Galgo News

Latest news from Greyhounds In Need - helping greyhounds and galgos

You will find the latest Greyhounds in Need newsletter on this link. Sit down in a comfy chair, make yourself a coffee or tea and then click on the right-hand box to open the PDF version. It is full of information about the various shelters in Spain and Italy which GIN support, plus taking some of the Macau greyhounds from China, and fundraising ideas.

Sadly there is one report of a galgo hung in a building near the centre of Badajoz in Extramadura. Badajaz has always been a hellhole for galgos. In this instance the galgo was chipped and the perpetrator of this vile act was traced and charged with animal cruelty.

Canine leishmaniasis - an overview

Read the full article on this link

Greyhounds/Galgos make the best blood donors

Why greyhounds/galgos make the best blood donors! Full article on

Should you soak dry dog food?

I have lived with dogs all my life - when I was born our family dog was already 1 year old! As far as I can remember, we have always put a small amount of gravy or stock on our dogs' meals. My elderly galga Carmela now has problems crunching large croquettes so she is on the ones for small dogs which she manages no problem. However, I must admit I am not keen on the idea of soaking croquettes for hours.

Here's another interesting article from the Whole Dog Journal on the subject.

Can dogs eat honey?

It's a well-known fact that honey is good for the health and well-being of humans. Is it the same for dogs? Here's an article on the subject.

How to train your dog off-leash

Many people can walk their galgos and podencos off leash. Unfortunately mine have strong hunting instincts and as we live on a farm with meadows full of birds, hares, feral cats and the neighbouring ones have sheep in, we can never walk ours off leash. Read the full article on this subject on this link.

PACMA demand hunting in Castille y Leon be stopped

From the CREL newsletter of March 13, 2019

The Spanish animalist party (PACMA) claims the protection of wildlife and takes legal action.

The Hunting Act in Castilla y León (Spain) will be amended to "paralyze any hunting activity until further notice". All this at the request of PACMA (Party of Animalists Against Animal Abuse).

Laura Duarte, spokesperson of the Spanish animalist party, argued that the regulation in question does not comply with the European directive "habitat fauna flora", which applies to all species. Therefore, "if it is not consistent, this paralysis should continue".

The Greyhound Health Initiative newsletter

The Healthy Hound newsletter from Ohio State University. This edition includes a very interesting article on filaria - or heartworm - which is one of the diseases which afflicts many galgos in Spain.

Invisible fencing? The Whole Dog Journal writes

I recently received an email from someone considering adopting a Podenco and asking if invisible fencing would be suitable. He already used it on his other dog. Rather than respond with just my own view - hate the product!! - I posted the question on my facebook podenco pages and Podenco Post. Not surprisingly the 100% response was resounding NO and in some countries like Scandinavia and the UK it is illegal.

Coincidentally an article on the subject arrived in my Inbox this morning. You can read the full article on this link.

Facts and Fiction about Greyhounds and Galgos

Sunday 3rd February is World Galgo Day. Here's what Mo Swatek says about greyhounds and galgos.

GREYHOUNDS EXISTED BEFORE THE GALGOS

Actually its the other way around. Galgos were before greyhounds. Phoenicians brought them from Egypt to the Mediterranean coast. From there they came to northern Spain where Celtic tribes took them up north to the UK.

GREYHOUNDS WERE MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE

That is most possible not the case and if , it was a middle eastern sighthound and not a greyhound. Here a very good explanation...
https://christiananswers.net/dictionary/greyhound.html…

GALGOS ARE SPANISH GREYHOUNDS