Galgo News

Tag: rescued

  • Galga Mora, happy in Italy thanks to Galgos 112

    Mora 2 crop 10 2010 Jorgi Oliva 250 This is Mora today, a happy fit galga living in Italy with her adoptive family and canine siblings. This was Mora earlier in the year. Thank you to Arca de Sevilla, Galgos 112 and their vet who all did a wonderful job of putting her back together again.

  • Galga Lady Carla – fighting for her life with the help of Baas Galgo

    You may remember earlier in the year I posted an appeal from Baas Galgo for help to pay for veterinary fees for a badly injured galga, which they named Lady Carla. Here is an update on how she is getting on.

  • Greyhound Rescue Holland help galga Dana find her forever family

    You may remember Dana, the rescued galga who became very stressed in kennels. Through a contact in Greyhound Rescue Holland, she has now found a wonderful forever home. Here’s what her new Mom says.

    ‘Dana is already changing a lot inside and outside. In the beginning she was frightened of bicycles, not of motorbikes or cars, but this is improving. She walks perfectaly on the lead, when I stop, she stops and when I continue, she continues. She is still afraid of men although she doesn´t hide anymore, just barks at them. When my husband is at home she walks around with no problem and he can caress her without problem and she accepts biscuits from him, so that is improving as well. She is especially fond of me and she likes the children a lot.

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  • Galgos & Greys’ publicity walk in Milan

    Check out this YouTube slide show of a walk through Milan on Sunday, 17th October, to publicise the galgos and greys. Shame it rained on them, but I love the waterproof coats, especially the blue one with legs!

  • Saved from death in Spain – galgas rehomed by GRIN in America

    Sofie pix 20 09 2010 250 Telma Shaw and Wally Lacey of GRIN in the US recently travelled to Spain to visit volunteers with galgo and podenco rescue associations and refuges, and to take back with them four dogs which had been offered forever homes in the US. Here’s what Telma says.

    ‘ We are back!! An amazing trip meeting tons of people and visiting
    shelters, boarding facilities, a huge new project/kennel for the galgos near
    Sevilla (more news on that) and we brought back three galgos…..the sad news is that we had to leave Angie at Madrid airport because on the way from Valencia to Madrid, Silvie the other galga started barking up a storm and got Angie all agitated to the point of panic, biting the crate, bleeding, temp increased, panting terrible, heart palpatations etc etc..we had to wet her down and let her sit with us and it took her an hour to calm down..we could not in good conscience continue the trip to the US.

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  • Galga Phoebe, saved from drowning, looking for foster or forever home

    Phoebe 1 Tina 02 2010 250 Galgos are still being abandoned, even though it is now the Spanish hunting season. This bitch was rescued by an English couple, exhausted and in danger of drowning in a canal. She was literally on her last breath when they dragged her out. They think she was in the canal because farmers were shooting at her the day before. She was exhausted. Tina says, ‘The couple still have her in their home but need a new place for her. They wont take her in the refuge because she is out of the border and to be honest after all she has been through its better she doesnt come in anyway..’. She is about 1 year old, her body already scarred, as you can see in the photo.

    If you can help with foster or forever home, please contact Tina, who will also be very grateful for donations towards her microchip, vaccinations, castration.

  • Gandalf desperately needs his forever home – please help this galgo

    Gandalf1 Tina 10 2010 210 The volunteers involved in galgo and podenco rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming work with dedication and commitment towards the ultimate solution for these maltreated and abused dogs. But sometimes circumstances change, which means the dog has to move on. Everyone hopes he/she will not be affected by this, and it is amazing how resilient the dogs are.

    Here is one boy who, through no fault of his own, now has to leave his foster home and return to Los Infiernos refuge, home to over 200 dogs. Tina Solera is desperately seeking another foster or forever home for him, so he doesn’t have to cope with the refuge again. If you can help, please get in touch with Tina.

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  • Galgo Randy – Pro-Galgo needs him to find his forever home

    Randy 1 Pro Galgo 10 2010 250 I’ve had a plea from Mo Swatek of Pro Galgo, as the association is desperately searching for a home for this stunning galgo recently rescued. If anyone can adopt him, please get in touch with her urgently. Here’s his story.

    RANDY is about 4 years old and was found near a gasstation in the city
    of Tarragona, (Catalonya) where no galgo hunting is practiced.
    Due to the arrival of loads of travellers in the area, since july we
    have rescued in and around Tarragona already 6 galgos, one is still
    waiting in the local perrera to come to us but we have 21 dogs here and
    it’s impossible to have him until some get adopted.

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  • Fete des Galgos and Manifestation des Chiens – 7 legged race!

    7 legged race Bruce Houbion 2 09 2010 300 Just received this picture from a lovely French couple who were thrilled to have a dog show to which they could take their crossbreed dog and enter some classes. They clamoured for a repeat of the show next year – he’s even offered to bring his Unusual Poultry – Buff Orpington etc. I said, OK as long as they are in cages and well protected from hunting dogs! Bruce and Dielette are on the left, Anji and I are on the right with Sahara. Judge Stephen Moon is in the centre in the blue shirt.

  • Scooby Holland hold a ScoobyDay!

    Last weekend, Scooby Holland held their annual ScoobyDay and here’s the link to view the pictures.

    It says that the day was a great succes, the weather was fine (with only a couple of showers) and there were lots of dogs. Furthermore there were shops with all kinds of things to buy for the dogs, for the benefit of Scooby and other Galgo organisations.
    There was a joint walk in Soestduinen, a wonderful area where sighthounds can run free and Fermín Perez was present for a chat and if you wanted he would pose for a picture. There were also other volunteers from Scooby present for everybody to meet and talk to. So it was a wonderful happening.