Podenco Post

Podenco Felix - safe with Galgo's Rescue Almeria

Felix, rescued just in time, on the brink of collapse. Here's his story.

'15th May 2020. This young podenco is a typical example of severe animal neglect/abuse and terrible suffering of many dogs in Spain. Sunday must have been his lucky day, his guardian angel Susana crossed his path. He was taken to the vet for a check up, he received tick and flea treatment, lab blood test and some X-rays were taken also. Probably he is around 3 years young.
He is safe now and will receive all necessary care and love.

We would like to thank HAA for the support of the medical costs and of course Susana who did not hesitate and took this boy home.

Felix still has a long way to go, but he hasn’t do it alone anymore. Together we will fight back and in a few weeks we will see a beautiful young podenco.

Hope for Podencos calendar pix for 2021 - submit your entry before end of July 2020

Hope for Podencos calendar competition for 2021 is now open, closes end of July.

A refresher on the rules for our competition are below:

Top Pod photo will win the cover and be included in the collage for the month of their arrival in their forever home - you will also get a bag of goodies from the new Hope For Podencos, NOW revealed, merchandise range (including a 2021 calendar of course)!

Runners up will win a space in the collage for the month of their arrival in their forever home

we are aiming for 47 as we want 4 pictures per month, but this needs to be flexible dependent on entrants response!

Podenco Hugo - safe with Akira Dog Sanctuary

This is podenco Hugo when he was rescued, starving and covered in tick. He's safe now with Akira Dog Sanctuary in Southern Spain. Here's his story. If you can offer him a hearth and a home forever, please contact the Sanctuary direct.

Hugo

Hugo when he was rescued.

Akira Animal Sanctuary - helping the animals of Benisa, Spain

Just found yet another animal shelter...so many now in Spain helping the abandoned hounds.

Take a look at the work of the Akira Animal Sanctuary and their hounds for adoption.
Dobby and Leo are just 2 of the podencos waiting for their forever homes.

Ann's Canine Care - helping the hounds of Spain

Here's a story from Ann Marie Payne of Ann's Canine Care, about a very traumatised podenca she has had for 8 months already and whose journey to trusting humans will be a long one. Little Pearl is in the best of hands for the journey.

'Earlier today while I was at the desk little Pearl came out of her crate, sneaked behind me and went across the lounge, then she came back into the crate again, she did this a few times, and each time she did it I couldn't turn my head to see what she was doing, knowing she'd go into panic mode if we made eye contact. After a little while she hadn't come back to her crate. I was hoping that she'd found the sofa, but sadly no!

I couldn't see her but, knew she was at the side of the armchair where nobody could see her. I left her there for about an hour and gave her some hot dogs, which she wolfed down when I wasn't looking. Then I decided to take her out. When we came back inside she headed straight for her crate. Trying to get my head round this behaviour I thought back to this morning. Galga Amy had walked into Pearl's crate, sniffed her food and walked straight out, and I think that this possibly unnerved her and, she didn't feel safe there any more.

Redandhowling Video about man's best friend

Start your day with a giggle! Watch this video from Redandhowling.

Read about Redandhowling and her fundraising here.

Galgo's Rescue Almeria - saving podencos and galgos

28/4/2020 - Today GRA received a call from Pam who had found a podenco and asked for our help.

The dog (female) followed her on her daily walk with her own dogs and was in her garden. Pam gave her food and water, she was calm and seems not really scared. We gave her the name Zita.

This young girl is really skinny and she is covered in ticks. In no time we managed to catch Zita and put her in the car. First she was very quiet in the cage but once we were driving she panicked and we had to stop. The rest of the way to the kennels we did on foot. Once we were at the kennels she relaxed, so we decided to make an appointment at the vet tomorrow morning.

Update will follow.

You can sponsor this girl from a distance:

PayPal: Galgosrescuealmeria@gmail.com

Bank Transfer: ES95 2085 8268 3603 3023 5226

Website: www.galgosrescuealmeria.com

Animal charities desperate for help

This is an appeal from Spanish Stray Dogs charity, but their situation during this time will be the same for all animal charities, especially as, with people not being able to work, there could be more dogs abandoned than ever. Please support your favourite dog charities.

'We have suffered a huge set back financially as many other charities and families around the world have. Due to the pandemic, our two charities shops in Spain have been forced to shut. This has had a huge impact on the charities finances and is a very very big cause for concern for us for the future of the work we do.

We need your financial support more than ever now’. As the lock down in Spain carries on and on with no real end in sight we face very serious consequences if we cannot find the money we need to provide food, labour and vet care to over 300 dogs a month!

Axarquaia Animal Rescue - helping hounds in need

Donate on this weblink

Here are links to some of their podencos waiting for forever homes.

Bobby

Tia

Please help Podenca Amber and her babies

From Angie McReady, who has been rescuing and rehoming podencos for many years.

'As I suspected Amber is low level leish. She's clear for everything else.

We can't start treatment until shes finished feeding her puppies. Having said that, I have now noticed she has a split teat. The puppies are now 5 weeks old and eating themselves so I think it#s time for her to stop feeding them so she can heal
I know some people may say it's too early, and had she not got the split teat she would carry on for another couple of weeks or so.

Again treatment is going to cost money. I'm really struggling as I'm not getting the same support as I did before I took a break from rescue after the distemper outbreak. It'z such a shame as I'm now very hesitant to take in anymore rescues as I can't do this without your help. And I really really do hate asking x'

Paypal angie_mccready@hotmail.com