In Sweden, it can get very dark in the later parts of the year all the way up to around march/april.

At times, during those late night / early morning dog walks, I found myself either bumping into my precious Podenco or simply not knowing exactly where she was in the dark.

I did some quick research and came upon Visiglo. They make glowing dog collars and even leashes..
So I ended up buying one of their latest collars and I absolutely love it. It has 2 modes, one is where it is blinking, one is where it is glowing. The glowing mode requires more battery, so I am usually using the blinking mode and the batteries are lasting a long time.
I can see her everywhere, if she deicides to jump into some bushes, I can see the lights flashing, and no matter where she is – I can keep track of her.

So far it has managed to work during rain, snow, and everything else.. So it seems very solid. There was one time though where the lock  opened up during pressure where she was pulling alot..

I am satisfied with it, and everytime we meet someone during those late night strolls, they love the blinking collar.

I created a video where she is wearing it during a play in the dog park around midnight in Stockholm:
Glowing Dog Collar.

If you feel you need to keep track of your dog when its dark – I can really recommend the Visiglo collars.
This is probably one of the best purchases I have done for my beloved Podenco.  :-)

I think this is unique, but I could be wrong.

She never enjoyed fetching sticks or even paid slightest attention to sticks at all. Then very recently she started to play around with them, and we decided to see if we could teach her to fetch.

It really only took us a few hours and some nice treats, for us to get her to understand to bring back the sticks we threw.

And she absolutely loves it! You can see how proud she is and how fun she thinks it is.. And that makes me happy.
She has grown in so many ways just in 6 months.. Coming from Spain to Sweden has opened her eyes to things she never tried or enjoyed before – and it also made me grow aswell.

It is absolutely fantastic to see her find joy in new activities and more..

As usual you get videos or pictures from us, and here you can see my lovely Podenco Canario fetch sticks for the very first time in her life:

Video 1
Clip 2 

She´s always up for a good time, and her favourite game is chasing… And here we ended up having a blast for over 40 minutes just running around and chasing each other.

My brother joined us in the dog park and I filmed the whole thing with my trusted iPhone.  :-)

a Podenco has the speed, and they love to use it. I can see this with Mami every single day. She loves to run, and she really need to get all that energy out of her. Enjoy this video clip where we are taking turns in chasing each other.

Movie clip can be found on Vimeo here: Playing with a Podenco

It´s minus 5 in Stockholm, Sweden and in the Tessinparken dog playground, we had fun running around with Mami. Until she met another dog and did her best to try and get her to come in and play..

This clip is short, but she was actually trying to get that other dog to play with her for a full 3-4 minutes before she gave up.  :-)

I think it is cute how she is doing everything to have some fun, and I think is shows how fun and “bouncy” Podenco Canario dogs can be. See how she is just jumping around? So cute!

Enjoy the video clip right here: Come Play With Me!

In Spanish:
Ven a jugar conmigo! Mami intenta que otro perrito juege con ella en la nieve.

Just created a new photo album titled: Majestic, Beautiful, Mysterious and Curious.. I am a Podenco.

Your strong and ripped body standing tall and proud.. You are Majestic.

That grace and classic beauty… Your heritage glowing through that aura of yours.. You are Beautiful.

What are you thinking when you scout the mountain? What can you see deep in the forest? What emotions go through you when I look in your eyes? You are mysterious.

Never satisfied thinking she knows everything, always wondering what is around the corner, what that sound was.. And where we are going next… You are so curious…

You are a Podenco Canario..

See all the pictures on the facebook.com page (this album is in Spanish) here: Soy Una Podenca!

January in Stockholm, means it is cold, and most likely snow.

For a Podenco Canario, adopted from sunny Gran Canaria in Spain, the weather is too cold. So we got Mami a fantastic dog winter coat at the great dog shop called Ellios. In Östermalm, there are a few dog parks. The smallest (and it´s REALLY small) is in Tessinparken. Then there´s a very good dog park close to Gärdet (big green area).

These following three video clips are from that area. And she had the pleasure of getting a few new GREAT friends. She loved playing with the golden retriever and the other dogs.

You can really see how playful and goofy a Podenco is in these videos! She simply can not get enough of all the chasing, jumping and wrestling!

Goofing around with two dogs:
http://vimeo.com/34906309

Having fun with a great dog:
http://vimeo.com/34957569

Golden retriever FUN!:
http://vimeo.com/34957701

When you are a Podenco Canario, and you move from the warm weather in Gran Canaria, Spain – to Stockholm, Sweden – you need to change the way you dress. Podenco Dogs are not used to the cold weather in Sweden (winter time) and when December kicked in – Mami showed she needed something warm. So we got her this cute and very warm dog winter coat. It protects her from rain, and gives her something warm around her body.

What do you think, does the coat match her? Is Mami the new fashion queen of Stockholm? 

Enjoy this playful video from the dog park in Tessinparken. That´s in the borough of Östermalm in Stockholm.
Youtube link here: Podenco Video clip!