Podenco Post

Akira Animal Sanctuary - saving the podencos of Benissa, Spain

Star is a gorgeous young podenca, currently with Akira Animal Sanctuary and hoping for a forever home soon. Contact Akira if you are interested in her. Read the info on this weblink.

At the end of April 3 podencos were surrendered to the Shelter.

These 3 doggies were surrendered to Akira. They are definitely in the best place now as when they arrived they were covered in fleas and ticks but they have been treated so should start to feel better soon. They have been given good food and shown love and tenderness.

We will be working to feed them up and make them healthy as you can see they are underweight as well. They are very sweet natured dogs despite their condition. We will keep you updated on their journey and hopefully they will soon be ready to search for their very own forever home.

We have called them Coco, Chance and Chase.

Why punishing your dog doesn't work

Read the full article here.

Whole Dog Journal - why punishment training doesn't work

Ibizan Hound Rescue - 10 hounds in a motor home!

This is a lovely story of rescue and the lengths people will go to help hounds. From Ibizan Hound Rescue.

'ONE YEAR ON'

The lockdown litter, Lady and Lola and pups

Many people who follow IHR on facebook will remember the wonderful story of two dogs who found their way into the motor home of British couple Sarah and Darren who were travelling around Spain last year (2020) only to be stranded due to the first lockdown.
Sarah and Darren named the two female Podencos Lady and Lola and soon discovered that Lady was pregnant.

In April 2020 Lady gave birth to 8 healthy pups and all 10 dogs were cared for by Sarah and Darren in their motor home until we could help and in June they came to Ibizan Hound Rescue. Their story even appeared in local news.

All 8 pups (4 sets of twins) were snapped up straight away and went to their wonderful forever homes a short while after.
Super mum Lady and Lola ( believed to be Lady’s daughter from another litter) took a little while longer to find their forever homes but at long last we are so happy to report fantastic happy ever afters.

Leishmania - its causes and treatment

Click on this weblink for an article by a vet on the subject of Leishmania, its causes and treatment. Whilst the article is in the GIN newsletter and refers to galgos, it also applies to podencos. It's a very controllable disease and a podenco can live a normal life for its lifetime on regular testing and treatment. Don't let a dog with leishmania put you off adopting it! It's not their fault the hunters don't take steps to protect them with a simple Scalibor collar!

1st May - Day of the Podenco

Remembering all the poor souls still suffering at the hands of the hunters, abandoned in the campo, dumped in perreras, and all those lucky enough to have loving forever homes.