Podenco Post

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

URGENT, URGENT - Granada podencos need safe place

Granada. two poor podencos, mother and daughter, abandoned in the street. Starving and covered in parasites. Some local girls rescued them and left them in an enclosed field while they find a Shelter or a Rescue that can take them but they keep escaping and end up on the road where they are at great risk.

They are begging for a foster home while they have them spayed and look for a family for them.

Contact Katy khatia22@gmail.com Spain (0034) 611160716

Podenca Carley & PJ - on the road to recovery with Podenco Friends

Bev Farmer tells the stories of galgo pup PJ and Podenca Carley, both safe and receiving vet care with Podenco Friends and their amazing vet. Carley has been a Mom to PJ, as you can see from this photo. If you want to help them both, with vet fees, email Podenco Friends.

'PJ is a very young galgo pup found in dreadful state, he has gained a kilo, not that you would know as he still is terribly thin. Had got him eating and he seemed a little brighter but I got this feeling things are not just right. So I took him to the vet and just said to Ramon our vet 'I'm not sure what is the problem with PJ. So we did a bank of blood tests. What a shocker,, this pup has liver failure I have never such a high count. Plus he is very anemic

So there a few reasons why -

Another sport for podencos - flyball in the UK

From Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends.

Lucan (one of Astis pups) is the the first Podenco Ibicenco to gain flyball points in the UK with his team DogStar Juntos Podemos and he is doing brilliant although he does occasionally he decides to go run and say hello to the spectators.

He also made history again, becoming the first Podenco ever to race in a multi-breed competition in the UK (when every dog racing had to be a different breed). Congratulations to Julie Huggins and Zoe who competes with him. You never know we may have another one of our rescues completing at Crufts. Dogstar Flyball team came third in the final this year so he is in good company. Another one of our rescues flying the flag for the Podencos and showing the world just how special they are.

Portuguese Podengo Bellick hoping for a forever home

Introducing Bellick - he is in foster because his owner has sadly been put in hospital.

Bellick is his name and he is a male Podengo - WHITE and medium height (40 cms). He is 2 years old, neutered, vaccinated and has been microchipped. He is extremely sweet and has a beautiful temperament as well as a very quiet nature.

He is ready for immediate adoption for anyone interested, please contact Jackie Dias direct and she follow up on this.

Podencos - owning an 'Invisible' dog

A lovely article about podencos and owning one. Read it on this link.

11 & 12 May in Malaga - fun dog weekend

Read all the details here.

Introducing Podenca Lia - waiting for ever for her forever

1 YEAR WAITING - THIS POOR GIRL, SHE SEEMS INVISIBLE

This is Lia, I don't understand, none wants her, look at her, she is gorgeous. Rescued one year ago and still waiting. Why? She was abandoned by hunters, wasn't useful for them. Please, help her finding a forever family.

Lia - Female - Small/medium - Podenco x - March 2017
Sociable, playful, good with dogs/children
She is in Granada (Spain) but can travel.

Want to adopt her? Contact me Cris!

Vida Mosaics - Pet Portraits in Mosaic - fundraising for hounds

Many of you will remember Vivienne as a tireless worker on behalf of the animals in Spain. Her partner Dan is a gifted creator of fabulous mosaics, many of which adorn the walls of hotels, restaurants, bars in Spain, as well as running courses at Tara Casa. Vivienne is now working in mosaic too, raising funds for dog rescue.

If you would love a mosaic portrait of a much loved pet, this is the weblink to their website. Also the weblink to the Tara Casa Retreat holidays.

Portuguese Podengo Mhysa - with Dogs of Portugal waiting for a forever home

Portugal has its own type of Podengo - in olden days they went to see on ships to control the rat population! Here's a gorgeous little Podengo hoping for a forever home. Contact Dogs of Portugal directt.

Little Mhysa was found on the street with her two babies… She must have been so afraid trying to protect them. The babies are already rehomed. She is still with us, shy but gaining confidence. Very gentle. Good with other dogs.

Here is a video of her, and more pix. Who can resist this little sweetie?

Remember Podenco Rene? Happy in his forever home

Remember our poor podenco boy Rene whose adoption offers kept falling through one after the other by pure bad luck, and how just when he was getting pretty sad and feeling totally invisible he fell on his paws with forever Mum Deborah Ashton back in December?

Well here's a little album of our cheeky Spaniard's first months in the UK for all his fans to enjoy and to see how happy he is: zooming round the garden, out on field walks, hobnobbing at doggy day care and getting busy with the ironing - or is that practising surfing for his holidays!! And I have to include his and Deborah's first-meeting photo again as last but not least as it says it all: these two just love each other. Greetings from Rene to all his friends and in particular his special people, godparents and kennels Mums. As ever it was a team effort to keep him safe all that time from when we first rescued him from the pound.