Podenco Post

Category: Rehabilitation

  • Podenco Pepe terrified of storms

    What a night we had recently, a huge thunderstorm in the early hours the type of thunder that makes your windows rattle and a sky full of lightning .. then the rain lots of it .  Normally it’s not a problem, the dogs don’t take any notice and sleep through it. Not for Pepe, he was in a mega panic crashing into everything . He had been unsettled throughout the day I wonder if he sensed the storm was coming? I couldn’t comfort him in any way I just kept walking him around the house for about 3 hours.  About 6 am the storm cleared and in a few minutes he was calm again. None of us has had much sleep so early night tonight for everyone.

  • Podenco Pepe – slow progress being made in his rehabilitation

    Pepe and his buddy Hope

    Update from Bev Farmer

    It’s been 5 weeks since Pepe arrived, and the progress we’ve made together may be small, but every tiny step matters. With a dog as deeply traumatised as Pepe, nothing can be rushed — it’s all about understanding what he can cope with and giving him the space he needs.
    One thing that truly seems to comfort him is working together on the lead. When we’re moving with purpose, his focus settles and he becomes much calmer. So I’ve brought back the most basic obedience exercises from years ago, and to my surprise… he actually enjoys it.
    He’s no longer constantly in flight-or-fight mode. Bit by bit, he is learning how to relax. He chooses to spend less time in his crate now. the door is always open for him if he needs it. (more…)

  • Can dogs have PTSD?

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  • Podenca puppy Pia – rescued injured from a perrera – please help with vet fees

    From Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends

    Meet Pia.  This brave little Podenco puppy was discovered in a perrera at just 6 weeks old—emaciated, suffering with giardia, and with a dislocated knee. Without help, she wouldn’t have survived.
    Thanks to Suspiros de Cuatro Patas, Pia received urgent care and has recently undergone specialist orthopedic surgery. She’s now receiving ongoing physiotherapy—a treatment that comes with significant veterinary costs. Galgopod have already stepped in with an emergency donation, but more support is urgently needed and they have organised a FB fund raiser to help her,
    Every donation will help cover Pia’s treatment and also support the many other Podencos waiting at the refuge.

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  • Update on Podenca Puppy Pia after major sugery

    Pia Update from Bev Farmer

    Thank you all for sending so much love and good energy for Pia. Her surgery went well and she came home from the clinic yesterday. Today, she’s bright-eyed, alert, eating well, a— a little fighter through and through.

    This was no small surgery. Pia had a grade 4 patella luxation — the most severe level — meaning her kneecap was permanently dislocated. Without this operation, her quality of life would have been severely impacted.

    Now begins her road to recovery: several weeks of very restricted exercise, daily physio, and plenty of TLC. Luckily, Pia has a dream team around her — Luisa is caring for her with so much love, I’m always just a phone call away, and the rescue has a skilled physiotherapist guiding every step.

    Thanks to Suspiros de Cuatro Patas who first rescued Pia they have given her the chance at a pain-free, happy future — and we can’t wait to see her run freely one day.

  • Sedative Sileo for nervous dogs

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  • Foster or Adopt a Senior – they have just as much love to give

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    From Galgos 112

    Have you thought about it, meditated, balance the pros and cons… but you don’t want a dog that’s too “active”.. Have you thought about a grandpa or grandma?

    And why not?….. Growing up doesn’t mean they have nothing left to give..

    They are caring, calm, understand perfectly the basic rules, they do not need so much activity as a younger one, they have not lost curiosity to know new places and things

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  • How to live with a reactive dog

    We recently went on holiday for a long weekend to a group meet of sighthound adopters. One of the greyhounds was very reactive to most of the other dogs. He was only friendly with a couple of the greyhounds he has met quite often. It’s the first time in over 70 years I have come across a reactive dog and it was very sad.

    Here’s an article about socialising a reactive dog.

  • Living with a Deaf Dog

    We recently lost our blind dog, but never have we had a deaf dog, and we have had dozens of dogs throughout our lives. Howwver, some white podencos are born deaf, and maybe some older galgos go deaf.

    So this is Here are some tips on living with a deaf dog.”>an article about living with a deaf or blind dog.

  • Addisons disease in dogs

    Weblink to the full article about Addisons Disease in dogs.