[PyrNet-L] Chat: Pyr Transitions

[Michaelene Sullivan <innerpuppie@barkavenue.com>]

Not too long ago I came to this list because I had rescued Willow, my 10

month old Great Pyrenees. I had so many questions and fears...was this
the breed for me, what are they like, what are their "quirks", on and
on. People came forward to help and to chuckle as I told of her icky
recall and the fact that she rearranged my blinds and curtains...

It will be 3 weeks soon that Willow and I have come together. When I
brought her home I knew what a Pyr looked like and knew about their
grooming needs but nothing further. I couldn't imagine having a dog with

little recall ability...just couldn't...having lived with "stop on a
dime" GSD's for the past 20 years. In my panic, and learning, someone, I

wish I could remember who, told me to relax and to just let Willow love
me...that I did and what happened, and is happening, is magic! Willow,
my gentle Willow, is weaving her magic around my heart...she is so kind,

so gentle, so loving, so precious. She still doesn't run to me all of
the time when I call her name (but she does most of the time). She still

is putting nose boogers on all of my windows and hates the mini-blinds
(I can live with that). Those things mean so little to me now...they
mean so little because of who Willow is and how she and I are together.
When I am not with her she looks for me. When I am in a room she is at
my feet. When I call her name her ears perk up. When I pet her she leans

into me as though she is trying to soak up all of the love that I am
giving her to make up for the love that she didn't have before. When she

is around children she is gentle and kind. She is beautiful to look at
but her beauty goes much deeper...her beauty is in her heart and soul. I

have always said and felt that I couldn't live without a GSD in my home
and life...now I have to add Pyrs...I don't think I will ever be able to

live without one of these beautiful dogs at my feet...Now I am beginning

to realize, and know, what all of you know and have known all
along...this is a very special breed...surely not for everyone, but for
those who look beyond the "quirks" and into the soul...Willow, and those

of her kind, are truly special and remarkable...I am so happy that she
is with me and that I had the opportunity to rescue her and add her to
my home and life...

--
Michaelene & Savannah Leigh, neighborhood busy body,
Tony III, my companion, my protector, and
Willow, my gentle Pyrenees girl.