One of the problems I have, living in France, is with the number of French – especially farmers – who keep border collies on chains as ‘guard dogs’! Even there is a little Staffie type dog just round the corner from me who spends her life on a 2m chain from the garage. I don’t understand why people have a dog – to do this to them.
I understand even less how someone in Spain can have a Husky x and keep it on a chain for 4 years.
Here’s a fun fundraiser for Scooby – decorate the Xmas tree.
Galgo/greyhound statue for sale in the Blue Greyhound shop, fundraising for Pepis Refuge.
And another lovely galgo/greyhound carry bag
Beautiful galgo bag – raising funds for Pepis Dog Refuge on the Blue Greyhound Shop.
For all the abandoned hounds we love so much and the galgueros couldn’t care less about – and all the poor lost souls in the perreras….
If 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.
Danielle Hart, who very kindly translated my galgo book into French and is now working on doing the same with my Podenco book, has send me the following two articles which she wanted to share with everyone. Especially she wondered if the shelters and refuges might consider chemical castration as an alternative to an operation, cheaper and less stressful for the dogs.
This is Snoopy Dawg, with his stunning green eyes! He is a beautiful galgo who has been waiting too long for his forever home. He is about 18 months old, free from all the Mediterranean diseases, castrated, good with cats – loves to play with dogs and people. The perfect hound.
He was found in the campo with his penis skin sliced open and very infected. He was anaesthatised whilst it was stitched up. He’s fine now.
He’s with Last Hope Dog Rescue in Alicante, please let’s give him the best Xmas present ever – a forever family. Please share him far and wide. Contact Irene if you can help this boy.
10 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.
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.
