Galgo News

Category: Regional news

  • Dogs Home Alone – A worrying problem

    On Monday, 14th October Channel 4 showed an hour long documentary which filmed and researched the problems faced by the millions of dogs which are ‘left home alone’. I didn’t know about the programme, so missed it when it was first broadcast, but have since been able to watch it on iPlayer. It said ‘Series 1, Episode 1’ which implies there will be at least one follow-up. So I have marked the time, date and channel on my calendar.

    Here are some weblinks with information about the programme and a couple of videos including one of a greyhound left ‘home alone’.

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  • Pro-Galgo jewellery on sale to help the galgos and podencos

    Want an idea for a great Xmas present whilst at the same time helping the galgos and podencos? Mo Swatek of Pro-Galgo has some fabulous jewellery for sale. Prices vary from 6-30 euros. For orders and special wishes, please contact pro-galgo@hotmail.com

  • Fermin Perez, writting on Scooby English News blog

    Fermin Perez of Scooby has written two very interesting articles on the Scoobyblog. I’m sure many of us know some of the ‘Queens’ he describes in the first article, but the second article is the one to which I draw your attention. It’s on the subject of galgueros – he is in talks with the Federación Española de Galgos, the Spanish Galgo Federation and I second everything he says.

  • Dogs Trust ICAWC 2013 in Barcelona – report by Aanifeira, Portugal

    Read more here

  • Accommodation in Valladolid – here’s the best place

    Scooby Valladolid puppy 250 10 2013This teeny weeny galgo puppy, only 6 weeks old was found abandoned in Valladolid. He, it´s a little boy, was totally alone in a filthy barn, full of shit and other garbage, no food and no water, very skinny and hungry as a horse, covered in fleas and without a clean place or a soft blanket to sleep on. Now he is in the Scooby Valladolid Residencia and if he survives, Cobie and team will try to help him grow into a big, strong healthy and happy sofa galgo! Unbelievable – how he came to be there. Thank goodness he is safe!

  • Rehala transport – 60 dogs loose in a wagon

    Rehala transport 60 dogs loose 250 10 2013Here’s another illustration of transport by the Spanish galgueros for hunting dogs – about 60 dogs in this lorry, all loose, off to the hunt. This weblink explains a rehala. Some restaurants keep dogs chained up to hire out to hunters for a rehala.

  • Pro-Galgo – another galgo saved

    Mo Swatek Marek 2 170Another story of heartbreak for a little galgo, found in a 5m deep canyon. Rescuers had to climb down to rescue him and get him to safety. He had a bad hind leg fracture, open wound full of maggots, severe gangrene setting in. There was no chance to save his leg, it had to be amputated. He is now recovering slowly, his liver was also damaged due to the severe infection in his leg.

    He has been named Marek.

    He is in the care of Pro-Galgo and the vet bills are over 500 euros. Every little helps. Please help them help Marek. Donations to pro-galgo@hotmail.com by paypal or email pro-galgo@hotmail.com for bank details

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  • A heart for galgo Prince – have you room for him in yours

    Charl Prince 250 10 2013Stunning boy Prince has been at 112carlotagalgos for many months, partly because he was very ill when he arrived and he needed time to get well. Here’s what Charl writes about him.

    RE.INTRODUCING PRINCE FOR ADOPTION!

    Due to circunstances out of Princes control He is now back “in adoption!”

    I will never forget the day I saw Prince’s case. The way his beauty coupled with best buddy Odie stole my heart. I thought ‘someone will rescue you, you’re stunning. Only 2 days in the perrera to go before killing and I’d decided if his case came around again I’d take them. Sure enough meant to be, it did. And I did.

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  • Refuge Life – by Alan Brian of Pepis Dog Refuge, Pedrera, Spain

    REFUGE LIFE

    by Alan Brian

    Who said that refuge life is not good, that is not strictly true,
    We are fed and watered every day, cos that’s what the owners do.

    We can go into our great big compound when the cleanings being done,
    It even has a little pool to cool us from the sun.

    There’s even a place where we can go to lay out in the shade
    That’s got carpet on the dirt but it’s not been properly laid.

    That’s another thing about refuge life; they never do forget
    That if you’re feeling poorly, you get taken to the vet.

    We even have a misting system to cool us from the sun,
    So refuge life is not so bad,

    So please tell everyone.

    Click on this link if you would like to read more of Alan’s poems, and this link to donate to feeding and vet bills or sponsor one of their 70 dogs.

  • Update on Polar – Clinic with Caroline Ingraham, Zoopharmacognosy

    Caroline Ingraham 1 250 15 10 2013Today Polar and I attended a day clinic with Caroline Ingraham – check her website here to discover the incredible work she does, including with the RSPCA and other animal welfare organisations in the UK as well as one or two Spanish vets.

    Her stay in our area of France included visiting farm animals and an equestrian livery yard. Today the subject was dogs. I’d been invited to take Polar along because of his disability. There were two other dogs present, French rescued dogs – one a little hunting dog like a beagle without a tail who had been very badly beaten, with no confidence atall, and the other a labrador x who had spent his early years on a short chain, forgotten about, who had jealousy problems.

    So we had 3 dogs with very different problems.

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