 20th June 2013 he was out on his morning walk with his mum and furbie brother when a car deliberately crossed over the road, mounted the pavement and ran him over. If there weren’t witnesses to this awful incident, I would never believe it. Unfortunately they were so shocked and concerned for Bod they did not get the van registration so not much hope of finding the driver. He is such a sweet, gentle little fellow who was loving his new life with his family. He has undergone surgery and is now doing well.

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  • Pepis Dog Refuge – ways to help care for 80 dogs!

    There are now about 80 dogs at Pepis Dog Refuge in Pedrera, Seville. Many of them have been there for months, often since being puppies and dumped at the gates. They are all adorable. Have a look at the wonderful new website on which some of the dogs are listed – you’ll see many are podenco or podenco x. It takes time to add them all, as you can imagine! 80 dogs also cost a lot to feed, so if you can’t offer a dog a forever home, please consider sponsoring one. You’ll find details under ‘Ways to Help‘.

  • Podencos in Apartments – Podencoworld Sweden comments

    Helene Portnoff Podencoworld Sweden 250 6 2014For many of us Brits, keeping a dog in an apartment (flat is our word) is not something we accept as much as the Europeans. Having said that, the apartment blocks I have been in in France and Spain are very different from a block of UK flats – they tend to be more spacious. One of my French friends lives in Paris with 5 dogs in her apartment, they get regular walks in the gardens around the block. Helen Portnoff of Podencoworld Sweden also lives in an apartment with 4 dogs. Here she explains.

    ‘4 of my children on a walk in the forest earlier today.

    You might have asked yourself if it is possible to live in an apartment with a Podenco? Answer: yes. We do, we live in a 3 room apartment but we walk them every four hours and they get to run “free” and play in the dog parc every day.

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  • Surrounded by Podencos…adopt one

    Janice Ball pods 1 250Another lovely rehoming story, from Janice Ball, who proves that podencos are addictive – you can’t have just one, you need more!

    The story of how I came to own 4 Podencos is down to me joining facebook, until then I had never heard of a Podenco! I started to see them on various rescue sites and then I spotted Suzi who had been in kennels for over 2 years and no one had enquired about her, she really touched my heart strings and I just fell in love with her. I adopted her there and then and she came over in 2013. She has been with me now a year and she is the prettiest most loving dog ever who greets all her fellow brothers and sisters every morning with kisses and licks. She loves all people and dogs but is not too keen on cats or birds as she sees these as something to chase as she has almost certainly done a bit of hunting at some point in her past life in Spain.

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  • SOS Podenco Rescue – if you can’t adopt, please sponsor a podenco

    SOS Podencos Ella 250 (Ella, living with her housecat) If you can’t adopt a podenco, please consider sponsoring one of these gorgeous podencos whilst they await their forever homes. Ulrika Schofield tells the story of SOS Podencorescue who would welcome your sponsorship of any of their podencos.

    Sos Podencorescue was founded in September 2013 and ever since the day María Casares and I got together we have worked tirelessly to save, heal, rehabilitate and re-home as many Pods as our finances and the space at the residency would allow.

    Luckily, we have a wonderful band of friends, followers and supporters who all went the extra mile to help us with donations, sponsorships, taking part in auctions and, above all, shared our Pods for all they were worth – we are forever grateful to you all!

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  • Podenco Canario Lisa – happy in a forever home

    TARA Lisa 250It’s always great to have a happy homing story. Here’s one about a lucky Podenca Canario rescued and rehomed by TARA association.

    ‘LISA joined the TARA family 11 months ago when she was found on a goat farm that was soon christened “hell” Some caring tourists had stumbled across this place, and could not believe the conditions the animals were kept in.

    Everyday they took food and water to the dogs, and knew they wanted to help some escape these conditions. They contacted TARA and asked for help, and we stepped in to ensure that at least some of the dogs could be saved.

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  • Lex – still desperate

    Still desperately seeking a foster or forever home for Lex. He could fly to the UK at the beginning of August, if there is a foster/forever home for him.

  • How not to foster a dog

    I’m going to write a piece about fostering dogs. Fosterers are vitally important people; they take on the responsibility of a dog when it has been rescued, toilet training, manners, getting it used to living in a house, socialising it…it’s a big responsibility. Fosterers are really valuable people and we don’t under-estimate this. Often we end up keeping our foster dog…how many of you have been there.

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  • Spanish Stray Dogs, 112carlotagalgos, SOS Podenco Rescue…

    Janice pod pix 250 6 2014These four lovely podencos are lucky, they were saved and are now all living comfortable lives with Janice Ball in the UK. Here’s who they are.

    ‘My four Pods together, just so everyone can see how different they all are, they come in all sizes!! Suzi (white) and little Paco (front right) come from Spanish Stray Dogs UK. Paco is a Podenco Maneto and is quite small with his little legs. Casey and Scarlet are Andalaz Podencos. There are some much bigger as well, so you see there is a Podenco for everyone. So many are discarded every year in Spain and they make such wonderful pets, please do think about adopting one, so many are waiting.’

    Hundreds of podencos are being killed every week in the perreras. That’s because there are hundreds in foster and kennels and refuges waiting to be adopted, so there is no space for the perrera pods. Here’s a comprehensive list of rehoming associations.