Black is beautiful! This handsome galgo is Noah, in foster for Prodeanse association in Seville. Here’s what they say about him.
‘Noah, a beautiful black galgo, who was very fearful but is now gaining in confidence. He had a wound to his side when he was picked up.
As you can see here, you have the perfect opportunity to adopt a gorgeous galgo, shy and sensitive but already used to living in a home.
You just have to email us at info@prodeanse.es and we will get in touch with you.’
Do you remember Operation Rehala in January 2012 – known as the ‘Bullas Rescue’? It was known that the owner of all the animals had other similar sites. Now they have been found, galgos, podencos, ferrets, horses, goats….and the owner and his son have been arrested. Read more here.
The print version of my definitive guide to the plight of the podenco is now on sale, all details here.
Lovely greyhound earrings for sale through The Blue Greyhound shop
Stunning galgo charm bracelet for sale through The Blue Greyhound Shop And galgo bangles
Here are a couple of photos taken by Cobie of the Residencia Valladolid which she runs for Scooby. The block of kennels on the left is for the rescued galgos and the block to the right is the kennels for dogs for people who work during the week and have their dog home for weekends, or when they go on holiday. In the distance is the city of Valladolid. Several of the galgos in the Residencia have left this week for forever homes in Europe. Please support Scooby.
One of the things I hate about living in France is the number of animals sold in pet shops – from lizards and young snakes to cats, rabbits, puppies. The only thing about the puppies and cats is that they are pedigree and usually priced from 300 euros upwards. So hopefully not a ‘spur of the moment’ purchase. Here’s an interesting article on the subject.
There is no love like a dog’s love – unconditional – no human can match it. This is the story of Zara, a beautiful white galga with blue eyes who, after living with her galguero for 6 years, was taken by him to Scooby Valladolid as he didn’t want her any more. She was heartbroken; Cobie couldn’t comfort her. Here’s Zara’s story as told by Cobie.
Poor Zara, the beautiful white galga with her bleu eyes, who cried so much after her owner left her here abandoned in a kennel. She kept on crying and crying, even got very angry with me. I managed to put her in a kennel with 3 galga friends which she liked very much but she kept on crying and biting the fence to try to escape and find her owner.
So I called him and asked him to come and see her, and he did, the same day, with his wife and child. And what happened then is almost unbelievable. She was so happy, it brought me to tears. She was the happiest dog in the world and even let me touch her without any problem which before was impossible! She also let me put an anti flea and tick collar round her neck. They stayed almost an hour and have promised to come back to help her adjust to being somewhere else, they did not offer to take her back of course which also was expected…!
But since that visit, Zara changed rapidly, I can touch her as much as I want, she takes treats from my hand, does not cry or try to escape anymore, it´s amazing. So, sometimes we´ll have to collaborate with the galgueros for the wellbeing of the dogs, even that he had not noticed her biggest problem to adapt in a strange surrounding during the 6 years that Zara belonged to him, namely that she is deaf…!!! He didn´t know!
A FEW DAYS LATER
Amazing Zara. She jumped over a fence from 2.30 mtr. high with sharp points without having a scratch. We made a new piece on it so it´s impossible, we hope, to jump over it again.
She was seen at 10 o´clock in the evening in La Victoria, a busy part of Valladolid with a lot of traffic, people, bars etc. At 12.30 in the night she was seen walking in the middle of the highway direction Zaratán where she was born and happy with her galguero. This person tried to catch her but did not succeed.
In the morning she was at the place of the galguero’s father who caught her and called the phone number on her collar which was mine, and he called his son who also came to see her. The rest is known. I went to collect her and bring her back to Scooby Residencia where I live.
How special is it when a dog after 7 weeks here, escapes and finds her way to a village some 10 km. further. A way she had never walked or travelled before. How did she know to go right or left on whatever point? Is this true love, dedication? She risked her life to find her loved ones but she found them! She must have walked almost all night because after coming back here, she slept the rest of the day and the night and also this whole morning without opening her eyes, so tired…!!
I think she deserves a statue in honour of all abandoned dogs because Zara showed us how much they suffer and how it hurts…!’
If you can give Zara that special home for the rest of her life please contact Scooby.
Badajoz perrera – the reality for the dogs there. Please support SOS Perrera Badajoz volunteers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bokfUFUfFLw
Update on raising funds for a van for 112carlotagalgos
