"INOCENTE", another abused galgo, like so many of them who suffer in Spain. And when we save them we have to be extremely careful in our search for a trustworthy organisation or family to take them so that there will be no possibility whatsoever that they should ever go back to the same life that they suffered while with the madmen who were their previous owners.

Our dear young and beautiful galgo "Inocente" suffered through being hanged, and when he arrived at Kimba he also had an old fracture in one of his legs.  At our shelter he recovered from the lesion on his neck, and with a lot of patients on our part he finally began to accept our affection, although with a bit of misgiving.

I first met Lola while traveling to Camp Scooby as a volunteer last summer.  I took an instant liking to her based on her unique look and size (like a miniature German Shepherd!)  It was heartbreaking to leave Spain not knowing if I would see her again so we were so thrilled when I contacted G.R.I.N. after returning to America and found out they would be able to bring her to us. Thanks to the help of everyone at Camp Scooby, G.R.I.N., and Stacey and Chris Plaskett who drove little Lola and 5 other dogs from Colorado to Ohio, she made it!

Marta is doing great!  She has settled in well to home life and is loving all the attention she's been getting.  She has started running and loves being a running companion.  She knows her name very well and likes to stay close to us.  She has been meeting lots of other dogs on walks and has become quite the socialite.  She is very good at controlling play and staying on her toes!  She has settled in to our home wonderfully and has also graduated from her crate so has full reign of the house!  She is such a lady and loves a good cuddle with us.  She has been nothing but a joy to us and a wonderful addition to our home.  Thank you for all the work in helping her come to our home.

Aimee and Milly Perry

UPDATE!! Sarita, now named Pearl, has found her forever home! Sarita is a beautiful Galga who needs a very special family who understands that she needs special love and attention due to the life she had in Spain.  Sarita is very easy to fall in love with.  She has huge brown eyes, cute Galga ears and a curly tail as well as having a half brindle and half white face!

Our Toro ...

Abby at GRIN told me that this was an odd way to adopt ... and it was.  Fortunately, it has been just as rewarding as it was strange!

My background is in greyhound rescue & that is the way i became aware of the plight of the spanish greyhound or galgo.  I have tried for a few years to get in contact with a group that does this kind of work & was pleasantly surprised to find GRIN.

As i looked at all of the dogs who needed help, I became very interested in the ibizans that were listed on the GRIN website.  In no time at all, Abby had located a small family in need of help.  The puppies were only 5 weeks old, but she thought they were what i was looking for.  She could not have been more in tune with what i was thinking!  They were not actually the Ibizans that I had seen, but they were a group of podencos that desperately needed to get out of a bad situation.

Cervantes is a Podenco Andaluz (Andalusian Hound) from Spain.

The Galgo Rescue International Network arranged his trip from Cadiz, Spain and he arrived in the US on October 24, 2007. He lived with a great foster family in South Carolina until a permanent home could be found for him. A couple of months later a family from Erie, Colorado fell in love with him and decided he would be a great fit for their family. Eric and Jennifer Frank already had two greyhounds (Zamie and Murfy) living with them and were ready for another hound around the house. It wasn't long before arrangements were made to fly Cervantes to Colorado. Cervantes flew from Atlanta, Georgia and arrived at Denver International Airport on December 17, 2007.

Cervantes (aka Little Man) seemed to fit in almost immediately. At first Murfy and Zamie were not sure about the three-legged hop that Cervantes does to get around. They soon realized that Cervantes was a miniature version of them and that he could run very fast around the house with their toys in his mouth. The battle over toys had begun. Murfy and Zamie investigated him thoroughly and after completing his initiation decided that he could join the family. Eric and Jennifer were thrilled that Murfy and Zamie gave them the ok to go ahead with the adoption (does this seem backwards to any of you?). Cervantes seems to like all the toys that Murfy and Zamie happen to have. The dogs like to play tug of war after they empty out all of the toy boxes on a daily basis. They each have their own beds, but Cervantes seems to like sharing one with Murfy or Zamie on occasion. Cervantes has been introduced to the local bunny that lives under the back deck. He likes to crawl under the deck to make sure the bunny is tucked in each night (ok, his family hopes that is the reason he crawls under there). Cervantes instantly took on the role of food bowl cleaner when the other two are done eating (or almost done eating). He knows mom and dad tell him not to do that (can we say chubby bunny?), but he has figured out how to act when he gets caught. He will see mom or dad coming out of the corner of his eye and will quickly act like he is drinking water out of the shared water bowl. See… I'm just over near Zamie's bowl cause I need to get a drink out of this water bowl right here…no other reason at all. I don't even like this food. Yeah right… he is way too smart. Anyway, Cervantes also enjoys hanging out in the backyard when the sun is out, taking walks at the trail or in the neighborhood, and of course taking naps right up against mom or dad. He is very much a lap dog. He enjoys the attention and loves to give you a hug and kiss when he gets a chance. He always makes grumbling noises when you hug him back. Mom and dad think he is enjoying his new life in Colorado and they know they are enjoying him every day.