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From Pyramid to Perrera - The Story of the Podenco - English & French

From Pyramid to Perrera - The Story of the Podenco. Get a taster here.

Thanks to Beverley Farmer of Podenco Friends for the beautiful portrait of Jazz adorning the front cover.

Available now only as an ebook, click on this link.

'De La Pyramide a La Perrera' - French version buy as an ebook here.

All print copies are sold out in both English and French.

Italian translation in the pipeline.

And don't forget to order Podenco t-shirts and mousepads

How long should you leave your dog alone?

We've always had a least 2 dogs, as they are herd animals rather than solitary ones. So if you only have one dog, how long should you leave it alone?

Read the full article on this link.

A Podenco - every home should have one.

Podenca Carley - a happy forever home at last

From Bev Farmer at Podenco Friends.

'Back in April 2019 when a message came through asking for help with Carley & PJ the photo they sent struck a chord with me to see a Podenca taking a young galgo pup under her wing. Abandoned in the countryside entwined together I am sure it was Carley's body warmth that had kept PJ alive, He was so thin he could not maintain his body temperature. When he arrived we needed to put two jackets on him to keep him warm.

What seemed a straight forward rescue soon changed, I never expected to have two seriously sick dogs. PJ had been born with a condition where his bile duct had not developed and the damage to his liver was beyond repair. Surgery was discussed with specialists but they didn't think he would survive the Anesthesia, his liver was so compromised . So I took the decision to let him enjoy the time he had and when the day came he would close his eyes for the last time in my arm,s not on an operating table.

News from Hope for Podencos

2019 Summary - What a year 2019 was for Hope for Podencos and the extremes of weather that we experienced. Summer saw high heats and a lot of hard work to keep the dogs cool and hydrated. Heavy autumn rains luckily didn't hit us as hard as other parts of Spain; but we helped some dogs that were affected in these areas.

Winter is always a difficult time at the centre. Many people associate Spain with sunshine but it is in fact freezing cold. Luckily our supporters did an amazing job in raising funds to get the dogs kitted out in cozy jumpers.

Renovation work took off at the centre, allowing us to help more dogs than ever before. We saw new kennels blocks built and old kennels and runs pulled down and new runs put up in their place. As a result, we saw an amazing 120 podencos rescued; compared to the 91 we were able to help in 2018.

Podenca Carley to the vet for a check

From Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends - fingers crossed for good news about Carley.

13/1/2020 -

This morning Carley goes in for a ultrasound and xray review .. we so need to have good news, losing PJ was devastating for Carley and us .. We need a happy ending for her....

To donate to the podencos with Bev, paypal podencofriends@hotmail.co.uk.

Portuguese Podengo looking for a forever home

This is Penelope, a Portuguese Podengo with Dogs of Portugal, looking for a forever home. Click on this link for more information about her, more pictures, video. Contact DOP if you can offer a forever home.

Cat-proofing podencos the Podenco Friends way!

Josephine is a little cat which Bev Farmer took in as a kitten. She is companion to 17 year old Tilly and stands her ground with some of the other podencos at feeding time. Wonderful photos from Bev Farmer.

Podenca Peaches waiting and waiting forever

Podenca Peaches is a Spanishdeathrowdogz dog, rescued from the kill list in a perrera

'It's me! Peaches, why does nobody love me enough to share their home with me? I'm a lovely sweet girl who has had a horrible past, when the ladies found me I had a huge hernia, I was in a lot of pain, but now I'm fine, I just need that elusive home. I'm a sweet, friendly girl, in fact I quite like men, very unusual here in Spain. I've been waiting for such a long time for my furever home, I wonder if it's ever going to come. Please share so lots of people see me, it only takes one person to fall in love with me and my life could be changed in an instant. I will come with an adoption contract, passport, spayed and vaccinated. What's not to love?'

Contact Lynn Judge if you have room in your home and heart for her.

A life of hell for podencos in the hands of the hunters.

Warning, upsetting pictures.

Make 2020 a special year for a lucky podenco - take one into your home and heart. They are loving and loyal and are great characters.

Warning on rawhide dog chews

Dangerous dog chews - read the full article here