Today I would like to introduce Shadow to all of you. He is the Gecko Windsurf School mascot, and he is really doing it well! He came to our family in the spring of 2023. We rescued him from the dog shelter. Eline saw him on some social media page and talked me into adopting him. I wasn’t really eager to have a dog, but in the end, there were 2 kids and Eline against me, so I had to accept it.
He was 7 years old back then and he came with his name. All we know is that he was left behind from his previous owner, who left the island. Shadow stayed a couple of months with the flatmate of the owner, until the flatmate figured out that he couldn’t take care of Shadow anymore and left him in the perreira in La Oliva.
You will see Shadow often in your windsurf classes. He would be wandering around, checking all the BBQs that are going on, chasing little crabs under the rocks when the tide is low.
Yes, he is into windsurfing as well… I was not less surprised when he decided to jump on my board for the first time, and since then he often accompanies me in class, standing on the bow and looking to the horizon. Captain Shadow 🙂
He loves the water, he would just go for a random swim, whenever he feels like it. And you will see him later rolling onto the sand to dry himself (I recently learned that dogs roll like that to dry their fur).
He is a super chill, calm and friendly dude. He loves cuddles and food. Any food. Or anything that smells like food. Please don’t feed him anything. He has enough food back home and on top not everything is healthy for him.
