For those of you who followed the story of Portuguese galga Estrela, I thought you would love to see this fabulous photo of her living the life of luxury in Devon!
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Portuguese Galga Joy – waiting for her forever home
Introducing galga Joy, abandoned on the streets in Portugal, rescued by Portugal Dog Rescue, who also rescued Estrela, and is in foster with Gabi, who describes her character.
‘Joy is a wonderful reddish brown colour, 2 years old. She was very sad and thin, with bad skin when she arrived. She is affectionate and playful, walks well on the lead, but is still nervous out on the street. She also tested positive for leishmania, but this was soon treated and now she is on 150mg Alopurinol twice a day. She will need to be tested again in 6 months’ time.
Oh, I love this dog, just look at her!’
If you can offer Joy the forever home she deserves, please contact Portugal Dog Rescue or Gabi
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Portuguese galgos – update
Update on the Portuguese galgos. One hunter has been busy killing puppies before Teresa could save them. But here’s the news about the first galga Estrela. Ines reports. ‘regarding that horrible man getting rid of all pups but 2 :(. We are not exactly sure what happened, but apparently he killed them, but won’t give us any more details… we just can wait for Estrela to leave this place.
Estrela is only mentally slighty better from the abuse she was given. She is on special high energy feed, plus a mix of raw green beef tripe and liver, and Anima-Strath supplements. She has also been wormed twice. Her owner has finally allowed us to take her to the vet this week, so she can get tests done to see why isn’t she putting more weight.
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Galgas in Portugal – a very hard life
We’ve been following the story of galgos in Portugal – horrendous conditions in which they survive – and the team of faithful volunteers who work tirelessly to make the lives of these dogs better, against insurmountable odds.
Ines explains the situation more fully.
‘I must clarify some details on this shelter, it is not a registered charity, it is simply Teresa, an animal lover that happens to help every stray dog she finds. She treats, neuters and vaccinates them and finds them good homes. Teresa has a brilliant record, this year alone she rehomed over 60 dogs by herself into loving families, so I and another 2 women volunteered to help her fundraise and look after the dogs.
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Update on the Portuguese Galga
Portuguese galga – Ines updates 21/10/2012. ‘Today has been a good day.
Estrela’s owner handed over another pup, a girl this time (24’s sister), because she was too small for his liking; she is being hand-reared by a volunteer and is doing fine (pics below). Thanks to your appeal in the galgo page, and generous donations, we have managed to buy the mum a 15Kg bag of Royal canin special lactating mother feed, which she desperately needed. Some people have offered to send milk as well, so that will be very helpful.