Podenco Post

Category: Regional news

  • More on the controversy of using e-collars on Podencos in the UK

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    From Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends.

    Rescued Podencos rehomed in the Uk wearing E-Collars

    This is beyond sad, and our greatest fear. The rescues in Spain save these Podencos that are abandoned or subjected to abuse .. They along with their vets supporters and volunteers invest time, significant amounts of money and love in preparing them to start a new life. In the belief they are going to a loving home where they will be safe from any future harm.

    It came to the attention of the rescue responsible for the podenco on the right (who was only a few months old when adopted that it is wearing an e-collar. Through a post by a “dog trainer”.. That the only way to give the life a podenco needs which is able to run off lead and not hunt animals is by using electronic training aids, a polite way to call an ecollar that discharges an electrical shock to modify the dogs behaviour.

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  • Electric collars on podencos – torture for 2 in England!

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    From Jolina Behle of a podenco rescue association in Valencia..

    Electric collars on dogs are banned in Europe but the UK still allows them. This is the story of torture for a podenco in England. Begs the question, why adopt a hunting breed and use one of these collars to try and stop it chasing?!!

    YOUNG PODENCO FROM MANCHESTER / UK REGION IS RAISED WITH A POWER COLLAR

    In the summer of 2023 we adopted 4 pod puppies from a Spanish animal shelter. They grew up in a Spanish boarding house and one of these 4 puppies has obviously pulled the “A-card”.

    Never before have we brought a dog to England, the interested woman (Claire…. ) was very interested, everything was positive, she LIED to us SO …. it’s hard to bear.

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  • Podenco Campanero Yinni with Galgos 112 lived in a railway station

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    From Galgos 112

    Yinni has been at the residence for a year and is ready to be adopted or at least go to a temporary foster home until her furever family arrives.

    Yinni is between 1-2 years old. When we found her she was abandoned and had taken refuge in the train station, sleeping on one of the stairs. She shared food with the cats of a nearby colony.

    She is a very beautiful pod, everyone loves her, she’s big in size, more or less like a greyhound. She is healthy and active, loves to play with other dogs.

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  • Special home needed for 2 young podencas with Galgos Rescue Almeria

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    These 2 young podencas havea health problem so are looking for a special home together. You can read all about this on this weblink.

    Read about their condition Ataxia on this weblink.

  • Skeletal podenco on the streets in the rain….

    Hunting in Spain finished at the end of January but there are still hundreds of dogs abandoned. This poor podenco will soon die if it is not taken to safety and the vet.

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    In urgent need of veterinary attention. My friend has 6 dogs and two of them are very territorial.
    Needs to be picked up, foster home, adoption or shelters.

    Poor thing is skeletal, how much he has suffered. Spread across all social networks, it’s very urgent.

    Phone: (Spain 0034_ 674 83 77 89

  • Podenco Campanero Elvis in Orense – hoping for a forever home

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    From Asociacion Progapeourense

    ELVIS…

    He’s in Orense. He’s been locked up in the kennel for 1 year. They thought this precious puppy would be out soon.. but it hasn’t been like that.

    He’s hoping for a family. He’s a long haired Campanero. Size Medium.

    CONTACT FOR ADOPTION: PROGAPE Orense

    Protectora de Gatos y Perros de Ourense
    Tlf: 988 21 29 39 Ctra de Eiroás s/n.
    De lunes a domingo de 11 a 13 y de 17 a 19h, con cita previa.

    progapeourense@hotmail.com

  • Podenco Friends Appeal for Esca and Hope vet fees

    From Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends. Regular readers will know that over many years Bev has helped hundreds of podencos, and it’s not often she asks for help with vet fees. Please support her on this appeal.

    ‘Esca & Hope.. They are both due their annual reviews.

    Most of you will know that Hope was born with problems with her back legs basically her patellas are at the back of her knees. The tendons and ligaments in her back legs never fully developed and are like stone but it’s never stopped her getting on with life, she is 10 years old this year.

    Esca was caught in an animal trap which snapped around her front leg, it broke the radias close to the wrist, she also lost about 50% of her tendons and ligaments. Living on the street for weeks heavily pregnant, too much damage was done to the ligaments and tendons, they were beyond repair.

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  • Podenco Haiku hoping for a forever home – with SOS Galgos

    Introducing Haiku. He is a beautiful podenco hound found abandoned in the countryside. He had to be rescued with the help of a cage trap due to his fear of humans. He is learning to trust and he is an absolute sweetheart. He has a great personality, is sociable with other dogs and cat friendly too.

    If you would like to give Haiku a loving home, please write to us at info@sosgalgos.org and you will be helping Haiku. By helping Haiku you will also be helping another dog in need by enabling there to room at our shelter.

    www.sosgalgos.org

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  • Update on Podenco Neo with leishmania

    I am still waiting for a paypal address for donations to vet fees for this poor podenco, but this is a recent video of him where you will see he is responding to treatment and looking a little better.

  • Lanzarote, Canary Islands – hell on earth for Podencos

    From From Asociación para la Defensa contra El Maltrato Animal Lanzarote ! Email : ademalcanarias@gmail.com

    HARIA MUNICIPALITY, LANZAROTE

    In December 2020, we received some images and videos of dogs in a deplorable state.

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    We reported at the beginning of 2021 at the Haria City Hall and as we found out afterwards, no complaint was handled when the previous animal welfare councilor @Evelia Garcia was in the position.

    Since then we have tried to get the authorities to take measures, but communication with the City Hall of Haria has been very difficult.

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