About Greyhounds

Every Spring and Fall, volunteers, called transporters, fly from the USA to Spain, often on a return flight within hours. They are the transporters––folks who accompany rescued galgos, podencos, and other hunting dogs to the States for adoption.

What’s it like to be a transporter and what goes on behind the scenes? In this episode, you’ll meet Ellen Ganopoulos who will take you along for a ride on a virtual transport, New York to Madrid and back again with up to six “new Americans.”

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• Listen to Episode 81: When’s a Greyhound Not a Greyhound? When He’s a Galgo to discover more about galgos.
• Photos of Ellen with her greyhound, Orson and Ellen with her travel pillow.
• Get Ellen’s free transport playlist from Spotify.

Enjoying this podcast? Please consider donating to your host’s group, The Candy Cane Rescue USA Fundraising Group. Your donation will help Candy Cane Rescue save more greyhounds and other dogs from the China meat trade.

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Trigger Warning: This episode is about a topic that may be a trigger for some and includes discussions about animal abuse. While the host and guests have not detailed abuse, listeners are asked to listen at their discretion.

You may have heard the news ... there’s a “shortage” of greyhounds in the States. While that statement isn’t exactly true, there are fewer racing greyhounds available for adoption in the U.S. than there have been in past years. Some greyhound rescue groups have been looking to fill the void by looking across the Atlantic toward Spain. Other rescue groups have been working with Spanish partners for years. Why? Because Spain has an astronomical amount of galgos, also known as “Spanish greyhounds,” that are in desperate need of homes.

Most galgos may look like greyhounds to the untrained eye. But make no mistake, they are quite different from greyhounds.

In this episode, meet Founder Telma Shaw of Galgo Padenco Support based in California. Telma and one of her galgo transporters, Ellen Ganopoulos, sat down with us to answer the question: “What’s the difference between a galgo and a greyhound?” and to talk to us about the plight of galgos in Spain, what’s being done to help them, and The Male Galgo Project.

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• Galgo Podenco Support Website
• Galgo Podenco Support on Facebook
• The Galgo Podenco Support Fundraising Group on Facebook
• Donate to the Male Galgo Project through September 15, 2019

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Trigger Warning: This episode is about a topic that may be a trigger for some and includes discussions about animal abuse. While the host and guest have not detailed abuse, listeners are asked to listen at their discretion.

There’s no easy way to say it: a small population in China eats dogs, including greyhounds. With underground racing popular among some Chinese, the meat trade in the country is bursting with greyhounds. It’s a horrific situation. But there are brave, compassionate people in China, the UK, and the USA working together to save greyhounds and other dogs trapped in horrific circumstances.

In this episode, we sit down with the founder of Elite Greyhounds South Florida, Sonia Healy Stratemann, to talk about her recent trip to China where she worked with Kerry Lawrence, founder of Candy Cane Rescue in the United Kingdom, and other rescuers to save as many greyhounds and other dogs as possible.

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To donate to Sonia’s fundraiser to save forty dogs from the China meat trade

• Donate to the Facebook Fundraiser
• Donate through Elite Greyhounds South Florida’s website
• Donate by sending a check made out to Elite Greyhounds South Florida, noted for China dog transport, to:
  • Elite Greyhounds South Florida
    851 Hyde Park Rd.
    Loxahatchee, FL 33470

Discover more about Candy Cane Rescue:

Donate to The Candy Cane Rescue USA Fundraising Group––100% of your donation will go to help more greyhounds and other dogs escape the meat trade in China.

Donate here via PayPal, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover.

• Candy Cane Rescue website
• Candy Cane Rescue on Facebook
• Candy Cane Rescue Fundraising Group (Facebook, UK-based)
• Candy Cane Rescue USA Fundraising Group (Facebook, USA-based)
• Candy Cane Rescue on Twitter
• Candy Cane Rescue on YouTube (WARNING: You will immediately see disturbing images)

Jacqueline’s Candy Cane Rescue greyhound, Felix

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Taking place in Kanab, Utah, Sighthound Shivoo, formerly known as Greyhound Gathering, brings together overs of greyhounds and sight hounds from around the world. In this episode, we have a conversation with the event’s founder, Claudia Presto. Find out what’s in store for the 2019 event, taking place May 17 – 19, 2019.

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Discover more and/or register for Sighthound Shivoo by May 1, 2019.

Before traveling with your greyhound, get travel safety tips who you listen to the About Greyhounds podcast episode titled Planes, Trains, and Automobiles–Traveling with Your Greyhound.

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As you enter the new year, resolve to do something new for your greyhound. In this episode, we share 10 resolutions. Pick one, some, or all to show your greyhound just how much he or she is loved.

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• Donate to Greyhound Friends of New Jersey to help more greyhounds find homes.
• Check out GPS tracking devices for your greyhound, including products from Tractive and Whistle.
• If you live in Greyhound Friends of New Jersey’s area, check out our events calendar to discover opportunities to mingle with greyhounds and their people.
• Consider fostering a greyhound. Find out what it’s all about when you listen to our fostering episode.
• Explore pet health insurance in this episode; what it is, how it works, and why you may want to consider it for your greyhound.
• There are many companies that offer pet health insurance. Be sure to carefully compare all options available to you. You may wish to consider:Healthy Paws Pet Insurance: When you insure your greyhound or other dog or cat through Healthy Paws, they’ll donate $35 to help Greyhound Friends of New Jersey get more greyhounds home. Purchase via our dedicated link so the the donation may be credited.ASPCA Pet Insurance: This company has made generous donations to help Greyhound Friends of New Jersey. Explore their pet health insurance.
• Get a box of treats and toys for your greyhound when you subscribe to BarkBox. When you shop through this link and are a new customer, they’ll donate $25 to Greyhound Friends of New Jersey.
• Keep your greyhound’s teeth healthy. Find out how in our Chompers episode.
• Get walking with the FREE Walk for a Dog app from Wooftrax while also supporting greyhounds when you select Greyhound Friends of New Jersey as your chosen charity.

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