Podenco Post

Axarquia Animal Rescue are full beyond capacity - foster or adopt

Axarxquia Animal Rescue cannot take any more rescues at the moment, the financial crisis in Europe is hitting everyone hard and adoptions have dropped off.

This weblink takes you to a Newsletter from association. Although it's nearly a year old, I thought you would be interested to read about their efforts, adoptions, fundraising and sponsors.

Podenco Nola - raising funds for rescue

Podenca Nola the Untrainable tells some stories to make you smile. Order on this weblink raising funds for 2 charities.

National Geographic - read about the Galgos and Podencos

Regular readers may remember a few years back I was contacted by London photographer Martin Usborn, who wished to visit Spain to photo the galgos, and wanted the details of a couple of refuges to contact. The result was a stunning coffee table book. Here are links to 2 interesting articles which have appeared in National Geographic magazine, the first one being an interview with Martin.

Interview with Martin Usborn

Article 2 - about the galgos

Separation Anxiety - help is at hand

If you have a dog with Separation Anxiety, you might like to look at this available help.

From Pyramid to Perrera - Table of Contents

Table of Contents - buy the print book on this link

Room for One More
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Introduction
Foreword by Edwin Verhaegan, Founder, Podencoworld, Holland

Chapter 1 Origin and Development of the Podenco

Chapter 2 Present Day Situation

Chapter 3 Present Day Situation Canary & Balearic Islands

Where Hunting Dogs Rest - Martin Usborne, Photographer

Remember Martin Usborne visiting Spain to photograph the galgos and podencos. His book launch is Thursday, 23rd July in London...all details here. Please go if you can.

De la Pyramide a la Perrera

From Pyramid to Perrera - The Story of the Podenco is now published as an ebook in French. Purchase your copy here.

How Could You - by Jim Willis

For all the poor lost souls dumped by the galgueros, abandoned everywhere, waiting in perreras...

It's a Dog's Life - Tails from Pepis Refuge

20 years ago Jane and Alan Brian moved to Spain to open a caravan park. Instead they found a hung galgo in the olive groves around them and started their journey to save and rehome hundreds of dogs. Alan write amusing and poignant verse and I have now collected these into a book, interspersed with stories of some Pepis dogs who found forever homes. Please buy a copy, all proceeds from the sale will go to the Pepis dogs, including podencos. It's Print on Demand, so will only be printed when you pay for it, allow 2 weeks. An ideal present for your dog-loving friends.

From Pyramid to Perrera - The Story of the Podenco

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