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Want a dog

Wanting a dog does not involve just choosing which one you like more for your physical qualities or “race”, wanting a dog also implies to realize that you will invite him to share your life, your house, your space and that he also has needs and Many times will not fulfill your expectations.

Wanting a dog is to be willing to love him in the good and bad, puppy, adult or grandfather, love him when he barks and have patience because something wants to tell you.

Love him when he bites the walls and the armchair, when he runs and doesn’t listen to you because he’s expressing his nature free and playful. Take him to the doctor because he’s sick or hurt.

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My new year wish…a safe happy warm home for all the galgos. Sadly just a wish, whilst the hunting federations are so strong.

Ann has several galgos in her care which are hoping to find forever homes. (This stunning beauty is Catlaya) You can see them on this link, contact her direct about any of them which interest you. Remember, every dog which finds a forever home means room for another one to be saved.

I hope you enjoy these cartoons. Richard Skipworth has an adopted black greyhound but his cartoons could just as easily apply to our beloved Spanish galgos.

An amazing mural in the municipal park of Baena (Córdoba), to give visibility to the dogs in the perreras, in particular to encourage adoption, especially of galgos, a dog breed very battered and abandoned in Spain, with greater presence in Andalusia.

Artist Sake Ink

I am a galgo,greyhound,
I am built for speed,
but now I run from man’s misdeeds
I do not mind running
or hunting for you
That is how I am built
That is what I do
But why do you hurt me
When with me you are done
You kill or desert me
When I no longer won
I am a galgo of soft eyes
And softer demeanor
I love all my humans
And am quite a good leaner
Please do not throw me away
In your heart let me stay

Karen Lyons Kalmenson

Here is the latest newsletter from the Greyhound Initiative linked with Dr Guillermo Couto, who has done extensive research into galgos as well as greyhounds. On the subject of the greyhound with the allergy to dust mites etc in the house, we have tiled floors in our home in France and I would never ever return to living in a house with wall to wall carpeting, as we had in the UK. I have pads on the tiled floors which the dogs can sleep on, and vetbed, all of which can be washed regularly to get rid of the dust.

When we moved to France, my horse developed an allergy to dust mites – in the hay, stone stables,
bedding. I purchased a nebulizer to give him treatment – he was such a good boy standing with the equipment on – but in the end we moved house to a farm with over 6 hectares where he can live outside.

What we do for our pets, eh!

Read the full report here.

Ann Marie Payne of SOS Animals, Malaga, took part in the Day of the Galgo March there on Sunday 4th February. Here is her report.

‘Well we finally got to the march In Malaga, but not without incident I might add. First of all I was late (as usual) picking JacquiRoss up, but we arrived safely in the centre of Malaga. Neither of us knew where we were going, so it was like the blind leading the blind. Roadworks everywhere and diversions. We wanted to go right and the signs said go left Grrrr.

Eventually we stopped at some traffic lights, and there to our left was the march, but we couldn’t see anywhere to park. So we had to head straight on. We were nearly back on the motorway before we could turn round again, miles out of our way. I think we passed the North Pole. Heading back I said to Jacqui, I know a great place to park, which I found, took me ages to get in it, and then she said ” I think we’re miles away” (God help me). So I did what you shouldn’t do in the centre of Malaga, a U turn. Back on the main road towards the marina we saw a parking sign. Any port in a storm will do, but we wanted to be at the port!!! So we parked up and started walking.

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