Gloria - Arrived @ Tailends 11th June 2005

Gloria is now safely in the care of Tailends. She is an elderly Galgo who was found nearly frozen to death on the streets of Andujar in Spain. Thankfully she was rescued by Greyhounds in Need and was brought to the UK in December 2004 where she had to stay in quarantine for 6 months along with other younger Galgos who had also been rescued by the charity.

She arrived at Tailends on 11th June 2005. Gloria is a sweet old lady with a very grey face. Her black coat is in poor condition and she is pitifully thin. We were worried that she would not cope with quarantine but she has a strong survival instinct and has come through it. Her life has been very hard and she has had to struggle to find enough food to keep herself alive while living rough as a stray. Her Spanish rescuer thought she was dead when she found her curled up and very cold. Gloria is now enjoying herself. She has chosen an armchair by the window where she can look out and watch the rabbits running about on the sand dunes.

She was so excited when she went on her first walk and could hardly contain her delight when she found herself on the beach with so much space. She just stood looking at the expanse of sand and sea in front of her. It was so lovely to see her happy at last. She is eating well and we are sure that soon she will fill out and lose that emaciated look.