About Juno

This is a courtesty Posting. Juno has overcome a lot in her three years of life. Her story is below, and the details reveal a dog with the will and ability to reach past trauma and sorrow to find a new life. In her first home Juno was the bullied lowest-ranking dog in a five-dog pack, in a home where dysfunction rendered the humans unable to provide good care. When she was about a year old she was rescued from that situation by a child-therapist who was seeing one of the family's kids. (br) Her second home provided unconditional love but no leadership. There she knew love, acceptance and safety for the first time. But aside from being thoroughly house trained, the big, strong youngster received almost no education. The lack of leadership led her to learn she could get what she wanted through a combination of pushiness and playing cute. Then, about a year after taking her in, the woman who rescued Juno was diagnosed with metastasized cancer. What followed was a long stretch of emotional trauma for this young dog, who was bonded with and felt very protective of her rescuer. Juno witnessed her beloved friend going through a slow, painful decline lasting nine months. By the time her person died in December 2018, Juno was caught in a mix of depression and high anxiety.(br) In mid January 2019 she was placed in a new home, but was so anxious her new family's vet prescribed anti-anxiety meds for her, and so uneducated about controlling her big, strong body, that she couldn't be in the house with the family cats, though she'd had a cat friend in her previous home. She spent many hours in the basement. Despite much effort by her caring people the adoption didn't work, and near the end of March she lost her new family to another transition. Since March 24, 2019 (br) Juno has resided in a foster home where she has made huge progress. She came off the meds in the first week, began to experience a routine that included staying in a wire crate when in the house, and had plenty of time outdoors each day. She has had in-depth work with an experienced, patient trainer five days per week, and equally important in-house lessons with her equally patient and experienced foster family. (br) In three months' time: Her anxiety has all but disappeared She has come to trust her routine and her new people She is comfortable being crated She has never been destructive of any household items She has been friendly and interested in greeting all humans she's met, all ages, both sexes She overcame her intense apprehension. about the two family dogs in an outdoor setting, and has played appropriately with them in the yard (but needs to go to a no-dog home because of dog-dog resource guarding issues). She has learned and continues to develop skill with a variety of cues important for daily cooperative living with people, including: sit, wait, this way, easy, leave it, no, one step (very slow walking, e.g. down stairs or steep hill), right here (slack leash next to left leg walking) In her past she pulled three different adults clean off their feet; now she can restrain her excitement on leash even when a rabbit or squirrel runs nearby. A super-smart, people-loving dog, she has learned the joy of receiving heartfelt praise for working hard at something, and has also come to understand what partnering with people feels like, and why it's so wonderful. This girl is working hard at her lessons. Even though she's a non-clingy, very independent thinker, she wants to understand, as well as to be understood. And she shows, consistently, that she likes to 'hang out with the people,' both indoors and out. Six months ago - big, young, strong, untrained, pushy, and highly anxious - Juno would likely not have survived long in an open door shelter, and might have disintegrated mentally if kept very long in a kennel at a closed-door shelter. (br) We who know and love her are so grateful that events conspired to give her another chance. What comes next for Juno is finding her Forever Home, where an experienced dog person or people will continue showing her that life is full of wonderful things, and providing clear, reassuring leadership and structure. She's waiting to fall in love with the one or ones who will love her until her last day. Might that be you? If interested in meeting Beautifu Juno, please contact Sandy at , or respond by e-mail -- Juno will LOVE you for it! We will also need you to fill out our adoption survey .Juno will need an above ground fence for safe play and exercise. We are looking for homes in the surrounding Pittsburgh area. For more information please contact Great Pyrenees Club of Western Pennsylvania Rescue, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit rescue organization or visit our web page http://www.swpapyr.org for more information. Thank you for supporting animal rescue!

Allegheny County
Pittsburgh,, Pennsylvania