Galgo News

Happy Rehomings for some lucky galgos and podencos

Galgo Rescue International Network (GRIN) recently raised the funds to fly out a galgo and a podenco to adoptants in the US. The dogs were rescued by Galgos del Sol in Murcia, and accompanied on their flight by Charl del Rio of 112carlotagalgos. Here's a pic of the dogs arriving at the airport with the adoptants of the podenco. See more
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Galgo Yum - from Palmete to Denmark - thanks to Galgos SOS

Here is a lovely story about galgo Yum, now renamed Messe, one of the galgos now living happily in Denmark via Galgos SOS Denmark. Enjoy!

Galgo Bracken's story - Murcia to France to his forever family in the UK

We took my last foster boy Bracken to his forever home in the Uk at the beginning of October. Here's a video of his story. I'm pleased to say he has settled in well with his 3 canine companions, one of which is a 3-legged greyhound. Have a happy life, Bracken.

Galgo Briken - leaving Scooby and Spain for forever in Germany

Briken is a big galgo who's been in Scooby Refuge virtually all of his 3 years of life. He's shortly off to his forever home in Germany; you'll love this video of him with his friends - his forever family have cats.

Galga Gaby - discovering the delights of life in the UK

Do you remember Gaby, one of my foster dogs? It took 2 months to catch her - she was living rough in tunnels underneath a road - luckily she didn't have any puppies. I fostered her whilst her UK Pet Passport was prepared and she went to her forever home in the UK in February.

Here's a couple of photos of her enjoying a run in the park - Suzie says this particular day Gaby discovered the river and it took a lot of effort to get Gaby back to dry land, she loved the water so much! Wish all galgos could find a loving home like this.

Escape from Jerez killing station - forever together in the UK

In the middle of December I posted one of many appeals about galgos dumped in Jerez perrera for killing - the Spanish hunting season was only half over! An email arrived in my Inbox from a lady in the UK who had her eye on one of the galgas and asking if I could arrange contact with someone nearby Jerez/Cadiz who could rescue her. As I'd already asked for a young one to be rescued for me, wheels were set in motion. The galgas were reserved - 3 and a puppy, and 112carlotagalgos travelled to the perrera to collect the dogs.

One of them, beautiful Risa, came to me for foster and rehoming - she is now with a lovely lady in northern France. Sadly the puppy became very ill and died. Holly, as the cream galga was named, was put into kennels, as was the other galga - who was very timid and lacking in confidence.

Things to do with galgos! Sod the galgueros who wanted to kill ours

a light-hearted note - we went to a dog show last weekend. foster dog bracken won 'best hunting dog' - his uk passport is ready early september - and sahara and i won 'dog looks most like its owner' - poor sahara limped into the ring wondering why her leg was bandaged!

bracken was rescud injured by galgos del sol, sahara was saved from the cordoba killing station by l'europe des levriers - both under 2 years old at the time.

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Remember galga Ali with a cord round her neck?

It took months to catch Ali, a galga wandering the streets of Murcia with a cord round her neck. Galgos del Sol worked on gaining her trust and eventually she submitted to trusting herself into their care. She has now found a forever home in Slovenia, doeasn't she look beautiful.

Rocki's story - a galgo mix adopted in Germany

All too often, when bitches are abandoned, they come on heat and are covered by whatever male dogs get on their scent. They give birth and the litter can be a mixture of galgos and galgo mixes.

This is the story of one of those galgo mix puppies. Adopted from a Spanish shelter under the wings of Canispro, it's a delightful tale of Rocki's new life in Germany.

Use http://translate.google.com/ to translate the Canispro website to English

Catching a Galga - happy ever after

Galga abandoned with a chord round her neck, she took months to catch. Here is her story.