Hellos! I am Balto. By now, you know I was impounded due to neglect. Yes, my early years were very hard. Thankfully, GPRA came to my rescue.

If the name Balto is not familiar, let me share the story. Balto was the lead dog of a heroic dog sled team that ran through harsh winter conditions and delivered desperately needed medicine during the 1925 diphtheria epidemic in Alaska. (So, yes, Balto is my hero.)

My wonderful foster mom shared lots of information about me with GPRA. Here are a few things.
“Balto is sweet and has beautiful blue eyes.” (Thank you. Everyone always comments on my baby blues.)

” Balto is energetic, very friendly, affectionate, athletic, and submissive.” (Yes, I am a wonderful boy!)

“Balto walks well on a leash. He does not pull and is friendly towards other walkers. He can get a bit excited when meeting other dogs.” (Yes, I know; but, I’m just so excited to be living a whole new life. With your help and training, it will only take me a short time to improve on my manners.)

“Balto loves kids but may overpower younger kids.” (Yep, I get a bit excited when I see my favorite younger humans. With consistency, patience, and training, my manners will improve, and I will learn to be more careful.)

“Balto is a velcro dog. He loves to be near you all the time.” (I am grateful to be with loving humans.)

“Balto is not afraid of anything.” (I’m trying to live up to my namesake’s heroic story.)

Pyrly-destined to be your hero, Balto

Please email info@greatpyratlanta.com, click “Contact Us” or choose “Apply to Adopt” below.

Good day! How are you? I am the lovable and very handsome Samson Corbin. My previous family had a major life change and could no longer care for me. So, this is why I’m with GPRA. Here are a few things my previous owners shared with GPRA about irresistible me. I have a feeling it will convince you that I’m your next big gentle giant.

“Samson is a wonderful and loveable Great Pyrenees/St. Bernard cross.” (Yep, you get the best of both breeds in me!)

“Samson is looking for a family or individual who has a fenced-in-yard and will play fetch with him or take him for walks frequently.” (Now, this is the important stuff because I love being outside and taking lots of walks with my favorite humans.)

“Samson adopts other animals into his pack very quickly.” (Yep, I am great with other dogs and cats. Collecting other animals and watching over them makes me a happy boy!  Last but not least, I really love the smaller humans you call children, too!)

“Fireworks scare Samson. He will want to be with his humans.” (If you pet me and ease my worries during those loud noises, I will be just fine!)

“Samson has all the love in the world to give to his humans.” (Yes, this is what makes me an irresistible awesome boy!)

Just a loveable boy, Samson

Please email info@greatpyratlanta.com, click “Contact Us” or choose “Apply to Adopt” below.

Hey, my name rhymes with Dorito and my lovable face looks like an Oreo. If you’re a foodie, I might be your guy. I’m only two-years-old and at 80 lbs., I’ve got room for a couple more pounds. The few things I know about myself put me on the “good dog” list this gift-giving season: I love people, never destroyed anything at my foster home, am happy inside or outside, and I’m happy to be pet everywhere, just please don’t grab my collar. Like most of my kind, I like herding and protecting my people, especially from other big male dogs. Those guys are on my naughty list but I’m friendly with small and female dogs. Which, of course, makes sense because naturally a good-looking boy like me would like the ladies, right?! So, that’s my story and until you please email info@greatpyratlanta.com, click “Contact Us” or choose “Apply to Adopt” below and can help me learn more about myself, I’m sticking to it.