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  • Refuge Life – by Alan Brian of Pepis Dog Refuge, Pedrera, Spain

    REFUGE LIFE

    by Alan Brian

    Who said that refuge life is not good, that is not strictly true,
    We are fed and watered every day, cos that’s what the owners do.

    We can go into our great big compound when the cleanings being done,
    It even has a little pool to cool us from the sun.

    There’s even a place where we can go to lay out in the shade
    That’s got carpet on the dirt but it’s not been properly laid.

    That’s another thing about refuge life; they never do forget
    That if you’re feeling poorly, you get taken to the vet.

    We even have a misting system to cool us from the sun,
    So refuge life is not so bad,

    So please tell everyone.

    Click on this link if you would like to read more of Alan’s poems, and this link to donate to feeding and vet bills or sponsor one of their 70 dogs.

  • Raising funds for needy hounds – Christmas cards now on sale

    Fabulous Christmas cards now on sale, raising funds to help two rescue associations in Andalucia. Calendars also on sale.

    To benefit 112carlotagalgos

    To benefit Pepis Dog Refuge

    Photos below.

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  • Polar’s diary – first day at school!

    Polar tired 250 15 9 2013With 4 other dogs, it’s not easy training Polar, as he always wants to be with them. He’s learnt the basic sit and down but really needs to socialise with other dogs and people. So today was his first day at ‘doggy school’ and a whole new experience!

    We had some crying in the car as I drove away from home. We very definitely had a tail touching tummy when we arrived and he was confronted by a dozen strange canines who had plenty of ideas about ‘behaving badly’!

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  • Polar’s Diary – checking up with the vet

    Polar's perch 250 1 9 2013Pesky pup Polar is definitely making his mark in our home – in more ways than one! Here he is practising the Polar Perch – left cheek resting on a nearby chair! The dogs aren’t allowed on the chairs in our living rooms – they have their own chairs in the adjoining barn – so this is Polar’s statement of ‘I’m not actually sitting on the chair!’

    He is into everything, including things he shouldn’t be into! His worst misdeed happened when we were out with friends for the evening.

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  • Rescued galgas flying the flag in Yorkshire with The Blue Greyhound

    Bark in the park trophies 190Regular readers will know The Blue Greyhound shop on ebay where Susan Dawson raises funds for greyhounds and galgos. Her two galgas were recently chosen as winners of a competition and they were at Bark in the Park last weekend, in east Yorkshire. Here’s what Susan says, and some fabulous photos

    The Blue Greyhound had a stall yesterday (17/8/2013) at Bark in the Park, a great show that we attend every year which promotes good dog ownership. Lots of great stalls. It was also a special day for Eli and Cassie who received their Dog Star Awards.

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  • Pin-up Polar – raising funds for Pepis Dog Refuge – 2014 calendar, order now

    Calendar front 2014 250Gorgeous disabled galgo puppy Polar is the pin-up on the front of the 2014 Pepis Dog Refuge calendar. The calendars are superb quality, beautiful photos of rescued galgos and all proceeds go to help the dogs at Pepis. Here’s the link to purchase. Order now to be sure of getting one – or more.

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  • Polar’s Diary – update – Polar at play!

    Many thanks to Mandy Cash for taking me through the ‘complicated to me’ process of uploading a couple of short videos of my disabled galgo pup Polar at play with his best buddy Bracken. Hope you enjoy them and to see how he copes with his damaged hind leg. Meanwhile, galga Carmela sleeps through it all!

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  • David jumped – pix here, story to follow

    Here are some of the pix of David’s fabulous jump today, including the plane with the hole in the side out of which they jumped – and NOT the parachute they used! He’ll write his feelings about it all later. Please keep donating, we’re not quite there yet..

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  • 3 days to go – Why David’s jumping out of an aeroplane!

    David and dogs in meadowWHY am I jumping out of an aeroplane over the sea? I’ll tell you why………

    I’ve loved dogs for as long as I can remember. My love of Greyhounds, and subsequently Levriers and Galgos started in England when an abandoned greyhound turned up at our home early one morning, and never left.

    I’m passionate about anything to do with dogs and their welfare, and when my wife Beryl started “Galgo News” in November 2007, and later “Podenco Post” I was happy to support her work any way I could. Inevitably my support was largely passive as she built a vast network of global contacts trying to make a difference to the plight of the poor dogs of Spain.

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  • 11 days to go – Polar’s counting -please sponsor to help his buddies

    Polar in the meadow 250 12 7 2013Now that the farmers have cut our meadows for hay, Polar’s enjoying his morning walks with his best buddy Bracken and old boy Floyd – and David, who is counting down to his sponsored parachute jump on 23rd July to raise funds for Pepis Dog Refuge. Please sponsor him. All details here.He’s doing it in memory of dear friend Charlie Brannan who was going to jump on his 80th birthday in September but who sadly passed away suddenly last February, as well as for Polar’s pals still at Pepis.

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