Headquarters Update

Thanks so much for all the support while we waited for word from the Texas volunteers and GPRS director, Malise.  Luckily, Malise made it home safely from the transport trip and although they received plenty of rain the dogs at Spring are safe and sound!   Check back soon to find out who found their forever families in August!

Bob playing in the mud
Hurricane Harvey sent feet of rain onto the grounds of the GPRS headquarters. Thankfully, all of the volunteers and animals are safe. The dogs who were evacuated to emergency foster placements are back. And just look at how much fun Bob is having in the mud. #houstonstrong #hurricaneharvey #GPRS #AdoptDontShop
Posted by Great Pyrenees Rescue Society (GPRS) on Friday, September 1, 2017

Hurricane Harvey and Headquarters

GPRS Headquarters in Spring, Texas

Sorry folks, I've been away from the blog a bit navigating a new job.  Just one of a many reminders that the Great Pyrenees Rescue Society relies on volunteers and luckily we have a large number of super volunteers working tirelessly to save these dogs.

Volunteers do their good work around a profession, school, family, and other events, the most recent being hurricane Harvey.  If you weren't aware, the Great Pyrenees Rescue Society's headquarters is in Spring, Texas (see map of affected area).

Hurricane Harvey

Director Malise and her co-pilot Dick left headquarters on August 23rd to bring the monthly transport van load of foster and adopted Pyrenees to the Pacific NW.  During this the U.S. population was watching the news of Harvey while those in Texas and Louisiana were bracing for the Category 4 storm to hit landfall.  Reported to be the "first major hurricane to hit the mainland States since Hurricane Wilma struck Florida in 2005" (Reuters, August 26, 2017) those of us in the NW feared for the safety of our friends, volunteers, and their families and pets in Texas and Louisiana.  We sent money, prayed, hoped for a positive outcome and kept in touch with our Texas family via Facebook.  We watched on Facebook for updated posts of volunteers picked up dogs in danger and transported them to boarding and other temporary homes out of harms way.

If you would like to help, you can donate here.  If you have boats or raised vehicles and live near the affected areas and would like to help, please make a comment below.  Thank you.

First Hugs from Transport

Cowgirl, Cowboy and Hunter

Jeff making his way across the U.S. to unite the dogs with their foster and forever families! 

If you are interested in adopting a dog check our website here.

If you want to help see GPRS volunteer opportunities by clicking here.

Very few words are needed for this post as you can see by the happy faces!  Enjoy!

Linus, Melrose, Heather and Tobias

Lake, Rally and Lakyn

Our NW foster project

Great Pyrenees - a story of compassion, courage and hope

One of our very first transports in 2013...we've come a very long way since then!