Shortly after moving to Texas in March we lost our male Pyr, Maverick, to an undiagnosed illness. As our grieving subsided, we decided fostering Pyrs would be a great way to keep the house full of Pyr love. We felt our female, Mavis, still needed a partner(s) in crime. On July 22nd we got word that a pair of Pyr puppies had been dumped at the side of the road. We hopped in the truck and drove out to Greenville to get them. They were so thin and absolutely crawling with fleas. We got them home, and after much Dawn dish liquid they were flea free. Comfy bed, full tummies, and blankies with toys they started to settle into family life.They have been a source of joy for our family. It’s wonderful having “kids” in the house again. To me, fostering is like being grandparents. You have them for a time and you can love on them, spoil them, and teach them how to be Pyrs.
As I always look on the TGPR site to keep up with goings on I came across Argos and his story on TGPR, earlier this month. His owner had passed, and Argos went to another family member, who then passed away. Ultimately the owner’s mom stepped in and took Argos knowing that she needed to find Argos his forever retirement home.
My husband has always wanted a BIG boy. We saw Argos’ pictures and fell in love instantly. We knew he would be the perfect addition to our family. And, as a bonus, he weighs 125 lbs.!! We adopted Argos 3 weeks ago and he’s the epitome of Pyr perfection in every way. He’s gentle, loves his bum scritches, smiling and dancing with excitement when you come through the door, he’s absolutely everything you could ever want in a pet. We know we won’t have him as long as we would if we adopted a puppy, but we get to be his retirement home. Our lives are better knowing that we get to care for him and love him, and be loved by him.
We feel fortunate to have adopted and still fostering. I hope we can continue for many years.
– Leanne C., Adopter
