Galgo News

Category: Adopt

  • Galgo Gonzo, saved from life in a muzzle!

    Black galgo Gonzo 400 5 2020
    From Black Galgo groupl

    GONZO FOR ADOPTION!

    Gonzo is three and a half years old, his life has not been easy, for his whole life he has lived with a muzzle, he is another of so many discards this season.

    He’s already with us, we removed the muzzle, he didn’t need it, when he came to us he didn’t stop shaking, yet he relaxed, started trusting and his fears disappeared in just a few days.

    Now he’s playful and sociable with his fellow residence, a very innocent little boy and good, no evil.

    If you want to change Gonzo’s life contact us,
    info.blackgalgo@gmail.com

    #adoptaGozo #tupuedesersusalas #BlackGalgo #tupuedesersusalas #ayudanosasalvarlos #ponungalgoentuvida

  • Happy hounds at Galgos Rescue Almeria

    https://www.facebook.com/galgosrescuealmeria/videos/348464762796727/

    Despite the heat the little ones still enjoy their playtime

    Galgos Rescue Almeria

  • Galga Faith – a happy ending for an abandoned galga

    Ann Marie Payne Heidi 400 4 2020
    Here’s a lovely rehoming story from Ann Marie Payne of Ann’s Canine Care.

    ‘My gorgeous Faith, my New Year Baby. – First one through the door on New Years Day

    Abandoned and left fending for herself on the streets by another sub human galguero.

    Last week she left me and went into TRACES to start her journey to her lovely new mum Sam Phipps who lives in the UK
    But what makes this adoption so special is the fact that Sam not only lives in the UK but, also lives in the same street as Lisa Pratt who adopted my adorable Patty, who was living in atrocious conditions and was also being threatened by her sub human galguero.

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  • Cycle of Love

    Bev PJ 400
    Beautiful words taken from a post on Bev Farmer’s page on Podenco Friends. So true.

    “There is a cycle of love and death that shapes the lives of those who choose to travel in the company of animals. It is a cycle unlike any other. To those who have never lived through its turnings and walked its rocky path, our willingness to give our hearts with full knowledge that they will be broken seems incomprehensible. Only we know how small a price we pay for what we receive, our grief, no matter how powerful it may be, is an insufficient measure of the joy we have been given.”

    From Bev. ‘This photo of PJ came up on my FB memories.. He was so special wise beyond his age. I had no intention of taking on a pup, it was the wrong time in my life. I knew I had become very attached to him and he had declared that I was his mum. PJ’s first night in the house, it was like he had been here for ever. He jumped up on the sofa and curled beside me. All the dogs accepted him .. Then it was time for bed. I popped him on top of it and as we settled down, he snook up between Tilly and me under the duvet and never moved the whole night.

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  • Greyhounds In Need – helping the galgos of Spain

    Here are links to the GIN Spring newsletter with articles on galgos and the situation in Spain.

    SOS Galgos Barcelona. Click on the right arrow to read about a visit to SOS Galgos.

    The shelters in Spain supported by GIN

    Arca de Noe, Albacete

  • The work of Galgos del Sol in Murcia

    One of the very first stories I ran when I started Galgo News back in 2008 was about Ruso, a galgo left in a Spanish shelter where a English volunteer, Tina Solera, helped out. She contacted me and together we started on a journey which culminated in her opening her first shelter and the formation of Galgos del Sol. She is now one of the most widely known workers in galgo rescue in Murcia.

    Tina says, ‘here is a video celebrating how far we’ve come since Galgos Del Sol was founded back in 2011. We continue to build the dream with you by our side and we can never thank you enough. It’s because of you we acknowledge where we are today with this special presentation.

    Please watch this wonderful film made by the talented filmmaker Alex C Rivera. Would you consider joining us on our journey by making a donation? We need your support to continue our much needed work of ending the plight of the galgos and podencos in Spain. Thank you.

    How to donate:
    To sponsor a dog monthly, https://galgosdelsol.org/sponsor-a-hound-1/
    Paypal from the UK – galgosdelsouk@gmail.com
    Paypal from the USA – galgosdelsolusa@gmail.com
    Paypal from the EU – galgosdelsol@hotmail.com
    Credit Card Credit card: https://galgosdelsol.org/donate/

  • Galga Careta with Galgos Rescue Almeria – making slow progress

    Galgo Rescue Almeria Carela 400 4 2020
    It is hard for us to imagine what treatment is meted out to their galgos by the galgueros to make the hounds so terrified of life. This poor galga suffered – until she was rescued. After time and much patience, she is learning to trust humans.

    ‘Do you remember Careta? She came to GRA 31 March 2019 severely traumatized, we will never know what exactly happened to her.
    All we know is that she is originally from a hunter in Cáceres and she was taken to a kennel in Dos Hermanas where she would be euthanized ….
    Now more than a year later she has changed a lot, with a lot of patience and love she is no longer terrified.
    Careta is a gorgeous girl with a backpack of bad experiences. She is drawn for life but after a year she has already made great progress and once she is with her family she will be able to leave her past behind. Galgo Rescue Almeria’

    https://www.facebook.com/100006502779206/videos/2894318310794900/

  • Protectora Scooby – feeling the effects of lockdown

    Scooby appeal during lockdown 3 2020 400
    So many shelters will be suffering as a result of lockdown – animals can’t be transported to their forever homes. Here’s an appeal from Scooby, but many other associations will be feeling the same.

    ‘We are very worried about our animals and their future, you know that we managed to get many dogs and cats adopted by collaborating with other associations of countries such as France, Italy, Netherlands, Czech Republic or USA.

    We are clear that if it were not for the help from outside Spain it would be impossible for us to rescue so many animals because Spain’s adoptions in global computation mean less than 15 % of total adoptions…, and what if the animal shipments for the theme of coronavirus? Before lockdown, there was a scheduled trip to Milan and this could not be made, this means that animals have to stay longer with us, and the worst, that while some do not leave we can not help others because we have no place to help others.

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  • Dogs during Covid-19

    Read the full article here.

  • Galgos en Familia, Malaga – there for the galgos and podencos since 2010

    I first came across Vera Thorenaar when I started my Galgo News blog in 2007 and travelled to Spain regularly thereafter. As with many other rescue associations, the Protectora has grown over the years. Here’s the story, together with a link to galgos hoping for forever homes.

    ‘The History of Galgos en Familia is tightly linked to its founder Vera Thorenaar, who started her journey and immersion into the difficult situation of the galgo since 2008, and came into contact with a Dutch association that dealt with adoptions for abandoned galgos.

    Dedicated to the translations, to getting her work known in Spain and being a link between said associaction and other associactions dedicated to the protection of galgos in our country, she started to write her personal blog to explain the difficulties experienced by this breed, to broadcast cases of abandonment and to retell her own experience as a foster carer of galgos waiting for adoption.

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