Look at this fabulous podenco, and no one has asked for him! He’s hoping he might have a forever home for his Christmas present. Here’s his story from Tina at Galgos del Sol.
Caramello, originally called Naranja, was living rough and very underweight. Local residents were feeding him until we could get to him. Although fairly easy to catch, getting him into the car to take to the vets was a different matter, he was so frightened.
L’Europe des Levriers is the French association from whom I adopted my galgas and with whom I have also travelled to Spain to help with rescues. At the beginning of October (when I was in the UK and unable to help) a team travelled to Spain to bring back 30 galgos and podencos from the perrera at Albacete. Most of the dogs had been there for over a year. And you will be impressed by the excellent conditions at this particular perrera, would that all of them achieved this standard.
Beatrice, President of the association, tells the tale, and you can see a film of the rescue here.
‘Alarmed by the incessant fighting of male dogs who were missing space in the crowded perrera of Albacete, EDL has decided to take out ALL galgos and podencos from there. 30 dogs (50% of them Podencos) were brought to France at the beginning of October, to host families. These pictures do not reflect the expression and beauty: Yuma, Sira, Yiyo, Chicote, Queco, Anko, Nevo, Zuzo, Kronos, Claudia, Aysha, Violetta, Belinda, Tiva, Gala, Mano for galgos! Half of them have already been adopted.
You probably remember podenca Katy, who had cataracts in both eyes. Silvia’s vet has operated but sadly the eye inside was malformed and the specialist could do nothing. Katy is happy and doing well, you can see a video on the website. Well done to Galgo Connection Spain and everyone involved in helping this beautiful podenca.
This stunning Podenco Ibicenco is Pobe/Bob. He was rescued from Albacete killing station last year, and has been waiting for his forever home since then, nearly a year! He is two years old, still a bit nervous but will blossom into a confident boy in a forever home. He needs a secure garden with a high fence/wall (podencos can jump) and another canine companion to play with. He’s also good with cats. He is microchipped, vaccinated, free from diseases, castrated. If you can offer this fabulous hound his forever family, contact L’Europe des Levriers. Bea and Katia both speak good English.
A couple of weeks ago we took our latest foster galgo to the UK to his forever home. After 15 months with foster dogs, we are back to our own 4 permanent residents. So we decided to take them to the beach at the weekend. Les Conches is on the west coast of France, just above the port of La Rochelle. There is little habitation and miles and miles of sandy beach. It was a glorious day, wall-to-wall blue skies and the dogs loved it. The galgas ran free for the first time, although we didn’t risk letting little Podenca Andaluz Bebe off the long lead. But she paddled and jumped waves and enjoyed herself just as much as the others.
As Bebe is such a little bundle of energy (she is a miniature Podenca Andaluz), it’s not very often that she is completely tired out – but a day at the beach proved more than enough – as you can see from the photo of her fast asleep on the sofa next to me!
It’s always great to post a story with a happy ending. And here’s another survivor from the streets of Spain, who has now found her forever home, and a sofa of her own! You may remember Canela, a stunning chocolate and white podenca rescued at the end of August by 112carlotagalgos. Here are photos of her with her new mama at the beginning of her forever life.
If you are interested in adopting a podenco or galgo, contact 112carlotagalgos direct.
This is Chaplin, a large curly-haired Campanero podenco in Seville. He was found in a bad state, with anaemia, ear, eye and skin infection, one ear deformed. He has also suffered burns. Luckily he was saved and treated by a vet, and has been in foster. But now he needs to find his forever family, or another foster home, as there are already too many dogs in the home.
He is now well, a loving gentle boy, good with other dogs, desires nothing more than regular meals, kind caring hands, a comfy bed and company. Can you give this big boy his forever.
Contact macu19782010@hotmail.com mobile (Spain)665809169
Please read this report on Galgo News. We must do all we can to stop this terrible threat! Please publicise widely.
This absolutely stunning podenca ‘adopted’ an Englishwoman – she has been named Sheba. Sheba followed the lady home. She has appealed to Pro-Galgo to find a foster and forever home for her. Here’s what Mo Swatek says. ‘We would like to help the dog but are already overbooked, so we need urgently a foster family for SHEBA in Spain and then adoptants anywhere over the world’.
Read about Sheba here, and contact Pro-Galgo if you can help.
