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My name is Talulah!

Posted over 2 months ago | Updated over 3 weeks ago

My basic info

Breed
Great Pyrenees
Color
White
Age
Young
Size
Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Female
Pet ID
20847180

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with dogs
Checkmark in teal circle Good with cats
Checkmark in teal circle Purebred
Checkmark in teal circle Shots current
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered
Checkmark in teal circle Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Stunning Talulah!

Introducing  Talulah!  (Descriptor: Stunning)

This gorgeous polar bear is Talulah! She is a special girl looking for her special family and her special forever home! 

Talulah is a stunning Great Pyrenees girl.  She is a little over a year old and weighs 70 pounds. She will likely become a bit larger.

Talulah has a story in that she did not have a great beginning to her life.  She lived alone outside in an enclosure without any human interaction at all for the first year of her life. Despite that lonely existence, she has quickly settled into her foster home where she has been for the past two months and she is happy and thriving!

She has decided that she is very much an indoor dog- she likes to play outside for a short time with her dog pals, then she will scratch at the door to come back inside. She had enough of the outdoor life and does not wish to return to it.   Once back in the house, she is a big fan of playing with her toys and lounging on her couch. 

Talulah’s foster mom is working on building her confidence which was taken away from her in her previous home.  She feels safest playing inside and exploring the house slowly with her crate nearby and left open for her to retreat back into when she feels the need to be in her safe place. 

She loves other dogs, large and small, and needs a home with at least one other dog. Her two best friends right now are a Bully breed and a Jack Russell, she is friends to all sizes of dogs.  She also does well with cats, sheep, and even a parrot! 

She is learning to walk on a leash, but once she leaves the area where she is comfortable, she will become frightened – this is something her foster mom is working on but she may not ever love going for walks far from home. She currently walks around the neighborhood, and she is becoming more confident doing that. We realize that her acclimation to her new lifestyle  is not a quick process. 

She is  slow to warm up to people, but when she does, she is the sweetest and will be sure to make you smile! She will paw you for attention and when she gets really excited, she zooms around you! Because of her sensitive nature, she would do best in a quiet and patient home without young children to give her the time she needs to really blossom! 

Adoption requirements:

  •  Talulah  can only go to a home with children 16 years or older. There will be no exceptions.

  • A visible fence is required for adoption  approval for Talulah.

  • Talulah must continue to be an indoor dog.

The Pyrenees breed has some distinct characteristics:

  • As a breed, they are independent thinkers; they aren’t naturally big, white golden retrievers looking to please.  Talulah must have training from a professional trainer  and have an adopter who will commit to reinforce her learning.

  • Her long, thick fur will need brushing very often. Otherwise, there will be much shedding.

  • Please research the breed to consider if the breed would be a fit for your family.

Talulah’s adoption donation fee is $450 which includes vaccinations, spay and a microchip.

If you are interested in meeting this one of a kind girl, please submit our Tara’s House adoption application!

October 21, 2024, 8:45 pm
Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID
20847180
Contact
Phone
Address
8775 Centre Park Drive, #258, Columbia, MD 21045
Donation
http://www.tarashouse.net - Support Us page

Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

1) Submit Online Adoption Application
•Complete your adoption application online at www.tarashouse.net by filling in all required information, including your veterinarian information, landlord, etc. If you do not currently have a vet, please indicate the vet you intend to use for your new dog. When all questions are answered, click “submit” to send to our Adoption Committee.

2) Initial Telephone Interview
•Within 3 - 5 days after online submittal of your application, a Tara's House representative will conduct your initial interview by telephone if our Adoption Committee decides to pursue your application. If your adoption application was submitted in person during a monthly adoption show, we will review your application and conduct the initial interview in person on the spot.

•While we try to contact everyone who applies for a pet – sometimes a pet that enters our adoption program is so popular that our limited volunteer resources are simply unable to contact each and every one. We apologize in advance that this is occasionally has happened.

3) Reference Check
•A Tara's House representative will call all references, especially your vet and landlord (if applicable), if we wish to proceed with your application after the initial review.

4) The Home Visit
•If Tara's House finds all references give positive feedback and every other requirement has been met to this phase of our process, one of our Adoption Committee members may contact you to arrange a brief home visit. We will ask you to demonstrate a day in the life of your potential adopted dog and evaluate the environment and conditions for the dog. If you have a glowing vet reference or otherwise demonstrate in the phone interview to be very dog experienced, we may waive the home visit.

5) Adoption Approval
•Our Adoption Committee convenes - usually virtually - to discuss your application as we worked through each phase of our process. From this collaborative review, our Adoption Committee will make the final decision on your application and inform you of their decision in short order.

•If approved, you will receive an “approval email” from our Executive or Deputy Director.

•We do not release any information collected from references, the home visit, or any other source used to make our decision on applicants.

•If you are approved to adopt a Tara's House dog, you must sign and submit to Tara's House our legally binding adoption contract along with our adoption fee (payable by check made to 'Tara's House), as well as make arrangements with the applicable foster home to meet the particular pet within three days following our notification that you have been approved.

• Our Adoption Contract can be downloaded from our adoption center at www.tarashouse.net. You may also download our Adoption Checklist, which will help you prepare what to look for and do once your adopted pet is home.

Our adoption donation fees are as follows:

$280 for dogs and puppies
Approved adopters for senior dogs (8 years +) will receive a 20% discount off our adoption donation.

Refund Policy: Adoption donations are not refundable under any circumstances, but are tax deductible.

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More about this rescue

Tara’s House is a private, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization. Our mission is to rescue and provide care and compassion for our pets while working to place them in permanent, loving homes. The pets we rescue arrive at Tara's House from rural, high kill shelters with little to no funding for their own adoption programs. These shelters rely on Tara's House and other rescues to save these adoptable pets from certain euthanasia. It is a sad fact - pets find their way to shelters through no fault of their own. Today, many are innocent victims of the current financial crisis; families simply cannot afford to keep them. We believe in giving these shelter pets a second chance. At Tara's House, we provide our pets with the vet care and love that they need to thrive. We then help them find "furever" homes. We receive no government funding; we operate solely on private donations and volunteer efforts. With 4-5 million pets euthanized in the United States each year, our team of volunteers is dedicated to helping those pets that we can, and to making a positive impact in the life of each pet we rescue. Please - opt to adopt!

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