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Tag: Operation Rehala

  • Deaf podenco Fanta – his Mom is a Bullas Babe – finds his forever family

    Fanta 1 250 May 2012You remember the story of the Bullas, Murcia, rescue of 120 hunting dogs, mostly podencos. It’s great to follow the stories of their rehomings and here is a tale about a really special Bullas Boy, who was born deaf. Denise Heaton adopted him and tells his story so far.

    ‘Fanta’s story starts from when heavily pregnant Mama named Maya was rescued from the Bullas Camp by Ibizan Hound Rescue along with around 120 other dogs that went to various other rescues. On 4/4/12 Maya gave birth to 8 gorgeous pups under the care of Ibizan Hound Rescue fostered by Diane Hughes, who did a brilliant job with both Mum and her babies.

    This photo is the very first one I saw of Fanta, and it made me fall in love with the little guy. I decided at that moment that I wanted to adopt him. A week or so later Diane Hughes & Valerie Wood contacted me to tell me the news that Fanta was profoundly deaf and asked if I still wanted to proceed with the adoption. I felt that the fact he was deaf shouldn’t make much of a difference only that it made him even more special.

    Fanta 2 250On 27/07/12 I finally got to pick up my special boy in Birmingham. It was such a special moment to finally meet him along with his Mamma, Siblings & the other adopters & not forgetting Diane & Brian who transported them from Spain.

    Fanta is a wonderful addition to our family and is no different from a hearing dog. His best friend is a little Shi Tzu boy called Bentley who I adopted from The Little Dog Rescue. They spend hours chasing and playing; it’s such a joy watching them.

    Fanta responds very well to training through a series of hand signals and is a star at training class. I have had lots of wonderful advice from The Deaf Dog Network who also have a Facebook page and would urge everyone to join who is thinking of adopting a deaf dog.

    You can find out more about Fanta and his siblings on our facebook page entitled Bullas Babes.

    Lastly a huge thank you to Ibizan Hound Rescue for trusting me with the care of such a beautiful, special boy and of course the fabulous job they do saving these amazing dogs’.

    Interestingly, I’ve known white cats which are deaf, and also a white boxer dog.

    Aanifeira association in Portugal have written about one of their disabled dogs.
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  • Helping a chained dog

    White podenca chained 190 8 2012There is a belief in Europe that guard dogs should be chained up. There is also a belief in Europe that any dog can be chained up, many of them without even shelter. I see it here in France – a border collie chained up in a farmyard particularly angers me. Podencos also suffer this maltreatment and Aaniferira, a Portuguese animal rescue association, have published a piece about dealing with the problem. You can read more about it here.

  • SOS Animals – Podencos for adoption – all of them survivors from Spain

    Guadiamar_5 190Here are some beautiful podencos with SOS Animals UK & Spain, desperately hoping they will catch your eye and your heart, forever. They are all young, ready to be trained, with full EU passports and bloodtested. Monica is an especially unusual girl, as the Podenco Orito is not a well known type of podenco, unlike the popular Podenco Ibizan and Podenco Andaluz. Guadiamar and Bembezar are brother and sister and have very unusual markings. Gemma came from Operation Rehala where 120 galgos and podencos were saved in January/February. All these super hounds have a survival story to tell. You can see more about them on the SOS Animals website.

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  • Bullas boys searching for forever homes – contact Ibizan Hound Rescue

    Bullas Desperate Dan 250 7 2012I recently posted an appeal for homes for some podenco puppies whose Mom was one of the podencas rescued from Bullas, Murcia, in Operation Rehala. 4 of the pups are still waiting for their forever homes. They are in foster in Spain and will be ready to travel to the UK at the end of July. They will be stunning Ibizan Hounds and, as mentioned before, the breed can make superb agility dogs – they often compete in agility in Germany. If you can offer one of these gorgeous boys a home, please contact Valerie of Ibizan Hound Rescue.

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  • Ibizan Hound Rescue – podencos from a Bullas Babe in the UK for adoption

    Bullas%20mum 250 IHRMore news about the Bullas Babes, the podencos taken in by Little Pod Foundation, who had been rescued in January 2012 along with tens of galgos in a compound in Bullas, Murcia. The owner used the dogs for breeding to sell to the Spanish hunters. These podenco puppies are from a Bullas podenca, now safe with Ibizan Hound Rescue in the UK and looking for forever homes. If you would like to be considered as an adoptant, please contact Valerie Wood www.ibizanhoundrescue.com

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  • Pro-Galgo and their Bullas dogs, latest news

    Pro-Galgo took 8 of the Bullas dogs, here’s the latest news about them. If you want to adopt, apply direct to Pro-Galgo.

  • The Bullas Babes – podencos saved by Operation Rehala

    Here’s a picture gallery of The Bullas Babes, as the 8 podencos saved from the hell of Bullas, Murcia, have been named. It is reported that the owner of the site has been arrested; a Spanish group have identified the second site where he holds more dogs and horses.

  • Operation Rehala, Bullas, Murcia – help save the podencos

    Los Perros de Bullas – Today (8th March 2012) it has been agreed with much teamwork from The Little Pod Foundation, SOS Animals UK, the Animal Welfare Support Murcia group and Podenco Friends to find temporary care and rescue for some of the misfortunate Podencos in the Bullas tragedy. If the rescue is successful, it is hoped that between 8 and 10 dogs will be saved, plus any puppies that are still there.

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