I know that I am focusing on this one particular dog quite a lot but the reason for that is because every now and then one particular animal stands out in your mind and for me that dog has been Pirate. Most of the animals that we encounter that are abused or neglected become that way at the hands of humans that they share the land with. Pirate's situation is one of the only ones that I have seen in years whose abuse came at the hands of the other dogs that was in his pack. I didn't spend enough time around him to understand why they bullied him the way that they did but it may have had something to do with his genetic defect on his paw. You'd have to speak to someone with much greater knowledge of animal behavior to confirm this but I suspect that this bullying might have been the way in which packs of wild dogs kept their bloodline as strong as possible in the past. There are other animals in the wild that will kill off any member who has an disadvantage in their DNA (so to speak) so perhaps packs of dog, even semi-domesticated packs of dog, would behave the same way?
Pirate is also a unique subject for us because unlike the other animals that end up in our care our ultimate objective cannot be to bring him back "home" because the bullying would simply begin again.
There are two things to take notice of in this picture. One, how much his weight has improved since the near death starvation photos that we took when we first encountered him, as well as noticing his front right paw that is so mangled that the vets have suggested that it is almost certainly a birth defect.
Pirate can run, but does so in a wonky way. When he walks he hobbles but it doesn't appear to cause him any pain.
Pirate was extremely emaciated when we first discovered him but now he is at a healthy weight. So healthy in fact that the medical professionals that oversee our care have suggested that he may actually be eating a bit too much.
Pirate is already being considered for adoption by a Dutch couple who will be coming to visit us soon and I would bet that they end up taking him. This dog seems to be so appreciative that we saved his life that he has really taken to human contact and is so full of love any time that any humans approach him. A real sign of this is the fact that even though he has only known me for a month he lets me pick him up and put costumes on him and doesn't resist at all. He just seems to be loving it at all times. This is the perfect kind of temperament for adoption and we are very hopeful that when the Dutch couple arrives that they will notice this right away.
If it wasn't for the fact that I already have a full house as far as animals are concerned I would definitely be interested in adopting Pirate myself and many of the other volunteers here at Krabi Animal Welfare feel the same way. As is typical with most animal-welfare volunteers though, our houses are already filled to the brim with loving dogs and cats.
If you live in an area with an animal-welfare operation I strongly encourage you to go by and have a look. Your Pirate might be waiting there for you to come and meet them as well!
if you would like to see how you can help out or simply spread the word, please visit our website at
http://krabianimalwelfare.org
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