Thanks for your interest in adopting a Great Pyrenees. The adoption process is as much about you and your family’s readiness for a Great Pyrenees as it is about finding the right dog for your home. Please be patient. Our trained volunteers are Adopters who are dedicated to helping others adopt Great Pyrenees. Please complete our online application so we know a little bit about you. Adopting is a multi-stage process. It consists of determining whether you are ready to adopt, then identifying the appropriate dog for your home. You may be surprised, but many applicants do not adopt the dog they originally applied for. Please visit our adoption process page to see how Adoptions work. We appreciate your patience as there are many dogs and many applicants, but just a few qualified volunteers to make the match that we hope will be right for you.
Take our quick test to determine if you are ready to adopt. You should be able to answer yes to all the following:
- Sturdy, visible, above-the-ground fencing, four foot minimum, five foot preferred
- We will consider leash-walk only homes if the dog is to be the only dog and you have owned and walked a large breed dog before
- Secure gated decks will be considered as acceptable enclosures as well
- Pets are spayed or neutered, up-to-date on vaccinations with dogs on year-round heartworm preventative. Your veterinary reference should be able to confirm the status of pets in your household
- You’ve done the research or have the experience to determine that your child or children regularly visiting your household are ready for a large-breed dog who is a guardian by nature. View the informative video about dogs and kids here
- Prior dog experience, large dog preferred
- For renters, we will need permission from your landlord
Please click on the button below, which opens the adoption form in a new window. After completing the form, close the window to continue navigating our site. A volunteer will be in touch soon. Please check your spam folder as our replies can be misdirected.
Puppies Up to Six Months Old
Preference will be given to homes where there is an adult dog in the home.
Adopter Location
NGPR works primarily with adopters in states east of the Mississippi River, Illinois and Louisiana due to the logistics of transport. Adopters west of the Mississippi, please visit our Western Region Adoptable dogs page or consult our state contacts list.
Livestock Guardian Dogs
We do not have any livestock guardian dogs at this time. Adopted Pyrs are meant to be pets who are bonded family members. It is our policy not to place puppies as LGDs or to place adult rescue dogs as LGDs unless they have a proven, successful track record with livestock and/or poultry. A proven track record for anything is relatively rare in rescue. We have no way of testing dogs and recommend those with a Facebook account looking for guardians visit Livestock Guardian Dog Network.
