Galgo News

Whole Dog Journal - teaching your dog recall

Imagine Every Dog Owner's Worst Nightmare Happening to You...

Your dog is running straight towards the street. You're calling his name, yelling "Come!"

What does he do?

We know you're careful with your dog. He's always leashed. He never bolts out of the door. He doesn't like to chase squirrels. Until the moment he's unsecured and he takes off.

Is your dog trained to reliably come when called? Most of us are working on a reliable "recall," but our pooches haven't entirely gotten the hang of it...yet. Well, he better...

Do you have a Greynado in your house?

Another of the fantastic cartoons from Richard Skipworth. You can buy a copy of his book on this weblink.

Snudging - do you have a snudger?

Another of the fantastic cartoons from Richard Skipworth. You can buy a copy of his book on this weblink.

Richard Skipworth cartoons - raising funds for the Greyhound Trust

I hope regular readers will have chuckled at the Richard Skipworth greyhound glossary cartoons I occasionally publish. Well, now he's produced a book of two years' worth of his cartoons, together with 4 Christmas Card designs and a 2019 calendar. All sold to raise funds for the Greyhound Trust. Info below.

'I've just done a deal with the Greyhound Trust in the UK to sell my book through their official store. A percentage of the profits will go towards helping the hounds in their care.
Here's a link: https://greyhoundtruststore.com/collections/all/richard-skipworth

I've also produced a range of Christmas cards for the Greyhound Trust again this year, and they asked me to help in promoting them - see link above. According to their page, overseas shipping is available, details on this link. https://greyhoundtruststore.com/pages/about-us

The calendar is available to buy on ebay but beware, postage is expensive.

National Geographic - read about the galgos

Regular readers may remember a few years back I was contacted by London photographer Martin Usborn, who wished to visit Spain to photo the galgos, and wanted the details of a couple of refuges to contact. The result was a stunning coffee table book. Here are links to 2 interesting articles which have appeared in National Geographic magazine, the first one being an interview with Martin.

Interview with Martin Usborn

Article 2 - about the galgos

Separation Anxiety - help is at hand

If you have a dog with Separation Anxiety, you might like to look at this available help.

Amazon books - Angie McCready - author - raising funds for ACTIN

Raising funds for the work of ACTIN.  Angie McCready does tremendous work in Murcia rescuing and fostering hounds needing help.  Now she has published her second book, available as an ebook, on Amazon.  All funds raised will go to ACTIN.  Here's the link to both books.

Where Hunting Dogs Rest - Martin Usborne, Photographer

Remember Martin Usborne visiting Spain? His book launch is in London on Thursday, 23rd July...all details here.

Martin Usborne - The Story of the Spanish Hunting Dog - video taster

18 months ago I was contacted by a UK photographer who wanted to visit Spain and photograph the galgos for a book. I pointed him in the direction of people to contact and refuges to visit. It was part of his year out to help animals around the world, which you can read on this link.

His book is now in the pipeline for printing. Here is a video taster which he has launched to presell copies of the book in order to fund the publishing (expensive for such a quality book) and also to raise awareness of the plight of the galgos. Please watch the video and support Martin.

French book on galgos - raising funds for Scooby

For my French readers.

http://www.lagazettedeslevriers.org/t6724-livre-sur-les-galgos-au-profit-de-scooby-france#159232 En me promenant sur le net, j'ai trouvé ce petit livre sur les galgos. Je l'ai commandé à Marie-Françoise Derache. C'est un livre vraiment très intéressant sur nos amours les galgos . J'ai discuté avec l'auteure, via ma boîte mail. Je vous conseille fortement ce livre. Il est vendu 10 euros + 3 euros de frais de port. Marie - Françoise qui est une femme avec un cœur...gros comme ça, reversera le prix de son livre à Scooby France. Pour chaque achat, il sera reversé 10 euros. Merci pour Scooby de faire une bonne action. Merci d'en parler autour de vous. Voici son adresse mail : [email protected]