Hope for Podencos

Together we are stronger.

Hope For Podencos is a registered foundation in Spain, but we are more than that. We are a community built by those working towards the same goal. Our mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, rehome, spread awareness and provide support for Podencos of all shapes and sizes. We do this through our extensive network and dedicated team.

No longer will they be ‘The Great Forgotten’ as we are their voice.

Our Podencos that need to be seen.

  • CLEO

    Age: 6 years old
    Gender: Female
    Color: Tan & White
    Height: 60cm
    Dogs: Gets on with other dogs
    Cats: Not suitable for cats

    ADOPT ME

  • OCEANIA

    Age: 2 years old
    Gender: Female
    Color: Blonde
    Height: 60cm
    Dogs: Gets on with other dogs
    Cats: Not cat suitable

    ADOPT ME
All Podencos for adoption

New Products.

  • HFP Calendar 2025 (A4 & A3)

    £12-18.00

    Buy it

  • Ronnie Leggings

    £27.00

    Buy it

  • HFP Logo Unisex Hoody

    £30.00

    Buy it

  • Monkey Art Print

    £25-35.00

    Buy it
All Products

Fundraisers.

  • Leadporium tag collar & lead

    Leadporium have created tag collars and leads in the much loved HFP colours and will donate proceeds of each sale to the pods!

    Purchase now

  • Podencos in Scotland (book)

    We are super proud to be part of the Podencos in Scotland book produced by The Faithful Hound who donate proceeds of each sale to the pods!

    Purchase now

  • The Hunting Dog's Tale (book)

    Gill Whitehead has written a book in the words of their abandoned hunting dog - Moleskin, they donate proceeds of each sale to the pods!

    Purchase now
hope for podencos founders

Meet Our Founders.

Irene and Steve Allan have over 30 years experience with dogs, Irene in the showing arena and both of them as groomers. They moved from Scotland to Spain in 2009 and donated their time grooming rescue dogs in the shelters in the hope this would make them more adoptable, this is how they discovered the The Plight of the Podenco. They set up the ‘Hope For Podencos’ foundation in 2014, focusing on this particular breed that so needed their support. 

Podencos come in all shapes and sizes.

We understand not everyone is in a position to adopt a Podenco, but there are still so many ways you can help. Please FOLLOW us on social media and SHARE our beautiful pods, you have no idea the power of a like, comment or share - it only takes one person to see that post to find a dog their forever home.

Nothing brings us more joy than seeing pods relaxing into their new home after transport weekend. And this one was MEGA with 11 dogs travelling 🥳 We couldn’t do this without our incredible partners in Spain - caring so wonderfully for the do
Looking for some Christmas gift ideas? We’ve got your back! 🤩🎁 Our latest range of limited edition merch is a perfect stocking filler for the podenco lovers in your life! You can choose from an embroidered bobble or beanie hat, a brand new p
We’re sadly seeing an influx of abandoned Podencos that our partners in Spain are coming across or being asked to help 😔 We’ve agreed to take on 4 in the last few days alone. The first pair are these two young fuzzy sisters. Both still u
We just hit 30k followers! And to say a huge thank you to all of you for your support we want to give something back. So we’ve pulled together a prize bundle worth over £120! Check the photos for details of what you can win. To enter t
Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who got involved in the naming request on @lifelikecharlie latest ‘showcase’. We were overwhelmed with choices and it was super tough as you all had such fantastic suggestions both on Instagram and over on Ti
Oceania (Arna for short!) is in foster in the UK and is looking for her forever home. She is such a well balanced dog - super sociable with other dogs, plays beautifully with them and will happily share toys. Super switched on and learns so quickly

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