Podenco Post

Category: Regional news

  • Farewell to Podenca Bebe – the last one standing

    Bebe 5th in Best Rescue 400 7 2019
    After losing my galgo Polar in April, galgo Bracken a just over a week ago, I had to take little Bebe to the vet on Saturday…her body just gave up on her. She was the last of my Spanish rescue hounds…but she had a good life with us.

    Bebe, 7.5kg Podenca Andaluz, was injured on a Seville road back in 2008. Early days for my Podenco Post blog but a young Spanish volunteer with Refuge Sofia Escuela, Marisa, contacted me to publicise for a foster home for Bebe to convalesce after operation. She had named the Podenca Bebe. My daughter’s name is Marisa and my nickname at school was Bebe, so of course the little Podenca had to come to me! Booked into my excellent French vet to repair her injury, from the state of her teeth Florence assessed her age as between 4-6 – her teeth were not in a good condition.

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  • Podencos in Mogan – some happy ever after homes

    Thanks to an amazing group of volunteers in Mogan, Gran Canaria, help was commenced to rescue 90 podencos trapped in cages in the mountains. PACMA became involved to support them and finally the podencos were rescued.

    Here’s a video of some of them in their forever homes.

  • Dogs of Portugal – Portuguese Podengo x Rusty

    Little Portuguese Podenco x Rusty is safe in the shelter of Dogs of Portugal, hoping for a forever home.

    Contact them direct if you are interested.

    See all about him on this weblink.

  • Calling Podenco People in the Dover (UK) area

    New pod in Dover 400 7 2021
    From Polly Mathewson.

    Dear Podenco People!

    Are there any pod families in the Dover area of Kent, UK?

    Writing on behalf of this sweet newly adopted handsome fellow and his loving Mum who has recently moved to Dover and who would be glad to meet some fellow pod families to share tips and trips…maybe a regular joint walk. This little hound is very easy at home, good with people and other dogs and even on public transport, but has a high prey drive, so it would help his Mum to gain confidence to get out and about more if they had some partners in crime! And it would be more fun.

    The more pods the merrier!

    There are quite a lot of us poddie people up here on the north Kent coast, but are there any down south? Or are you in Dover and part of a really friendly dog (not specifically pod) meet up group? Or on your own with a dog and would love a walking mate.

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  • Update on Podencos Camilo & Eloy in their forever home in Germany

    Camilo and Eloy 400 7 2021
    From Polly Mathewson.

    Dear Friends of our CAMILO & ELOY podenco brothers, now proudly going by their new adoptive names MIGUEL & MIGAS, it is incredible to see the strides the boys are taking now on only DAY 3 of their new lives in Germany with their loving forever Mums Regina and Monika and their sweet pod siblings Whoopie and Muffin.

    The video of the boys tentatively creeping out of the cosy igloo to explore is from this SUNDAY NIGHT, just hours after they arrived from their long journey from southern Spain to northern Germany! Amazing. And their other video eating side by side. How proud we are of our shy little loves and how grateful we are to their new family, the KeksBande (The Biscuit Gang) for helping Migas-Eloy and Miguelito-Cami to feel this secure and so comfy already.

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  • Podencos Camilo and Eloy – en route for their forever home.

    Camilo and Eloy 400 7 2021
    From Polly Mathewson, who has been helping these 2 brothers for many years.

    ‘CAMILO & ELOY are heading home today (23/7/2021) and feel so HAPPY! You can turn up the volume to hear them joyfully whistling!

    They also have a very long list of friends who they want to thank.

    After the tragedy of spending all of their eight years of life so far “In Kennels & In-Visible” our shy beautiful Spaniards, podenco brothers, ELOY & CAMILO, set off today Friday 23 July to arrive on Saturday 24 July with their wonderful forever family in Germany, Mums Regina Schnelle & Monika Habner and poddie siblings Whoopie and Muffin. This is a dream come true for our two.

    The boys have endured so many frightened, lonely and sad years, but this last year has been an increasingly good one since we could move them to Costapet kennels near Malaga for rehabilitation. It’s been a year in which they have found increasing confidence and more friends, canine and human, than they could have imagined. Their extended family has become enormous!
    Our boys are grateful beyond words or woofs, for all the love they have received from everyone – as am I – one of their 3 temporary Mums and writing this on their behalf.

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  • Please sign and share for the laboratory dogs

    https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/591775?fbclid=IwAR2iBW6ClTkwDyT98tscNtmm7hP1dJcUv44UNOcsDhB5x0SdXf52hF4jBc8

  • Protectora Scooby – podenca Chia hoping for a forever home

    Scooby Chia 400 1 7 2021
    From Scooby.

    ‘Chia is a podenquita of about one year old.

    She gets along well with other dogs and can live with cats. With people she is affectionate, although until she gains confidence she can be a bit shy. Chip … 538641.

    Do you want to give Chia the home that she so needs? Please, send us an email to adopciones@scoobymedina.org

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  • Why punishing your dog doesn’t work

    Read the full article on this link.

  • Podenco pups abandoned at 2 months old – Galgos Rescue Almeria caring for them

    GRA puppy 1a 400
    From Sandy Galgoslover.

    ‘New in our care these 3 gorgeous podenco puppies. They were found in a box at the hospital in Huercal Overa, and APA Nueva Vida brought them to the vet for a check up and giving the first care.

    2 girls and a boy (Caramella, Santina & Gino) approximately 2 months old. Jean Minett was so kind to pick them up at the clinic and she also offered to foster them for a while.

    Many thanks APA to save them, Jean to foster them and Helping Animals Almanzora to support one of the 3 musketeers.

    All help / support for the other 2 rascals is welcome.

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