Judy Kleinbongardt is passionate about podencos. She has her own website and she has also written a book about the Podencos, which concentrates on the podencos from Spain – from the organisations and the perreras. It has received very favourable reviews. If there is anyone fluent Dutch/English who would be willing to translate it, please get in touch with either Judy or me.
Category: Regional news
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Website on Podencos in Dutch and German
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Please help the dogs, every little helps
Don’t forget to look at the links at the side of Podenco Post. Barcelona Dogs have THE most fantastic leather collars for all types of dogs, and the price will surprise you – not as expensive as you would think. If you purchase a hound collar and give the code Berylgalgos, then a percentage of the purchase price will be donated to my galgo fund. And your friends will be astounded by the sight of your fabulous hound sporting their ‘designer’ collar.
Bettys Original produce natural food mixes for all types of dogs. They deliver all over Spain; if you order through them, you can contribute to feeding the dogs in two shelters.
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Moxie May, a podenca with a wonderful forever home
For a change, a lovely story about Moxie May, told by her forever Mom Meryl Marsh.
‘I am from the U.S. and live most of the year in Belgium because my boyfriend works here. Last spring I started researching adoption agencies on the internet and learned that there are several in Belgium that place dogs from Spain, this lead to me learning about what a sad, desperate situation many dogs face in Spain. Before that, I had no idea.
Every country has it’s issues with animal cruelty, but I was really shocked to learn how bad Spain is with the hunting practices and such. This was also the first time I had ever seen a Podenco. I fell in love with their athletic build and of course the big ears. I was searching for a dog that would be a running companion for me and maybe provide a little protection when I am out by myself on a trail (although Moxie ended up being a relatively small podenco.)
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Pau, southern France – International Dog Show – Galgos on the Podium – please come with your galgos and podencos
16 and April 17, 2011 in Pau, southern France, there will be an International Dog Show CACIB CACS organized by the Society of Canine Département Pyrénées Atlantiques. More than 1,200 dogs of all breeds will be exhibited and judged.
On this occasion, L’Europe des Levriers has been invited to hold an information stand on the fate suffered by galgos in Spain. We will have the opportunity to speak on the podium in front of more than 2000 people of all nationalities, and it Will be translated in Spanish and English.
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Podencos puppies rescued from death row – have you room in your heart for them?
Just received the most wonderful news. these two podenco puppies were in a killing station, but the Sofia El Refigio Escuela rescued them and here they are now, waiting for their forever homes. Just look at the different in these handsome hounds, away from the smell of death. This is what the shelter says.
‘The world’s most handsome hounds are Achilles and Hercules and are with us! We took them out of the killing station with their faces in shock, their bodies trembling and their eyes filled with dread.
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Scooby Medina appeals for homes for beautiful podencos
This is a plea from Scooby Medina looking for foster and forever homes for these beautiful podencos. Here’s what Eva says. ‘The Refugio Abyda shelter in Jaen needs help. Scooby and I have been able to rescue 6-8 dogs in the last few months, but we are packed at the shelter, so I can’t take any more dogs into our shelter unless they already have a place to go. Please contact Scooby if you can help. These beauties so deserve to know love and comfort for the rest of their lives.
Kiko is podenco of about 5 years, measuring 56 cm and weighs 11 kg. He was very malnourished when found but is now in good health and should gain even a little weight. An art student found him abandoned on the street. He watched the dog for several days, scrabbling around the garbage bins. He was sorry for him and put him in a flat used as a studio for painting. The problem is that the people there
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Crippled, abandoned, starved in Cadiz, podenco Nino needs foster and adopting home
Some years ago I met a small galga who was rehabilitated by Paul and April Carrier of Alpha Dog School, Rota, Cadiz – sadly victims of the recession. This galga had been confined to a small cage during her puppyhood to such an extent that she had curvature of the spine, resulting in a skippy walk – hence her name of Skippy. She was unsurprisingly a happy little galga in spite of her maltreatment as a puppy.
Here is another example of maltreatment, this time a little podenco. Here is the story of Nino, a small podenco found malnourished, abused and abandoned in Cadiz
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Cordoba podenco, rescued, have you room for him?
This is a plea for help for a lovely podenco rescued from the streets of Cordoba, luckily before being injured on the roads. I know all the refuges are full to bursting, but if anyone can squeeze him in, please contact Carmen below. Here’s his story.
‘Hi I found this little guy in Cordoba, at a junction of roads at the entrance of the city … I asked around the area,no one knows ….. some do not even look at you, let along the animals! He stood in front of the car in the middle of the intersection and what should I do? Avoid it and leave it there, alone in the middle of the road? I have a weimaraner very possessive and jealous but I could not leave this podenco there to his fate … so I need your help. He is a podenco X, no one wants a X.
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Happy Endings Final Feliz – only not such a happy ending.
This story is a sample of some of the things which happen to the wonderful volunteers in Spain, struggling to help the abandoned dogs.
‘For the last year we have been arranging car boot sales every Sunday in a place called El Marquesado, and successfully got an income for the animals that need help in our area. It has been very hard workload on all our volunteers, but they have done the job without complaining. This car boot sale has been held on what we thought was wasteland as this was an unfenced, abandoned area. We were unable to find out if anyone owned it.
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Granada to Fuerteventura – URGENT help to take Braille to his forever home
This little podenco has been through horrendous suffering. Braille, run ower and left to die on the road. He lost both his eyes, sadly the vet could not save them, but he is happy and healthy in his foster home. But he really needs a forever home, and one has been found for him. BUT the problem is – Braille is in Granada and his adopting home is Fuerteventura.