Galgo News

Tag: abandoned

  • Abandoned and dying in Murcia – help save him – donate to vet fees

    Tina galgo Ulysees b4 capture 15 11 2010 250 Tina Solera has been out catching a galgo again! Seems to be every day there is an abandoned galgo which crosses her path, even 2! And it’s not even near the end of the hunting season. What is wrong, what is happening that all these abandoned galgos are still being found?

    This one was in a very poor state; Tina took advice from other experienced volunteers and finally managed to catch him and take him to her vet. (Bear in mind she has young school age children to see to whilst saving galgos!) This is what she says.

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  • Dennis and Sandy, Spanish galgos needing forever homes

    Dennis & Gaynor 11 250 Dennis and Sandy are galgos rescued by Tina Solera. They both deserve forever homes. Can you help?

    Dennis was abandoned in Murcia. He is aprox 3 yrs, castrated, vaccine rabia and enfermadad, blood tests for leishmania and erchlicia are all negative and he is microchipped. He is loving and affectionate.
    Sandy 3 Silvia 13 11 2010 250 Sandy was found living on the streets of Pilar de Horadada and as soon as she entered the refuge she was very happy to have water and food, she was even skinnier than she is now. She had the early stages of filaria, which was caught with treatment and she is now fine.

    She loves cuddles and wants constant attention but in a positive way. She doesn’t hassle you, she just pushes her nose into you. She wants to love someone and wants someone to own her 100%. She was always nice with the other dogs but unfortunately one dog bit her tail off, can you see? She walks lovely on a lead also. She really is a very good dog and will make someone a fantastic companion.

    If you can offer one of these wonderful deserving galgos a home, please contact Tina

  • Dr Guillermo Couto, researching greyhound and galgo diseases

    Dr Couto, Ohio State University 11 2010 200 Photo of Guillermo Couto, professor at the Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine, examines Cesca the greyhound on Oct. 11, while another greyhound, Aro, looks on.

    Last year I posted about a survey being carried out by Ohio State University into diseases in galgos. I contributed my experience with my galga Karmel and pemphigus foliaceous. Here’s a story by Sarah Pfledderer about Dr Guillermo Couto, whose department carried out the research.

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  • Greyhound Jasmine – a story to warm your heart

    Check out this story of an amazing greyhound. But then, we all know they are fantastic characters.

  • SOS Galgos Photo Competition – Night of the Galgos, Barcelona, 4th December

    Night of the Galgos – Barcelona – fundraiser for SOS Galgos

    Date: Saturday, December 4, 2010
    Place: City Hall – Rambla de Catalunya nº 4,Barcelona
    Time: 19.00 – 23.00 h

    There will be two events in one:

    1 art exhibition and then a Concert with Shakata and Tony Ronald

    Join in the photo competition, send a photo of your galgo by email; there are 5 categories:

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  • Galgo Gandalf, Podenca Mary, looking for their forever homes

    Read the latest news about Gandalf, a galgo x, rescued from being killed by Tina Solera, and podenca Mary, rescued by Charl del Rio at a petrol filling station. Gandalf is now in a foster home in Spain, Mary is being fostered by Galgos France. If you can offer either of these deserving dogs a forever home, contact Charl.

    Video of Gandalf in his foster home

  • Galgo Support Holland help Juno and Felix find their forever homes

    On the first weekend of November Anja Schot of Galgo Support Holland travelled with two galgos Juno and Felix to their new forever homes in Holland. See their arrival here.

  • 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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  • Galgo Guapo runs the Canicross in Murcia – please sponsor him!

    Tina & Guapo training Canicross 11 2010 300 Plea for sponsorship. Regular readers will know Tina Solera is another amazing volunteer working in Murcia to save abandoned and injured galgos, as well as helping at Los Infiernos refuge. Tina and her galgo Guapo are in training for the Canicross. Here’s what Tina says about it.

    ‘Its a 5km sprint on the 21 Nov and Guapo is the first ever galgo to run in this canicross race in this area, possibly all over Spain, although the secretary was not 100% sure about other parts of Spain. For Guapo and me, it is more about publicity for galgos than anything else but if we can kick some dalmation and huskie arses along the way, that will be great. Just hoping the ankle will hold up after twisting it the other day but so far so good. I am so excited…. Guapo, the first galgo to run it, let’s hope we can raise some eyebrows and change a few peoples’opinions about galgos, as well as raising money to pay for microchipping, vaccinating and sterilizing the galgos I rescue.’

    If you would like to sponsor Tina, Paypal your donation to tinasolera@hotmail.co.uk. See pix of last year’s event.

  • Sponsor a dog on Lanzarote, Tenerife, Ibiza – the best Christmas present!

    It’s easy to overlook the problem for the abandoned dogs on the Spanish Islands, and so here’s a reminder of some of the associations who work extremely hard to save, care for and rehome these deserving animals. Podencos especially have a very hard life and their only hope of a future is off the islands on mainland Europe.

    With Christmas coming up, why not think about Sponsoring a Dog. Here are links to the associations on Tenerife, Lanzarote and Ibiza who really need your help.

    SARA-Lanzarote

    K9 Tenerife

    Ibizan Hound Rescue – contact Valerie Wood