WINTER PARK, Fla. (WSVN) — Troubled greyhounds from Europe have found life-saving help thousands of miles away, thanks to a Florida organization that brought them across the Atlantic. Spanish ...

Petra Postma enjoys some fun time with rescue Galgo, Spanish greyhounds, on Friday afternoon at her Dillsburg home. From left to right, Tex, 14; Gandalf, 4; Cara,5; Paquita, 11; and Lehto, 1.

The dog, named Braveheart, a Spanish Greyhound or Galgo Español, arrived at the Galgos del Sol shelter in Spain in a state of extreme fear.

WASHINGTON, Pa. — Blanca, an Ibizan hound, wagged her tail and sniffed at two Trinity North Elementary School second-graders as they patted her during a recent Tail Waggin' Tutor session.

Known as 'galgos' in Spanish, greyhounds are used to track or catch game from rabbits to deer, but thousands of them are discarded in Spain every year when injured or just no longer in their prime.

Founded in 2007 by Tina Solera, Galgos del Sol works on rescuing and rehabilitating dogs, specifically the Galgo, or Spanish Greyhound, breed.

STORY: This animal shelter finds homes for abandoned hunting dogs Location: Utrera, Spain (Rocio Arrabal, Head of Benjamin Mehnert Foundation)"The Benjamin Mehnert Foundation is in charge of ...

On the same day that the Ford crossed the Strait of Gibraltar, two C-2A (R) Greyhounds embarked on that aircraft carrier ...

Sima Lis of Roslyn holds her dogs Latte, 2, left, and Isabella, 3, as Rabbi Michael Stanger gives them treats. Both dogs are Spanish greyhounds, or galgos. This ancient breed is popular in Spain ...