This is Luna, our third dog. I read about her, and hundreds of other dogs looking for a new home on the Internet. She had been in the 'refugio' for three years. Nobody wanted her because she is not a guard dog, although she is a big dog, a crossbred Alsatian. This was the description given below the header 'perros olvidados' (forgotten dogs):"Hembra adulta, mestiza de pastor aleman, con una mirada así de dulce, ella es toda así, dulce, buena, tranquila, no se mueve para no molestar, le gusta que la mimen pero si no es el momento de ello se espera hasta que toque. Salió una vez en adopción pero la querían para que cuidara una finca y la pobre ... no vale para eso ... dejó que entrara un zorro y eso la condenó de nuevo al abandono. Entró en la prote el enero del 2003 (Adult bitch, Alsatian crossbreed, with such a soft look in her eyes - and that is what she is, a softie, a good dog, very quiet. She will not move for fear of disturbing you. She loves to be cuddled, but she will wait for the right time to be cuddled. She was adopted once, but they wanted her as a guard dog, but she is not suited to be one. She allowed a fox to enter the property, which again condemned her to the dog's shelter. She has been in the shelter since 2003)".
She was born in March 2002 according to her papers, although nobody is really sure - high time she got a home! The dog shelter is of course heavily overcrowded, and run by volunteers who are doing an incredible job!
Update after 2 months: Luna is actually a very good guard dog. If she hears anything outside, she wriggles through the dog flap (which was designed for the smaller dogs) and checks things out. Strangers get a good barking from within the finca (just as well). When we go walking, which she does not seem to enjoy as much as the other dogs, she stays 'at heel' almost all the time. she is slowly starting to learn how to play. She is not interested in chasing tennis balls, but the fluffy toy 'Puppy' seems more interesting.
Links to Spanish dogs looking for new owners:
http://www.aproalangreo.com/
http://groups.msn.com/adoptastur
