Sheila
Adoption Status: Accepting Adoption Interest
Gender: Female
Breed: Great Pyrenees
Age: Est DOB: 09/2025
Weight: 80 lbs
Dog Friendly: Yes
Cat Friendly: In Progress
Kid Friendly: Yes
House Trained: Yes
History: 🧡 From Texas to Midwest 🤠—- A group of deserving dogs was recently welcomed as part of our Texas Transport Program! A program launched to make an impactful difference for our partner shelters in Texas facing the overpopulation of animals with limited resources and low adoption rates. We are excited to help these southern gems find loving forever homes to call their own!
A Note from the Foster: Sheila is a gorgeous 7 month old Pyrenees with the sweetest, gentlest disposition, and is a friend to everyone she meets. She and our three resident small breed dogs have gotten along terrifically from the moment she arrived, she's been curious but respectful of them and their space. She's also curious but respectful about our cat who has been a bit intimidated by her size so not a lot of direct interaction.
Sheila is fantastic with kids of all ages, she really likes our 12 year old with big tail wags when she sees her and shows her belly for belly rubs.
She's done great with house training, no accidents in the house with regular consistent potty breaks. She walks really well on lead and enjoys checking out the neighborhood during walks. She doesn't pull or weave and checks in with whoever is handling her on walks. She sometimes needs extra coaxing to get up and go outside, being most content to lay on her blanket by the front door and just chill out where she can watch everyone in the house. Her manners are pretty good, she doesn't beg at the dinner table, doesn't resource guard food, water or toys and has only chewed on dog approved chew toys. She's only barked a handful of times and at what we'd consider appropriate things most dogs would bark at.
She does ok in her kennel but we haven't felt a great need to kennel her much in her time with us. She's not at all a fan of baths - we failed the dog wash at the pet store when she leapt out of the tub to avoid the water hose and there was no getting her back in :). She doesn't mind being brushed at all which is great because she is going to need A LOT of brushing. She has a beautiful, thick, fluffy white coat that shimmers like tinsel in the sun.
If you want a great big tender hearted love bug with the sweetest polar bear face, this sweet girl is for you!
Adoption Fee: $760 + tax
Adoption Status: Is this dog available? Submitting an application is the best first step to learning if a dog is still available. There is a chance this dog could have a pending adoption when your application is submitted, however our team will offer approved applicants to be put on a waiting list for that dog. Additionally, we can make recommendations on other dogs that may be a match. Pending adoptions do not mean the adoption is finalized. Why did we implement this change? We implemented this update because, unfortunately, dogs were pending for applicants for several weeks and then the applicant would change their mind. This happens more often with puppies, as applications are submitted impulsivly more often for them. Our process is great because it takes a little time, so impulsive decisions fade. However it was unfortunate for the dogs, and the foster homes, as then the process needed to be re-started. By securing a wait-list we are able to move forward more quickly if a pending adoption falls through. This is a new process for us, so your feedback along the way is helpful! Thank you for supporting rescue and adoption!
