Maya 19-137
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At a Glance #19-137
| Golden Retriever | Born: June 2015 |
| Female | 60 lbs |
Status: Adopted
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Sunday, October 13, 2019
Maya has moved to her new forever family! They are wonderful repeat adopters and experienced with these former breeder girls. The B family includes a previous foster girl of mine—Josie 18-043A.
The B family says Maya has settled in and is snuggling with them and Ms Josie. We are so grateful for our wonderful adopters!
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Maya is becoming pretty comfortable in her foster home. She needs to find her forever home so she can get comfy there!
She has learned to love chasing a ball. She doesn't bring it back, but tosses it around or brings it to her spot where she hoards other toys. It's so cute!
She has free roam now if I will only be gone for a couple of hours, but still needs to be crated for longer days. Otherwise, she will get bored and find something to rip up.
Maya comes to me all the time now for pets and will even nudge my hand or leg for more. She can go out without following another dog--even on her own.
She really knows the routine here and can tell when it is my day to go into the office. Maya is very smart!
As you can see from the new photo, she still is not a fan of the camera pointing at her. In this one, she is playing with her tennis ball.
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Maya is a 3-year-old Golden from a commercial breeder. She had her last litter a few months ago and is learning to adjust to a big, scary world.
When Maya first came to RAGOM, she wouldn't come out of her crate. She was so scared she didn't urinate for more than 36 hours. She was not able to relax and do her business on a leash or a tie-out. Maya would freeze low to the ground if a human approached her and needed to be carried at times.
Four plus weeks later, Maya willing comes out of her crate, approaches for pets, and takes treats from our hands. She easily goes in and out the door and can do her business on a long lead (if no one is close by watching; she's shy).
Of course, she loves all of the dogs she has met - even the grumpy ones. They are all showing her that many things are not scary like she once believed. This is why she needs another dog in her forever home.
She is still afraid of new people that come over. And the men working in my backyard one day had her unsettled for a few hours.
Her crate is still her safe place, although she spends less and less time in there now. She will need to be crated when people are away, or she will find her own toys and destroy them - a Kindle, a book, etc. But she is making strides - sometimes only in baby steps, but we are so proud of her!
She does not like the camera pointed at her, so it has been difficult to get good pictures of her. More to come as she gets used to it.
If you have another medium to large dog and no children under 10 years old (they scare her and she will hide while they are around), then consider adopting this sweet, shy girl.
