Introducing Ruso, a little podenco, rescued 6 months ago starving, sick and fearful. He is now in good health, as you can see, but stays in the refuge in Seville, everyone passes him by. Is there a home for him?
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A couple of weeks ago we took our latest foster galgo to the UK to his forever home. After 15 months with foster dogs, we are back to our own 4 permanent residents. So we decided to take them to the beach at the weekend. Les Conches is on the west coast of France, just above the port of La Rochelle. There is little habitation and miles and miles of sandy beach. It was a glorious day, wall-to-wall blue skies and the dogs loved it. The galgas ran free for the first time, although we didn’t risk letting little Podenca Andaluz Bebe off the long lead. But she paddled and jumped waves and enjoyed herself just as much as the others.
As Bebe is such a little bundle of energy (she is a miniature Podenca Andaluz), it’s not very often that she is completely tired out – but a day at the beach proved more than enough – as you can see from the photo of her fast asleep on the sofa next to me!
It’s always great to post a story with a happy ending. And here’s another survivor from the streets of Spain, who has now found her forever home, and a sofa of her own! You may remember Canela, a stunning chocolate and white podenca rescued at the end of August by 112carlotagalgos. Here are photos of her with her new mama at the beginning of her forever life.
If you are interested in adopting a podenco or galgo, contact 112carlotagalgos direct.
This little chap is a young Podenco Maneto, abandoned in a town near Seville. He’s going around the bars begging for food, subject to abuse from people, kicking him, chasing him, wandering in the hope that someone will save him from ‘the brats of the village’. ‘Please can someone help me, I need as he needs somewhere safe, but everywhere is full.’ Nati. SEvilla. Contact: natisabe@hotmail.com
This pretty lady is a podenca x galgo; you can see from the trouser leg that the man holding her is in khaki. He is a hunter who is now looking for a ‘friend’ to take the bitch, as he no longer wants her. At least he hasn’t just dumped her. So if there is anyone reading, in the Cadiz area, please contact Maribel maribeljerezsos2@gmail.com 605637101 Maribel between 9 – 5.30
Galgos del Sol in Murcia have just taken in this cute little podenca puppy, about 4/5 months old. Just look at those fabulous ears! She’s been named Lucia, a beautiful name for a beautiful baby. She will be microchipped, vaccinated and blood tested and is looking for a forever home. If you would like to adopt her, contact Galgos del Sol direct.
This is what she carried on her back.
This podenco puppy was found yesterday by a young woman out walking; she heard some barking and discovered him, very skinny and covered in ticks. She took him some food, but has no room to take him in. Please can anyone take him, before the hunters do….The site is not a place for him…Please can someone do a host, he’s all alone …
Contact: Este (Spain) 626254362. In Córdoba- email b82gibal@hotmail.com
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Galgos and podencos continue to roam the streets of Spain, hunting is about to start, and the whole vicious lifecycle for the galgos and podencos begins again. Here is the story of the capture of a little podenca on the streets of Malaga this week. Charl del Rio of 112carlotagalgos tells the story.
‘Twas the night before last and as the sun went down, it was the beginning of a new time for Canela, a pure podenca with ears so piercingly stunning and orange eyes,.. who would look at you but fear you.
Last month I told you the lovely tale about a podenca bitch and a puppy she adopted. Both were rescued by Galgos del Sol and have been waiting and hoping for forever homes. We’ve just received news about Sandy, the bitch; she’s had an accident and vet fees for are are 1,400 euros! Galgos del Sol are a small association and shelter, so are appealing for help to pay this.
Here’s what Tina says.
‘Poor Sandy, and still we don’t really understand what happened.
Sandy had been found with Floyd, at first we thought Floyd was her baby but it’s possible she adopted him. Floyd was always quite rough around Sandy, in and out of her legs, constantly demanding her attention. He adored her, as she adored him.
So could this be how Sandy mysteriously smashed her leg into several pieces? Could it have been rough play gone too far? There is no other explanation. The kennel is 110% safe with nothing to climb on to make her fall, she was fine at her last check just a few hours before finding her holding her leg so really the only theory we can give you is that somehow involving Floyd something went terribly wrong.
Holding her leg in pain she was immediately rushed to the vet. On X-ray it was more than evident her leg was broken but a complicated break, like a jigsaw. A complicated break means a complicated operation and an expensive one at that. Sandy’s vets bill is over 1400 euros to date.
We are pleading for donations to help us pay this bill. No matter how small, we are struggling, we really need help. PP tinasolera@hotmail.co.uk please ref SANDY.
Thank you.
(Bottom photo) Sandy before her accident.
Red is one of the podencos featured on my FB page Help the Podencos. He has been in the care of Silvia of Galgo Connection Spain since his rescue – this is the picture from when he was rescued, see the photos of him now in his forever home at the end of this post, isn’t he just soooo handsome!
And this is an amazing story about saving a miniature Podenco Andaluz in Miami. His forever Mom tells the story.
‘Miami, Florida USA; a Mecca of unwanted pets. Miami Dade animal services intakes up to 200 pets per day, and with lines out the door at opening, people are dumping their pets and turning in strays…it can only lead to high euthanasia rate- about 150 per day.
