Lena
Great Pyrenees Mix | 3 Years Old | Spayed Female | 71 Lbs
QUICK FACTS: ✔️ Good with dogs! ✔️ Crate trained! ✔️ Leash trained! ✔️ House trained! ✔️ Good in the car! 🧸Loves to play 🥰Snuggle Pup
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Meet Lena! Lena is back with Fetch after experiencing separation anxiety in her home new environment combined with family circumstances that kept the family from having the time to meet Lena's needs.
Lena is a lovable, spunky, and goofy medium-energy Great Pyrenees/Anatolian Shepherd mix. She adores people and seeks out affection. Lena greets everyone she meets with a happy tail wag. Lena is an extremely gentle pup and approaches people and other dogs calmly. She has done well with the children she has met and seems to be a lover of humans of all sizes.
Lena loves to play — she’ll toss toys for herself or romp around with other dogs. Lena has played with large and small dogs alike although she does not always seem to know her size. Lena seems to mirror the energy of other dogs that are around her. Lena would likely do best without cats or with a dog savvy cat as she does seem to have a high prey drive. Lena loves being outside and absolutely loves snow! Lena would enjoy a home with a yard, a family who visits the dog park, or an owner who can give her regular exercise. Lena prefers to be by the action and will follow humans around and stay busy until she is ready for a long nap.
Lena is fully potty trained. Lena is experiencing some crate regression and does demonstrate some separation anxiety. Lena prefers to be out of her crate and will protest being in the crate by whimpering, pawing, and using other strategies to try to get out; however, she typically calms within 10 minutes. Because of this, we do not recommend that Lena reside in an apartment at this time. We have found that giving Lena ambient noise or music has helped - she seems to enjoy easy listening music and Benson Boone. We currently crate Lena while we are gone and overnight and are giving her dedicated crate time even when we are home in hopes to work through these issues.
Lena walks well on a leash and makes for a nice walking companion overall. Lena is excitable when seeing squirrels and rabbits. She may pull when she catches a great scent, but can be redirected back to the walk. We have been using a harness for Lena and it has turned Lena from a good walker to an excellent walker! Lena is polite when meeting new people and other dogs. Lena does not seem to react to other dogs on walks except for wanting to say hello. Lena is working on "sit" and does so with a treat most of the time. She also responds well to a hand motion to sit. She is working on waiting for her food.
Lena showed some resource guarding behaviors, specifically around food, the first few days after she came to our home. These issues seem to have completely resolved! She eats next to and at the same time as our other dog. She shares toys, bones, high value treats, and dog beds with our other dog without issue. Lena is fine with having her food or treats taken away and she takes treats extremely gently.
Lean is looking for a patient owner who is willing to take the time to help her adjust to a new environment. If you’re looking for a gentle, affectionate companion who loves people, playtime, and naps then Lena might be the perfect match for you!
