And the last #FureverHomeFriday picture for this week is ... Vern!
Kaaren loved this sweet old boy at first sight. Vern is deaf and a senior, but he understands what kisses and hugs mean.
The last picture is of Vern napping in his own home this afternoon. We are pretty sure that Vern has never enjoyed life in a quiet, comfy house until now, and we are so grateful that Kaaren and her sister Michele made our dream for him come true. No silver snout should be in a shelter or kennel.
Wishing all the Pyrs who went home this week the sweetest dreams in their new homes... 😴🥰
#FureverHomeFriday continues with Fianna (right), who came to us from a shelter partner and was "transport failed."
What is that, you ask?
Well, we made it up. 😂🤣
It is like "foster failing," and we are saying it means that #CGPR president Shannon asked Greg and Jessica to give this sweet girl a lift from the shelter to the rescue, and by the time they all arrived in Marshville, Greg and Jessica decided that she was the Pyrfect match for #CGPRAlum Finnegan and were picking out a new name for her.
And, of course, this "failing" is winning! Congrats to all!
#FureverHomeFriday continues with Marley (left), adopted by Joe and Coleen and #CGPRAlum Duncan (formerly Walther) and Beau (adopted from our friends at Appalachian Great Pyrenees Rescue).
Marley is now called Mabel, and she already has a job as the CCO (Chief Cuteness Overlord) at @pyrpawmarketing .
Thanks to our friends at Mayberry 4 Paws for working with us to help Mabel and for @lizoliver24 and Bob (along with Tito, Stoli, and Ciroc) for fostering Mabel.
We have finalized the adoption of a sweet Pyr who has been in rescue for many months now!
Penny, formerly Peony, came to us in 2023 when her family situation was no longer a safe one.
At that time, she suffered from a skin condition and a prominent limp. She needed good nourishment for her coat and two surgeries on her knee to regain her mobility. Thank you to all who donated to cover the cost of her care and our friends at Commonwealth Animal Hospital and Dogwood Veterinary Surgery for taking the best care of Penny.
Well, Whitney and Joe, who have been fostering Penny, decided that they couldn`t let her go, and so she is now an official member of their family! Here she is on the left posing with her brother Mac (right). Look at those smiles! That`s love!
Good things come to those who wait, and Roscoe and Lenore waited a long time for a family to pick them. Then they met Heather and John. We hope that each day is their best day in their #FureverHome. We are so happy! Congrats to all!
We are celebrating another adoption that has been a long time coming!
Bella came to us as an owner surrender about one year ago--do you rememeber that sweet face?!
Bella was severely crippled and required TPLO surgery on both knees. Thanks to all who donated to help us cover her vet bills. You made her new knees and new life possible!
Her long-time fosters, Steve and Lilach, made it official! Bella is their furever Pyr!
Rylo (left), the senior who came to us from a shelter partner last fall and who had an awful skin infection, has been living with Jim, Sherry, and their floofy girls Dani and Daisy for several months now. It is *officially official* that he will stay!
Jim says, "Who rescued who? I can`t determine whether he needed a family or our family needed him. It doesn`t matter -- he has a forever home now.
Rylo is getting stronger everyday and becoming a regular dog -- actually more than a regular dog -- he is an exceptional Pyr.
He is both a mama`s boy and a family protector. In typical Pry fashion, anytime we go outside or return from a short trip, he will run the entire perimeter of the yard and report back with an all-clear. Not a deer, squirrel, or stray leaf can get past him.
His two sisters Danielle and Daisy have taught him the ropes of our family routine, and he has adapted well."
Longtime friend of the Pyrs Pat came back to adopt another dog after her beloved Tucker passed away. She picked Chico!
Y`all may remember Tucker as Marshall, who came to us in 2018 after a whole neighborhood full of kind folks spent months trying to trap him. Someone had dumped this giant, *very shy* boy in a wooded area, and it was a team effort to get this "marshmallow" to us and then, once here, to open up. Whatever he had experienced of humans before, it wasn`t good.
In Pat`s care, Tucker flourished and became a loving -- and loved -- member of his family. His story is what rescue is about. We can`t undo the pain and suffering that these dogs experience before rescue, but we can ensure that they have lives of kindness and joy because of rescue. The dogs that have been through the worst are often the ones who help us be the best humans we can be. They change *us* for the better. That is one of the miracles of rescue, too.
Chico came to us via our friend Joy at Providence Farm after he and his sister, who has already been adopted, ended up at a shelter. He has some big paws to fill, but we trust he will do so and carry on Tucker`s legacy.