A 5th anniversary – actually that’s a great reason to celebrate and be happy, isn’t it 🤔? But there are also “anniversaries” that just make you incredibly sad. As well as the “anniversary” that our PIRATA has just finished – and that is certainly no reason to celebrate . Because Pirata had on the 14th of May his “5th anniversary” with us in the animal shelter in Calvià 😢. 5 years of animal shelter – actually unimaginable, right? But unfortunately it is fully true.

Pirata – our great Shar Pey mixed breed male, who is now approx. 9 years old; he came 5! years ago from the Perrera Calvià . He has also had to spend a few long months there. And again and again we are looking for explanations for this.

What is the reason for this?

Sometimes we have the feeling that the dogs that sit in animal shelters or perreras for a long time are simply not really noticed anymore. That people may be afraid that these dogs are too much shaped and can no longer engo in a normal life?

But it’s not like that.

Of course, animal welfare dogs with a longer history often need special understanding, a lot of time and patience and, if possible, experienced people at their side who do not demand too much of them and simply give them their chance. But especially these dogs want so much their own family – their own safe home – to finally arrive somewhere forever. Our Pirata is such a special guy – a funny guy – an affectionate guy – a cuddly guy – a playful guy. But sometimes he is also a “bit” moousy guy – a stubborn guy and very often just an incredibly sad guy.

You can’t even count how many other dogs he has seen to come and go here. How many freezing winter nights, red-hot summer days and especially how many lonely hours, days, weeks, months 😞. Pirata had never a chance for a real life. Of course, you should consider some things when considering giving him a chance at life.

So his family should definitely live in a quiet residential area and also absolutely with a garden and should be experienced with dogs. And since Pirata has been living mostly alone for so many years now, he should perhaps also be allowed to live as a single dog, especially in the early days – in order to gradually learn the contact with other dogs again. There are certainly some dogs, or let’s say especially bitches, which he really loves. Since socialisation has unfortunately fallen by the wayside in the course of these many years, you should just take it slow.

Since birth, Pirata has had a visual impairment, especially on his right eye. He still sees a lot, but not as much as other dogs – and so he simply has to have the chance to slowly get used to certain things and perceive them. In the course of all these years, Pirata has become calmer and “more “set”, of course also due to age.

He needs a little time with strangers to get to know each other and to build trust – and you should just give it to him. And when he has found the trust, he is just what we already wrote above: a very special and great guy❤️. And this guy is now, after incredible five years, again intensively looking for his suitable person 💪❤️🍀.

Please share our search as often as possible – somewhere out there will be exactly the person our Pirata has been waiting for so many years now – and we absolutely have to find it now!!️