10/26/2026
Rescue isn’t easy and our hearts are sad we are losing another great resource.
💔 A DIFFICULT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM GREAT PYRENEES RESCUE MONTANA
With heavy hearts, we have made the difficult decision to dissolve Great Pyrenees Rescue Montana.
When we took over GPRM, the rescue was facing closure. We stepped in because we believed in the mission, believed these dogs deserved a chance, and wanted to keep the doors open for the Great Pyrenees who desperately needed help.
Over the past year, we have helped over 175 dogs find safety, receive care, and move toward better lives. We’ve worked tirelessly to grow the organization, improve operations, and make changes we believed were necessary to build a sustainable rescue. We’ve celebrated adoptions, navigated heartbreaking situations, and experienced the privilege of watching dogs find the loving homes they deserved. We are incredibly proud of what we’ve accomplished and will always be grateful for the lives we’ve changed.
But rescue is about more than the dogs themselves. Over the past year, ongoing conflicts, disagreements, and outside noise have increasingly consumed our time and energy. As we’ve worked to move the organization forward, we’ve faced continued resistance to changes we believed were necessary. We understand that change doesn’t always come easily and not everyone will agree with every decision. But when the same conflicts continue to resurface, the focus shifts away from the very reason we’re here.
We took on this rescue to help dogs, not to spend our time navigating ongoing conflict. Every hour spent dealing with these issues is an hour taken away from the animals who depend on us. After a great deal of thought, we’ve realized this pattern is unlikely to change, and we can no longer continue in a way that is healthy for us or fair to the dogs in our care.
We are deeply saddened that, despite our efforts to save this organization, we have reached this point. We wish things had turned out differently.
We ask people to remember that rescues are run by real people. We have families, jobs, and lives outside this work. We care deeply, make difficult decisions, and do our best with the resources we have. Disagreement is part of life, but personal attacks and harassment should never be. We hope for more empathy and respect for the people working behind the scenes to help animals.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
🐾 We will not accept any new dogs into our care.
🤍 Our priority is finding appropriate homes for the dogs currently entrusted to us and ensuring they are cared for throughout this transition.
🐾 Once that process is complete, we will proceed with the formal dissolution of GPRM and donate the remaining assets to a like-minded 501(c)(3) nonprofit animal rescue organization.
To our fosters, volunteers, donors, adopters, veterinary partners, and supporters: THANK YOU. You made this work possible. Every dog who found safety, healing, and a forever home is a reminder of why we stepped up in the first place. Those accomplishments matter, and we will always be proud of them.
We know there will be questions, and we ask that you respect our decision and privacy as we navigate this difficult chapter.
We stepped in because we didn’t want this rescue to disappear. We did everything we could to keep it going. We are heartbroken that we couldn’t make that happen long-term, but we will never regret the dogs we helped along the way.
In the end, it was always supposed to be about the dogs. And it always will be. 🤍🐾
