Podencos (also known as Ibizan Hound) are another seriously abused Spanish hunting dog – and life is especially difficult for them on the Spanish Islands. I often mention the SARA Lanzarote shelter, which does amazing work, and Pro-Galgo work with a volunteer on Las Palmas.
Both organisations prepare their dogs for adoption abroad – as you can imagine, flights can be costly and the dogs have to be accompanied.
Remember Cristal? She of the different coloured eyes. Look at her now. Always nice to see pictures of a galga rescued in a bad state,looking wonderful after all the care given to it by shelter volunteers.
Look at these beautiful galgos/galgas desperately seeking forever homes away from the hell of Spain – don’t let them run the risk of being stolen and taken back to life with a galguerro or gitan. El Refugio-Escuela – volunteer Marisa speaks wonderful English.
I’ve received this update from Eva at Scooby Medina, following the appeal for people to adopt some of the dogs which have been in their shelters for over a year, some for much longer. Let’s keep the effort going!
Hello everyone,
Many thanks for your responses to the previous email that was sent about long time Scooby dogs with no requests.
I am please to share that 5 dogs have already been reserved. Basu, Ciro, Elo, Moreno and Vagabundo. And this is all because of you who helped spread the word to find them a home or simply because you choose to take these dogs into your groups! Thank you!
An appeal from Scooby Medina for dogs which have been in their shelters for nearly 2 years, and no one wants them. There’s even a pedigree cocker spaniel! Please take time to read the email and details about the dogs, and help find them homes. Scooby have over 600 – yes 600 – dogs in their care!
Hi Everyone,
Here is my regular “plea” / call for attention to long time Scooby dogs. This time is a little different, because these dogs are ones that I have not had any requests for and/or ones that arrived at Scooby in 2008 or earlier. Considering it’s almost 2010, we need to find these dogs a home as soon as possible. Some of them are older, some of them are younger – but one thing is the same for all of them, they have been here too long and we can’t forget about them.
Isabel from the ASPAP shelter has sent an update on Cristal’s condition.
‘Well, I’m sending you photos of Cristal with her 2 friends, Wican and Grison, just looking round the door. When we enter into the fenced area where they live, they go into their house and continue to look round the corner of their door, the 3 heads together. When we hold out our hand to stoke her, they smell us and lick our hands, but the 3 are the same in their fear.
News is coming in thick and fast, folks, even though it is the ‘holiday’ season.
Imagine having to look after 600 dogs. That is what they do at Scooby Medina, and the situation is pretty drastic. This message came from Eva.
‘I am writing you in hopes of reaching out to more people and spreading
the word that Scooby desperately needs help. At the moment, there are
over 600 dogs in the shelter. We are working on adding more dogs (and
cats) to the adoption pages, but at the moment there are still many
available on the site that have been waiting for so long. Many are
from the Seville rescue from earlier this year and even some from the
2007 rescue. We have plenty of mix dogs too.
This is the story of a lurcher, (who looks very like a podenco) who is desperately looking for an understanding forever home.
Catherine tells his tale.
As a 4 month old pup Moss came to my village to live with B who had rescued him from Spain. He was one of a large litter whose mother a Galga, had given birth on the street. She didn’t survive. Moss is clearly crossed with the Spanish hunting Podenco, originally of Egypt. His enormous ears and the curious way he leap-frogs when he hunts gives him away as do many of the personality traits of this beautiful breed.
Two sighthound cross breeds are looking for a home. They are first generation Sloughi x Cane Corso. However their tattoos have them registered as crossbreeds, therefore they are not first category dogs and will not need special insurance or a behaviour exam.
They are 2 year old litter sisters named Carma (black dog) and Curcuma (brindle dog). Curcuma is the largest of the two (at around 50 kilos), Carma is smaller. They had no contact with the outside world for their first 2 years. Carma is very shy and relies on her sister for confidence. Curcuma is more confident than her sister and is described as a ‘big teddy bear’.
Introducing Resaca – a beautiful dog whose galguerro gave her this dreadful name -which means ‘faggot’! He used her for breeding and now she has served her purpose, he wanted to hang her!
She is 2-3 years old, gentle and calm, she has her european passport, vaccinated including rabies, sterilised, and urgently needs adopting
contact patricia@galgosfrance.info tel: 0033 (0)6 63 61 51 26 http://galgosfrance.net
