Update on "Pirate" the bullied and abandoned dog

Pirate was brought to our attention some time ago by tourists staying at a rather remote beachfront resort. We never would have known about him had it not been for them alerting us because we can't be everywhere, and especially not on private property in the middle of nowhere.

Pirate - which is a name we gave him - was being bullied by the other members of the pack he was with but he was too weak to go anywhere else. The little bit of food which was being given to the pack would be stolen from him and he was emaciated because of it. He spent most of his days hiding in an outdoor toilet to avoid being attacked by the male members of the pack.

Pirate is also blind in one eye and has a horrible leg injury, which unfortunately is not something that we are able to correct according the vets. Although they cannot be sure this non functional leg has been injured for quite some time and may actually be a birth defect.

We can't fix that or his eye but let's focus on the progress that has been made instead.

Pirate is much happier and relaxed now that he is in our care, and even wags his tail every now and then. He is extremely afraid of other dogs for now but every now and then we will attempt to introduce him to smaller dogs that we are extremely aware are very friendly. He has been bullied by dogs his entire life (so we suspect) so it is understandable that he would be afraid of interacting with other dogs.

Another thing that we are working on is that Pirate has been attacked for eating food for years so he actually seems apprehensive to eat. We are working on this and rewarding him for eating so we hope that he will put on some weight in the not-too-distant future.

Although he has an intense fear of dogs, he really enjoys being around people and of course this meant that we were going to put one of our Xmas hats on him, only for a short time.

Pirate is perfectly ok with being handled and even picked up. No complaints here!

The last picture is the most recent image we have of him. You can see that he has put on weight and we are very hopeful that he will continue to recover. His tragic story has already attracted the attention of potential adopters in Holland, so we are extremely hopeful that they will take the steps necessary to give Pirate a furever home. They are arriving next month to meet him in person and I'm sure their hearts will melt once they meet him.

Adopting a dog from Thailand to take back to Europe can be an expensive endeavor, and this is something that scares many people away from the process. We are extremely up front with people about how much this will cost and how we as a charity do not have the funds to pay for it. This honesty is very necessary on our part because we are not trying to dupe people into adopting pets, we want them to want to do it on their own.

We are very pleased with Pirate's recovery and again are very grateful to the people who pointed him out to us in the first place. Without their intervention Pirate almost certainly would have died.

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_{Krabi Animal Welfare is a charity run entirely by volunteers and are a registered non-profit organization in Thailand and the U.K.. We aim to relieve the pain and suffering of dogs and cats within Krabi Province.}

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