Little Maya was passed on by a shelter as she had so many health issues to attend to. She was always a little girl that knew her own mind to the extent that she got her head stuck in the bars at the shelter trying to get out. And had to be sedated and her head ‘lubricated’ to squeeze back. Her adopter says:

Maya loves her walks, and pesters me if she thinks I’ve forgotten. I have to pay close attention to what she’s doing on a walk because she tries to eat random things and sometimes has the urge to roll in filth.

She’s made lots of new human friends! She’s usually in too much of a hurry to stop long for pats on a walk but if anyone visits her at home they are required to give her their full attention. She has a regular grooming appointment and loves it, especially now she’s used to the dryer.

She likes napping on her pillows while I’m working, but on a sunny day she moves out to her cushion in the yard. She loves a good wriggle on her new rug too.

My colleagues often laugh at her cranky little face in the background of video calls when she thinks I’ve been doing boring human stuff for too long. She likes her puzzle toys, and the food hidden inside them, and she’s always up for a game of chasey, and all the pats and scratches. She’s very good at tucking herself in – she loves snuggly cushions and blankets.

She’s still very reactive to dogs but there’s been a bit of improvement and we keep on working on it. She tolerates me leaving her alone for a few hours at a stretch now.

Maya was diagnosed with an enlarged heart last year, but she’s doing well on her meds and it doesn’t seem to be slowing her down. She’s usually full of beans! A friend calls her the Benjamin Button of dogs because she seems to be getting younger.

I’m so glad I could give her a home, and I’m happy that she seems quite content here.