Love Letters from a Pyr Parent

Cooper enjoying some veggies!

"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole."-Roger Caras

This is certainly the case with Cooper (the dog formerly known as Renegade).  Prior to his arrival into our family, we were a one dog show with a 1 year-old Pyrenees mix named Gibbs.  However, we could tell that Gibbs was lonely and needed a canine buddy.  So after talking to so many people at our local dog park with Great Pyrenees, we decided to check out the Great Pyrenees Rescue Society.  The first dog we saw was Cooper.  He was so fluffy and adorable and we fell instantly in love.

His foster mom was so amazing sending us pictures before we could make our first visit to see him.  Our first meeting with Cooper sealed the deal.  He was about 40 pounds and he waddled right over and I scooped him up.  He wanted nothing more than to be cuddled with.  He even fell asleep upside-down on my lap while we talked about his personality and tendencies.



The second Cooper came home with us and we walked through the door we knew we had made the right decision.  Gibbs and Cooper have become inseparable from that moment on.  They instantly curled up on the couch together and haven't been apart since.  Cooper has even shown Gibbs to be more tough and fearless.  Our once shy dog is now more happy to go up to strangers and let them pet him and even follows Cooper into the water, which was a major no-no before.

Cooper shares vegetable with us during meal prep, and absolutely loves passing time watching the birds at the bird feeders, and does his best to protect the neighborhood with little barks here and there.  His favorite cool weather sport is digging.  We noticed he loves it so much that we poured playground sand into an excavated (by him) flower bed and now it's his go-to spot.  I highly recommend the same if you have a digger!  He LOVES playing in there.

Our home is now filled with more love, snuggles and wet-nosed kisses than ever before.  I can't describe how much happiness and gratitude we have for these boys and the opportunity we have to share our lives and home with them.  We sincerely thank everyone who volunteers and supports GPRS and works towards adopting out as many worthy dogs as possible.

If you want to see more of Gibbs and Coopers adventures, they have their own Instagram account!

@Gibbs_n_Coop

Gibbs and Cooper's family

Gibbs and Cooper

Theresa, Gibbs & Cooper