Galgo News

Category: In the media

  • Pheromone – why it is good for a calmer for dogs

    A question was raised on social media recently by a lady adopting a rescue podenco, which will have spent 3 days travelling to her in the UK. She was concerned about the podenco being stressed out and asked for advice on any product to help calm the dog. This was my comment in answer.

    Pheromone is a natural ‘product’of a female body when it gives birth as it calms the newborn and takes away the stress of birthing. This is why it is so important for a newborn animal to suckle soon after birth. I occasionally use a product with pheromone called Beaphar CaniComfort for my blind podenco when travelling distances, as he sometimes gets upset by the very loud noise of car tyres on rough tarmacadum – because of course he can’t see it. Not all products which claim to calm an animal contain Pheromone – so you need to check the ingredents of a product and discount it if it does not have Pheromone.

    Read about Pheromone on this weblink. It calms the animal without tranquilisng it.

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  • Protectora Scooby – galga Mistral hoping for a forever home

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    From Protectora Scooby.

    ‘This beautiful girl who is supposed to be adopted soon will probably spend the rest of her life in a kennel in our shelter because she is positive for leishmaniosis and people are more afraid of this Mediterranean disease than of Putin!

    With the right treatment, they can live well for many years. It’s not fair that dogs with leish don’t have the chance at a normal life and the love they deserve more than any other dog.

    If you can to give this galga, her name is Mistral, a dignified life and make her very happy so she would thank you with all her love and heart writes to: adopciones@scoobymedina.org

    An adopter with experience of taking on a dog with leishmania has this to say.

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  • Greyt news for the greyhounds in New Hampshire, USA

    Remote betting on greyhound racing now been banned. Read the news on this weblink.

  • Protectora Scooby – saving hunting dogs for over 30 years

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    Read about the history of Protectora Scooby Medina on this weblink and take a video tour of the shelter. Since its inception at Medina, the association has also opened shelters in Palencia, Zamorra and Valladolid.

    Each year they rescue many galgos dumped in perreras at the end of the hunting season so they always have dozens hoping for forever homes.

    If you have room in your home and heart for a galgo – or another galgo – have a look at them on this weblink.

    These 3 terrified souls arrived a week ago. Heartbreaking to think of the maltreatment they have suffered at the hands of the galgueros, when they should be happy loving hounds.

  • PACMA – raising funds for animal shelters on your Spanish tax return

    News from PACMA trying to raise funds for the animal shelters in Spain.

    ‘Can you imagine being able to check a box to help animals on your tax return?

    Well, it is not a dream, and from the Animalist Party we are fighting to make it a reality.

    This initiative could change the lives of tens of thousands of animals rescued by animal protection entities, who are going through real economic hardship to be able to support them.

    For this reason, the Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA) has asked the first vice president and Minister of Finance of Castilla, María Jesús Montero, to include animal protection entities in the social purposes box of the Income Tax Declaration.

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  • A chuckle today!

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  • Lipomas in Dogs

    Lipomas differ from Lymphoma lumps as the former are benign. To learn more about them, click on the weblink
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  • Galga Geneva needs help with vet fees and transport costs

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    This is Geneva, rescued and now in a shelter.

    As you can see,Geneva is very thin. This pretty galga barbuda (slightly) is only a year and a half old and given her condition she won’t survive much longer so this is a call for sponsors to cover the first veterinary or transport costs!

    This dog needs your help before it is taken into the care of an association.

    If you would like to get in touch or help, please do not hesitate to contact the following person:

    Name: Maribel

    Thank you for your generosity!

    TO HELP GENEVA

    PayPal: cal2064@gmail.com reference “Geneva”

  • Greyhounds In Need on easyfundraising – support now

    If you shop online, especially with sites like Amazon, Etsy, you can help Greyhounds In Need by joining easyfundraisng and helpiing fundraise for galgos and greyhounds. Click on this weblink for more information.

  • Understanding your dog’s body language

    Weblink to the Blue Cross article about understanding your dog’s body language.