Great Pyrenees - A Story of Compassion, Courage and Hope

Volunteering for the Great Pyrenees Rescue Society has been extremely rewarding; I found them on Petfinder in 2013 as I was searching for an older Pyrenees to adopt since my very first Pyrenees passed away.  After I had adopted Misha, I inquired about fostering as I had fostered for other rescues in past years.  Then I found this video; the rescue's story is indeed one of compassion, courage and hope.  After I viewed it, I was convinced that this would be the rescue I would devote my volunteer time on-I had already found that I had a deep connection to the breed and now I had found a community of volunteers who share their own unique bonds as well as a similar rescue philosophy to my own.

In my experiences with the rescue, I have observed a highly organized and dedicated group as well as a wide range of dog knowledge from the Director to all the volunteers scattered around the U.S.  The video does a great job expressing what is involved in order to provide care for these dogs in their journey from homelessness to their forever homes.

If you are interested in volunteering or donating for the Great Pyrenees Rescue Society, please visit our website here.

June Adoptions

Happy Fourth!

WOW-we are officially half way through 2017 and we had a great June with 39 adoptions!  Hopefully everyone is enjoying a long weekend for the July 4th holiday!  This last month was a RECORD MONTH for FOSTER FAILURES, with 6 foster failures, so that was great that we had some "PYRFECT MATCHES" with our foster families!

A big PYR PAW of congratulations goes out to: Timothy, Bernard, Vivian, Effy, Carmine, Dozer, Broadie, Tella, Tallulah, Maryann, Holly (S), Chester, Hagan, Huck, Lola (S), Bismark, Joe, Ruby, Henessey, Zinnia, Madeline, Thor, Buford, Kerri, Dora (S), Lane, Willow, Paisley, Laurel, Larisse, Nashville, Heather, Toodles, Theo, Kye, Trevor, Wilbur, and Nolan!

Juliette

Foster Fail Friday

Yippee!  It's Foster Fail Friday!

I always love hearing about foster families who find their forever family members through volunteering.  Today's featured foster fail is our amazing volunteer Allison Manz!  Here is her story:

We had our foster "Smokey" (now Remington, Remi for short) for 4 weeks and for some reason, there were no applications for him.  We had adopted Zola from GPRS last October, and we have a black-lab mix, Lucy, who we adopted from the Tacoma Humane Society back in 2004.  Zola liked Remi within about an hour of us bringing him home.  Lucy was a little leery of this new rambunctious bundle of fur at first, but has now decided he's okay!

Love Letters from a Pyr Parent

Misha a few weeks new to our home

If anyone knows me they know me as Whitman's mom (that may become a "Foster Family to Adoptive Family" story all on it's own) or a volunteer who helps with the blog, but even before that I became a GPRS Pyr Parent.  I don't think most people know about my Misha as she was in rescue for less than a few days before she found me.

After losing my very first Pyr Nanook at the age of nine,  I felt a bit "robbed" that I didn't get to see her age beyond that.  So when I started looking for another Pyr, I was looking for seniors, eight or older.  On Petfinder I found a dog named "Jane" in Connecticut who needed a foster through the National Great Pyrenees Rescue (NGPR).  I didn't know the distinction between NGPR and Great Pyrenees Rescue Society (GPRS) at the time, but I filled out a volunteer application to foster as I had been fostering for another local rescue for years and was familiar with the process.  I received an email from a GPRS volunteer, Yi-Hsuan Wu, who indicated Jane was too ill to travel but there were quite a few younger male dogs in need of a foster/adoptive home.  Having my heart set on a senior, I politely declined and asked her to let me know if any older female dogs came into the rescue.

Need Loving Fosters for Puppies!

TEXAS, TEXAS, TEXAS!!  We are in desperate need of puppy fosters in Texas!!  We have some single puppies, and small groups that really would like to be in a home setting!  If you can find it in your heart to keep them for a couple weeks, we will cover all vetting costs, and provide food/crate.   All you have to do is provide the LOVE!  If you're interested please fill out a foster application on our
 website:

http://www.greatpyreneesrescuesociety.org/forms/

Puppies looking for love!

Please consider fostering!

Foster Fail Friday

Fostering dogs in need is a very rewarding part of rescue.  There are times when foster families fall in love with their fosters so much that the humans become "foster failures".  This term in the rescue community is an endearing one as it signifies that the dog has a forever home which is the ultimate goal!  

One such foster fail is Charlene Signorino; not only did Charlene and her husband fail with one foster but they decided to adopt two of their foster dogs!  Here is their story: