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  • Surrounded by Podencos…adopt one

    Janice Ball pods 1 250Another lovely rehoming story, from Janice Ball, who proves that podencos are addictive – you can’t have just one, you need more!

    The story of how I came to own 4 Podencos is down to me joining facebook, until then I had never heard of a Podenco! I started to see them on various rescue sites and then I spotted Suzi who had been in kennels for over 2 years and no one had enquired about her, she really touched my heart strings and I just fell in love with her. I adopted her there and then and she came over in 2013. She has been with me now a year and she is the prettiest most loving dog ever who greets all her fellow brothers and sisters every morning with kisses and licks. She loves all people and dogs but is not too keen on cats or birds as she sees these as something to chase as she has almost certainly done a bit of hunting at some point in her past life in Spain.

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  • 4th Fun Dog Show at St Pardoux, Sunday 8th September 2013

    Best Crossbreed 250Here are some of the pix from my 4th Fun Dog Show fundraiser held on 8th September 2013. You’ll see pix of Most Handsome Male, Best Veteran, Best Crossbreed, Best Brace, Adult and Junior Handler, and all the first placed winners forward for Best in Show. Thank you to my lovely French judge Mireille Poupard, President of Agility Club de Terves and my great steward Rachel Moon – there’s no one better at getting everyone in the right place at the right time! I have a wonderful team of volunteers helping me, including MOH David. Without their support, the event would not happen – proceeds go to a couple of small refuges in Spain.

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  • Martin Usborne, photographer and author, visits the galgos and podencos of Malaga

    Martin Usborne lives in London and works as a professional photographer, has written a number of books. He wrote to me last year for information about the plight of the galgos. He has just returned to London after spending a week with the galgos and podencos of Malaga. You can read the full story, including a link to his blog ‘A Year to Help’ with the story of his trip, here.

  • A Weak Moment – a Tale of Life with a Spanish hunter…

    It’s a common sight on mainland Europe to see hunters in their vehicles, with a small box trailer towing their hunting dogs, squashed in, hardly room to breathe. In Spain, that country well known for sensible laws – I must be joking! – hunters merrily drive around transporting their dogs like that. Yet people licensed legally to transport dogs and cats can be targeted by the authorities. No doubt these authorities are hunters too. We all know they look after their own.

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  • Podenca Ana – finds sanctuary and her forever home through 112carlotagalgos

    Regular readers will remember the story of podenca Ana, rescued with her puppies from the campo near Valencia She now has her forever home and you can read the rest of her story here. together with that of galgo Rey, who had a very badly injured leg. And if you can help towards the vet fees for their expensive operations and treatment, please donate via the website.

  • Tripod Podenca Ana – racing on the beach – anyone help her pup chloe?

    Ana sofa 250 5 2012Remember Ana, rescued in Ana, Spain, in November 2012. Here’s a wonderful video showing that a tripo does not need to be handicapped by a leg missing!

    Amazing Ana. http://youtu.be/WU_LK9VrHbs Enjoy a tripod tearing around on the sands of the beach… Amazing Ana!

    Some time back Ana came to us from Valencia, another down and out podenca tossed out, no longer needed. No long er required and so, left to her devices she roamed the lands. She fed herself and did the best she could. At some point either before tossed out, or after, she succumbed to a terrible break in a hind leg, an infected bone which reinfected, and reinfected.

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  • Dogs in, Dogs out – busy time at Association 112carlotagalgos

    Ana sofa 250 5 2012It’s a busy time at the moment at 112carlotagalgos in Malaga. Two of their rescued and rehabilitated galgos Bruno and Halo have now headed off to Belgium and forever homes, Polyana and Gandalf are settling into their new homes in the UK, and podenca Angela Angelica heads off to the USA tomorrow (28th May) and her forever family. But 3-legged beauty Ana is still waiting – surely there is a place in someone’s heart for this stunning podenca.

    The latest two new arrivals are podenco Apolo and galga Marci and you can read their stories on this link. If you can donate towards their vet fees, Paypal comdelrio@hotmail.com

  • 28th May 2012 – Podencas Angela and Trini – from Spain to the USA

    Two more lucky podencos on their way to their forever families. Galgo Rescue International Network will be flying Angela and Trini to the US to begin the final stage of the rest of their lives. Great news. Read about it here.

  • Podenca Ana – still waiting forever

    Ana and kitty 250 4 2012You may remember the story of Ana, an injured abandoned podenca near Valencia and taken into the care of 112carlotagalgos in Malaga. Operated on, sadly her leg could not be saved. But she has healed and is now in a foster home. Here’s the latest news.

    ‘A broken down podenca living on a hymn and a prayer. Carrying her heavy heart and painful broken leg. Living rough and thinking thats all there is to life.. well several months on, rescued, healed from her amputation and having learnt trust at the stables she went into foster care with an amazing Sandra and her wonderful family.

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  • Calling America – room on flight 28th May 2012 – any takers?

    G.R.I.N. is happy to announce yet another opportunity for a Galgo or Podenco to come to California!! We have a transport in the works, coming May 28th, 2012, direct from Madrid to Los Angeles LAX and have one space. If you are interested in finding out more about how we place our sweet Galgos or Podencos into loving homes, please contact Telma at: odiesden@cox.net

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