Maya - Courtesy Posting

*UPDATE as of September 17, 2024*

Maya (Baranowsky) turned 10 today. And thanks to you and all you’ve done for many other souls she’s had a pretty good life so far.
She’s happy and healthy.

She’s not quite the scrawny creature we once adopted at 75 pounds. She very quickly packed on the weight to about 115 ( a good weight for her size). And there she stayed, having made up for lost time.

We never got her over her reactiveness to other dogs. But she became very good with children and people in general after much familiarization. This was much to do with as you stated many years ago. It was all about trust. She was given all the time she needed to let the very happy and gentle (sometimes) Pyrenees part of her come out.

Best wishes from Maya, Jacky, Michael.

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This gorgeous big fluffy has had her adoption finalized. She went on trial with her new family. It wasn't long before they decided that they could not envision her leaving them. Her new family has Pyr experience, and are ready to work with a positive-reinforcement trainer on Maya's dog reactivity.

This was her story:

Beautiful Maya is looking for a special family who has no other dogs.


From her family: Maya is almost 2 years old. Unfortunately, she was shaven when we brought her in but her beautiful coat is starting to come back in.

She is used to staying inside most of the day and playing in a fenced back yard. 

She was not crate-trained as a pup but we have tried her in a crate for short periods of time successfully with positive-reinforcement. 

She is great with people including children. She is house-trained, spayed.

She is playful, affectionate, and knows many commands. She loves to play fetch and favours mini-stuffed animals. 

She likes to sleep beside the bed during the night but in the early morning she will jump on the bed and snuggle in for a snooze. 

She walks very well on a leash and would be a great companion for walking trails.  As a big fluffy, she will roam so a fenced backyard or kennel run is required.

Unfortunately, we have to re-home her due to her dog reactivity.  She will try to play with dogs but she has also been dog reactive so she needs to be the only dog in the home. No dog parks for this girl.

She would do well on a big property where she can simply play in a huge fenced in area without walks. If you do want to walk her, it would be advantageous to engage a positive-reinforcement trainer to show you how to manage her when you encounter dogs on walks.