Athena - Puppy -pending Great Pyrenees Mix Indianapolis, IN

Athena was taken to the shelter when her owner moved away and left her behind with several other dogs. She is good with children, cats and most dogs. She is not good with senior dogs. She is friendly and outgoing and loves attention.

When adopting a puppy, you will need to be able to make arrangements to let the puppy out frequently. Puppies need to go out every few hours, based on their age, Every four hours when 4 months old, and so forth up until 8 hours until they are about a year old. We require obedience training for all newly adopted dogs less than a year old, to help you create a special bond with you and your new friend, and so you have a well behaved canine. We do not place puppies in households with same sex dogs as the pup. As they mature, they can become dominant with a resident dog of the same sex.


Great Pyrenees are willing to learn, but are not as eager to comply with commands as much as other breeds. They are bred to be independent thinkers. Applicants must be over 25, own their own home and all children in household must be over 6 years old. Your resident pets must be up to date on vaccines, sterilized, you must have a good history of vet care for them for the past two years, and you must have used heartworm preventative year round for your dogs and be able to provide proof of purchase. You must be able to provide frequent potty breaks for Emma throughout the day


Athena will be placed as an inside pet with outside privileges. You MUST have a securely fenced yard accessible from your home. Invisible fencing does not work with this breed and they will take the shock for the freedom. Great Pyrenees are bred to roam and will create their own territory if not secured, which can led to them being lost, hit by vehicles or shot by people who see them as a threat. The breed is not a good off leash dog, and cannot be trusted to not run away. A Great Pyrenees off leash is a " DisAPyr." We do not place dogs under age 2 with resident dogs of the same sex. As Great Pyrenees mature, they can become more dominant with dogs of the same sex in the household. The resident dog's personality is also taken into consideration too

We do not adopt puppies as working dogs,

If you are interested in adopting or fostering, please complete the appropriate application on our website, www.igpr.org under the Adopt tab.

All of our dogs marked as needing foster homes are also available for adoption. If a dog is listed on this site, it is available. No need to contact us to see if it is, We do require you complete the adoption application prior to meeting a dog.

We also offer a foster to adopt program. You foster the dog, and have first right of refusal on them if an approved application is submitted for them.

In fostering a dog, the dog comes to you fully vetted. and groomed. You provide good quality food, grooming, and we provide the heartworm preventative and medical care, if needed* .(*Based on approval from IGPR.)



Adoption fee is $400