Noodles is a very special boy with an incredible story. In January 2005, Scooby received an emergency call - barking could be heard coming from a deep well! Scooby enlisted the help of the local fire/rescue team and extracted five dogs from the bottom of the well where they had been dumped and left to die by their former owner. Scooby pursued the case in court and in the end, the former owners were punished - a landmark case for Scooby and Spain, and a huge step for Noodles - he was now free to go to a home!

Noodles came to the US in June 2005 as part of the "24 Paws Across the Ocean" rescue mission. The sweet wirehaired boy was adopted by a loving family and now enjoys the good life in Colorado!

Yoda, known as Ruben II at Scooby, is not only the G.R.I.N. posterboy, but also a wise and wonderful gentleman. Abby Christman met him at Scooby in February 2006 and requested he make the June trip to the US. 

Upon his arrival in the US, Yoda met and instantly fell in love with his new mom, a G.R.I.N. member. He lives happily in his home on the Eastern Slope of Colorado!

Prisa, known as Laura in her Scooby days, is a very special girl with an incredible story. In January 2005, Scooby received an emergency call - barking could be heard coming from a deep well! Scooby enlisted the help of the local fire/rescue team and extracted five dogs from the bottom of the well where they had been dumped and left to die by their former owner. Scooby pursued the case in court and in the end, the former owners were punished - a landmark case for Scooby and Spain, and a huge step for Prisa - she was now free to go to a home!

Board member Judy Greenfield had followed the case of the well dogs closely. The very morning the five were saved from the well, Judy had to let one of her beloved hounds go to the Rainbow Bridge. She felt an incredible bond with ALL the well dogs, but particularly Prisa. When Fermin Perez of Scooby announced that she would be coming to the US, there was no doubt in our minds where her forever home would be!

Francesca's story before coming to Scooby is unknown. Abby Christman found Francie at Scooby in February 2006 and just knew this sweet, fuzzy-faced girl needed to find her forever home. So Francie became a part of the "Return To Paradise" rescue mission and flew back to the US where she was greeted by her new loving mom, board member Bev McInis, and the rest of the McInis family.  Francie quickly stole everyone's heart and is a very special member of her family. Bev tells tales of her silliness, including the trademark galgo grunting and moaning we who share their lives have come to love.

Presto came to the United States in February of 2006. Presto lived for a year in
Kanab, UT with the Greyhound Gang, and was recently adopted by a wonderful family
in Las Vegas, NV.

Inigo was known as "Ozzie" while at Scooby. He was found with his brother and son (both of whom also have one blue eye) after being abandoned by a band of gypsies in the Spanish countryside. Scooby received a call about the three dogs and went to the rescue.

Abby Christman found Inigo at Scooby in October 2005. It was love at first sight for both of them!  Inigo now lives in Northern Colorado with Abby and the rest of her brood. He is a silly, active wonderful dog who loves everyone - dogs and people alike!

You may have noticed that Chata falls a little short of being a galgo (pun intended). She is a rather old beagle/pointer mix who was brought to Scooby by the people who had been using her for breeding when she had outlived her usefulness to them. And what a good thing that was! When she arrived at Scooby she had a pyometra (infected uterus) which required an emergency spay to save her life.  Abby Christman met Chata during her February mission to Scooby. Her silly blanket loving, snorting and wiggling ways charmed Abby and she requested that Chata be allowed to come to the US in June.

Abby is currently fostering Chata. As you can see from the pictures, Chata is very fond of stuffies and blankies. She is a wonderful, charming old girl. # UPDATE! Chata has been officially adopted by Abby!