Partner with us

It’s really very simple, above and beyond anything and everything, we need to know the podencos in our partners care, are safe and well looked after.

It is important that any pods can be quarantined on arrival to the rescue, with access to vet care for the duration of their stay.

It is necessary that full bloods & disease testing can be done - as well as: Passporting, microchipping, vaccinations, dental checks, nail clipping and flea/worming/parasite prevention.

If the Pods are the appropriate age and there is no medical reason against it, all dogs should be neutered.

Partners must have kennels/indoor space with beds so Podencos can be inside when hot or at night, when the sandflies are most active.

We require 5ft+ fencing for any off lead areas they have to play and exercise in. If Podencos not in a secure space we would insist that the correct collars and harnesses are used.

Last but definitely not least! Open and honest communication, come transport week we know both sides are under a lot of pressure to make things happen.

HFP are firm believers in an equal working relationship between us and our partners.

We cover every cost for the podenco from the minute we agree to take them under our rescue. This is why we insist they are exclusively ours to promote and adopt.

We need to agree the following costs with yourselves:

Adoption fee to be paid for the dog - some of our partners include the neutering, passport, vaccinations etc in this cost.

Full bloods to be paid for the dog - We know we ask a lot for the UK, so we expect to pay for that.

Kennel fee to be paid for the dog - some rescues include the food, water, flea/worming. Any ongoing monthly costs that need to be covered for any dog.

Additional vet costs for the dog - anything extra such as dental, nips, scrapes that require additional vet treatment for the individual dog.

The team will always want to visit a few times a year to stay in touch with our partners and meet the dogs!

We must always know the health and behaviour of the podencos in our care so we can be honest and transparent about their health, wellbeing and needs.

We require full blood analytics of every dog, in particular we request:

Hematologia, Bioquimica & Proteinograma
Anaplasma, Babeosis, Brucella, Erchiolosis, Filaria, Leish
Vet history on any previous treatment while in the care of the association

We also need to know of any previous vet treatment such as broken, limbs, other conditions they have been treated for.

We are currently unable to take dogs with Leishmania but are working in 2025 to change this.

Every dog will be added to our website with their own profile, they will also be promoted on social media.

Our main ciriteria we ask from you for this is:

Can they live with under 5 year old children?
Do they need another dog in the home?
Can they live in a city?
Do they need a garden?
Can they live with cats?
Is there anything about their personality you can tell us about?

We do also utilise our incredible Champion and his wider network - LifeLikeCharlie who does a weekly podenco post on our behalf!

We pride ourselves on being incredibly fluid and adapting, developing and growing constantly to keep up with an ever changing environment and dogs that are all unique individuals.

Our process is as follows:

Adoption form & email responses
Adoption call discussing breed and individual dog
Commitment page
Home check
Full support for anything and everything in between!

All calls are done in pairs to share knowledge, guidance and our own experiences. Every adopter has their own thread with the team to communicate in for the duration of the dogs life.

We take the time to really understand the adopters needs and their home and life to really ensure we have a match both sides.

Our hard stop rules - secure 5-6ft boundaries for outdoor space, no dogs to be left regularly for more than 3-4 hours a day and recall is unlikely with a pod!

We also insist on the correct sfatey equipment - martingale collar, 3 strap harness, tracker and no extendable leads…

We transport every month and can cover Spain, France, Switzerland, Germany, UK and Netherlands.

The vans are air conditioned in the Summer and heated in the winter, we trust and have met all of our transporters who are DEFRA approved.

We can do traces/IPAFFS for the UK and Europe and cover all costs for this.

We will ask for the following key information 2 weeks prior to transport:

Copies of all passport pages with entries
Neuter date (where relevant)
Any treatment notes (where relevant)

Every adopter is added to a WhastApp transport group to communicate and prepare them in the lead up to adoption, on the day (all transports are tracked) and for as long as everyone wants to remain after.

A team member is present at the first drop for all UK transports to handover safety equipment and check the dogs are coping as well as can be expected.