Galgo News

Category: Regional news

  • Things to remember when rehoming a rescue dog

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    Some people expect too much too soon when they home an adopted dog. It takes time, patience and understanding – especially as most Spanish hunting dogs have suffered maltreatment in their previous lives. Many galgos are adopted abroad, which means the following allowances have to be made as it could be weeks or months before the dog really settles –

    1. the dog may have been a street dog surviving for weeks or months
    2. it may not have experienced any kind humans
    3. it may not know how to live in an enclosed space such as a house
    4. it may not have been walked on a lead
    5. it could very well be used to living with other dogs
    6. it could have left behind friends, a particular mate
    7. it’s had a long journey in vans and planes
    8. it’s a strange country with different weather and language.

    Below is the story of a poor little dog – not a galgo – who was the victim of just such misunderstanding.

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  • Injured galga now safe with Protectora Scooby

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    From Cobie Steketee at Scooby.

    ‘2 Weeks ago Scooby saved 5 galgos from the perrera provincial from Valladolid. This poor girl who was left there was very, very skinny and with several big infected wounds for which she gets treatment now. She is placed in a special “skinnies” kennel where they get a lot of special food so they can recuperate extra fast.

    We have named her Mailen and so far she is doing very well.

    Chip: 67183. Info: adopciones@scoobymedina.org

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  • Greyhounds In Need – more roadside casualties – 2 galgas rescued

    From Greyhounds In Need

    Galga sisters, Luz (Light) and Vida (Life) were rescued from the roadside by volunteers from Arca de Noe in Albacete. Vida had been run over but despite being scared, her sister, Luz, never left her side, stayed with her during the rescue & being taken to the vet. Both Vida’s hips were broken but she has made a good recovery and Luz & Vida are now being fostered by a kind lady who has two more galgos at home.

    Thank you to Arca de Noe & and foster mum for showing these girls that not everyone is cruel.

    Video of their rescue

    photos in recovery

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  • Give rescue dogs space and time to adjust to a new home

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    We’ve always had rescue dogs – that’s 70+ years of living with rescue dogs! Some adjust to home life reasonably easily, others take much longer. The longest for me was my galga Carmela who took about 2 1/2 years to become a ‘normal’ dog, even though she lived with 4 others!

    Last year some neighbours adopted a small terrier mix. He’d already had one home, this was his second. He was typical terrier, always on the go, needed exercise but also needed to socialise with other dogs, as he always barked at them. We used to take our dogs to a local dog park meet so I suggested they brought Billy with them , once a week meets. Sadly they didn’t, they didn’t walk him, in fact hardly seemed to do more than just keep him at home and in the garden. I didn’t see them for a few months and when I finally did, I asked about Billy. ‘Oh, we took him back, he nipped one of our visitors’. I walked away rather than say what I was thinking!!!

    Here’s a story about a resce dog illustrating just how much care and thought has to go into adoting a rescue dog.

    I do hope Billy’s next home after our neighbours’ was a forever one with people who understood him and his needs.

  • Galgo designs for fundraising

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    This lady has rescued greyhounds and designs items to sell and donate to rescue for the greyhounds, galgos and podencos.

    Have a look at her shop on this weblink.

  • Arca de Noe – rescuing an injured galga

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    From Greyhounds In Need, who support the Arca de Noe Protectora in Spain

    So many abandoned galgos wandering the campo and towns, so many at risk on the roads. And so many drivers don’t care if they hit one! Thank goodness for the kind people who do stop and help.

    The wonderful team at Arca de Noe, Albacete rescued this little galga, Pau, from the roadside where she had been left after having been run over. She was taken to the vet where she was treated and is now recovering in a loving foster home.

    Thank you to everyone at Arca de Noe

    To learn more about GIN’s work in Spain, visit their website.

  • Galga Milagro – sadly her injured leg couldn’t be saved

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    With the French rescue association I worked with (till moving back to the UK) we brought out several galgo and podenco tripods. They always amazed me with how they adapted to having 3 legs instead of 4. Here’s the story of a new tripod with Galgos Rescue Almeria. If you can donate towards vet fees they will be very grateful as they are full to bursting with hounds.

    ‘Milagro

    3/03. She had an appointment with the traumatologist. The vet and we did everything we could to save her leg, but in vain. Her first surgery in September ensured that her leg was back in the correct position. Barely a week after the surgery things went wrong, an infection developed in the joint, which meant she had to be hospitalised for 10 days and was given a course of antibiotics. This went well and so did her rehabilitation. During the 6 months that followed, she regularly developed inflammation in her joint, causing her paw to become swollen.

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  • Badajoz, Spain – hellhole for hunting dogs – hunters getting rid of their galgos

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    Female galgos in a village in Badajoz, hunters don’t want them now!

    Need an association to take them to safety urgently.

    WhatsApp contact (Spain 0034) 633248977

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  • URGENT – please action and share before14th March

    From Protectora Scooby

    ANIMAL LOVERS, PLEASE CONTRIBUTE European Commission: WELFARE AND TRACE OF DOGS AND CATS (new rules)
    Deadline for submitting comments

    Deadline: March 14, 2024 (midnight, Brussels time)
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    The Commission wants to know what you think. This adopted act is open to comment for 8 week(s). The European Commission will summarise all comments received and forward them to the European Parliament and the Council to fuel the legislative debate. Comments received will be posted on this website and therefore should be consistent with the rules.

    To be able to contribute, you’ll need to register or log in through your social media account. https://ec.europa.eu/…/14061-Bienestar-y-trazabilidad

    NB I’ve asked Scooby what we should put in the boxes for organisation, number of employees and registration number – as individuals the form won’t accept n/a in the registation number box.

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  • Heartworm – Filaria – in dogs

    Heartworm (also known as filaria) is yet another terrible disease caused by the mosquito which can be a killer if not diagnosed and treated. Rescued galgos and podencos are tested for filaria, along with the other Mediterranean diseases like leishmania, ehrlichia.

    During my 10 years of working on the rescue team of L’Europe des Levriers bringing galgos and podencos from Spain to France for foster and rehoming, we only actually brought out 2 galgos who were suffering from the disease. This is because the stress of the journey and changing situation could make the situation worse.

    Heartworm is actually a parasitic roundworm which lives in the lungs and heart of the host animal. Once diagnosed and treatment starts, the animal must be kept as quiet as possible with little exercise so as not to trigger movement of the worm.

    Read about heartworm, its diagnosis and treatment, on this weblink.