How do I adopt a galgo?
To start an adoption, fill out an application with one of the U.S./Canadian rescue centers listed here
Once you select a dog, the agency will help coordinate the logistics to transport the animal from a rescue center in Spain to your home.
How do I find available dogs?
The best option is to first check with a U.S./Canadian rescue center. You can look at their websites or contact them about dog availability here. Most of the centers have a few dogs of various ages and temperaments in the queue waiting to come over. The center will discuss your situation to determine which animal would pair best with you.
How much does it cost to adopt a Galgo?
Adoption fees typically run $650 to $800. The fee includes:
· Your dog’s flight to the U.S.
· Spaying/neutering
· Basic vaccinations including rabies
· Blood tests for Mediterranean diseases including Leishmania, Ehrlichia and heart worm
· A basic health test required by air carriers
· Microchipping
· A European passport containing vaccination records, a microchip number and other information
Is there a quarantine period?
No. All vaccinations and veterinarian paperwork are taken care of in Spain, including the EU passport. The dog goes through customs and is picked up by the North American rescue center, where it is kept until claimed by its new owner.
Do Galgos or Podencos require special accommodations?
Most Galgos and Podencos can easily clear small obstacles. Unless your yard is surrounded by at least a six-foot fence, you should keep your dog on a leash. However this doesn’t mean you can’t adopt if you don’t have a fenced-in yard.
Like any other dogs, Galgos and Podencos enjoy walks and leash-walking is a great option. But they need to be securely leashed, which normally requires a safety harness attached to a four- to six-foot leash. Retractable leashes are not safe to use with either Galgos or Podencos, nor are invisible fences.
What is the difference between a galgo and podenco? – shared by Podenco Friends
What is the difference between a Galgo and a Podenco?
I want to explain it by an example:
A Trip to the Dog Park
We Arrive;
The Galgos are running like crazy.
The Pods welcome every dog, man, tree, blade of grass with endless, constantly changing, body language and facial expressions.
The First Five Minutes after Arrival;
The galgos are running like crazy.
The Pods dig up seventy small animals, they create mounds of undefinable mud, which sticks to everything it touches.
The Next Ten Minutes;
The Galgos are just standing there, looking around.
The Pods are now carrying out a professional fencing inspection including a foundation check.
Twenty-Five Minutes after Arrival;
The Galgos are still standing around and gawking
The Pods have now convinced three of the “Non-Sight Hound Breeds” (Golden Retriever’s or Aussie’s with the names, Charley, Luna, Henry, Frieda, Abby etc.) that the best thing you can do in life is digging and looking for mice.
(For this I am despised by the contemptuous gazes of the normal-dog owners, luckily equipped with their treats, dummies, whistles, and other stuff… and deathly afraid that the agility skills of their champions might be lost.)
The Next Ten Minutes;
The Galgos run around a little, and put themselves in poses like models and let themselves be petted.
Meanwhile the Pods have created the basis for a small world class gravel pit, two more rare species of mice have been discovered, and their construction sites have been expanded by three more workers. (Non- Sight Hound Breeds, with exasperated owners)
It Begins to Pour Rain;
The Galgos are through with the Dog Park,they stand around looking pitiful with eyes that cry, “take me home, I am a tired, hungry, tortured, neglected Hound.”
The Pods are delighted…Mud is much easier to dig than clay.
Driving Home;
Everyone is happy, someone really stinks.
Two Minutes Later;
A Podenco pukes.
At Home;
Towels for the Galgos,
Showers for the Pods.
Disdainful looks from all… to me.
Later (Human is taking a shower);
The Pods are relaxed and sleeping, the Galgos have broken into the Pantry and are eating everything in sight… The Dog Park was so dull, uneventful and boring today… 
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