Courtesy Post - Nova

Location: South River

Nova: 3-years-old

Children: 12 years and up

NEED A NEW COUNTRY HOME

It is with a heavy heart (and a lot of procrastination) that I put my Nova up on the Great Pyrenees Rescue site. However, my situation is changing and I need to rehouse my Great Pyrenees (Nova, 3).

About my situation: I’ve been living on a 10 acre farmstead near South River which is an hour north of Huntsville. However, my place is on the market and I am in that sandwich generation with one child that is struggling and needs a lot of parenting and aging parents who need my help. So I will be moving back in with my parents in Toronto to help them out for an indefinite period and my girl is not a city dog, and I won’t have the bandwidth to care for her as well, so I’m looking for a new country home for her.

About my girl: She is an extremely loyal, loving, dog. Nova has all the instincts of a Great Pyrenees. Every morning she needs to run the perimeter of my property to make sure things are okay and all is as it should be. She loves to be outside and will happily spend all day sitting in the rain, snow and sunshine. She is very loving and will ask for love in return by way of pats and holding hands, but will go and lie down if you ignore her and just need to get on with your day. She has been through the puppy phases of chewing things she shouldn’t and other stuff like that. I have been a bit slack about training her, so her recall is not the best, but she is a smart, teachable dogs. Because I live alone in the country she hasn't had a ton of socialising with other dogs, or people, but she is very social and welcoming to guests when given the opportunity. I have, however, seen her get her back up when there is another dog on her property, and a couple of times I have seen her have a nervous reaction to young children (around the ages of 5-8) which is why I think she is probably best suited to a farm with adults and older kids where she'll have a lot of freedom and autonomy.

My dream for her: I’m going to put my dream scenario because if I manifest it, maybe it will happen. I would love to place her on a large farm in the Collingwood area as I hope to settle there eventually. Once I’m settled again, I would love to be the first on call for dog sitting when needed, kind of like a pseudo doggie grandma. Maybe at some point down the road if circumstances allow for it after I am resettled (and both parties are in agreement) I would reclaim Nova. But for now my dream is to have her settled into a new home by July.

We recommend the online teaching program Recallers or Home School the Dog and/or the Trust Technique to gain an incredible connection with your dog to set her up for success.

Adoption Contribution: $400

The adoption will be directly between you and the owner.

If you have further questions, please reach out to me. My email is saramoore@rogers.com

If any of this resonates with you and you think Nova would be a good addition to your family, please complete the adoption application at adoption application.