One of my very dearest friends is named Duke and Duke is a Spanish Galgos.   Do you know about the Galgos?  They are sort of like greyhounds.  

You know how I like Wikipedia, so I asked them to find me some information about the Galgos

Because they tend to be quiet and docile, Galgos make very nice house pets. They tend to get along well with people and other dogs, and they can be well-behaved around cats if properly socialized. There is a growing interest in adopting out ex-hunting Galgos from Spain to other countries in Europe and North America and there are a number of different organizations dedicated to re-homing Spanish Galgos"

It is a sad, sad, sad fact that in order to rescue the "retired" Galgos from Spain, that the Galgos need lots of help and that is where my friend Duke and Operation Scooby come into the picture.

You can find your mouse and ask him to rush you across the Atlantic Ocean to Spain and visit  Scooby -English 

            
Actually you do have other language choices, but since I only Bark in English, I picked that one.

This is what we learned on the Scooby Site when our mouse flew us there;

"Scooby started out in 1987 as a shelter under poor conditions, providing refuge for the stray cat and dog population and the numerous Galgos (Spanish bred sighthounds) discarded mainly by the local coursing fraternity in the area of Medina del Campo, Valladolid. 
What began in an old ruin with bed frames as fencing, and an old warehouse, both without electricity, heat or water, has moved into a new refuge facility. In 2001 the land, right across the old warehouse, with a size of 90,000 square meters, was purchased with the help of a great many people in various countries. It was something "in common", we succeeded in acting like the United Nations in order to save the Galgos, which proves that any problems you encounter both as human beings and as animals are international ones."

Our wonderful photo taking friend  BEV HOLLIS has been working with Operation Scooby for many years, and this is where Duke's  Mom, Diane learned about The Galgos and Operation Scooby.  Miss Diane went to Spain the last time the volunteers went across the sea and came home with Duke, my buddy.  Thank goodness for that, cause I just love him and he comes to my fenced yard to RACE with me.  That boy is fast.   Here is a picture of him that first day when he came to our country.    

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

So.  Here is the deal.  We got this announcement from Ms. Diane today and I told her, of course, that I would Blog about this important work. I am, after all, a Reporter Extra Ordinary.  Right?  

"SCOOBY is elated to announce our first ever Carpe Canem Auction and it is massive!
         Don't miss this fabulous auction to benefit The Spanish Galgos of Scooby!

                                                      
Over 150 incredible, unique, custom and otherwise awesome items will be featured in this auction hosted by Carpe Canem for Scooby starting Thursday, April 9th.  Please visit Carpe Canem  to view and bid on these fantastic goodies.

100% of the proceeds will be used to complete and furnish the new hospital and surgery center and for maintaining and upgrading The Scooby Shelter.
               With so many items, there's something for everyone!

A very special thank you to Carpe Canem and ALL of our donors and supporters for making this possible!  Your generosity was overwhelming and very, very appreciated.

                                                      

This auction begins 7am PST/10am EST on Thursday April 9, 2009 and ends at 7pm PST/10pm EST on Wednesday April 15, 2009.

So this is it from The Scooby Team (at least for now)  I am sure I will be blogging more and more about them in the future, cause that is how a PitBull takes care of his friends. 

Thanks for helping my friend, Duke, so he can help his friends still stuck in Spain and needing our assisting.

Bob
Boy Bloginator PitBull Extra Ordinary
................not a Galgo, but Fast as the Wind Anyway