Galgo News

Plants toxic to dogs

Plants can be an incredible addition to a home, but sometimes they don't mesh well with our pets. Here is some info to keep your fur babies safe while still enjoying your green thumb!

3 month timescale for adopting a dog

Looking back on 2024

So another year draws to a close. Another year when the Spanish government has done nothing to protect the hunting dogs, their over-breeding, the cruelty of the galgueros, using them just as a hunting tool and discarding at the end of January when hunting in Spain finishes each year. Thousands abandoned in the campo, dumped in perreras, dumped outside shelters.

One difference in my 15 years involved with the plight of the galgos and podencos is that there aren't the hangings in olive groves which there used to be. The bad publicity has possibly been one influencing factor, plus the increase in shelters and rescue associations to help these wonderful dogs to find forever homes around the world.

Understanding prey drive in dogs

Most galgos have a very keen prey drive, so this article explains more.

Urinary problems in dogs - finding the right food

Read the full article on this weblink.

Do dogs grieve the loss of another dog?

I certainly believe they do. 4 years ago I lost my much loved galgo Polar to lymphoma. Galgo Bracken became very clingy, as did little Podenca Bebe. 3 months after losing Polar we lost Bracken to a tumour in his lungs. Bebe couldn't cope with the loss of yet another housemate and just gave up on life. She would not eat, drink, get off her bed - she was just wasting away, no matter how much we cuddled her, so we had to make the kindest decision to send her over the bridge to join the others.

Do dogs grieve?

Looking after a Senior Dog

It's a sad fact of life that a lot of senior dogs are dumped in shelters and perreras when their owners either can't afford the vet fees for medical care, or in the case of hunters because the dogs have served their purpose and they no longer want them!

This article explains how to care for an older dog, although I'm sure my readers are already well experienced in caring for their senior dog.

Galgos del Sol - educating the young Spanish to care for the hunting dogs

Greyhounds In Need support a few rescue associations with education packages. Galgos del Sol is one such rescue which has been undertaking this for many years. Tina Solera (founder GdS) originally did it herself with the help of her children. Times have moved on, this is the latest news on the education front

This news doesn’t get attention like rescuing a dog does, but it’s what is needed to prevent needing to rescue in the first place. Sam is travelling around the schools in the Madrid / Toledo area teaching as many kids as possible about pet welfare and the work that we do at GDS.

This wouldn’t be possible without the amazing Greyhounds in Need who support us with this all the way. For us education is important as the idea of running a rescue centre is to surely one day put yourself out of work because you are no longer needed.

Pet Blood Bank - could your dog save a life?

This is a weblink to the Pet Blood Bank website which explains what is needed if you have a confident dog which could be a blood donor and save another dog's life.

CPR on dogs

Learn about performing CPR on your dog