muchas actividades/Many happenings

No encuentro un momento para escribir....Ya ni me acuerdo de todo lo que ha pasado en los ultimos dias. Ya comente que Casper se fue a Holanda en acojida. Fijaros lo bien que esta! (primera foto). Tuvimos una comida en casa con la familia Holandesa que ya ha adoptado 2 de mis galgas de acogida, Quia y Dama. Estan aqui de vacaciones y les recoji en el hotel para enseñarles el refugio, la perrera y nuestra casa donde habian pasado varios meses su galgas. Me regalaron un libro de fotos de las dos, precioso y muy emocionante! Tambien tuvimos una barbacoa con las maravillosas mujeres de Malaga Perruno (AMP). Son las que me ayudan muchisimo en el refugio y en todo. GRACIAS chicas!!!! El dia siguiente a la perrera a sacar a las 3 galgas que estaban alli. Cloe es la que ha estado mas tiempo porque cuando me encontraron una casa de acogida (gracias Yoya!!) en Madrid empezo con el celo asi que decidi esperar las 3 semanas para enviarla. La tuvimos en casa parte del dia hasta que a recojio el transporte (muy bien por cierto!) y es muy muy dulce y buena. El chip dice que tienen 2 años pero se le ve mayor, por lo menos 5 o 6 tendra. Ya me ha escrito la familia de acojida y esta muy bien. Un poco asustada como todos pero seguro que ni se cre lo que le esta pasando. Toda la vida viviendo en cuchitrines y ahora en una casa donde la tratan con cariño y respeto! Las otras dos que saque estan en otra casa de acojida cerca. Que suerte! Logicamente cuando fui a recojer a estas tres me dijeron que habia entrado otra, como siempre. Bueno, pues a seguir buscando soluciones. Tengo que ir a sacarle fotos, sacarle sangre para analiticas y vacunarla....A ver si encuentro un hueco....cuanto antes pueda salir mejor.

Mañana me llegan dos galgas de un refugio de Sevilla. Las alojare en el refugio para llevarlas al aeropuerto el viernes y domingo respectivamente. Adoptadas en Alemania. Enfin, como siempre, sin parar.

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I just donot find a moment to write. I donot even remeber all what happened in the last days.. I already said that Casper went to a foster home in Holland. Look at him!(first photo). We had a lunch at home with a Dutch family who is here on holidays. They have adopted two of my foster galgas, Quia and Dama. I picked them up at the hotel and showed them the kennel, the killingstation and our home where their adopted dogs have been living for some months. They gave me a photobook with lots of photos of the galgas at their home. Very emotional. We also had a barbecue with the Malaga ladies of Malaga perruno (AMP)who help me very much with the kennel. THANKS girls!!!

The next day my husband and I went to pick up the 3 galgas at the killing pound. Cloe had been there for long as when I found a foster family thanks to Yoya she started with her heat so I decided to wait to send her for the 3 weeks this lasts. She spend part of the day at our home till the transport company (a very good one!) collected her. A real sweety! Her foster family has already written to me saying that she is doing well. A bit afraid and shy but fine. She must be thinking that she cannot believe what is happening to her now: Living in terrible conditions and then in a home environement where they love her and respect her. When I went to pick them up I was told that, of course, there was a new galga....Have to find time to go and take photos, bloodsample for the tests and vaccinate...The sooner she gets out the better.

Tomorrow 2 galgas will arrive from a shlter of Seville (FBM). I have to take them to the airport respectively on friday morning and sunday afternoon. Adopted in germany. Well, as usual, non stop.

Un video de Kenia/ A video of Kenia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Y53wy_UoQ&feature=player_embedded

Este video lo ha hecho la adoptante de Kenia en mi honor entre otros. Que emocionante!
La cancion esta en Holandes y es increiblemente aplicable a Kenia y todos los animales rescatados de su sufrimiento. Dice mas o menos esto:
"Adios al pasado, miro al futuro, el sufrimiento ya paso, este es un nuevo comienzo. Todo lo que he vivido me herido profundamente y aunque mi corazon siempre sufria ya puedo empezar a ser feliz.
No miro atras porque ya ha llegado la ayuda. Ahora soy libre asi que abro mis alas y disfruto."

This video has been made by Kenia´s adoptant in my honour and others. Very emotional for me!
The song is in Dutch and it is very applicable to Kenia and all the other animals rescued from their suffering. It says more or less:
"Goodbye to the past, I look at my future, the pain is over now, this is a new beginning. All I have lived in the past has hurt my heart deaply but eventhough my heart suffered so much, now a new beginning has started and I can start to be happy. I donot look backwards because help has finally arrived for me . I am free now and can open my wings and start enjoying life."

Freedom

Freedom (Nikan ahora) fue nuestro primer galgo de acojida. Llega en septiembre 2009 y se fue adoptado a Holanda por Navidades del mismo año. Lo salvo la asociacion Ddevida de Sevilla. Sigo teniendo noticias de su familia que adopto a una galga hace unos meses tambien. Y mira que bien estan! Hasta con los 3 gatos de la familia se lleva bien! Estas son las cosas que hacen que quiero seguir luchando por estos animales!

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Freedom was our first foster galgo. He arrived in September 2009 and was adopted and travelled to Holland at Christmas of the same year. He was rescued by Ddevida in Seville. I continue to have news about him and they adopted a galga some months ago also. And look at how happy they are! Those are the things that make me want to continue the fight of saving those beautifull animals.

Casper a Holanda/Casper to Holland

Casper, que fue encontrado abandonado y con 1000 garrapatas por todo su cuerpo en un pueblo de Malaga tuvo la suerte de cruzarse en su camino por unos amigos, adoptantes de Abi. Lo llevaron al veterinario y no llevaba chip. Me llamaron y les dije de traermelo. Ya escribi sobre esto mas abajo. Nunca se llego a acostumbrar bien a estar encerrado en una jaula y le costo a integrarse al grupo de los demas cuando estaban sueltos. Cuando me iba lloraba y cuando llegaba tambien. Hace unos 3 semanas ya se le veia mas feliz y jugando con los demas. Pero cuando se presento una oportunidad de acojida en Holanda pense enseguida en el. Ya lo habia castrado (primeras 2 fotos) asi que estaba listo para viajar. Y hoy fue su dia feliz. Se ha portado de maravilla. Tranquilo, cariñoso, ....Todo el mundo lo miraba. Es un perro muy guapo y con mucho estilo.

Seguro que pronto encontrara su casa para siempre! Ya le echo de menos pero bueno, alli estara mejor! Otro con suerte.

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Casper who was found in a village near Malaga with around thousands of ticks had the great luck to cross his way with friends of mine, adoptants of Abi. They took him to the vet and he didn´t have a chip. They called me and I said to bring him to my shelter. I have written about this some time ago. He never got really used to being in a shelter. He cried when I left and when I arrived and it took him time to integrate in the group when they were all free. About 3 weeks ago he started to be happy and play with the others. But when the oportunity arose of a foster family in Holland I thought he should be the one. I had neutered him already (first 2 fotos)so he was ready to go. Today it was his happy day. He behaved incredibly well. Relaxed, sweet....Everybody looked at him. He is very handsome and is very elegant.

I am sure that he will find his forever home soon. I already miss him but ok, he will be much better off there. Another one with luck!

Mila en su nueva casa/Mila at her new home

La que el galguero le corto la pata para mantenerla para criar ya esta en su casa para siempre. Mirala! Como si siempre hubiera vivido asi! Ay, que bien!

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The galga whose leg was cut by her galguero to keep her on for breeding. Look at her! Now in her forever home.

She looks like she has always been living like there. Totally relaxed. Great Mila!

Amor

Os acordais de Amor? Una de las galguitas negras que estaban en la perrera? Sos galgos le encontro una casa de acogida y la mande alli la semana pasada. Su mama de acogida no pudo disfrutar mucho de ella porque......ya esta adoptada! Normal porque es un dulce de perrita y muy muy guapa.

Suerte Amor! A ti si te ha cambiado la vida y me alegro no sabes cuanto!!!

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You remember Amor? One of the black galgas who were on deathrow? SOS galgos found a fosterhome for Amor and I send her there last week. Well, her foster mum has not been able to enjoy her for long because she has been adopted!!! Understandable because she is a lovely beauty. Good luck Amor! Your life has made a drastic change and you cannot imagine how happy I am!!!

Un homenaje a una persona especial/ A credit for a very special person

Algo diferente! Hay una señora Belga que tiene un refugio en la costa de Malaga. Ella es increible y incansable. Lleva 20 años a la cabeza de un refugio y saca muchisimos animales al extranjero. En plan serio: Contratos, vistas de casa etc. Ella me pide que saque todos los perros de agua, boxers y variedad de perros pequeños porque tiene una muy buena red para adopciones para este tipo de perros. El otro dia la llame para decirle si podia sacar a un perro de agua que habia llegado a la perrera. Me dijo que si y cuando fui a preparar el pasporte del perro habian entrado 2 mas. La llame y me dijo tambien que si, adelante. Normalmente se las llevo a un punto intermedio pero ese dia no podia y le pedi que los recojiera ella aunque yo se lo dejaba todo organizado. Era solo ir a recojerlos. Cuando me llamo por la tarde me emocione porque no solo habia sacado a los 3 perros de agua. Saco a 10 ma! Todos viejitos y desemparados. Los que no suelen encontrar adopcion. Impresionante! Enhorabuena Fabienne por lo que haces! GRACIAS!!

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Something different. There is a Belgium lady who has a shelter at the coast of Malaga. She is incredible and tireless. She runs her kennel since 20 years and has saved many many animals. Good contacts abroad where she send the dogs. Serious as she does home visits and contracts etc. She has asked me if I can rescue all "perros de agua" as she has very good contacts in Germany for rehoming them. Also boxers and small dogs. I was told the other day at the killing pound that a new perro de agua had come in so I called her and she said: yes, I will take her. When I went to prepare everything like passport etc another two had been dropped. I called her and she said, no problem, I will take them also. I normally pick them up from the killing pound and take them to a meeting point for her to collect them. But that day it was just impossible for me to do so, so I asked her if she could collect them herself although I would leave it all prepared: Passports, vaccinations, payment etc. She did go there and when I called her in the afternoon to see if everything went alright she said: Yes, but I have taken 10 other dogs out!!! She takes the oldies and big ones because they will never find an adoption. Really incredibe what this lady does. Thanks Fabienne. You make a difference in this terrible animal world!

un mensaje para Maria Luisa de Estepona

Hola Maria Luisa, Como creo que lees mi blog regularmente te pido que me llames o me mandes un correo con tu telefono. Lo perdi porque se me estropeo mi mobil. Gracias por todo tu ayuda!!!!

Nunca acaba/It never ends

Cuando fui el otro dia a la perrera a preparar el viaje de Amor para Barcelona me dijeron que habia entrado una galga nueva....Hoy voy para sacarle sangre para las analiticas y adivinen.....habia entrado otra.. A lo mejor os aburro porque siempre cuento lo mismo pero es que es la triste realidad. Asi que saque las fotos de las pobres dos abandonadas por su dueño, mejor dicho, verdugo, la sangre para analiticas y las desparasite y vacune. Las dos son mayorcitas (7 años la canela y 6 la negrita) y espero que alguna organizacion se apiedada de ellas, o mejor, un familia. Es duro ver que abandonen a perros jovenes como Cloe y Amor(que afortunadamente ya tienen casa de acogida, pero es peor ver a las mayorcitas que han servido a su dueño durante tantos años para terminar asi. NUNCA lo entendere. Son utensilios de usar y tirar para sus galgueros. Las dos son confiadas y buenas. A ver si tengo suerte y las puedo salvar. Tambien tienen derecho a saborear una vida mejor.

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When I went the other day to the killing pound to prepare Amor´s passport to travell to Barcelona I was told that a new galga had come in so I went there today to take the blood samples for tests, vaccinate and deworm her and guess.......Yes, as usual another one had come in...I may repeat myself but this is what I find every time I go there. So I took photos of the two who had been abandonned by their owner, took blood samples, vaccinated them and dewormed them. Both of them are "oldies"(7 the cream one and 6 the black one) and I so much hope that some asociation will be able to take care of them, or, much better, an adoption or foster family. It is hard to see that they abandon young dogs but I think it is even worse for older ones. They have been serving their owners for mny years to finish like this! I will NEVER understand it. They are just tools to be used and get rid of. Both are very sweet and confident with people. I so much hope that I will be able to safe them. I will do all my best and more. They also deserve a better life.

Gracias a su familia de adopcion tengo todas estas maravillosas fotos de Kenia. Llego bien y mirad como esta! De lujo! Ya va teniendo amigos galgos porque amigos de la familia tienen 4 galgos! Al presentarlos Kenia dejaba ver que no le gustaba que se le acercaran demasiado, muy tipico de ella, pero luego no hay ningun problema y estuvieron a gusto juntos. Ya jugara. Ha pasado por tantos cambios que se tiene que hacer a su nuevo entorno pero : esta a salvo y con una familia que la quiere y la cuidara muy bien. Gracias Katia y familia! Te quiero Kenia! Gracias a la familia que la ha adoptado esta viva y podra disfrutar de una vida maravillosa. Espero que llegara el dia que todos los animales puedan tener la misma suerte.

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Thanks to her adoption family I have got all those photos from Kenia in her new home. She arrived well and look at her! She is really fine! She is knowing other galgos because friends of her adoption family have 4 galgos. When they were introduced Kenia was a bit bitchy as usual when other dogs want to smell her too much but in a while that is over and she enjoys the company of the others. They will start playing soon, I am sure. She has had so many changes in the last months that she still has to adapt to all that but her adoption family is looking after her very well and she will soon forget all she has had to go through. She is safe now with a great family who loves her. Thanks Katia and family! Love you Kenia! Thanks to the family who adopted her she is alive and will be able to enjoy a great life! I so much hope that one day all animals can have the same oportunity.

Mila

Hace meses me llego un correo de difusion sobre esta galga. Buscaban adopcion para ella. Su galguero le amputo la pata porque la habia herido en un cepo. Para que gastarse dinero en cirurgia? Con 3 patas era util para criar. Menos mal que hubo una buena señora que le convencio que le diera la galga. Bueno, me dio mucha pena de esta perrita y la puse en la pagina de GRH para buscar una familia de adopcion y........ya la tiene!! Viajara el dia 9 de Agosto a su familia de siempre que la esta esperando con mucha impaciencia. Que suerte Mila! Que tengas una buena vida! Seguro que si! Gracias tambien a la familia que la quito de las manos del cazador!

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Some monthes ago I recieved a chain email looking for an adoption family for Mila. Her hunter had made her leg amputate because she hurt it in a trap. Why try a surgery? Too expensive. She would be still good for breading.....Fortunately a great lady convinced him to give Mila to her and so he did. I proposed to put Mila on the GRH site for adoption and......she has been adopted by a great family with experience. She will travell 9 August and they are impatient to start loving her and caring for her. Lucky Mila! Have a great rest of your live! I am sure you will! Thanks to the family who took her away from the hunter!

Salvadas!!!!!!/Saved!!!!!!!!!!

Gracias a la solidaridad de mucha gente (extranjera sobre todo) he podido sacar a estas dos preciosidades! Que preocupadas me tenian! Pero lo mejor de todo es que, gracias a otras buenas personas, he encontrado 2 casas de acogida para ellas!!! Una en Madrid y la otra en Barcelona (Sos galgos). Amor viajara la semana que viene a Barcelona y Cloe tendra que esperar un poco porque acaba de empezar con el celo. Esta sola en la jaula asi que no hay peligro.

Gracias a todos por ayudarme a que estas dos perritas no sean sacrificadas!

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Thanks to the solidarity of many people (specially from abroad) I have been able to take thos two beauties out of the killing pound and put them in the pension!! I was so worried about them!

But the best news is that, thanks to other good people, I have found foster families for both. One in Madrid (animalshaven)and the other one in Barcelona (Sos galgos). Amor will travell next week and Cloe will have to wait because she has just started her heath. She is on her own in a kennel so no danger...

Thanks to everone invloved in helping to save those two!!!!

Arena y varias tomas de Galgos en familia/ Arena and various pictures of Galgos en Familia

Arena va de maravilla! Ya come el mismo pienso que los demas aunque yo le sigo dando tambien latas de recuperacion, yoghurt etc. Juega y esta alegre. Lo mas gracioso es que por las tardes, cuando tengo un buen rato para sentarme, se pone su cabeza en mi falda y NO SE MUEVE de alli! Cuando se acerca otro perro le enseña los dientes como diciendo: Es mia! Pobrecita, como esta recuperando el cariño que nunca le han dado. Es emocionante. Las demas fotos: Pues para que veais lo feliz que estan los perros alli. Que bien se lo pasan!

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Arena is doing great! She is eating the same dogfood as the others although I still continue to give her recovery tins and yoghurt. She plays and is happy. It is funny to see her in the afternoons when I have time to sit down for a while. She puts her head on my legs and stays there WITHOUT MOVING! When another dog approaches she growls at him/her, like saying: She is mine! Poor sweety, how she is recovering the love she has never received in her life! Really emotional.

The other photos are just to show how happy the dogs are. They have a great time.