Podenco Post

Tag: help the podencos

  • Podenca Fortuna – let’s make her fortunate – find her forever home.

    Fortuna Marcella 250 5 2015This is Fortuna, only a year old, taken from a hunter as she was in danger. She is already spayed and is about 40 cm. She is great with other animals, children and people. She is a lovely little Spanish Podenco.

    There are hundreds and hundreds of gorgeous podencos like Fortuna, in foster and refuges. Adopt one of these, and you make room for a podenco in a perrera. ADOPT a refuge/foster dog.

    Let’s find Fortuna a family of her own, she is gorgeous.

    Contact: Marcella Sally Wyatt Birnbaum – marcella@thebirnbaums.us – wassup (0034) 637585689

  • Podenca Dina – born in kennels, looking for her forever home

    The Kennel Klub Dina 250 5 2015DINA, there must be a home out there for her somewhere! This lovely lady is 8 months old, was born in to rescue and has spent most of her short life living in a kennel. She desperately wants a family of her own to show her what life is all about. She is a little jumpy and energetic but soon calms down. She is attending basic training classes and is doing really well.

    She has a fantastic nature, very friendly and affectionate and she gets on great with other dogs and children.

    She is in Lanzarote but we can organise and cover costs of transport if the right home is found. Please, let’s find her a forever home – NO DOG DESERVES TO GROW UP IN KENNELS.

    thekennelklub@outlook.com

  • Podenco Portuguese puppies – waiting for forever homes

    Wanda and puppies 190 4 2015Here is a story about an abandoned podenca – an all too common story in Spain.

    I am a Canadian living in Valencia, Spain for the past 2 years. I have been overwhelmed by the stray dog crisis in this country. I have tried to help in different way and ended up adopting 4 large dogs that now are happy living with me

    Last week, we found a Podengo Portuguese 2 blocks from my place in an empty area. She had given birth to 6 puppies and was always barking when anybody got close. We started visiting daily and taking food to her and the pups. We finally decided to go in and catch her, who was very protective of her puppies and with the help of professional rescuers we got them all.

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  • Canary Islands – holiday destination or hell?

    Tell everyone what life is REALLY like on the Canary Islands – all of them, even the smallest island – for podencos. Please don’t turn away, your sorrow is nothing compared to the suffering of these hounds. If you want to help, get in touch with any of the associations on this list – they need all the help they can get.

  • Project Podencos

    Besides posting pieces on my blogs, I do a lot of work for the galgos and podencos ‘behind the scenes’. In 2013 I was contacted by a professional English photographer who wanted to photograph the galgos and show both sides of their lives, and wanted help in many ways, including some refuges to visit. His book is now nearly complete and I’ve just helped him with finalising a few details in his Introduction.

    I’ve been publicising the plight of the podencos for many years; they have always been overlooked in favour of the galgos because of the galgo’s similarity to the Greyhound. NOW I am pleased to announce it is the turn of the podencos and I’m really excited about it!

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  • Podenco Moreno – a hard life at the hands of a galguero

    Bev Moreno 250 15 3 2015The 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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  • Animal Aid Foundation shelter, Valencia – help desperately needed

    A desperately tragic situation – if you can help Femke in anyway, please do. She writes –

    ‘You have probably heard about the Animal Aid Foundation (AAF) in Valencia, which for personal circumstances has to close its doors after rescuing animals from all over Spain for 20 years. I am one of the volunteers helping to rehome the dogs. There are some Podencos left, would you be able to help with finding homes for them? Thanking in advance.

    We are also looking for people who are driving back to the UK happy to take a dog or two, for adoption families we find in the UK, so if you hear of anyone…

    Please contact Femke through the website.

  • Happy podencos in Finland

    Jutta Tami and Blas 250 2 2015Jutta from Finland writes about her podencos.

    ‘Our story

    In the year 2005 my dear rescue dog, that I had adopted in 1990 from the shelter in Tenerife, died at the age of 15. I was heart broken and swore that I would never ever have another dog. However on the Internet I came across a rescue organization that had been rescuing dogs from Estonia since 2001. I was surprised that they had also few pictures of the Spanish dogs on their page. That of course got my attention as my deceased dog had been from Spain.

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  • Podencos and cats

    Some podencos live happily with cats, so I would like to share with you these wonderful photos to illustrate this. BUT care should always be taken when introducing the two species. Thank you to Bev Farmer, Natalie van Noten and Flavia Schwarz-Greiter. (Please do not resuse pix without the permission of these ladies)

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  • Insuring your podenco – share your experience

    On a recent post on my Podenco Post facebook page, a question was asked for help with insuring a podenco in the UK. Below I have posted the thread of the conversation. If any of you have experience which you can share, please do. (Each paragraph is a comment by a different person).

    ‘Some breed assistance with insurance please. Hope a Spanish Podenco three year old came from mainland Spain. Tesco pet insurance is classed as an Ibizan hound cost £12 month. Theo a Podenco Canario from Lanzarote, they want to class as a Cirneco dell’Etna same age cost £27 a month. They are now looking into matters but I suspect many of you are far more knowledgeable with the breed so any help you can give will be appreciated and any info on who you use to insure your poddies?

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