The Greyhounds and Galgos of Spain

“The Greyhounds and Galgos of Spain”, chapter written by Anne Finch in 1999, for the book All Bets Are Off!: The Race for Survival for the Greyhounds of Spain, published by Greyhound Friends North Carolina, available from the GIN Shop at £12. The book was...

Galgos to Slovenia 2020

We were pleased to hear from Nina of SASIN in Slovenia that she and her team had been able to go to Arca de Noe in Albacete to collect more galgos for homing. Many transports had to be postponed earlier this year due to the coronavirus situation, so it was good that...

Life with a Galgo – Purdy part I

Life with a Galgo – Purdy part I Hi everybody, this time it’s my turn to let you know what home life is like with Judy and Mark and their five other hounds. Just under six months from my arrival in Rugby – the house training issue was resolved. I no longer worry...

Andalucia to Extremadura 22.04.12

Our recent visit to Spain started in the Andalucía region, in Malaga. We first visited Vera Thorenaar Reddering of Galgos en Familia. Vera, originally from Holland, has lived in Spain for many years and in recent years has got involved helping the galgos in her area...