The picture speaks for itself. Poor podenco saved last week and now safe with Sandy and John at Galgos Rescue Almeria, getting the food and vet care it needs.
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Podenco Moreno – a hard life at the hands of a galguero
The story of Moreno, from Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends.
For many months we have been talking with the local hunters to show them there is an alternative for the Podencos they no longer want or need. Last week they handed Moreno into our care. He needs a complicated surgery to try and save his front leg. This is from a fracture that happened over a year ago and was left to heal with no treatment. If gives him a lot of pain at the moment, he is just about terrified of everything. We are working with him to try and build a level of trust in us.
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Podenco Friends – finding forever homes for rescued podencos
Two lovely stories from Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends.
Alexa what a story…. discovered in a remote location in Valencia heavily pregnant. Its not always straightforward to catch them especially in open land and couldn’t give her any sedation due to her pregnancy. Silvia Guau Guau and her team kept us updated and then one day she disappeared for 3 days no sign so she must have given birth somewhere. We never expected how dramatic her rescue would become.
A few days later she was sighted badly injured an attack from a wild boar a call went out to the Spanish community in Valencia and people came forward to help. We got a message they had caught her but could not find the pups what did they want me to do. I had to make a judgement call and say bring her she needs medical attention if we left her, both Alexa and the pups would perish.
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Lucky podencos waiting in Murcia for their forever homes – with Podenco Friends
So many sad stories about abandoned podencos – here are some more beautiful videos by Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends, to bring a smile to your face. You can contact Bev at podencofriends@hotmail.co.uk if you want to help her, especially if you can offer a forever home to any of them.
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Little Pod Association – working in Murcia for the podencos
Some years ago I received a photo of a little podenca puppy held by the scruff of the neck, feet off the ground, in a perrera for killing! I circulated the photo and details to contacts and ‘angela’ as she became known, was rescued and went into foster with Angela Stacey. Sadly Angela pod developed the killer disease parvo virus and died but she touched the hearts of so many people that Angela and her daughter Marie formed Little Pod Association.
They have been doing amazing work rescuing and fostering and organising adoptions for dozens of podencos especially in the Murcia area. On this page you can see some of the fabulous podencos in their care, waiting for forever homes. Please contact them as they rely on donations to carry on their work. And please consider LPA if you have room for a podenco in your heart and home.
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Valencia podencos – together forever
When I visited Bev, I met two of the 50+ podencos rescued from a hellhole in Valencia. Their necks bore the marks made by the chains and collars. After rehabilitation with Bev and Warren, they have now both found their forever family. a wonderful happy story!
Bev writes. As we prepare Nacha for her big trip to America to Sallie Lisa and her team at Grateful Greyhounds Inc. there is another twist to this story. One I had secretly hoped for and this week it has become a reality. We got confirmation that Nacha will be reunited with Esme and these two Podencos will never be separated again. Martha Feltenstein, who has already adopted Esme, was at the airport on the 5th December to welcome Nacha and take her home. This fantastic ending to such a sad story has only come about from the co-operation and team work of so many people.
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The story of Clare – The Crazy Dog Lady!
Many of you kindly donated to Clare to help her pay for the surgery needed for Podenco Angel, badly injured in a road accident. Sadly he gave up his fight for life in the morning of 5th November, with Clare’s loving arms around him. Here Clare tells the story of the other canines in her life.
‘I have 33 dogs. Should I repeat that? Yes, 33 dogs! Don’t ask me how it happened, it just did!! It wasn’t a choice, it wasn’t planned, it just ‘is’.
I split up with my partner back in December 2011, and moved into a log cabin with my little Spanish mish-mash butterfly dog, Mama, and my large Siberian Husky, Blue. A nice little family group, don’t you think?! Then I had the bright idea of adopting a large dog for security, as I had loads of garden and a decent sized house, so no problem with space and I would feel more secure.
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Hind leg dew claws – what to do about them
One of the podencos recently rescued from Valencia perrera is Ray, a rough-haired boy who is now in foster with Bev Farmer. He was recently castrated and, at the same time, his rear dew claws removed.
I’ve lived with all types of dogs all my life and been in involved in the rescue of a few hundred, especially from Spain, and I’ve not come across a dog with rear dew claws. So I asked Bev about it and also found this information on the Internet.
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Rescued Podencos in Murcia – podencos for adoption
To spend some time with Bev and Warren and all their foster podencos in Murcia – well, a few are permanent residents – was a fabulous experience. I offered to help with the dogs but they were organised, they had their routine, so I did as I was told! Walking on the campo with Bev and the young hounds, watching her training them on recall was fabulous.