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Time schedule for an adopted dog.

Abandoned in a concrete pit to die - rescued and rehomed

A story from 5 years ago.

'2 podencos found in an abandoned concrete pit with these contraptions in their mouths so they couldn't bark or eat. Scratch marks all over the walls where they had desperately tried to get out. Rescued by Galgos del Sol. Video at the shelter, on this weblink.

Podenca Tracy's first day outside after her operation

Badly abused and injured Podenca Tracy with Galgos Rescue Almeria had her first day out in the sunshine, after her operation.

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Podenco Rory with Podenco Friends - coming to terms with a world of kindness

From Bev Farmer recently.

'This was Rory..I couldn’t find him and thought 'no he’s escaped' but he had curled up in a corner trying to hide. Dogs aren’t born like this, relentless abuse is the reason why.

He doesn’t understand he is safe now, all he knows that people are cruel. His coping mechanism is to make himself invisible to avoid been hurt.

I want to wrap my arms around him and say it’s ok Rory but that is last thing to do to him.

For now I need to respect his personal space .. He just needs time'.

Podenco Rory - terrified of the world - safe with Podenco Friends

From Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends

This was Rory recently - a terrified and abused podenco on a slow journey to rehabilitation.

'I couldn’t find him and thought no he’s escaped but he had curled up in a corner trying to hide. Dogs aren’t born like this relentless abuse is the reason why.

He doesn’t understand he is safe now all he knows that people are cruel. His coping mechanism is to make himself invisible to avoid been hurt.

I want to wrap my arms around him and say it’s ok Rory but that is last thing to do to him.

For now I need to respect his personal space .. He just needs time.'

Podenca Rosely enjoying the Canine Coffee Morning

On the first Wednesday morning of each month a local bikers' cafe hosts a Canine Coffee Morning to which we take our podencos Rosely and blind Bo. Usually it is held in a marquee at the rear of the cafe along the riverside but the October event - for a change - was held in the 'front of house' cafe. It's a smaller area than the marquee so blind Bo was allowed off lead to wander.
For a treat, each dog gets a plastic cup of aerosol cream, and often treats from the owners!

So here are a couple of pix of Rosely enjoying her cream and Bo mingling with the other dogs - including an Old English Setter recently adopted from Greece - enjoying treats by the stage.

3 Podencos safe with Galgos Rescue Almeria

Earlier this month Galgos Rescue Almeria, along with other rescues, were involved in taking to safety over 70 dogs living in terrible conditions in a shelter which the authorities closed down. These 3 podencos were among the dogs GRA took to their shelter.

'We picked up these 3 podencos in terrible condition and now a period of recovery and healing can begin for them, as well as the galgos we took too. They've been in an unimaginable filthy shelter for God knows how long and unsurprisingly they all have Anaplasma and Erlichia, fleas and ticks. Fortunately it can be treated but also can't be underestimated. Untreated it can also be deadly.

They've now had a shower, for one boy we need to visit a groomer because his coat is in bad shape. You can see flea infestation needs treating urgently too. Named Madroño, Artillero and Teddy.

Any help with vet fees will be gratefully received.

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Refugio Kimba - Selva - another injured podenco saved

This is the story of a poor podenca, seriously injured and left for dead at the side of a Seville road in the cold and wet. Finally after 3 days someone took pity on her. Refugio Kimba to the rescue.

'All of us who have traveled the roads and know the number of animals that are run over every year, either because they have been abandoned, or because some people who are supposed to be responsible for them tend to have them loose and without control, we usually keep an eye out for we find some in that circumstance.

This is how a man who traveled the same route every day due to his work, published on social networks that he had been seeing a dog run over for three days in a row and that apparently he could not move. With a lot of effort, since whoever sounded the alarm only said that the animal was on the Conil de la Frontera road but did not specify a kilometer or give any more information, we found it lying on the roadside completely wet and with significant hypothermia (like He had been there for at least three days) a puppy that only had a thread of life left that by the look he gave us as we approached, he was already about to cut.'

Read the full story on this weblink.

Charl del Rio -112carlotagalgos - on crates for dogs

In all my 70+ years of living with dogs from puppies to old dogs, I have never felt the need to use a crate. But these days it's become fashionable to use a crate if someone can't train/control their dog. I think - well, human, how would you like to be shut in a cage?' So this is a very informative article by Charl del Rio, founder of 112carlotagalgos in Alhaurin le Grande, Malaga, on this very subject and why one shoule NEVER use a crate on a galgo or podenco.

'IMPORTANT INFORMATION

CRATES/TRANSPORTINES/BENCHES AND GALGOS AND PODENCOS

Please remember galgos are not greyhounds and come from an entirely different background. Many a galgo or podenco has been rescued from a severely dark place and time in their life. Many many are rescued from dark small hovels, under ground and in some cases with pallets on the top.

Podenca Rosely enjoying the local dog park

As we now only have a small garden, on a Sunday morning I take Rosely to a local dog park to meet other small/medium size dogs. We've been going for abour 3 months now and she has blossomed from being a terrified little dog afraid of everyone and the other dogs to gaining confidence and coming out of her shell.

So I decided that for International Day of the Podenco, Rosely and I would celebrate it in our own way and for the first time I let her off lead to run free. It took quite a while for her to realise she was off lead and leave my side but she gradually wandered away to sniff piles of twigs and nettles bordering the enclosure. It does help that the hawthorn is now in full leaf and the nettles are grown, which adds depth to the sheep fencing surrounding the park.

By the end of the hour, she was watching a group of excitable little dogs playing on and around the A frame. Hopefully next week when her special friend Springer Spaniel Milo may be there, she will be off running with him.