A Little About Us

SPIN, Saving Pyrs In Need is a rescue group of dedicated volunteers working with Great Pyrenees dogs who have been surrendered to shelters or abandoned. SPIN places the Pyrenees in foster homes and readies them for adoption. Medical needs are updated and all SPIN dogs are spayed or neutered before adoption. Individual temperament of each dog is assessed to give the potential adoptive family as accurate an assessment as possible. We are currently active in the North and East Texas area, however as we grow we will be able to consider Pyrs in need from other areas. Unless otherwise indicated, all SPIN dogs are companion dogs and not Livestock Guardian Dogs.

To see photos and hear from the foster families of our adoptable pets, click HERE.

Featured Pet

Happy Tails

Since November of 2003, SPIN has helped over 250 Great Pyrenees find new homes. For pictures and information about our adopted dogs, please check out our happy tails HERE.

 

 

 

 

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Adopting a Friend

Considering adopting a Great Pyrenees? Your first step is to complete an adoption application. A SPIN volunteer will complete a vet check and a home visit to ensure the safety of the dog. Our adoption fee is $150. for adult Pyrs and $175. for Pyrs under 1 year old. This fee may be tax deductible since we are a non profit, 501c3 organization. Your adoption fee in its entirety goes towards medical care of our rescued Pyrs.

All of our dogs are spayed or neutered prior to adoption. Each Pyr receives vaccinations for canine distemper, adenovirus type 2, parainfluenza, parvovirus, bordetella and other canine diseases. Puppies require three sets of vaccinations. When they are old enough, all dogs are vaccinated for rabies. All Pyrs are tested and treated, if necessary, for intestinal parasites. We also test for heartworms and take our fosters thru heartworm treatment if positive. Prevention is always given to dogs that test negative.

If one of our dogs tests positive for heartworms or becomes ill with parvo or distemper, our costs can be two to four times what we are asking. If you took a Pyr to your own vet, medical costs would likely be far more than our adoption donation. We never deny medical care to our dogs because of the cost.

We depend on other donations to help cover these expenses. Ready to take the plunge? FIND OUR ADOPTION APPLICATION HERE.

Not ready to commit? Try fostering!

Not quite ready to commit to adopting a Pyr? We are searching for foster homes for our rescued dogs. Fostering is a valuable way to contribute to the Pyr rescue organization as well as add a wonderful addition to your family. The more foster homes and adoptive homes we have, the more Pyrs we are able to help.

Pet Highlights

Take a look at our featured pets:

There is a little bit of Heaven in each dog's soul. This foster mom super sized hers!

Click here to see the picture of Babe before her summer haircut.

Apollo is a beautiful, two toned Pyrenees mix.

Pyrs tend to have a very active social life as you can take them anywhere.

Thanks, Petfinder!

Petfinder has been an invaluable asset for so many rescue organizations such as SPIN. A huge Thank You goes to Petfinder for their support! Petfinder, you are the best!

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