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Spanish Galgo Ruso – getting better with GRIN in America

Do you remember this boy? A rough-haired galgo badly injured in a road accident, taken to Los Infiernos refuge. He was left like this, in pain, for a few days and the owners of the refuge were going to have him euthanaised. Then Tina Solera found him (there’s 200 dogs at the refuge!) and immediately took him to the vet where he was operated on and went into foster care.

In November he travelled with two members of GRIN to the US where he is now in foster care, preparatory to him finding his forever home. He has a problem on his front elbows as a result of lying on concrete floors. They are called ‘hygromas’, and you will see the swellings in the photo.

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2 January 2011
Dr Guillermo Couto, researching greyhound and galgo diseases

Photo of Guillermo Couto, professor at the Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine, examines Cesca the greyhound on Oct. 11, while another greyhound, Aro, looks on.

Last year I posted about a survey being carried out by Ohio State University into diseases in galgos. I contributed my experience with my galga Karmel and pemphigus foliaceous. Here’s a story by Sarah Pfledderer about Dr Guillermo Couto, whose department carried out the research.

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14 November 2010
6 more galgos, saved by Pro-Galgo, fly to the US to their forever homes

Mo Swatek of Pro-Galgo has had 2 visitors from Spain this week. A couple from America have today, 5th November, taken half a dozen galgos back to the US to new homes. Check out the pix on the Pro-Galgo website.

5 November 2010
Galga Angie & Galgo Ruso – escape from Spain, rehomed in America

3th November 2010, the day Angie and Ruso travelled to their forever homes in America. Here’s the latest pix. Read their stories on the links above.

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5 November 2010
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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21 September 2010
Galgas Angie & Sofie – getting ready to fly to new homes in the US

Remember Angie, the last of the Jaen Four, and Sophie, bottom jaw smashed by some sick bastard! They are now being prepared for their new lives in the US and will be travelling with Telma Shaw and Wally Lacey of GRIN. Read the latest here.

15 July 2010