How Do I Surrender My Great Pyrenees?

What to do when keeping your dog isn’t an option.

by Kelly Villa, | January 23, 2025

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How Do I Surrender My Great Pyrenees?

If you’re unable to keep your pup, you can surrender your Great Pyrenees to an animal shelter or a rescue. However, there are a few important things you should know before you do. Getting a full picture will help you decide if surrendering is the right option for your dog or if you’ll want to look for another way to find them a new home.

Here’s how to surrender a Great Pyrenees

1. Find a shelter or rescue

If you’re going to be surrendering your dog, the first thing you need to do is learn about these facilities. Different locations and different organizations will have varying policies, so you’ll need to check the websites. This will provide you with more information, along with their address and contact information.

2. Get in touch with the shelter or rescue

You’ll then contact the facility to learn about their procedures for surrender. You can’t just show up at the facility with your dog without having an appointment. When you call the shelter or rescue, they’ll let you know the next steps to take. Rescues, which are often full, will let you know if they have any room available or not.

3. Understand surrender fees

The shelters will also let you know how much the surrender fee will be. You should expect it to be a minimum of fifty dollars, and it could be much higher depending on the facility. These fees, and the adoption fees, are charged to help provide money for the facility to continue operating and taking care of the animals in their care.

Rescues will keep your dog indefinitely if necessary, but that’s not always the case with shelters. Limited resources and overcrowding forces some shelters to euthanize pets that have not been adopted after a set time. It’s not something they want to do, but they have a limited amount of space and there’s a large number of dogs being dropped off.

4. Prepared details about your pet

When you contact the facility, the employees will want to know more about your Great Pyrenees. What’s your dog’s temperament like? Do they have any health issues or other problems? This is so they can provide proper care for your dog and so they know whether there might be issues housing them with other dogs.

You’ll find that they might also want to know why you have to give up your dog. This is because they often have resources that they can provide that could help you keep your dog. For example, they might have contact information for trainers, dog walkers, dog sitters, or low-cost vets in your area.

Rehome your Great Pyrenees instead

You can also consider some of the other options available for giving up your dog other than surrendering. You could use a peer-to-peer pet adoption site like Rehome by Adopt-a-Pet to connect with people who are looking to adopt a Great Pyrenees like yours. Always make sure you’re using a reputable adoption site to ensure safety and the best home for your dog. You may also know some friends or family members that want to have a dog, and they might be willing to adopt your dog.

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Kelly Villa

Kelly Villa

Kelly Villa is a freelance writer and contributor to various pet publications.

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