In shelters a lot of pets just sit and wait for someone to come and give them a forever home, but sometimes some animals have to wait longer for that to happen, some of them sadly have to wait years for someone to take them in.

In one shelter the staff is trying to find their oldest dog a forever home in order to achieve that they are using a heartbreaking picture that illustrates her story.

The dog named Ginger is a Labrador retriever mix located in Lake of the Ozarks in Osage Beach, Missouri.

She is a lovely dog that loves to play, but unfortunately no one ever has given her a home.

She has been a resident at Dogwood Animal Shelter for nearly eight years now, and still waits behind bars as other dogs get adopted out.

But the shelter still hopes that someone will give a chance to sweet Ginger when they see how long this poor girl has been waiting for a home.

The photo of the sweet pooch went viral and it shows her looking sad inside her kennel, while a sign outside tells her story:

“Hi! I’m Ginger! I’ve been waiting here for 7 years, 9 months, 2 weeks and 2 days.”

“I’m a good girl! I promise! I just need a 2nd chance.”

It’s really a sad and touching photo and it got the attention of the people, and in one day has been shared 14,000 times.

Ginger has to be the only pet on a home but apart from that she is just a sweet dog looking for her forever home.

If you give her the chance she has been craving for so long we are sure she will give you unconditional love.

We hope Ginger will find her human family soon, if any of you want to adopt her you can visit or contact Dogwood Animal Shelter and fill out an application!

We are waiting for a happy update from the shelter.