Galgo News

Author: Beryl Brennan

  • How long should a dog go without peeing?

    We were lucky when living on the farm in France as our dogs had direct access to a big barn with an earth floor. So we could go out for the day and not worry about them, as they used the barn if they wanted to pee.

    Back in England now, our current 2 hounds are both 10, so company for each other when we want to go out and not take them. We can usually leave them 5-6 hours, which is good considering Bo drinks a lot of water. We do put newspaper down in the kitchen just in case!

    Read the full article on this weblink.

  • GPS trackers for dogs

    I recently met a podenco owner who has fitted a tracker to her dog’s collar and she can check on her smartphone where her hound has got to. This particular pod does like to explore the sand dunes near their home, so the tracker is very useful. The dog also has good recall.

    Here’s an article which looks at different dog trackers.

  • Tijuana, Mexico – greyhounds race nearly every day!

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    From Grey2kusa.

    Greyhounds at the above racetrack race nearly every day! A siught mprovement for 2024, they will race only 3 days/week. 3 days/week is too much, the track should be closed down! I can’t believe Mexicans can afford to bet on dog racing every day either!

    Read about it on this weblink.

    So now many of the dogs will be released for adoption. Read this story on this weblink.

  • Protectora Scooby – December 2023 news bulletin 1

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    From Fermin Perez.

    The Villalobón Victims: You might remember the report in our August bulletin of the 8 dogs (7 galgos & 1 mastin) we rescued in Villalobón. They were in a pitiful state of neglect. It was an emergency situation in which we found cachexic dogs, full of internal and external parasites. Thanks to our vets and animal care staff, all of them were nursed back to good health, making a full recovery. We have homed 4 of them in Italy, where they are living la dolce vita and wrapping their adopted families around their paws. The remaining 4 dogs are at Scooby and equally dictating their needs to the staff while they wait for an adoption enquiry.

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  • Galgos Rescue Almeria – always there for the galgos and podencos

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    From Sandy Galgoslover

    2023, a year of ups & downs, joy & sadness, but also a year in which new collaborations were established.
    Never before have so many abandoned, neglected and abused souls found their way to our Rescue center. Unfortunately, never before have so many animals been abandoned and dumped either….

    If there is any improvement in people’s awareness animals are living beings and not products, we still notice little or nothing of it.

    On the contrary, it seems to be getting worse….

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  • Happy New Year to all my readers

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    Thank you for following the stories and appeals on Galgo News. Without people who care, the galgos would have much harder lives once discarded by the Spanish hunters.

  • And another giggle!

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    Yet another wonderful cartoon by Richard Stilgoe.

  • Can’t take your dog? Don’t go!

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  • Have a giggle!

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    With all the terrible news from around the world – wars, starvation, homelessness, drought, volcanic eruptions and more, I want to add a smile to the faces of my lovely readers.

  • Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noel, Frohe Weihnachten, Feliz Navidad, Feliz Natal, Buon Natale, God Jul, Vesel bozic, Nadolig Llawen, Vesel Vianoce, Vrolijik Kerstfeest

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    Wishing all my lovely readers a Merry Christmas.