From Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends.
'Well Crystal is home .. the Podenco that brought Toronto airport to a standstill she is quite the celebrity there.
It’s been an emotional few days for everyone. To have to call her family in the early hours of the morning to tell them she was missing was not easy..
Karen and Doug Balser have waited 7 months for this moment, After all the excitement of the last few days Crystal soon made herself at home.'
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These 2 sweet podengo x puppies were rescued from street life. Read all about them with Dogs of Portugal and get in touch with them direct if you are interested in homing one.
Continue reading "Podengo X puppies Betty & Pati - with Dogs of Portugal" »
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Update from Bev Farmer.
'On checking the crates at cargo no cable ties where on them to secure the crate door this is standard practise to use the cable ties. The crates are pre moulded around the rim of the door for them has a secondary backup if the lock on the door failed. Once the crates are secured in the hold they are covered by netting but when they went to remove the crates the crate door was open and no Crystal . There is no sign of damage to the crate that she had tried to break out she is a relaxed traveller. The locking mechanism was only turned half way not in the full lock position . At the moment an investigation is under away to establish why no cable ties on the crate CCTV footage is being checked at Heathrow so we wait to hear for their report ., The other issue the dogs were sent without their collars they were taped to the top of the crate . To try and remove a dog in such a risky situation just coming off a flight and no collar is dangerous.
Continue reading "Podenca Crystal - caught and safe at Toronto" »
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From Bev Farmer
'Crystal Lost on the flight to Toronto !!!
Last night the flight arrived at Toronto every one was excited waiting at Cargo for the dogs to come through but when they did, 4 crates and just 3 dogs Crystal was missing.
There was a lot of confusion and at one point it was suggested she had never been boarded at Heathrow but why send the crate and no dog. The team at Cargo started an investigation and then a message came through a dog was loose on the runway. It was Crystal. The AirPort suspended flights and teams out in vans with searchlights looking for her. The weather was bad, heavy rain and poor visibility. If they got close to her she ran off. She must have been terrified for she has brilliant recall.
Rhonda was out in the pouring rain until the early hours helping to catch her but she had to attend to the other three dogs who could not be removed from the crates until all the necessary paper work was completed. The staff at Cargo told her to go back to the hotel with the other dogs, get a shower warm up and try to get some sleep. They continued to message through the night and early in the morning Animal Control would be on site to help catch Crystal.'
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From Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends.
'or months Adonis, Lavazza, Crystal and Theodora have waited to fly to Canada due to COVID this almost became impossible .. But today they left and will soon be landing in Canada.'
https://www.facebook.com/PodencoFriends/videos/969867513526704
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From Sandy at Galgo's Rescue Almeria.
This is the story of a little podenco, named Estrella. Like most podencos she was born in a dirty and dark typical hunter environment. Being born as a podenco in Spain usually means a bleak future perspective, a hard, ruthless and merciless life. A “life” of hunger and thirst, of cold and deprivation. To survive and get some food, you have to be the best hunter to please your owner.
This fragile little girl was born with ataxia, it means part of the brain that control stability was not developed. Because of her instability she was useless.
Luckily Estrella was saved by Antonio at the age of 2 months. She’s a lucky girl, she can have the chance to grow up in a better world and have a future that many “normal”podencos can only dream of.
Continue reading "An update on Podenca Estrella - suffering from Ataxia" »
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Hayley says..
'I have attached some pictures of Ellie. She is in Foster and they have decided they are not in a position to adopt so she is looking for her Forever Home. She loves to swim and play and is friendly to all people. She is good with dogs and there is another dog living with her at her current foster home.
Her d.o.b is 09.01.2019. She is spayed and fully vaccinated with passport. She has tested positive for leish but inactive she just takes the daily allopurinol tablet to control.
Thanks so much
The telephone number or whatsapp contact is +34 657 689 567. The email contact is akirashelter@aol.com.
Continue reading "Akira Animal Sanctuary - Podenco Ellie needs a forever home" »
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The only hope for forever homes for the podencos on Lanzarote, Canary Islands, is for adoption on mainland Europe and across the Atlantic. Here are some beauties safe at the shelter, contact TheKennelKlub direct if you can offer one a forever home.
Laura says - Rifter, Frank, Carmen, Crystel, Lucky and Travis waiting patiently (ish) for home-made peanut butter cookies that Rina made for them. They are all on this page for adoption. https://www.thekennelklub.org/dogs-for-adoption.php
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This is Julia and her buddy Pablo. They are 2 podencos with Scooby who have been waiting too long for their forever homes.
Read about them on these links and contact Scooby on this link if you can adopt one.
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Bev Farmer is a really gifted photographer, capturing special moments of the podencos in her care at the shelter. Here's one of Adonis and Riley - so touching.
Contact Bev about her podencos on podencofriends?hotmail.co.uk
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