Have you heard?
There’s a new hound in town!
People in the mid-Atlantic region are fairly used to seeing
retired racing greyhounds walking about on their long, elegant legs. They’ve become a very popular pet since
people have discovered how sweet and calm they are. But next time you see one, if he seems too
big to be a whippet but too small to be a racer, look a little more closely and
you may discover something exciting.
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Credit: Scooby Medina |
Why is this exciting?
It means that if the perfect dog for your family is one with a calm and
mellow disposition, good with other dogs, and can be a jogging buddy, you should
probably consider a galgo! Like
greyhounds, they come in all colors of the doggy rainbow and have easy grooming
and care requirements. Unlike
greyhounds, it’s easier to get one as a puppy, but many adult dogs are also in
need of good homes.
Finally, by adopting a galgo you help rescue another dog
from a horrible end in Spain and help to show the Spanish authorities that they
actually ARE good pets! Galgos in Spain
are bred indiscriminately by the thousands and disposed of by the thousands
every year, often in quite brutal ways.
Many are simply abandoned and roam the streets of small rural towns in
feral dog packs, slowly dying of disease and starvation. This has the unfortunate side effect of
making the Spanish people think that they are vermin and not suitable for
pets. There are many rescue groups that
are trying very hard to solve this problem through education and public
relations campaigns in Spain. Meanwhile
they’re also trying to rescue and re-home as many as they can to people all
over Europe and the United States who recognize these animals for what they
really are: sweet, adorable dogs that
are worthy of love and a good home!
Want to learn more? You can find more information by visiting these organizations that operate in the U.S., Scooby North America
Save A Galgo Espanol (on Facebook only at the moment),
The Author: Sharon Conger has worked in greyhound adoption for over five years in the northern Virginia area and is head over heels in love with her two retired racers. It was through the greyhound adoption community that she learned about the Galgos in Spain. Now that the greyhound racing industry in America is in decline, allowing the adoption network to keep pace with the breeding rate, Sharon is spending more time in Galgo rescue. She volunteers for Scooby North America and occasionally helps out Save A Galgo Espanol. She can be contacted for more information at Sharon Conger.
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