Hey I'm glad to hear that you liked that version of Maya!
Now many people have suggested that idea of the transformations being permanent and indeed it would be a great thing to have, but unfortunately it would be an insane amount of additional work on top of the already tight schedule. I would have to redraw all the game's sprites to account for each transformation, and also rework the game's logic to accommodate for many new interactions/restrictions for each tranform... yeah it would be insane work.
So yeah unfortunately not happening for this game. Maybe on my next one?
Quite understandable.
But maybe "Dog (or wolf) Girl Maya" could be an extra post-game mode. After you finish making the main game, of course.
As an unlockable, or as DLC.
And heck, at that point, you could go as crazy with it as you want. Anywhere from just a reskin, to completely new abilities with claws instead of a sword.
I dunno. Just something to think about. heh