Galgo News

Category: Rehoming stories

  • Podenco Barajas settles into his forever home – a happy ending

    Barajas 7 11 2010 250 Here’s an update on podenco Barajas,who was with Silvia in Valencia. He is now happy in his forever home in Holland, here’s the news from his adoptants.

    ‘Hi everybody,
    Here are some photos of Barajas. He is doing GREAT. You can see that his scare is changing into curiosity. This morning he came out of his basket on his own (yesterday we had to lift him). He let us caress him without looking away and lowering his ears. I don’t think he will take much time to get used to the habits of the house and the other dogs. They have already taught him a “bad” habbit and that is to lay on the sofa……

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  • Greyhound Rescue Holland help galga Dana find her forever family

    You may remember Dana, the rescued galga who became very stressed in kennels. Through a contact in Greyhound Rescue Holland, she has now found a wonderful forever home. Here’s what her new Mom says.

    ‘Dana is already changing a lot inside and outside. In the beginning she was frightened of bicycles, not of motorbikes or cars, but this is improving. She walks perfectaly on the lead, when I stop, she stops and when I continue, she continues. She is still afraid of men although she doesn´t hide anymore, just barks at them. When my husband is at home she walks around with no problem and he can caress her without problem and she accepts biscuits from him, so that is improving as well. She is especially fond of me and she likes the children a lot.

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  • Have you rehomed a galgo or podenco you saw on Galgo News?

    If so, I’m collecting stories of galgos and podencos which Galgo News readers have adopted through seeing appeals on the website, or via associations which they read about on Galgo News.

    It would be marvellous if you could write between 750-1,000 words about what you know of the dog’s background, how you found out about the dog, how the dog made the journey to you, and their character now they are with you.

    Don’t worry if it goes more than that, I can always precis. And thank you a million times for those of you who have taken into your home one of the innocents of the Spanish hunters. Email me on band@bbrennan.eu before the end of September 2010

  • Luna, survivor of the Jaen killing station – happy in her new home

    Luna 2 a Jaen galga 04 2010 250 Three galgas and a podenca, all in a cell on death row in the Jaen killing station at the end of 2009. All were rescued; this is Luna, who loves the daughter of her adoptants. The family says they play together and Luna is so sweet with the baby. Now she is healthy and step by step she’s more trustful. Now she has the life that she deserves.

    Angie was another of the 3 galgas saved, is now well and desperately seeking a home like this, or even a foster home while she recovers her health and strength after veterinary care.

  • Blind galga Esperanza – view her pix – safely rehomed away from Spain

    The blind galga Esperanza from Los Infiernos refuge which was adopted by Galgos 112 and rehomed, is already happy in her new environment, after just one day! Renamed Pucca, here is a gallery of photos.

    I wish we could have such happy endings for all the galgos and podencos who suffer in Spain.

  • Meet Miracle Moxie May – a podenca who survived Spain against the odds

    Moxie May 2 Meryl Marsh 04 2010 250 Meryl Marsh is passionate about her podenca. Here is the moving story of Moxie May, another of the survivors of the canine hell of Spain.

    ‘I am from the U.S. and live most of the year in Belgium because my boyfriend works here. Last spring I started researching adoption agencies on the Internet and learned that there are several in Belgium that place dogs from Spain, this lead to me learning about what a sad, desperate situation many dogs face in Spain. Before that, I had no idea.

    Every country has its issues with animal cruelty, but I was really shocked to learn how bad Spain is with the hunting practices and such.

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  • Slovenia Sighthound Welfare – happy rehoming stories for greyhounds and galgos

    Slovenia Sighthound Welfare was formed last year by greyhound/galgo friend Larisa. Here are two films about the first dogs which were adopted through Larisa and her friends, prior to the association being formed. Wish all greyhounds and galgos could have lives like these.

    •galgos + podenco (+ 1 magyar agar): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idt5kVgEU6A
    •greyhounds + lurchers (+ 1 borzoi & 1 saluki): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrDJJzrvIik

  • Estrella, saved from the Jaen perrera, happy in a French home

    Jaen perrera Estrella and 3 galgos 12 2009 250 Readers may remember Estrella, the podenca who shared a death cell at the Jaen perrera with 3 galgos. At 8 years old, she had been taken there by her owner, as he no longer had a use for her. The three galgos were rescued, but the podenca was left behind. She was obviously intended to leave as well, as she had a blood test showing she had ehrlichia, but somehow she got overlooked.

    Two weeks later she was still there, discovered, and rescued. L’Europe des Levriers arranged for her to travel in the rescue at the beginning of February. Estrella came out in the van with me, and became my foster dog. She was skinny, not surprising as this is one of the symptoms of ehrlichia, and unfortunately she had not been put on medication for it.

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  • Podenco Raji – from hell in Spain to heaven in America

    Raji mom and family best Foreverhomegreyhounds 1209 cropped
    You may remember reading the story of Buby and Raji recently.

    Paula La Porte of Foreverhomegreyhounds here tells the happy ending for Raji.

    I know you folks love a happy ending as much as we do here at Forever Home
    Greyhound Adoptions, so I am sending you a couple wonderful photos, sent
    to us by little Raji’s new mommy.

    She drove 4 hours, all the way from Neptune NJ to meet Raji this past
    Saturday December 5th in the snow ,and fell immediately in love. She had
    seen him on our website, www.foreverhomegreyhounds.com and called us to inquire.

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  • Sari and Jara – happy galgas in their forever homes

    Jara & Sari 2 300 This is the happy ending for two galgas, Sari and Jara, rescued from Spain by L’Europe de Levriers and rehomed together in France.

    Sari only has 3 legs, you can read her story here. She now has a wonderful home with Gigi and Freddy and their two little dogs, a Yorkshire Terrier and a Chihauhua.

    Gigi says, ‘Sari is amazingly fast on 3 legs, and spends her time eating and sleeping on the sofa with Jara.

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