Galgo News

Category: Fund raising

  • Galga Gabriell – her angels are helping her

    Gabriel 1 250The pressure on Spanish refuges and perreras does not lessen – daily galgos and podencos dumped…here’s the latest one at Pepis Refuge on 30th Novewmber, now named Gabriell. Jane tells the story.

    Once again another beautiful black galga dumped today. (30/11/2014) I hate the word dumped, but what other words can you use? I would say she is no more than 1 year old, she has a swollen front leg and finds it hard to stand on it, so vets tomorrow. Also we noticed blood running down her neck and a small cut where the chip would have been. No surprise there then. She too is quite thin, but we have bathed her neck, put a nice thick coat on her, given her some food and bedded her down for the night.

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  • Neal’s Yard – help Galga Petra

    Neal's Yard Julie 250My friend Julie has organised a Neal’s Yard fundraiser for Pepis Refuge. Take a look at her website here, lots of lovely natural products, to treat/pamper yourself and as gifts for friends for Xmas. I use the foot balm for tired feet(!), joint capsules, lip gloss – all suitable for sensitive skins too. You can order any time.

    One of the dogs you will be helping is Petra, who was recently dumped tied to the main gates with a tight cord round her neck. Jane Brian says it is a long time since they have a dog so terrified of life as Petra. Below you can see the neck cord (against Alan’s hand). If you look carefully behind the blue bed, you’ll see her hiding there. It makes it difficult to clean the kennel as, besides humans, she is terrified of the brush, shovel, water to clean the concrete.

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  • Pepis Dog Refuge – feed the 78 dogs for Xmas

    Pepis Dog Refuge, Seville, desperately need donations to buy food for the 78 dogs there – 7 galgos were dumped by hunters this week to add to the ones already there, together with podencos and other hounds. They rely totally on donations – it costs 700 euros/month to feed them all. Please help.

    I have some beautiful knitted dolls, hats, galgos for sale in Bebe’s Boutique, take a look – they will make unusual Xmas gifts – you can also see some on this link.

    Items in The Blue Greyhound Shop on Ebay

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  • Bebe’s Boutique – raising funds for galgos and podencos – galgos, hats, general

    Danger dog 210If you haven’t room for a real galgo or podenco in your home, then buy one of these lovely hand made ones, knitted and crocheted. Or how about a hat to keep your head warm in winter? And then there are a few extras – t-shirts, mousepads, car sunscreens, bandanas (allow 2 weeks’ delivery for these)

    Danger Dog (left, complete with magical cloak!) is 20 euros plus 8 euros postage UK/Europe, RPW tba/ Brown/white

    Gordon Galgo is 20 euros plus 8 euros postage UK/Europe, ROW tba. He’s available in grey, light coffee, light brown, dark brown. The crocheted galgos are available in grey and white/brown, 15 euros plus 6 euros postage.

    Hats are available in red/black, royal blue/white – hats with floppy ears available in beige/black and beige/green. All 20 euros + 5 euros postage UK/Europe. ROW tba.

    Set of 6 galgo notelets – 7.50 euros plus postage
    Set of 6 podenco notelets – 7.50 euros plus postage

    Paypal band@bbrennan.eu stating which item you are purchasing.

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  • Help feed the Hounds at Pepis Dog Refuge

    7 more galgos dumped at Pepis in the last few days – desperately need feeding…please help here – share the cost with a friend or two – please…..

  • It’s a Dog’s Life – Tails from Pepis Refuge

    Front cover 20010 years ago Jane and Alan Brian moved to Spain to open a caravan site. Instead they found a hung galgo in the olive groves and started their journey with Pepis Dog Refuge, saving hundreds of abandoned dogs, including galgos and podencos. Alan has written some amusing and poignant verse and I have collated these into a book, interspersed with a selection of stories of Pepis rescued dogs by their adoptants. The book is Print on Demand, which means it is only printed when ordered and paid for. (Allow 2 weeks delivery) Order now in time for Xmas delivery. A delightful gift for dog lovers.

  • Spanish galgueros – corrupt cruel hypocrites

    Castile-La Mancha monument 400 11 2014
    A report from Asociacion Baasgalgo. This monument to galgos is in a small village near Fuensalida, a small town in Castile-La Mancha. ust under 12,000 citizens, a place where time stood still. When talking to Spanish, they will tell you its people consist mostly of paletos and gitanos, which translate as country bumpkins and gypsies.

    More then half of them own galgos and hunt, legal, or illegal.

    Hunting with galgos is so intwined and such a tradition in their lives, they felt the need to show their pride with a statue in the center of their little town. When driving through town, you will see plastic bags hanging from the trash containers.
    Every household in Fuensalida will separate old bread from their other trash and put it in these bags for the hunters to feed their galgos. The chief of the local Guardia Civil is an avid hunter with galgos himself.

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  • Scooby – still rescuing galgos…

    Latest rescue stories from Scooby

  • 2014 Christmas Cards to help hounds

    Pepis Dog Refuge

    112carlotagalgos

    Scooby Medina

    Greyhounds in Need

  • A Galgo’s Christmas Wish

    Many of you will have followed the story of Charl del Rio Holden, helping galgos in Malaga. We’ve been friends for several years, since before she starting her rescues. Now she has written and published a book and here’s the link to buy it, and support the work of 112carlotagalgos.