Podenco Post

Category: Regional news

  • SARA Protectora, Lanzarote – saving dogs

    SARA Protectora clavel 170 9 2013The Canary Island podencos have a very hard life and here’s just one example. Meet Clavel, or Carnation in English. Here is what SARA say.

    Clavel is the name we have given to this little male podenco, which the owner brought to our premises on the order of Seprona, who went to the house to process the complaint. They ordered that the dog be taken to our kennels to be treated and of course to be found a new home. The owner knew that the eye had been bad for a long time and that as of course it hadn’t been treated, the eye just exploded, with all the suffering that entails.

    It was necessary to remove the eye and now he is recuperating from the operation.

    Thank you to Seprona for taking action for this little dog and bringing him to us so that he can be treated.

    If you would like to offer Clavel a loving forever home, contact SARA Protectora.

  • Cheap accommodation on Lanzarote –

    Lanzarote Orlando 250 9 2013This young podenco is Orlando, thin and terrified in the perrera on Lanzarote, due to be killed next week. I’ve asked SARA Protectora if they can save him and there are appeals on facebook too. Fingers crossed.

    There have also been a few podenco puppies in the killing station in Valencia, Mairena (Seville) and Almeria. In the past few months more people have finally realised what I and Podencoworld (Holland) have been saying for years – that the podencos need help just as the galgos do. Facebook is an excellent medium for sharing the appeals to save the podencos and I’m pleased to report that, beside Pedro the injured podenco, several puppies have also been saved from death through appeals on facebook. BUT they all need forever homes, which can take longer.

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  • Latest news on the Valencia podencos

    Do you remember the recent report about 48 podencos and some galgos chained up in a 15m sq. but? Here is the latest report – it looks like Seprona, Guardia Civil, might be taking action against him for cruelty. Fingers crossed.

  • 4th Fun Dog Show at St Pardoux, Sunday 8th September 2013

    Best Crossbreed 250Here are some of the pix from my 4th Fun Dog Show fundraiser held on 8th September 2013. You’ll see pix of Most Handsome Male, Best Veteran, Best Crossbreed, Best Brace, Adult and Junior Handler, and all the first placed winners forward for Best in Show. Thank you to my lovely French judge Mireille Poupard, President of Agility Club de Terves and my great steward Rachel Moon – there’s no one better at getting everyone in the right place at the right time! I have a wonderful team of volunteers helping me, including MOH David. Without their support, the event would not happen – proceeds go to a couple of small refuges in Spain.

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  • Mogan, Gran Canaria, Mairena, Sevilla – podenco puppies in perreras!

    Gran Canaria Janis Luke 250 9 2013And more podenco puppies. Janis and Luke are in the municipal perrera in Mogan, Gran Canaria. As regular readers will know, the main hope for adoption for podencos on the Islands is in mainland Europe. At the moment the contact for these two babies is the perrera. However, the main animal rescue association on Gran Canaria is TARA and it could be they would help if someone wanted to get the puppies out for adoption. Naturally there would be fees to pay, including flights from the Island.

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  • Hellin & Albacete perreras – two podenco puppies for killing

    Albacete podenco pup Ray 250 9 2013Two podenco puppies at risk in perreras. This is Mathew in Hellin perrera, only a few months old, very affectionate., write to the contacts here.
    linaortu@gmail.com
    maytegarcia29@hotmail.com
    Contact Tel: (0034) 618 89 71 82 (from 10 to 13h)

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  • Podenco jewellery on sale by Pro-Galgo International

    Pro Galgo 2 podencos brooch 250Pro-Galgo now have some Podenco jewellery on sale. Two pendants or brooches.

    Pendant “2 PODENCOS playing”
    polished pewter, 75mm width and 55mm high
    price 22eur plus shipping 3.50eur
    also sold as brooch

    also available each dog separately, 17eur plus 3,50 euros postage

    Pendant “HOUND head”
    Pewter, 55mm height x 40mm wide
    also available as a brooch
    40eur plus shipping

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  • Valencia perrera – time running out for a young podenco

    This young male podenco is still in Valencia perrera…time is running out for him. .

    For those of you on facebook, here’s a video of him

    Contact: adoptadelaperrera@gmail.com

    (I hope someone can take him; his disabled leg looks like Polar’s leg, the disabled galgo puppy I have adopted from Pepis Refuge, Pedrera.)

  • Sharing the news on Galgo News and Podenco Post

    I’d just like to say a BIG THANK YOU to all of my readers of Galgo News and Podenco Post – you are all wonderful – whether supporting my appeals, sharing the stories I post, joining in petitions and letter writing campaigns, buying my book. Thank you, keep reading and keep spreading the news.

  • Mojacar, Almeria – accommodation wanted

    Paws Patas puppies 250 8 2013The nightmare for volunteers in Spain working in dog and cat rescue. How does one cope with this sort of pressure? Paw-Patas – 32 puppies, 3 adult dogs dumped in 14 days. The only positive is that they were dumped at the shelter. If you can help either with donations for food, vaccinations etc, or best of all adoption, please contact Paws-Patas direct.