Galgo News

  • France – home for rescue dogs

    I have been contacted by a reader with the following offer.

    Rural France – a 2-bed property with outbuildings and land totally enclosed by 2m high fence, water and electricity. It is available to someone or a couple for fostering rescued hounds for adoption. Maximum total of dogs allowed by French law is 9 at any one time. The owner lives next door with their own 9 dogs and the property is offered rent free to a suitable applicant. If you are interested in being considered, please contact me in the first instance.

  • Neal’s Yard – help Galga Petra

    Neal's Yard Julie 250My friend Julie has organised a Neal’s Yard fundraiser for Pepis Refuge. Take a look at her website here, lots of lovely natural products, to treat/pamper yourself and as gifts for friends for Xmas. I use the foot balm for tired feet(!), joint capsules, lip gloss – all suitable for sensitive skins too. You can order any time.

    One of the dogs you will be helping is Petra, who was recently dumped tied to the main gates with a tight cord round her neck. Jane Brian says it is a long time since they have a dog so terrified of life as Petra. Below you can see the neck cord (against Alan’s hand). If you look carefully behind the blue bed, you’ll see her hiding there. It makes it difficult to clean the kennel as, besides humans, she is terrified of the brush, shovel, water to clean the concrete.

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  • Pepis Dog Refuge – feed the 78 dogs for Xmas

    Pepis Dog Refuge, Seville, desperately need donations to buy food for the 78 dogs there – 7 galgos were dumped by hunters this week to add to the ones already there, together with podencos and other hounds. They rely totally on donations – it costs 700 euros/month to feed them all. Please help.

    I have some beautiful knitted dolls, hats, galgos for sale in Bebe’s Boutique, take a look – they will make unusual Xmas gifts – you can also see some on this link.

    Items in The Blue Greyhound Shop on Ebay

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  • Bebe’s Boutique – raising funds for galgos and podencos – galgos, hats, general

    Danger dog 210If you haven’t room for a real galgo or podenco in your home, then buy one of these lovely hand made ones, knitted and crocheted. Or how about a hat to keep your head warm in winter? And then there are a few extras – t-shirts, mousepads, car sunscreens, bandanas (allow 2 weeks’ delivery for these)

    Danger Dog (left, complete with magical cloak!) is 20 euros plus 8 euros postage UK/Europe, RPW tba/ Brown/white

    Gordon Galgo is 20 euros plus 8 euros postage UK/Europe, ROW tba. He’s available in grey, light coffee, light brown, dark brown. The crocheted galgos are available in grey and white/brown, 15 euros plus 6 euros postage.

    Hats are available in red/black, royal blue/white – hats with floppy ears available in beige/black and beige/green. All 20 euros + 5 euros postage UK/Europe. ROW tba.

    Set of 6 galgo notelets – 7.50 euros plus postage
    Set of 6 podenco notelets – 7.50 euros plus postage

    Paypal band@bbrennan.eu stating which item you are purchasing.

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  • Chemical Castration, natural treatment for mange, earcropping

    Danielle Hart, who very kindly translated my galgo book into French and is now working on doing the same with my Podenco book, has send me the following two articles which she wanted to share with everyone. Especially she wondered if the shelters and refuges might consider chemical castration as an alternative to an operation, cheaper and less stressful for the dogs.

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  • Last Hope Dog Rescue, Murcia – can you help galgo Snoopy?

    Irene Allan galgo green eyes 250 11 2014This is Snoopy Dawg, with his stunning green eyes! He is a beautiful galgo who has been waiting too long for his forever home. He is about 18 months old, free from all the Mediterranean diseases, castrated, good with cats – loves to play with dogs and people. The perfect hound.

    He was found in the campo with his penis skin sliced open and very infected. He was anaesthatised whilst it was stitched up. He’s fine now.

    He’s with Last Hope Dog Rescue in Alicante, please let’s give him the best Xmas present ever – a forever family. Please share him far and wide. Contact Irene if you can help this boy.

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  • Help feed the Hounds at Pepis Dog Refuge

    7 more galgos dumped at Pepis in the last few days – desperately need feeding…please help here – share the cost with a friend or two – please…..

  • It’s a Dog’s Life – Tails from Pepis Refuge

    Front cover 20010 years ago Jane and Alan Brian moved to Spain to open a caravan site. Instead they found a hung galgo in the olive groves and started their journey with Pepis Dog Refuge, saving hundreds of abandoned dogs, including galgos and podencos. Alan has written some amusing and poignant verse and I have collated these into a book, interspersed with a selection of stories of Pepis rescued dogs by their adoptants. The book is Print on Demand, which means it is only printed when ordered and paid for. (Allow 2 weeks delivery) Order now in time for Xmas delivery. A delightful gift for dog lovers.

  • Spanish galgueros – corrupt cruel hypocrites

    Castile-La Mancha monument 400 11 2014
    A report from Asociacion Baasgalgo. This monument to galgos is in a small village near Fuensalida, a small town in Castile-La Mancha. ust under 12,000 citizens, a place where time stood still. When talking to Spanish, they will tell you its people consist mostly of paletos and gitanos, which translate as country bumpkins and gypsies.

    More then half of them own galgos and hunt, legal, or illegal.

    Hunting with galgos is so intwined and such a tradition in their lives, they felt the need to show their pride with a statue in the center of their little town. When driving through town, you will see plastic bags hanging from the trash containers.
    Every household in Fuensalida will separate old bread from their other trash and put it in these bags for the hunters to feed their galgos. The chief of the local Guardia Civil is an avid hunter with galgos himself.

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  • Animal rescue can be a minefield!

    Fermin is angry again. Justifiably so.