Too much overbreeding by galgueros andd too much abandonment of their dogs. The sad fate of Podencos. Once the Invisibles of Spain but now hundreds adopted in Europe, the US and Canada.
This is the sad tale of one podenco who has ended up in a perrera.
ADOPTING IS AN ACT OF LOVE AND GENEROSITY
“I spent the whole night dreaming
I have your image etched in my bones
I want to and I can’t help it” Travis Birds
I have your image engraved in my bones and my soul.”
Thank you for supporting all my appeals during the past year, and wishing you a healthy and happy 2025. And if any of you have any tales about your podenco, please email them to me with jpg pix – banddbrennan@yahoo.co.uk.
To all my readers and their hounds.
Thanks to Jan Moore for her delightful design.
This is a report from Akira Dog Sanctuary who are helping a shelter Rescue and Love destroyed in the recent floods. It;s an example of what so many of the shelters need to rebuild the kennels.
From Rescue &Love – Dana has blown our shelter and although our dogs are ALL in foster homes, they are VERY temporary fosters and we need to reopen our facility ASAP. Unfortunately, for that we need your cooperation because we do not have enough money, we also appreciate cooperative labor, because it is impossible for us to face more debts.
So heartbreaking when a foster home is lost. Fingers crossed this lovely hound soon as a new one or, even better, a forever home.
‘UPDATE: It is so Urgent that we are looking for a paid foster.
We pulled LUCAS from a collection center, they had tried to kill him with a strong blow to the head with a stick that left him deaf and blind on one side.
LUCAS is scared of the street, but he loves to play with other dogs and when he gets trust he feels loved.
He had a wonderful foster but it’s over, and it’s over now, we need Urgent foster for him, going to a kennel would be very hard after knowing a home.
He is in Salamanca.’
(I don’t have contact details for the lady who posted him on my Podenco Post facebook page).
This weblink will take you to the Podencos In Need Scotland website where you can see the lovely podencos hopng for a better life than they had with the Spanish hunters.
This one is Tera, who was lucky to be rescued from a perrera.
Contact PINS if you have room in your heart and home for her.
A couple of years ago we adopted an older Spanish podenco who was blind. His eyes are cloudy blue, but we believe he can see shadows. He amazes us with how he finds his way around life, using his ears and nose. e’s even learned to walk up the ramp into the back of the car. Our suspicion is that his blindness is the result of an eye infection untreated – we know how bad the Spanish hunters are at looking after their dogs, especially if it involves vet fees.
This weblnk takes you to an interesting article about blindness in dogs.
And I would say to any readers – if your dog starts losing its sight, it is nothing to be concerned about, the dog will cope amazingly well. And use a Blind Dog harness, it’s a great conversation starter and a good way to tell people about galgos!
I’m the one who’s always waiting for you.
Your car has a special sound that I have imprinted on my senses, I can recognize it in a thousand.
Your steps have a magic bell.
Your voice is music to my ears.
If I see your joy, it makes me happy!.
Your scent is the best.
Your presence moves my senses.
Your waking up wakes me up
I contemplate you sleeping and for me you are my God, I am happy watching your sleep.
Your look is a ray of light.
Your hands upon me, hold the lightness of peace and the sublime display of infinite love.
When you leave, I feel a huge void in my heart.
I keep waiting for you again and again.
I am the one who will wait for you all your life today, tomorrow and forever:
I am your dog
This is why we are still offline at home : Car burst into flames after brake failure
Apparently the heat melted some of the BT equipment and 2 weeks on they are waiting for replacement parts.
BT tell us it could be another week before we are back online at home. Thank goodness we have the computers in our local library!
Many thanks for your patience,
Beryl
