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Read the current issue of THE PYRENEES POST NEXT ADOPTION DAYS: February 11th, 11 am-1 pm February 25th, 11 am-1 pm February 11, 11 am-1 pm Dunwoody Petsmart, 128 Perimeter Center W, Atlanta, GA 30346 770-481-0043 UPCOMING EVENTS: LATEST NEWS: Yoda Featured on Fox 5 News: Rescue Group Offers Help for Great Pyrenees: MyFoxATLANTA.com GPRA Update - February 5th Dear Great Pyrenees Friends,It's all good!!! Ozzy, the one year old we rescued from Ala. after the urgent phone call last Sunday evening is already adopted!!! He's going to a great family who adopted puppy Belle from us so Ozzy now has a little sister. Ozzy is GPRA's 300th rescue!!! We just had the biggest none adoption day weekend ever, highlighted by a wonderful family that drove three hours to pick up Luna and Dolly from Sheila and ended up finding Vienna irresistible so they adopted her too!!! So, officially adopted this weekend are Nora, Sophie, Sebastian, Ozzy, Frosty, Flossy, Luna, Dolly, Vienna, Sheba, and Syd and Daisy are going to NY. We just received Thelma and Stella from Tenn. and we have Kota from Ala. and Bo from Commerce Ga. incoming. Maybe two Pyr/Shepard puppies coming in as well. We have had a number of HW+ rescues. Kim will foster Estrella but we need a foster for 8 year old Carolina who has had her first shot and is in boarding. We are planning a Picnic with your Pyrenees on Sunday April 29. More to follow. Next Adoption Day is Sat. Feb. 11. Thanks, John GPRA Update - January 29th Dear Great Pyrenees Friends,Please listen to the attached voice mail that we just received. This Gentle Giant was hit by a car, shot in the neck and is now under the threat of being shot dead. We will rescue this GP immediately but I think it's important for you to "feel" what our dedicated volunteers sometimes have to deal with and, more importantly, why the core of our mission is to rescue those that need rescue most. We committed to rescuing a record number of GPs last week, four from Tenn. with two more we said yes to from Tenn. today, plus multiples from Ga. and Ala. Six are heart worm positive so far. We passed our 300th rescue since we adopted out our first GP Sam two years ago this coming Feb. 4. We could not have done this without your support. Voice Mail Recording John GPRA Update - January 8th Dear Great Pyrenees Friends,Please view Philip's video from the Atlanta Marathon and you'll better understand why GPRA was the highlight for the runners. The Giant with the Yoda around his neck is YODA!!! HTML 5 Version http://www.rcdgroup.net/gpra/ Flash Version http://www.rcdgroup.net/gpra/flash.html We will have 10 in boarding with more incoming and need fosters badly. John GPRA Update - January 5th Dear Great Pyrenees Friends,Happy New Year!!! 2010 was a remarkable year for our entire GPRA Family. We rescued 178 Gentle Giants in our first full year, raising our total to 285 since we started in 2009. We have 7 in or incoming already in this first week of 2012. We now have close to 700 volunteers and, thanks to many of you, we are financially sound. We have attempted to run GPRA compassionately, professionally and with a sense of urgency. We rescue the GPs most in need and are often their last and only chance for survival. Imagine Korrine,Yoda, Cody, Greta, Bruno, Jasper and so many others that simply wouldn't be the healthy and beautiful GPs they are today. We have experienced many success stories and I think most of our forever families are very happy and I know our Gentle Giants are in the homes they so desperately deserve. I know I am guilty of talking numbers and, on behalf of our passionate board, I want to make sure you know our goals and objectives are focused on quality, not quantity. We will be more than happy if we rescue the same substantial number of GPs in 2012 as long as we continue to improve and strive for excellence. We have a bittersweet problem. We continue to lose outstanding fosters, who are intent on fostering only, that get so attached to their GP that they adopt them. Heading into the holidays we were down to zero in boarding after our big Adoption Day. We now need fosters for Syd, Coco, Nick, Vienna, Hank, Frosty, Magic, Kallee, 2 incoming and probably Evey and Sheba. Most are laid back, easy and house broken and don't deserve to be boarded. Please let us know if you would consider fostering and we will match you with the right Giant. Thank you again and please continue your support as we anticipate 2012 to be a spectacular year. John GPRA Featured on ABC Channel 2 News: GPRA Tornado Rescues on Fox 5 News: ARCHIVED NEWS: |  |
