Sorpresa!!!/Surprise!!!

Esta maravilla nos la encontramos esta mañana al llegar al refugio. La habian tirado por la valla. Es un cachorrito de unos 4 meses, cruce de podenco y breton. Tiene un problema en la vulva y hay que operarla para corregirlo. Por eso la han abandonado. Cuando vimos como tenia la vulva, nos temimos que habia sido maltratada. Menos mal que no fue asi. "Solo" una operacion de 300€....A ver si a esta nueva mascota del refugio le encontramos pronto un dueño que le hara olvidar haber sido desechada. Es amoroso y la hemos llamado LUNA
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We found this little beauty this morning when we got to the shelter. She had been thrown over the fence.... She is a puppy of about 4 month and a podenco/breton mix. She has a problem in her vulve and has to receive surgery. That is, for sure, why they have abandoned her. When we saw her vulve we thought that she had been mistreated. Fortunately that was not the case. It is a defect she has since she was born. That is, for sure, why they have thrown her over the fence. The surgery will cost 300€..... Let´s see if we find a real good owner for her soon. For the moment being she will be looked after well. Her name is LUNA.

Elsa, mi amor/ Elsa my beloved

Encontro la felicidad, por fin, con una buena familia de adopcion. Era asustona, como tantos de ellos. Todo por culpa de la ignorancia y maltrato que han recibido desde que nacieron por sus dueños anteriores. La abandonaron en la perrera para ser sacrificada. Afortunadamente la pude sacar. Llevaba unos 2 meses en su nueva casa y los dueños la sacaban con mucho cuidado para que no se escapara. Instrucciones damos de sobra cuando damos un animal en adopcion. En eso soy muy pesada! No pudo ser. Por un dichoso petardo pego tal brinco que se escapo con la correa y todo. La estuvieron buscando con un equipo de gente dia y noche. La llegaron a ver un momento dado al lado de una carretera pero no se dejo coger. Siguio la busqueda y el miercoles me llego la terrible noticia de que esa carretera habia sido su muerte. La encontraron en una zona donde se ve que se habia refugiado despues de haber recibido su golpe mortal. La pobre mia sufrio hasta morir. Sola!!! Esto es lo peor que puede pasar. Mi niña no tuvo la suerte de poder disfrutar de una vida digna. Cuanto la echamos de menos! Que descanses en paz mi niña preciosa. Te quiero y nunca nos olvidaremos de ti!
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She finallt found happiness and love with a great family. She was a frightened girl, like so many of them who have lived with a galguero who just ognores them and mishandles them since they are born. He dropped her at the killinpound where I could fortunately rescue her. She had been living with her family since about 2 month when on Sunday 11 March I recieved the terrible new that she was lost. She heard firework and got so afraid that she runnend away with her lead still on. The family was very carefull as I always insist very much that they have to wear a special collar etc etc. They started looking for her with a big group of volunteers day and night, tireless. One day someone spotted her nearby a road but she didn´t let herself catch. The search continued till I received the terrible news on wednesday that she had been found dead! She had been hit by a car and went to the place where she had been hiding all those days! She died in agony and alone which makes it even worse.
This is the worst which can happen. So so sad. We miss you and love you dear Elsa, rest in peace! We will never forget you!

muchas noticias pero poco tiempo/ much news but too little time

Todas estas preciosidades y algunos mas ya estan viviendo feliz en sus nuevas casas. Esto de las adopciones conlleva mucho trabajo y me falta el tiempo por todos lados. Pero es una gran satisfaccion ver los resultados!

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All thos beauties are now living in their forever homes. So many adoptions give much work and I have no time to write too much. But it is a great satisfaccion

Finales felices/Happy endings

Hay muchas mas finales felices de los que cuento ahora, afortunadamente. Pero bueno, estos son dos de los, quisaz, mas satisfactorias por ser casos mas dificiles. Ronda, cruce de podenco que llego al refugio con 4 meses, rescatada del campo, perdida y defendiendose a tan temprana edad para poder sobrevivir. Estuvo 5 meses en el refugio y los demas galgos la tenian como juguete. A ella le encantaba por un lado, pero por otro, los galgos eran demasiado brutos y la acosaban. Suerte para Ronda haber encontrado en una de mis voluntarias su casa para siempre. Alli hay dos perritos pequeños mas con los que no para de jugar. Ha dado un cambio increible, esta niña!
Y Bruma, rescatada de un "señor" que no la queria mas y por eso ya no le daba de comer y beber.....para que? Afortunadamente una vecina la vio y la rescato y yo la acogi.
Dio positiva en leishmania, la he pinchado durante 50 dias con glucantime ademas de las pastillas ny al hacerle las analiticas hace unos dias ha dado negativo. Pero hay que estar pendiente y volver a hacerle las analiticas dentro de unos meses y seguir, por si acaso, con las pastillas.
Bueno pues, para Bruma le he encontrado una casa de acogida. Al principio le costo adaptarse pero ya es la dueña de la casa!
Ahora hay que encontrarle una casa para siempre.
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Ther are much more happy endings than those I am going to write about but I think that those are really special.
Ronda, a podenco mix, arrived with only 4 months old to the shelter, rescued and trying to survive at such a young age in the middle of nowhere. She has stayed at the shelter for 5 months and the galgos had her like their toy....She loved it on one side but on the other she was like very much accused by the galgos. She has been so lucky to have been adopted by one of my volunteers. They have 2 other small dogs and Ronda has adapted very well and she is having a great time with her mates. They take her out to the countryside and she loves it! She has made a boig change and is very very happy!
Bruma: Her owner was fed up with having her so he decided not to give her food and water. Why should he? He didn´t want her. Fortunately, his neighbour loves animals and started feeding her and looking for a home for her. I took her on in my kennel, did the tests and she resulted to be posit ive in leishmania. I applied injections of glucantime during 50 days and gave her pills. Did the test last week and.....she is negative now. But nevertheless we have to continue to give her the pñills and repeat the test in a few months as it is not always totally reliable and in this case the recoverage has been very soon.
The great news for Bruma is that she is at a foster home since last week and she is doing fine: stealing food, laying on the sofa, the bed etc. Well, tipical galgo behaviour...

La recuperacion de Galan/ The recovery of Galan

Os acordais como llego Galan? En los huesos. El dia que llego se comio 4 cuencos llenos de comida con arroz, pollo y pienso! Pues asi ha seguido mas o menos y mirad el resultado! Esta precioso y ya se le han curado sus heridas y le esta creciendo los pelos en esas zonas. Es un perro feliz y cariñoso. Que satisfaccion verlo asi!
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Remember how Galan got to the shelter? A skelet. He ate 4 full bowls of dry food, rice and chicken the day he arrived. And he has more or less continued to eat like that! Just look at the results! He looks beautifull and healthy and his hair is growing where he had his wounds. He is a happy and lovely dog. This is so satisfactory!

ya en el refugio/living at the shelter now

Estos 4 que estaban en pension ya estan en el refugio porque quedo sitio libre.
Pepe (el atigrado macho) y Bambi(la blanquita) estaban con resfriado y fiebre asi que las saque para cuidarlos. Ya estan respondiendo al tratamiento. Pepe ya ha cambiado su mirada de pena a una de alegria por encontrarse mejor. Ya lo saco con los demas al terreno y esta muy bien. A Bambi le quedan unos dias todavia hasta reaccionar al tratamiento.
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Those 4 are now in the shelter instead of a pension. Pepe (the brindle male) and Bambi (the white beauty) had flue and temperature so I decided to take them out as I had space again. They are much better, specially Pepe. His expresion has changed from sad to happy and he is running around with the others now. Bambi still needs some more days of treatment but she will be fine.

mas...../more.....

Tambien suerte para estos 6! Gracias a una acogida para 4 a la vez! Los otros dos han ido a pension. Varios tienen resfriado pero ya se estan recuperando.
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Luck for thos 6 also! Thanks to afoster home which has taken 4 at once! A few of them have flue but they are doing better now they are looked after.

Telma´s history (the podenca)

Telma´s history is now in English aswell. Scroll down.
By the way: For the ones who donot know: Podencos are hunting dogs specially breeded in Andalucia and they have a similar horror end as the galgos when they are no good for hunting.
On the other hand, they are not so lucky as the galgos to find homes as people donot know them as they know the galgos.

en casa/at home

Mira que son graciosos estos galgos! Tienen camas por toda la casa de su tamaño pero nada, se acuestan en las camas de las pequeñas, bien enrolladas. Claro, estan puestos al lado del radiador asi que, calentitas estan!
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Those galgos are so funny. There are beds for them all over the house but they prefer the small beds of our small dogs! Well, understandable if you see that those beds are near the heating.

homenaje a Ayla que no supero el moquillo/tribute to Ayla who didn´t survive destemper

Hace solo una semana que tuve que tomar la dificil decision de eutanasiar a esta joven preciosidad. Le vencio el moquillo, asqueroso virus que ya no existe en los paises del norte de Europa porque alli los vacunan desde hace muchos años, como debe ser. Aqui no. ¿Para que? La vacuna vale unos 20€ y eso es mucho dinero para gastar en un perro,¿ no? Hijos de su madre! Esta es la 7tima victima de moquillo que he tenido que sacrificar. este virus vive en la perrera de donde saco la mayoria de los perros. Solo tenia un año y todo una vida por delante. Que descanses en paz mi preciosa niña. Yo te echo mucho de menos. Espero que alli donde estes, seas por fin feliz! Me acordare siempre de esa mirada dulce tuya! Por lo menos has experimentado 3 semanas de amor en la casa de la voluntaria que con tanto amor te cuido.
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It has only been a week ago that I had to take the difficult decision to eutanise this young beauty. She lost the fight against destemper. Destemper doesnot exist in most of the countries in Europe because animals get their vaccinations but here.....Why should the hunter spend 20€ on a dog? Bloody hunters! This is galgo number 7 who I have had to eutanise because of this horrible virus. This virus "sits" in the killing pound from where I save most of the dogs I have. She was only 1 year young and a whole life to live. Rest in peace my dear sweety. I miss you very much. I hope you will be happy there where you are now! I will always remember the sweet look of your eyes! At least you experienced 3 weeks of love and care thanks to a volunteer who took you home to look after you.