Podenco Post

Tag: help the podencos

  • The story of Clare – The Crazy Dog Lady!

    Clare Roberts Me & Alma dog show 250Many 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

    Bev Ray socks 250One 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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  • Podenca Elektra happy in the USA.

    Here’s an update on the story of podenca Elektra, having the time of her life in the US. Her mom Tracy writes.

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  • Chiclana, Cadiz – abandoned podenco puppies

    These 3 podenco puppies now named Bonnie, Rosie and Tyler were abandoned in Chiclana, nr Cadiz, on 27/10/2013. They are about 6 – 8 weeks old and very healthy, lively puppies.

    If you would like to know more, please contact Jacky

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  • Almeria building site – rescue of two abandoned podencos

    Bev Neo Dallas building site 250 10 2013These two podencos were abandoned on a building site in Almeria. Appeals went round and Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends said she would have room – as 4 dogs were leaving to go to their forever homes. But Almeria is a long drive from Alicante so she arranged with the young rescuer to meet up part way.

    Bev says. ‘Early start tomorrow after making sure our four are safely on their way on the transport taking them to their forever homes. Then we will be driving down to Almeria to get these 2 Podencos left abandoned in a construction site.’

    Bev and Warren got the two podencos safely back to home base. Here’s what Bev writes about their rescuer.

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  • Podencos in Murcia waiting for forever homes

    Solo shade 1 250As usual, my recent visit to Spain was full of action and, even better, rescued dogs! You can read about my visit to ACTIN on this link. From there I spent a couple of days with Bev and Warren and their 26 podencos at the finca they recently moved to. Most of the podencos are waiting for their forever homes, including Solo and Carina. Little puppy Sky and his best buddy Rembrandt already have adoptions arranged, as does Dave and little Maneto Lily. Please contact Bev if you would like more information on her podencos. She will shortly have a website where you can see them all.

    Enjoy this video of some of the podencos at play.

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  • SARA Protectora, Lanzarote – saving dogs

    SARA Protectora clavel 170 9 2013The Canary Island podencos have a very hard life and here’s just one example. Meet Clavel, or Carnation in English. Here is what SARA say.

    Clavel is the name we have given to this little male podenco, which the owner brought to our premises on the order of Seprona, who went to the house to process the complaint. They ordered that the dog be taken to our kennels to be treated and of course to be found a new home. The owner knew that the eye had been bad for a long time and that as of course it hadn’t been treated, the eye just exploded, with all the suffering that entails.

    It was necessary to remove the eye and now he is recuperating from the operation.

    Thank you to Seprona for taking action for this little dog and bringing him to us so that he can be treated.

    If you would like to offer Clavel a loving forever home, contact SARA Protectora.

  • 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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  • Valencia perrera – time running out for a young podenco

    This young male podenco is still in Valencia perrera…time is running out for him. .

    For those of you on facebook, here’s a video of him

    Contact: adoptadelaperrera@gmail.com

    (I hope someone can take him; his disabled leg looks like Polar’s leg, the disabled galgo puppy I have adopted from Pepis Refuge, Pedrera.)

  • Mojacar, Almeria – accommodation wanted

    Paws Patas puppies 250 8 2013The nightmare for volunteers in Spain working in dog and cat rescue. How does one cope with this sort of pressure? Paw-Patas – 32 puppies, 3 adult dogs dumped in 14 days. The only positive is that they were dumped at the shelter. If you can help either with donations for food, vaccinations etc, or best of all adoption, please contact Paws-Patas direct.