Rooney

Meet Rooney, a 9-year-old, 110-pound Great Pyrenees who looks like someone combined a polar bear and a marshmallow. Rooney was found abandoned and in rough shape before a kind Good Samaritan took him in and made sure he was safe. They weren’t able to keep him long-term, so they reached out to us—and now this enormous powdered-sugar gentleman is officially part of the PPFT family. Despite everything he has been through, Rooney is calm, cool and collected. He has the temperament of a retired librarian, the sweetness of a cinnamon roll and the urgency of someone who has already put on pajamas and absolutely will not be leaving the house again tonight. Rooney’s expectations are extremely reasonable: love him, feed him well, provide a respectable number of pets and kindly refrain from scheduling nonsense during his naps. He isn’t asking for adventure, excitement or a packed social calendar. At 110 pounds, Rooney is technically a dog, although “sentient cloud” may be more accurate. He has enough fluff to clog a vacuum from across the room, a head approximately the size of a decorative pumpkin and enormous brown eyes that make him look as though he has just learned you went through a drive-thru without bringing him anything.<br/><br/> Pickup Location: Yukon, OK<br/>-Adopter will need to pick up in person if approved. We do not do transports. <br/><br/> Apply here:<br/>https://www.pyrpawsandfluffytailsrescue.com/adoption-app<br/><br/>Rooney’s ideal home is...well, just about any home willing to provide love, food, air conditioning and at least one horizontal surface upon which he can dramatically exhale before falling asleep. He enjoys the company of other dogs and gets along with everyone effortlessly, but he isn’t dependent on having a canine friend. He walked into his foster home, surveyed the other dogs and essentially said, “Excellent. Colleagues,” before finding somewhere to lie down. His foster describes him as the life of the party, but the way a tired dad attends a child’s birthday celebration: he is friendly with everyone, appreciates the snacks and will eventually locate the quietest chair in the building. He doesn’t need to wrestle, chase or participate in whatever foolishness the younger dogs have organized. He is perfectly content to mingle briefly and then retire to his nap chamber. Rooney has met children ages 4, 5 and 7 and did wonderfully with them. He gave them a polite sniff, investigated whether they had food and then returned to his regularly scheduled resting. He enjoys pets from children but doesn’t demand them. Because Rooney occasionally gets a little pep in his step or leans his entire 110-pound body into someone requesting affection, older children may be the best fit. He isn’t trying to knock anyone over; he simply forgets that he weighs approximately the same as a small horse. Cats are currently unknown He believes every new person is safe and potentially qualified to pet him. Rooney will meet you at the door with one paw slowly raised into the air or offer one of his signature full-body leans. He doesn’t jump—he just gently transfers a significant percentage of his body weight onto your legs and trusts that you have prepared accordingly. Even Rooney’s famous Pyr Paw has entered retirement. There is no slapping, swatting or frantic demand for attention. He simply raises it very slowly and holds it there like a distinguished gentleman waiting to be acknowledged during a town council meeting. Sometimes the paw never even touches you. It is less of a command and more of a formal written request for affection. <br/><br/>His energy level is around a 4 out of 10, although breakfast and dinner can temporarily raise that number to a thrilling 4.7. When food appears, his tail begins wagging and a little bounce enters his step. It is the senior-dog equivalent of someone hearing that the buffet has opened. Once the meal has been completed and the crumbs audited, normal business hours resume. Rooney is definitely a homebody. He appreciates air conditioning, soft beds, cool tile floors and being close to the people who make him feel safe. He has already had nine years of “adventure,” thank you very much, and would now like to unsubscribe. His preferred recreational activity is showing you how impressively a 110-pound dog can snore. He doesn’t mind walking on a leash and won’t pancake or drag you down the road, although no one will mistake him for a professional ballroom dancer. He is simply a very large man ambling around while sniffing everything and carefully peeing on every available tree, fence post and suspicious blade of grass. It isn’t a walk so much as a slow municipal inspection. <br/><br/>Rooney is potty trained, non-destructive and trustworthy with free roam when his foster family is away. Usually, they return to find him in the exact spot where they left him, because relocating would require submitting paperwork and possibly standing up. At night, he sleeps on the bedroom floor, a dog bed or the cool bathroom tile—wherever conditions are most favorable for industrial-strength snoring. He rarely barks. The other dogs can be carrying on inside as though the home is under siege, and Rooney refuses to participate because he knows perfectly well that nothing indoors warrants that level of foolishness. Outside, he may occasionally bark if he hears another dog or person beyond the fence, but overall, he keeps his commentary brief. Rooney has no food or resource guarding and doesn’t chew things he shouldn’t. He doesn’t play with toys, because at his age he no longer feels obligated to pretend a squeaking stuffed duck is important. He knows “wait” most of the time, which is honestly more cooperation than many humans provide. Rooney does require a secure six-foot fence. He jumped a four-foot fence at his finder’s home, proving that beneath the calm exterior is apparently a retired athlete who will briefly come out of retirement when the mood strikes. He hasn’t attempted anything like that in his foster home, but we would prefer not to discover whether this giant cotton ball still has one more championship season in him. Rooney has an overbite, so mealtimes can be a little messy. However, he always returns to locate every piece he dropped, because wastefulness is unacceptable and crumbs do not simply vanish on his watch. He is also receiving a skin-and-coat supplement to help soften his fur and support regrowth after the skin issues he had when he was found. Soon, this already substantial cloud should reach full deluxe-pillow status.<br/><br/>Rooney truly is just a big lover boy. He wants pets from his humans, peaceful companionship, good meals, plenty of naps and the occasional leisurely tour of the yard so he can leave a tiny review on every tree and fence post. After being abandoned and found in such rough condition, it would have been understandable if he were wary or guarded. Instead, Rooney still trusts people completely and greets the world with gentleness. <br/><br/>If your home could use one enormous, affectionate cloud who will greet your guests, lean against their knees, audit every dropped crumb and then politely excuse himself for another nap, Rooney may be your guy.<br/><br/>To be considered, you’ll need to complete a full adoption application so we can send it to Rooney’s foster family. Yes, the whole application. Rooney is looking for a permanent retirement home, not a vague situationship with someone who typed “interested” beneath his photo and then disappeared into the internet mist.<br/><br/>Rooney is being fostered in Yukon, Oklahoma, and his adopter must travel there to pick him up. He is 110 pounds of premium senior fluff; the least you can do is handle the commute while he handles the difficult task of being large, handsome and deeply asleep.

Meet Rooney, a 9-year-old, 110-pound Great Pyrenees who looks like someone combined a polar bear and a marshmallow. Rooney was found abandoned and in rough shape before a kind Good Samaritan took him in and made sure he was safe. They weren’t able to keep him long-term, so they reached out to us—and now this enormous powdered-sugar gentleman is officially part of the PPFT family. Despite everything he has been through, Rooney is calm, cool and collected. He has the temperament of a retired librarian, the sweetness of a cinnamon roll and the urgency of someone who has already put on pajamas and absolutely will not be leaving the house again tonight. Rooney’s expectations are extremely reasonable: love him, feed him well, provide a respectable number of pets and kindly refrain from scheduling nonsense during his naps. He isn’t asking for adventure, excitement or a packed social calendar. At 110 pounds, Rooney is technically a dog, although “sentient cloud” may be more accurate. He has enough fluff to clog a vacuum from across

Meet Rooney, a 9-year-old, 110-pound Great Pyrenees who looks like someone combined a polar bear and a marshmallow. Rooney was found abandoned and in rough shape before a kind Good Samaritan took him in and made sure he was safe. They weren’t able to keep him long-term, so they reached out to us—and now this enormous powdered-sugar gentleman is officially part of the PPFT family. Despite everything he has been through, Rooney is calm, cool and collected. He has the temperament of a retired librarian, the sweetness of a cinnamon roll and the urgency of someone who has already put on pajamas and absolutely will not be leaving the house again tonight. Rooney’s expectations are extremely reasonable: love him, feed him well, provide a respectable number of pets and kindly refrain from scheduling nonsense during his naps. He isn’t asking for adventure, excitement or a packed social calendar. At 110 pounds, Rooney is technically a dog, although “sentient cloud” may be more accurate. He has enough fluff to clog a vacuum from across the room, a head approximately the size of a decorative pumpkin and enormous brown eyes that make him look as though he has just learned you went through a drive-thru without bringing him anything.

Pickup Location: Yukon, OK
-Adopter will need to pick up in person if approved. We do not do transports.

Apply here:
https://www.pyrpawsandfluffytailsrescue.com/adoption-app