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  • Stunning Young Galgo in UK waiting for his forever home

    Reilly 190 1 2 2015This beautiful boy is Reilly. As a small puppy, he was left tied by a piece of wire to the gate of Pepis Dog Refuge two years ago and named Phantom because one half of his face is white and one half brown. He was a playmate with my boy Polar, they were pups together. Adopted in the UK and renamed Reilly, sadly due to circumstances beyond his control, he is now in foster in England and waiting for a forever family again.

    He is 2 years old, full Pet Passport, no hangups, perfect with other dogs, ready to slot straight into another home.

    If you have room for him in your home and your heart, here’s the contact.

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  • Educating galgueros – Pepis Refuge, Seville

    Pepis visit hunter 2 250 2015Even with 75 dogs to care for 24/7 and a pregnant galga just rescued after being abandoned and running loose in the village, and about to produce babies, Jane and Alan of Pepis Refuge made time to visit a local hunter. Here Jane explains.

    ‘As part of our ongoing effort to be involved in the world of the Galgos and the Galgueros in our area, we were invited to go and see a local Galguero and his dogs. He was very proud to show us the food he prepares them every day, which consisted of pasta, vegetables, meat and bread, with a supplement of vitamins which we saw cooking as we were there.

    His dogs have a large compound with individual sleeping compartments, spotlessly clean. His dogs are micro chipped, vaccinated and tattooed on the ear. For security reasons he has a vault door filled with concrete and thick walls as some of the Galgos are from champions and to him are priceless, he has dogs of over 7 years of age that he won’t part with.

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  • Reality of life for a Spanish Galgo

    Charl dead galgo 250 8 1 2015Two galgos found, one already dead. Charl del Rio tells the story.

    A shameful existence of pain and horror. This poor poor couple of galgos… life is hard, dark, and cold .. this is the reality faced by many many many thousands of galgos. How many are out there tonight? Under the cold cold night and cold cold hands. Souls frozen .. owned by the devil himself.

    This is the story of reality. This is why we must all stand together and be strong. Be stronger. Firmer hand in hand we must fight and we must must win. For every soul out there needs protection and a voice.

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  • Abandoned dogs – a never ending problem

    Another piece of expressive prose from the pen of Alan Brian of Pepis Dog Refuge.

    DON’T BLAME ME

    I have only had the dog five years, and it never was my pet,
    so I have dumped it in the countryside, it will be easy to forget.
    I took him to the countryside far from where he used to play,
    and threw his favourite ball for him, then swiftly drove away,
    he will never find his way back here, it’s much to far away.

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  • Pedrera, Seville – abandoned dogs – the nightmare continues…

    Pepis 3 galgos 2 250 3 1 2015Pepis Dog Refuge, Pedrera, Seville – over 70 dogs to clean and feed – and get adopted!

    2015 – the start of a new year – in the first week 2 puppies and 4 galgos have been dumped at the gates, one of the galgos in bad condition. The situation is desperate – it costs 700 euros/month to feed the dogs. Please help Jane and Alan – sponsor and donate here. And anyone willing to organise fundraising, please get in touch. Anyone do car boot sales in the UK? Please help!

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  • 112carlotagalgos is on the move

    Dioni 250Charl and I have been good friends since 2007 when I founded Galgo News and Charl wrote publicity articles for Inland Trader and other journals, about the plight of the galgos. I’ve been pleased to support her along her journey to the stables where her first rescues were housed, to the finca in Alhaurin. We even rescued her horse Bailey together, saved from the cruel hands of a gitano. An incredible journey and a story of total devotion to the galgos, and some podencos.

    The lease contract on the finca is now coming to an end and 112carlotagalgos has been lucky to be able to take on a long-term rental on a finca just down the lane from the current one.

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  • Letter to Senior Galguero – from a survivor

    Charl Noella 250 12 20143 more galgos have arrived at 112carlotagalgos finca. This is a piece of writing by Charl del Rio about Noella.

    Sr.Galguero

    So you thought you would break me. Did you think I’d return?

    I have stood alone, so alone, but I made it!

    You left me in the cold.. sooo sooo cold. Hungry. Sooooo hungry. Have you ever been that cold sr..galguero ? Sooo cold??? Sooo hungry? Have you ever. Ever been so so hungry?

    But you didn’t break me. I made it. I held on.. I fought. I Starved .. but I didn’t let go!

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  • Cadiz galga Kiara arrives at finca 112carlotagalgos

    15/8/2914 Update on Kiara from Charl.

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  • Emergency appeal for donations for injured galga in Cadiz

    Charl Cadiz galga 250Charl del Rio of 112carlotagalgos received an urgent call today from a young woman in a village near Cadiz where she found this young galga with an horrendous back wound. The girl is staying with the galga whilst Charl organises for her to go straight to her vet in Malaga. Here’s what Charl says.

    ‘The rescue train has begun. Confirmed a female but bleeding a lot. So we have been in touch with a contact in Cadiz who has offered to go quickly and pick her up and bring her. We will meet up and head to the clinic. This is a nasty nasty wound which doesn’t look too old but in 40 degree heat infection and fever can set in very quickly. The girl who caught her tells me shes plagued with flies naturally and cooked flesh is not an easy thing to heal in this heat. So a little blind on whats coming in but we will do our absolute best.

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  • Galgo puppy Polar’s diary – update June 2014

    Polar bed twisty 250I’ve been asked how Polar is progressing. Where do I start?! He’s been with me a year now and he continues to collect asbos (anti social behaviour orders) – a ball of white knitting wool was unravelled around the courtyard today! He’s digging up my plants, scattering soil all over the terrasse; a paperback book stolen and chewed, the hose for the outlet on my tumble dryer squashed…and he’s STILL only 16 months old! The caption for this photo is ‘I’m knackered with all this being naughty!’

    He is thoroughly enjoying dog obedience classes where he is a popular personality. He is good with his response to commands – sit, down, stay, heel – his recall is also excellent – except the exercise where he is supposed to sit and stay whilst I walk a distance away. I only need to take two or three strides and he’s already straining at the lead to follow me!

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