Galgo News

Tag: shelter

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Galga Gaby, abandoned in Murcia, fostered in France, adopted in the UK

    Gaby Diary Pix 009 190 Here’s something to make you chuckle, amidst so many horror stories. I am fostering a galga rescued by Tina Solera of Los Infiernos Refuge in Murcia (by the way, click on the ‘hound’ logo on the right to donate desperately needed dog food to her) who is en route to her forever home in the UK. The galga is a terrible thief! What a surprise! But as she is larger than my Carmela and Sahara, she can reach more things.

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  • Restabal, Grenada, Spain, can anyone help these starving dogs

    Calling everyone involved in animal rescue in Andalucia. I’ve just received the following message from Scooby Medina who unfortunately are much too far away to be able to help these dogs. Can anyone go and rescue them?

    ‘Hello,
    I am hoping you may be able to help me, I have just returned to the United States from a short trip to the Grenada region. We rented a house in the rugged countryside south of Grenada called the Lecrin Valley, we were nearest the small village of Restabal, not far from Durcal.

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  • Two podencas desperately needing forever homes

    FREYA Tina 09 2010 250 This is Freya, a podenca at Los Infiernos refuge, Murcia, where Tina is a volunteer. Tina explains ‘She is a podenco suffering terribly. She has been chewing at her own leg and has broken through the skin. She doesn’t want to eat and had lost a lot of weight but volunteers have been hand feeding her wet food so that is helping. I’ve had her moved to a more comfortable place in the refuge and she is improving but would like to see her leave asap. She is approx 10mths, great with people but nervous with other dogs until she gets to know them!’

    Please contact Tina direct.

    And don’t forget sweet Mary, currently in a kennels and desperate for her forever home. Contact Charl direct.

  • Galgo puppy Peritas, now Ulisses, living in Madrid

    Do you remember the little puppy Peritas, saved by Tina Solera. He was rehomed in Madrid. Here is a delightful video of him. How I wish all galgo puppies could have such a wonderful life away from the horrors of life with a Spanish galguero.

  • Fiesta des Galgos 2010, American style! Galgos galore rehomed from Spain

    In support of Charl del Rio’s annual Fiesta des Galgos, held at the beginning of December, I organised my Fete des Galgos in France on 12th September (the weather’s better than in December!) and GRIN in America organised their Fiesta des Galgos picnic on 19th September. You can already see the pix of my Fun Dog Show for the event, and here’s a few pix of the American event. Check out Mr & Mrs Spain – it could only happen in America, bless them! As a result of this event, GRIN were able to send donations to help Silvia in Valencia pay for the veterinary treatment for the galgos and podencos in her care.

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  • Pregnant galga, abandoned on the streets of Cordoba – please help

    Pregnant galga Cordoba 3 08 2010 300 One of the things which really sickens me and also makes me exceedingly angry is the abandonment of animals – everywhere. I receive many emails containing appeals for help for abandoned animals, or mass cullings of stray dogs or wild mustangs. The reason there are so many unwanted animals is because of MAN, as in human. If there were not people like breeders of animals, dog and horse shows, circuses – to name just a few – there would not be the need for refuges and rescue associations.

    This is yet another example of irresponsibility and lack of care – a galga abandoned on the streets of Cordoba, prey to any dog which scents her when she comes into season. The result, she is still wandering the streets of Cordoba, heavily pregnant and about to give birth to yet more unwanted dogs.

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