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  • Malaga and Seville – two podenco puppies in desperate situations

    Chiqui Malaga 190 2Every day I’m receiving appeals for podencos on death row in the perreras….but until podencos in residencias and refuges are adopted, there isn’t any room for the others. Heartbreaking. However, here are two young ones which need help.

    Little podenco puppy Chiqui was on the streets in Malaga. The dog catcher was going to get him but he has been rescued. However, donations are needed to pay for the residencia and also the vet for vaccinations. You can paypal donations here to Elena Elena Alonso is keeping me updated. The cost for him in residencia is 60 euros/month so let’s donate and keep him safe!

    And this poor little soul – another puppy – here’s its story.

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  • Spanish hunters – no respect for property or life

    Hunters 250 1 27 11 2013THE HUNTERS. Taken by Jane and Alan Brian, Pepis Dog Refuge, Pedrera, Seville.

    ‘We took this picture to show how close and dangerous these men are. The picture shows how close he was to our house, and he fired his shotgun next to the dog pens. The other hunter at the top of the hill, behind our house, we saw him shoot his gun towards the house, at a rabbit running, most hunters locally, respect that this is our home, but out of town hunters, just do what they want, and that’s to kill……’

    Pity the podencos with him, what will he do with them when hunting ends…

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  • Arca Sevilla and Julio – the tale of a little podenco puppy

    Arca Sevilla Julio01 190 8 2013This is the tale of a little podenco puppy called Julio, because he was found injured by the roadside in Seville in July 2013, saved by Arca Sevilla.

    The story of Julio is like many other hunting dogs. When not used for hunting, are not responsive to the expectations of the hunter, they are abandoned to their fate. And their fate is often very poor. So Julio, a young podenquito, just a puppy, probably not starting out as a hunter like his owner wanted, he was alone and abandoned. Looking for life as he could, through fear, hunger and thirst, more thin, more damaged, more suspicious of all … one day, do not know when or how but he suffered an accident and his front leg was seriously damaged. Then came the pain and infection. In these conditions her would soon have died, anonymously, like many others before him.

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  • Podenca Andaluz Bebe – rescued injured from a Seville motorway, safe in France

    Bebe 250 2012 001Podenca Andaluz come in 3 sizes, small, medium and large. My podenca Bebe is a miniature – weighing in at a mere 6 kilos aged 10 years. She was rescued injured and traumatized from a Seville motorway over 4 years ago by my friend Marisa, a volunteer with El Refugio Escuela. My vet operated on her leg and saved it and she is now the fastest little dynamite on 4 legs! The only time we see a handicap with her leg is when she goes down stairs – she carries her left leg. You can see the scars on her hind quarters where the hair has never grown back. Adorable little dog! Here on video at lunchtime. Scrounging, not me! Nudging your leg to remind you I’m here – not me!

  • Podencos on death row in Mairena perrera, Sevilla

    Mairena perrera 1 250Many years ago I wrote about the horrendous conditions for the dogs in Mairena perrera, near Seville. For a while the volunteers were refused access because of the photos which were published. volunteers now have access to the dogs again.

    Maria says ‘There are currently 12 podencos at Mairena’s dog pound. This is one of the worst dog pounds in Spain. The dogs are not fed properly, they are sick and nobody cares, the dogs are not euthanasied properly (they don’t use the normal “stuff” and the dog takes forever to die), “galgueros” (hunters) are VIP visitors and can adopt all the dogs they want… Please, help them.’

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  • Podenco Andaluz Solo – seeking his forever home and family

    Bev Solo 1 250 7 2013Introducing handsome podenco Solo, who is with Bev Farmer. He’s desperate for a family and a loving home to call his own for the rest of his life. Can you find a place for him? Bev Farmer describes his character.

    ‘This is Solo he has been at Pepis Refuge since he first wandered into their gates as a puppy back in 2008.

    For some reason no one has shown any interest in him, it’s such a shame that he has not had a family of his own for 5 years.

    To help out Solo has come to us and he is a super Podenco very friendly loves to play with the other dogs very quick to learn and wants to please. He is a really affectionate dog and not a loner and at night time he sits on Warre’sn lap while Warren’s drinking a beer or two.

    I think he will be brilliant at agility and we will start with some training with him. He has his passport up to date vaccinations, blood tested and negative and is castrated. Thank you to Beryl who sponsored Solo and organised for him to travel to us.

    To adopt Solo please email me; podencofriends@hotmail.co.uk‘

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  • Handmade Italian earrings to buy – closing date 3rd August – raising funds for Pepis’ podencos

    Help feed the podencos at Pepis. Lovely earrings for sale. Purple or white. Here are the links.

    Purple

    White

  • Seville Podencas desperately needing forever families

    Macu Lila 250This little beauty is Lila, a 2yr old podenca rescued by Macu in Seville. She and her 3 friends are desperately waiting for their forever families. They are all 2-3 years old. Lila and Luna are both sterilised, the other two are Kika (standing on the blue rug) and Hada. Please contact Carmina if you can take one into your heart and home. (She speaks excellent English)

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  • 3 podencos from Seville to Murcia – please donate to transport costs

    Chas and Dave 250Meet podencos Chas and Dave. 3 months old, they were found abandoned in Cadiz and Bev Farmer has said she will take them. She’s also offered to take podenco Solo, who has been with Pepis Dog Refuge in Seville where no one has shown any interest in this lovely boy. Chris Marshall has said he can collect the 3 podencos from Seville and take them to Bev in Murcia on 5th July. The cost is 75 euros per dog. Funds are now desperately needed to pay for the transport, so if you can help, please paypal band@bbrennan.eu as a gift and mark it ‘podencos’. For adoption of them, email Bev

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  • Podencos looking for forever homes – with Pepis Refuge, Pedrera, Seville

    Pepis Nipper 1 250Pepis Refuge, Pedrera, Seville, have suffered more hardship than any refuge deserves – parvo outbreak, dogs deliberately poisoned, 2 mud slides through the kennels in the torrential winter rain, loss of Internet connection for a few weeks during winter, Alan ill, Jane in hospital…

    They have some beautiful podencos, many of whom have been at the refuge too long, waiting for their forever homes. Please have a look at them and find a place in your home and heart for one. Adoption contract on Pepis website. (scroll down to bottom of page)

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