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My basic info
Breed
Great Pyrenees
Color
White
Age
11 years 7 months old, Adult
Size
Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)
Weight
–
Sex
Female
Pet ID
05242018
My details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Purebred
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Housetrained
My story
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Introducing Ella!!
Ella is a sweet Great Pyrenees looking for a forever home to call her own. She is about 5 years old, and has had a less than wonderful first 5 years. She spent her first two years or so on a farm, where she pretty much had free run, being a farm dog. As fun as that sounds, this life never afforded her the opportunity to learn house manners. Her next three years were with an older couple, but they didn't know much about giving a dog the attention and guidance she should have had. They loved her, but she required more than just love. Later, the couple she lived with for those three years came down with terminal illness, and Ella's needs were not at the forefront of their priorities.
When Ella was rescued, and came to our house as a foster, the first thing she got was a bath, which she needed, and she didn't seem to mind it. After all, it was some positive attention, and when she was done and dried, she liked the new look. She soon made friends with our three dogs, and gets along with them very well. It immediately became apparent that she also liked getting attention from people. She is definitely a people dog. Maybe the attention is new to her. Whatever the case, she loves it. She listens as good as any Pyrenees (they are very independent thinkers), and is a wonderful companion. At dinner time, she is nearby, but doesn't sit and beg for food. She tends to lay on her bed, and ignore the fact that you are eating. We do not feed her table scraps, or feed her from the table, so she has never picked up begging as a habit. She walks on a leash nicely, and is good in the car. Unlike most Pyrenees, she doesn't bark much, and when she does, she probably has good reason. We think she had a bark collar at some point in her first five years, because of her lack of barking compared to most Pyrs. In the event she does bark, a quick "Hey!" from her master puts an end to it. She is not a stranger to laying on your lap when the opportunity arises. Many times, she has climbed up onto my lap as I sit back in my recliner, and is content with the closeness and attention. At night, she spends most of her time in bed with us, but sometimes opts to sleep on her dog bed on the floor next to us. She just wants to be part of the family.
Having never been taught house manners, she is like a puppy in some ways. She is housetrained for the most part, although she has accidents in the house from time to time. But, she has gotten better, even waking us up in the middle of the night if she needed to go outside, for which we praise her. She is not good about being left alone, as she gets into things given the opportunity. She'll "counter-surf", looking for something to eat if not supervised. When we must leave to go to work, we have to kennel Ella, for her safety, as she will get into things she shouldn't. She will go into the kennel, but doesn't like it. As we leave, we can hear her crying, but she soon settles down. She wants to be free, but doesn't have the manners to be left unattended in a room for long periods yet. It's not her fault, but rather how she was raised. It will take some time and effort to get her to that point. We have a 30' x 6' x 6' high chain link kennel run where the dogs go do their business, and we learned that Ella can scale a 6' high chain link fence. So, we go out with the dogs and keep an eye on Ella, as we don't want her to escape or get hurt.
When she came to our house, she had an ear infection, as well as worms. Both have been taken care of, and she is doing quite well. Because of poor nutrition, she came to us about 30 pounds underweight, and still has a way to go to be of normal weight. She is also taking thyroid medication twice a day.
All in all, Ella is a very sweet, affectionate girl that just needs someone that can work with her, and help her adjust to a "normal" house dog life, and teach her the manners that nobody else has when they should have. She has learned the value of human companionship, and wants to please. She is a good girl.
An adoption application, site visit, secure visible fencing, and an adoption fee are required to adopt Ella.
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