Galgo News

Understanding prey drive in dogs

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

Happy Christmas, Joyeux Noel, Frohe Weihnachten, God Jul, Vesel bozic, Nadolig Llawen,

To all my readers and their hounds.

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?

Asoka el Grande, Orihuella rescue 5 of 17 galgos living in a van

Asoka el Grande, Orihuella, was asked by a friend to help with the case of 17 galgos belonging to a hunter, living in a van all day! Despite funds and space being short, the volunteers could not say no and so they took 5 adults, which were very afraid, some injured.

Now they have been dewormed, vaccinated, analyticas and beutered, and when ready they will need forever homes.

Here are 4 of them, beautiful black beauties.

Alex
https://asokaelgrande.org/ficha-11242

Gloria
https://asokaelgrande.org/ficha-11243

Marty
https://asokaelgrande.org/ficha-11240

Melman
https://asokaelgrande.org/ficha-11240

6 galgos dumped in the middle of the hunting season! Galgos Rescue Almeria to help them

From Sandy Galgoslover.

These 6 galgos are in Extremadura and are being dumped because they are no longer useful for hunting.

For those who aren’t yet aware, this part of Spain is also an area where, as a hunting dog, you prefer not to be.

We were asked if we could take them in. Of course we would! Their transport to GRA costs 420€, which is only a small part of their rescue operation.
Once they arrive at the rescue center, they will receive the necessary care (vaccinations, blood test, deworming, sterilisation/ castration,.... ) needed to prepare them for a new future.

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.

Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert - a peak inside the shelter

A short video of some galgos preparing for a trip away to their forever homes, which gives a quick look inside the FBM shelter and the security system to guard the galgos from theft.

A longer video of the FBM shelter.

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.