Galgo News

  • Dog attacks – what is the cause and how to deal with one.

    We are lucky in that we have never owned an aggressive dog. However, we have owned three who have been the victims of dog attacks. 2 of my galgos, Carmela and Bracken were both victims of the same dog – but at different times – when we lived in France. Luckily neither of them were seriously injured but it certainly scared the life out of us! Our blind podenco Bo bears the scars and marks from being attacked, over his face and pieces missing from his ears. As he spent his first years on the end of a chain it’s not hard to guess when the attack(s) happened.


    This PDSA article     discusses the subject of dog attacks.

  • Puppy Sanvi badly injured – Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert need help with vet costs

    From Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert

    HELP FOR SANVI

    She’s only a month and a half old… and she already knows pain. She was found on the side of a road, accompanied by her mother. A car crossed into its path and didn’t brake. She took the hit. Her mom, frightened, ran away without being able to do anything. Sanvi was lying alone, not understanding why everything hurt so much suddenly.

    Thanks to Pet Health she was able to receive the first attention, but her condition is very delicate. We have a case of reserved prognosis. Her little body is stiff, with little sensitivity… and with an uncertain future.

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  • Adoptions fall in worrying trend – high vet fees are a big cause

    From Plataforma NAC

    ADOPTIONS FALL IN WORRIING WAY

    Dog adoptions are alarmingly falling despite the tireless work done by shelters and volunteer associations.
    There are more and more animals waiting patiently to find a forever home. Many of them have not had it easy and even suffered mistreatment.

    Introducing Aston, a young galgo who was abandoned and who, after spending several days on the street, was rescued. Now, he’s looking for a family that will love him and give him a new chance.

    If you want to adopt Aston contact Rescatando Peludos (Spain 0034) 649 01 64 07

  • Galgo Roque with Galgos 112 – on the road to recovery

    A couple of weeks ago I published about Galgo Roque, rescued by Galgos 112 in a terrible state.

    Here’s the latest update, he’s doing ok.

    Roque is getting better! Little by little and thanks to Lola his foster mom Roque is recovering, he takes a liver diet and as soon as the analyzes indicate that liver values recover, the treatment for Lehismania will begin. With the medicinal baths, the shells are falling off and he feels very relieved. Thank you Lola for taking care of him so well.

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  • Coping with a dog with disabilities

    We adopted a blind dog. He is amazing. He uses his nose and ears to find his way around, uses a ramp to get into the car (he’s a bit heavy to lift). During my years with a French rescue association, we brought back to France for homing several tripod galgos and podencos. They never ceased to surprise me how they coped with three legs.

    So this weblink takes you to an article about coping with a dog with disabilities.

  • Is the lump on your dog cancerous?

    Not all lumps and skin lesions on your dog are cancerous. Unfortunately the ones on our blind podenco were and he now has inoperable stomach cancer. So we are just making the most of the time we have left with him before we have to make the ultimate decision.

    Read this article on the subject.

  • Galga Celina – a senior with Galgos 112 hoping for a forever home

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    From Galgos 112

    There are some especially bloody cases, and it’s not just when they arrive injured or broken, but also for other reasons.

    For example we have Celina, who has just joined the family of Galgos 112.

    At 11 years old Celina has been abandoned and has arrived to us with several injuries such as being bitten by another dog. They don’t have much importance and they are almost healed, but Celina is very sad, she doesn’t understand where she is or what happened to her. Being in a residence surrounded by unknown dogs doesn’t help either…

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  • Galgos Rescue Almeria – how it all started

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    The origin of Galgos Rescue Almería

    What started as an idea to open a dog boarding kennel on a piece of land in Cuevas del Almanzora, grew into a safe haven for the most vulnerable souls.

    The idea of ​​a dog boarding kennel soon took a completely different turn, one that would change the lives of many dogs.

    On August 13, 2017, an urgent request came in: whether we could help with a heavily pregnant galgo. Of course, we said yes.

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  • Galgo Roque – full of wounds, rescued by Galgos 112 – donations for vet fees please

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    From Galgos 112.

    Holy Week, time of Christs, Painful, candles and processions. Saetas and feeling. Some are enjoying the processions, others take advantage of it to go on vacation. We, the volunteers of Galgos 112, keep picking up dogs full of misery, they look like other Christs.

    So we found this poor guy whom we named Roque. With years of misery on him, he has appeared full of wounds, perhaps from fighting with some other dog for something to eat, or perhaps for another reason, we don’t know…

    If just a little bit of that passion and feeling that floods the streets of our cities these days, translated into helping those in need, people and animals, we would all be better.

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  • UK Vet Fees – petition to sign and share

    This petition is demanding the setting up of an independent regulatory authority to curb the diabolical vet fees in the UK. You need a UK postcode to sign and share.

    Petition weblink

    Last year the Competition and Markets Authority undertook a look at vet clinics not being upfront about charges etc. This weblink give extensive details of their report, last March. Not that it will do anything to stop vets selling out to speculative companies which demand their share of vet charges.