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Tag: Canary Islands

  • Canary Islands Podencos desperately need forever homes on mainland Europe

    Canary Islands must see places

    The podencos of the Canary Islands are Podenco Canario, or Warren Hounds.  They have a hellish life at the hands of the hunters, as shown in the video link on this page I published in February 2026.

    The Islands are made of Gran Canaria, the largest, Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro.

    It’s easy to forget that the Canary Islands are largely volcanic.  In 2021 the La Palma volcano erupted and the animal rescue association Benaware was overwhelmed with saving dogs and cats.  Some of the hunters on El Hierro throw their dogs off the cliffs into the sea at the end of hunting! (more…)

  • Podenco Aray on Gran Canaria – hoping for his forever home

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    ARAY FOR RESPONSIBLE ADOPTION

    ARAY is a very sociable little dog with dogs and shy with people, but little by little he will improve

    He is suitable for cats

    He is young, almost one year old, medium-sized, and weighs about 15 kilos.

    ARAY is very friendly, fun, and loves to play with other dogs

    He is learning to walk on a leash

    Can you help us find a family for him?

    We are looking for a family that lives outside urban areas, he is still afraid of car noises and crowds of people.

    We are looking for a family that already has a dog at home, he needs a dog to copy.

    ARAY is available for adoption, vaccinated, tested, sterilized, and with his chip

    REJECT HUNTERS

    If you want to meet him, leave a WhatsApp on the phone 679 24 10 95 (no audios, nor calls)

    Adopt a Friend in Gran CanariaGran

  • Podenco Browny with Refugiocan – foster or adopt

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    Browny has been rescued from a ravine, he was next to his dying mother for which unfortunately nothing could be done.
    He is 5 months old and weighs about 5 kilos, he is very very affectionate and needs a home urgently where he is taken care of forever.
    Foster or adopt this cutie!
    Contact   Valencia   651486606
    Telephone  +34 651 48 66 06

  • 1st May – International Day of the Podenco

    May 1st is the International Day of the Podenco, a day to raise awareness and bring to the worlds attention this much forgotten breed. They are not called “Los Grandes Olvidados for nothing and we call on the Podenco community around the world to support this day.

    What is a Podenco?  From Pyramid to Perrera.  My definitive guide to the Podenco – all sale proceeds donated to appeals for help for help for podencos.

    What is a Podenco?

  • Podencos at Akira Dog Shelter, Benissa, Spain

    Podencos for adoption on this weblink.

    If you can’t adopt, please sponsor one.

  • Podenca Coco hoping for a forever home.

    Our 12 year old podenca Coco is such a gem. She is sweet and great with other dogs. Towards people she can be a bit shy. Who would like to give this oldie a chance? After 12 years of hunting and having puppies, her last years should be spend on someone’s sofa. She has now gained weight and will be sterilised soon.

    Her suitcases are packed in the hope someone will give this sweet podenca a comfy rest of life.

    Interested in her? Contact us on facebook (Tanamera Rescue) or by email stichtingtanamera@gmail.com

  • The true face of desolation – old Podenca in the perrera

    The true face of desolation.  Noelia a granny who lived a very hard and unhappy life.  Her little legs are very sore.  So little and cute.
    Weighing only 9 kg.  Only looks for affection since she could never felt anything similar to a caress..She only served to give birth year after year.  She’s 10 years old but it seems like a lifetime of bitterness and pain has taken its toll on her.  You just have to see her, poor thing.

    A perrera, the last place for an elderly podenca abandoned by her hunter who she served faithfully for 10 years!

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  • Skin Lesions and Cancer in Dogs

    As a family, we have lost 5 dogs, 1 horse and l cat to different types of cancer.  Lymphoma reared itself as a lump on a galgo’s neck, which had spread.  A sarcoma started bleeding under my horse’s tail.  Cancer developed in my cat’s mouth.  2 more galgos had stomach tumours.

    Weblink to an interesting article on lumps on your dog.  It doesn’t always mean cancer.

  • Every home needs a podenco

    List of Podenco Rehoming Associations

  • Podenco Mateo hoping for a forever home

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    This gorgeous young podenco is Mateo, with Protectora Scooby Medina and hoping for a forever home.  Contact Scooby direct if you have room in your home and heart for him.