The Sanctuary at Bluebird Lane

The Sanctuary at Bluebird Lane We’re a non-profit rescue dedicated to rehoming Spanish Podencos & Galgos in the Rocky Mountain West.
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Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday! Image description: Gorgeous alumni Podenco Liam smiles big in celebration of ...
07/04/2025

Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday!

Image description: Gorgeous alumni Podenco Liam smiles big in celebration of his gotcha day.

I deeply respect and admire the resiliency and awareness of Galgos and Podencos. After all the change in Anita’s life sh...
06/30/2025

I deeply respect and admire the resiliency and awareness of Galgos and Podencos. After all the change in Anita’s life she seems to understand how it is here with us. And I could not have been more proud of my own pack, their respect, and easy kindness with her. She ate her dinner, she did last potty with the whole crew, she made some attempts to play (wow, wow, wow!), and she laid down on her bed and crashed out like she had done it a million times here with us. I always worry about dogs who’ve had a lot of transitions, hope they can find the space to unwind, that they somehow know it will all be okay, that they can close their eyes and sleep deeply. And I think Anita will. Which means I will too. A big gift for a foster first night and a great start to what I hope will be a truly magical next chapter in a lifetime of love for this wise gal.

We are on the way to Bluebird with Anita and her support Pod Zeus.
06/29/2025

We are on the way to Bluebird with Anita and her support Pod Zeus.

Lovely Anita is making her way from Colorado to the Sanctuary at Bluebird Lane today. Our wonderful friends at Galgo Res...
06/29/2025

Lovely Anita is making her way from Colorado to the Sanctuary at Bluebird Lane today. Our wonderful friends at Galgo Rescue International Network, who have supported us and so many other groups abroad and in the US, asked if we might be able to bring Anita under our wing after her mom passed away. Getting the opportunity to give back to a group who has done so much for us, and to help a Galgo in need, was an easy YES!

Anita is originally from Protectora y Santuario Scooby, six years old, and will be available for adoption once she has time to relax and enjoy the mountain sunshine. A huge thank you to Rebecca Milman, Lucia Milman, and Millman for going the distance for a hound in need, getting her from Denver, CO to Rock Springs, WY where we will meet them. What’s a few thousand miles for a lifetime love. Stay tuned here to follow Anita’s next chapter! 🩵🩵🩵

Pia arrived to the USA Monday and is quickly settling right into New Mexico life, hunting lizards, challenging her broth...
06/22/2025

Pia arrived to the USA Monday and is quickly settling right into New Mexico life, hunting lizards, challenging her brother Gethin to winner takes all Podenco chase, and learning that life with a family is pretty darn nice.

Day 7 of transport and it’s a wrap! We traveled 500+ miles from Albuquerque, NM to Greeley, CO. Ferran went home. Lucia ...
06/20/2025

Day 7 of transport and it’s a wrap! We traveled 500+ miles from Albuquerque, NM to Greeley, CO. Ferran went home. Lucia went home. Spirit went to foster, but she has a home pending! It is always bittersweet to say goodbye after bonding with the dogs over many miles and nights of hotel snuggles. Especially if they’re hesitant as they transition to their new family. Every mile is worth it a 100 times over, but it’s a big week for the dogs, and also for the humans. We celebrate, sometimes we cry, we marvel at the resiliency of these incredible dogs, and we’re inspired by the journey. More tomorrow, but tonight we have earned a looong sleep. A special thank you to Julia SC, Claudia Presto, Jeannette Kathie Davisson, and Ronald Strobel, angels behind the scenes, who helped maked this rescue happen with their care and generosity. Salero, Pia, Rolo, Ferran, Lucia, and Spirit we hope you know how loved you are and that you sleep well, somehow sensing that you are home, or very nearly there, and that a whole wonderful life awaits you. Sweet dreams magical creatures.

Transport Day 6 was all about connecting with SABL alumni and friends. We drove 322 miles from Flagstaff, AZ to Albuquer...
06/19/2025

Transport Day 6 was all about connecting with SABL alumni and friends. We drove 322 miles from Flagstaff, AZ to Albuquerque, NM. Pia Corder saved the day for Rolo. Pia the Podenco went home with her outstanding family. We had a NM Bluebird Family reunion. We didn’t get the rental car repossessed or get arrested. We are tired. We are happy. We are lucky to do what we do. Tomorrow we travel from NM to Northern CO delivering the rest of the dogs to their waiting families. What a journey for the dogs and for us. Thanks for supporting our work, for loving Spanish Sighthounds, for following along as we go the distance for Galgos and Podencos in need.

Transport Day 5: Salero went home and is snuggled up in his own cozy bed. We traveled 390 miles from Palm Springs, CA to...
06/18/2025

Transport Day 5: Salero went home and is snuggled up in his own cozy bed. We traveled 390 miles from Palm Springs, CA to Flagstaff, AZ. It’s bed time for all. More tomorrow… night, night. 🩵

What an incredible group of dogs! Diane Hughes flew through customs, the LAX porters were ready and waiting. I can never...
06/17/2025

What an incredible group of dogs! Diane Hughes flew through customs, the LAX porters were ready and waiting. I can never, ever say it enough, it takes so many helping hands and hearts to do this. As always Pia Corder thank you and Brian for hosting, helping, and being my transport ride or die. Victorian Coleman you are a gem and I would load p**p crates with you all day long. Ronda thank you for showing up for the crates. Our friend and flight patron. And of course a huge hug of gratitude to Fundación Benjamín Mehnert, Mandy's Rescue Dogs, and Ibizan Hound Rescue for trusting us with their Galgos and Podencos. Lastly, what a gift at the end of a long travel day to be hosted overnight by George Knott and Scott Gulledge, with five dogs in tow. It is an unfathomable luxury and kindess. Day 4 of transport is in the books. Tomorrow Palm Springs, CA to Flagstaff, AZ.

The first two dogs are inside and waiting at the Iberia counter in Madrid, but transport for us starts days in advance b...
06/16/2025

The first two dogs are inside and waiting at the Iberia counter in Madrid, but transport for us starts days in advance before we ever see the dogs. WY is a long way from LA and most of our adopters. It’s filled with miles and moments with people we love, who help us on our way. It’s seeing alumni and petting sheep, countless green teas, and driveway hugs in West Covina. It’s transport day one 499 miles from Thayne, WY to Greeley, CO. Transport day two over the continental divide 302 miles from Greeley to Mesa, CO, and transport day three 764 miles, nearly 11 hours drive time, from Mesa, CO to West Covina, CA.

It’s an early breakfast with parents, and friends who save the day and give you blankets and sheets for the rental car, who host you over night, and have hot food waiting. It’s airport volunteers and late nights. It’s so much love and time and people on different continents coming together for these magical creatures we call Galgos and Podencos. It’s new adopters and old hands. It’s all the ways we can make the world a little better for dogs and humans. It’s going the distance for hounds in need.

Stay tuned for the next four days as we make our way from Los Angeles to Arizona, to New Mexico, and Colorado helping Podencos and a Galgo start new and wonderful lives!

These three, Spirit (available), Lucia, and Rolo are on their way to Madrid for their big flight tomorrow. Thank you Ibi...
06/15/2025

These three, Spirit (available), Lucia, and Rolo are on their way to Madrid for their big flight tomorrow. Thank you Ibizan Hound Rescue for trusting us with your beautiful creatures and for the miles you go to see them home. Safe travels all. We’ll see you tomorrow!

Pia (available) and Ferran from Mandy's Rescue Dogs are on their way to Madrid! They will travel through the night with ...
06/15/2025

Pia (available) and Ferran from Mandy's Rescue Dogs are on their way to Madrid! They will travel through the night with humans Diane and Brian, and Podencos Spirit (available), Lucia, and Rolo from Ibizan Hound Rescue to get to the Madrid airport early for their flight tomorrow. What’s a few thousand miles for a lifetime of love. 🩵

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