Successful Adoptions
Spartan- ADOPTED
Spartan was picked up as a stray in Hermiston, OR. His history is unknown, he is A German Shorthair Pointer, approximately 8 years young! He is as sweet as can be! Loves to cuddle. He successfully completed his crate/kennel training, e-collar training, off-leash & leash training. Spartan has come a long way since April and was re-homed to a lovely family in Montana beginning of August who has two other dogs to keep him company.
ADOPTED 07/27/2018
Gus- ADOPTED
Gus is a 10yr old German Wirehair Pointer, that is as active as my youngest GSP. He came to us from Heart of the Valley Animal Shelter in Bozeman, MT. He was an owner surrender because his family could no longer care for him. He is really a happy go-lucky guy that just wants to play fetch! He had what seems to be a ruff life prior to arriving at Paws to Peaks, and his teeth were worn down trying to chew his way out of his kennel, had an injury on the top his head from hitting his head on the kennel gate, and a pressure wound on his chest from laying on hard surfaces for long periods of time. He came a long way in trusting people since he came into the rescue at the end of August.
Gus did go out for a trail adoption in Oct and it did not end up working out. He would be best in a home with at least one other dog, but not many visitors due to his trust issues. He does still loves to bird hunt, but loves to play with his tennis ball just as much.
Gus thankfully found his forever home right here in Helena with an awesome couple that has a cat and a 6 year old Labradoodle. And is very cognizant of Gus's history and his needs.
ADOPTED:
**Gus passed away due to Cancer in March 2020. :(
Doc- ADOPTED
Doc came to the rescue as an owner surrender from an abusive home in Eastern Montana. His DOB is: 9/2/2014.
He is a sweet soul, and just wants to be in a home that is will be loved on, included in all the fun activities and play his with other four legged buddies. I don't think he has been socialized with many other dogs, but is doing awesome, and just wants to play. I am not sure if he has an aggressive bone in his body. Even though he is very underweight, he will back away from his food and let the other dogs in.
He is re-trained with basic obedience, such as sit, down, place, kennel, wait, back, and come. He loves the e-collar as it means he gets to go do something fun.
He was adopted by a great active couple here in Helena, who have a Weimaraner mix and a big ol Newfoundland who have welcomed Doc into the family and are playful with him. Doc got a second chance, and he is so thankful for that and shows his love and excitement by continuously wagging his tail.
Django- staying at Paws to Peaks
Django's approximate DOB is 2/15/2013 and is black and white GSP.
Django was an owner surrender due to the parents getting divorced. He is re-trained with recall and e-collar commands. He became a forever Paws to Peaks Resident as he has become very attached to me, and feel at this point it would be too hard and confusing on him to re-home him.
He LOVES to run, and NEEDS to be with someone who hunts and is active. He was reported by previous owner to be trained as both a mountain lion dog and a bird dog. I have not tested out the mountain lion training yet, a great bird dog, and does not do good around cats or chickens.He loves to hang with his other doggie friends and has become my velcro dog, including sleeping in bed with me every night.
His training: he is crate trained, both in house and in the truck. He is e-collar trained, house trained and basic obedience commands. Does well on leash.
Cash-ADOPTED
Cash has been successfully rehomed to a lovely active couple right here in Helena, MT. He came to the rescue as an owner surrender from a family that didn't have time to run his energy off. He is approximately 2 years old, birthday is 01/2017.
He is a sweet boy, goofy and energetic, and just wants to be in a home that he will be loved on, included in all the fun activities. He is good with other dogs and cats, loves to play with them. He needs exercise- and lots of it. He LOVES to play fetch, loves the water. He does great with kids, but does get really excited and could knock a little one over if he is not being directed elsewhere. Will jump a 4 foot fence. He is currently kenneled during the day when no one is home
His training-He is now recalled trained with an e-collar. Knows sit, stay, down, kennel, load up, come, here, and we are now working on heel. Does pull some on leash, but is eager to learn.
Saber-adopted
Saber is a 2 yr old neutered male (DOB:1/17/17) came to the rescue as a transfer from a Utah rescue as he needed some one on one attention and training. It was stated he was dropped off to a shelter in UT with his brother, due to him and his brother taking off when their owner would take them out hunting. It seems they had a ruff beginning to their life, as Saber did not know what it meant to be a pet when he arrive to Paws to Peaks. He was not potty trained, and didn't know even basic commands, let alone how to come when called. Along with being scared and timid.
Well... he made AWESOME strides in just the few weeks here at the rescue. He has settled into the life of being a family pet. He is now recall trained to "here" with the e-collar and without! He also knows "leave it", "okay" as his release command to go back to doing what he was doing before, "down", "kennel" although he is not a fan of the kennel, can only imagine why he does not like it, but "load up and kennels on his own", rides in the cab of the truck well. He is house trained and goes to the bathroom outside now on his own! He sleeps through the night on the dog bed, or in the human bed. He LOVES to play fetch. He is such a love, and just wants to please and be loved on. His nick name is wiggle butt as he is always wagging his short tail in excitement that his life is SO much better now in his new home in Laurel, MT.
Sadie-ADOPTED
Sadie came to the rescue beginning of August due to being just too active for her TWO previous owners, yes that is right, she was an owner surrender x2 not due anything she has control over. She is a GSP and her approximate DOB is 8/4/18. Which makes her just a year old-OF COURSE she is going to be active and full of energy!
She has done AWESOME at the rescue. Since she has arrived at the rescue she has learned to: kennels up, load up in the truck, sits, waits for her food, takes treats gently, house trained, is recall trained with an ecollar! And just loves to play with any of the other dogs that want to run amok with her. She also loves the water and to play fetch! She is such a love and just wants that in return in addition to being run and exercised.
Her new forever home is VERY active out of Billings, MT, and has another 1.5yr old GSP to keep her extra tired and pre-occupied.
Tick- Adopted
Tick was successfully adopted by a family in Helena that hunts with a Falcon! Called Falconry, for those of you who have not seen this, I would recommend watching a video on it, pretty unique way to bird hunt.
Tick came to the rescue as an owner surrender from Central Montana. He is 2yrs old.
He is a sweet soul, and just wants to be in a home that he will be loved on, included in all the fun activities and play his with other four legged buddies. He will need LOTS of exercise as he kept running away from his previous home because he got bored, he would eventually come back when he was done exploring. He is good with cats!!
His re-training is underway and we are continuing to work on basic obedience, such as sit, down, stay. He does know kennel, but prefers to be out of the kennel, and does great in the truck for long periods, car rides, and in the house when no one is home. He is doing great with the other dogs, does great with kids, and people, he just wants attention and love, oh and to run... but he's a GSP, so that should be expected :) He loves to cuddle at night, but will also sleep on his own dog bed.
Flash- Adopted
Flash was adopted from a lovely couple who have a 6yr old female GWP rescue that recently lost her two older rescue siblings. They live on 10 acres backed up to thousands of usable land. Flash is an English Setter that came to the rescue from a Kansas shelter as a stray. He is thought to be 3.5yrs old.
What we know from the shelter staff: he is very playful with all the other dogs, and people. He just wants to run and chase birds!
Flash learned quickly with the e-coallr and recall training and learned to stay very close. He shows great promise and is eager to please. He sleeps through the night without being in the kennel and definitely prefers to be out of the kennel.
Adopted 10/2019
Orion-Adopted
Orion came to the rescue as a transfer from the UT rescue for more one on one training so he can learn to be the best little GSP for his next home. His approx. DOB is 10/24/17. So he just turned 2. He was adopted by a lovely family with an 11month old GWP female that was looking for a playmate in East Helena, MT.
He was a stray as he had road rash when he originally arrived at the UT rescue. He has been in the doggy day care facilities in UT since 04/2019. So he is well socialized and gets along great with other dogs.
He has never been in a house before. So getting used to all the noises of a TV, dishwasher, laundry etc. He will kennel right up and lay down in there and chew on his bones. He loves his toys, and will prance around in the yard carrying them waiting for one of the other dogs to play with him or for a person to play fetch.
He is great on an ecollar recall now and knows basic obedience and is getting along with the other pups. He is a short stout guy at 42lbs and 22.5in at his withers.
Adopted 10/2019
Gunner- Adopted
Gunner was an owner surrender and just wanted to be with his people. He is such a love and such a quick learner. Quickly learned e-collar recall, basic commands, and was house broken within a week. Went to his new family only 2 weeks after coming into the rescue.
He was adopted by a lovely family that have been on the waitlist for about a year that live in WA.
Adopted 10/2019
Chaco- Adopted
Chaco (now renamed again to Oliver "Ollie") came to the Bozeman Heart of the Valley Humane Society at the beginning of December as he was just too active for his current family. He is 11 months old, and GSP... SO active it is!
He is neutered and up to date on vaccines, thanks to the Humane Society.
He came to the rescue on 1/4/20. He quickly excelled in his off leash recall training, his kenneling, in door house manners, and socializing with the other dogs in the rescue. SO quickly that he was adopted only one week after coming into the Rescue. He is such a love and just wants to be a part of all your adventures which he is now enjoying in his home in Bend, OR!
Adopted 01/2020
Avi-Adopted
Avi came to the rescue as a transfer from a UT rescue as he needed a change of scenery and a new start. He is approximately 10.5 yrs old, but don't let that white face fool you, he can run with the pack with ease, and is playful with the other pups in the rescue. He us up to date on vaccines and is neutered.
He loves to snuggle next to you, but will lay on the dog bed as well. He rides in the car awesome, don't even know he is there, lays right down. He kennels right up in the truck and in the house when need be, although he is house trained and does know how to use a dog door! He is recall trained, knows what an e-collar is and if he doesn't hear you call his name, he turns right around with a tone of the collar. He knows all other basic obedience commands and when reminded to heel on a leash he does that as well. He just wants to be with you as much as possible and included in all the fun activities. He gets along great with the other dogs and is submissive if another dog is wanting to be dominant. He does not do well with cats!
He found his forever home in Lake Stevens, WA with an older (but also young at heart) GSP sister !!
Adopted 04/2020
Bella- adopted
Bella was adopted with a young man on All Points West GSP Rescue's waitlist in Portland, OR!
Bella is a 6yr old 66lb female GSP owner surrender. Unfortunately her human passed away and a family friend took her in, but can't provide her with the daily exercise she needs as a GSP!
She is good with kids, AND cats if supervised with the cat. She had a history of wanting to be dominant with other girl dogs, and seems to get jealous when they are being pet and she isn't when inside the house, and she takes it upon herself to change that. She grew up as an only outside dog, so it is going to take some adjusting time. She does great around other dogs when outside playing or even eating.
She has hunted before and she loves the water. She knows what an ecollar is and does well with it. She does great with an underground fence too. She can easily clear a 4ft fence and will climb out of a 6ft chainlink if she decides she is bored and would rather be inside with her people. She is a GSP afterall.
Adopted 4/2020
Olive & Ella-adopted
Olive and Ella were adopted out to an awesome couple in Bozeman, MT who are going to be able to give them all the love and attention they desire. Running them in big open fields near their house and be able to take them to work with them too!!
Olive is orange and white and is 4 year old Bracco Italiano. Ella is her younger sister (liver and white) also Bracco Italiano Pointer. They are looking for their new forever home. They need lots of space to run. House trained, kennel trained and love to be in their kennel together. Good with kids, probably not cats as they have a high prey drive. They are both very birdy and are always running with their nose to the ground. They are E-collar trained, very good listeners even without their e-collars. Her and her sister love to cuddle with each other, but love their human cuddling just as much. They don't fence jump. And love to run and play in the yard with each other. They will need to go to their new home together as they are a bonded pair.
Adopted 05/2020
Ella Passed 12/2021 due to Addison's Crisis
Rudy (aka Rowdy Rudy)- Adopted
He was adopted by a sweet gal from Seattle who had the time, energy and dedication to keep up with Rudy and provide him with the structure, training and exercise he was looking for. He also has a 2 year old GSP sister now to help run off his energy!
Rudy (aka Rowdy Rudy as he is a rambunctious kid, but is very sweet) came to the rescue as a transfer from UT due to being very stressed in the doggie daycare setting. It was just too much stimulation for him.
He loves to play with other dogs, and has ALOT of energy and spunk and wants to go-go-go, he is a GSP after all! Due to his high energy and young age, he would do best in a home with another young dog that loves to play. Our Rescue lady thinks he would thrive with another dog to help run his energy off and would be less likely to be naughty when inside the house. He is on the smaller side at only 22in at his withers. He also needs to gain some weight back as he lost quite a bit while he was in the doggie daycare. He is always on the hunt and thus would not be a good fit for a house with cats, some are trainable to tolerate them or leave them, but he is always going to think of them as prey and something he needs to catch.
While in rescue he learned: the basics currently working on recall (he is NOW recall trained with an ecollar!!! House manners such as: not counter surfing our couch surfing or cough surfing onto the coffee table. Oh yes, he is a wild child, but he is coming along nicely and quickly! And of course this leads into just plain ol' basic obedience. He actually really likes his kennel as well and kennels right up for meal time and for traveling.
Adopted 04/2020
Able-adopted
Davis-ADOPTED
Hi! I'm Able. I am a BIG boy at 28in at my withers!!! My girth is 38in. Weight was 111 a few days after I came into the rescue, and was 97 when I was adopted 3 weeks later by a lovely couple out of Red Lodge, MT!
I am almost 4 years old and I had to find a new home due to my parents getting older and not being able to provide me with my daily exercise routine. Thus, I still need to lose some more weight so I can be a young healthy 4 year old GSP and keep up with all the other GSPs at the rescue. You can tell I have that young spirit and want to run and play, but can't keep up.
My rescue lady worked on on my recall training. We are doing short frequent training sessions so we don't over due it as we slowly increase my activity level.
I am very sweet and affectionate and have that typical GSP drive to cuddle and will lay right between your legs if you let me. I was very spoiled in my previous home and love to lay on the sofa with my people and the bed as well! I am good with older kids, due to my size and young age, my rescue lady worries about me knocking little ones over. I do like to talk and am very used to my people being home, so my rescue lady is going to work on my kennel training as well. I am NOT good with cats or other small creatures as I see them as prey. I have done great thus far with the other dogs at my new foster home and am more interested in being by my person. I will run around in the back yard with the other pups.
Adopted 04/2021
Davis was adopted again to a lovely family on our waitlist in Kalispell. He is a very unique almost 8yr old GSP. He was returned to the rescue due to his new family having a baby coming and worried they won't have enough time to exercise him, in addition he likes to chase people that are running through their yard and nipping incidences when in close proximity to his owner, but does fine on hikes where there are a lot of people. No biting incidences. He does okay with kids in the house. This seems to be more of a protective thing for him. He was originally transferred to the rescue back in Summer of 2019 from another rescue for some one on one attention and training. He was a stray in UT. He was then adopted in 08/2019.
His re-training is complete! He is recall trained with an e-collar, he does great about checking back in when out on the trails. He knows: come, here, sit, kennel, load up, gentle, go lay down, and wait.
He is very birdie, not sure if he has been hunted over, but I think would probably make a great hunting partner as he has a high prey drive. He caught a bird hiking and brought it right to my hand!
Adopted 06/2021
MAVERICK- ADOPTED
Maverick came to the rescue from a vet clinic in Billings that had been trying to find him a home since 10/1!!! Can you believe no one wanted to snatch this cute boy up?! Us either, that is why we jumped on it when someone sent us his story.
He had been surrendered to the shelter, not once but 3 times!!! He was dropped at the vet clinic to be euthanized as the shelter was going to do just that if he was dropped off again. Due to no fault of his own, he just got very talkative at night, and his family didn't know what to do and why he was doing it. Apparently they didn't know he needs to RUN and that he is a hound and likes to tell his story!!
So the vet clinic reached out to us and we said YES!
He thrived in rescue. Loves the other dogs. Is off all medications. Has free roam of the house when rescue mom is at work. Still kennels up when needed. He knows how to play fetch now, although maybe not be his favorite thing. He loves to run, snuggle, and play with the other dogs. He really is the sweetest!!
He was adopted by a sweet couple out of Calgary! Our FIRST Canada adoption!!! He gets to run an 8km (almost 5miles) twice a day and gets lots of snuggles and love from his new family and he has a new younger sister Lucy that is a 2yr old GSP!
Adopted 04/2021
leroy- ADOPTED
Leroy came to the rescue as a stray from Yakima, WA. He is about 10 years young. He just arrived on 12/10, he was retrained and socialization was attempted, but he was very stressed in the house as he has never been in a home before my rescue lady thinks. He is very dominate, and due to his bite history could not go to a home with young kids. His new adopters had a good saying for him... "he doesn't know what he doesn't know!" Meaning pretty much everything we take for granted that most dogs know is a new experience for him! So he needed to go to a home where someone was willing to work with and be patient with his quirks. Also be able to hone in on what his cues are to know he is stressed and is uncomfortable so no more biting incidences happen. Lucky for us, his foster placement ended as "foster fail" and decided they couldn't bare the idea of him getting sent out and returned again!! This is great for Leroy as he trusted his new parents fairly quickly and was excelling at his training.
Adopted 03/2021; returned, re-adopted 04/2021; Passed away 09/2021
Daisy- ADOPTED
Daisy came to the rescue as an owner surrender from a family that did not have enough time for her. Western MT is where she has grown up. Her DOB is: 4/16/2020
She is a sweet soul, with that typical sassy female GSP personality- but that took a while to come out as she was pretty shy when she first arrived into rescue.
She left rescue all trained up! She is recall trained. House trained. Knows basic commands. Knows kennel, and load up. She is very birdy- even chases leaves AND bugs!! She is a cuddle bug and LOVES to crawl under neath the blankets and sleep right behind your legs if you let her!
She was adopted by a sweet couple and now has an older brother tha tis 6.5yrs young weimeriner lab mix named Onyx. He is pretty submissive, which actually works out for Daisy as she is also submissive and growing into her sassy, fun, playful personality. So she can continue to grow with Onxy!! She will live out her days in Wyoming, hiking, and swimming and going on adventures!
Adopted 05/2021
Echo- ADOPTED
Echo was adopted to a lovely family in a small town in OR.
Echo came to the rescue as an owner surrender as his owners just didn't have enough time for him to continue his needed training. His DOB is: 9/21/2020
He is a sweet soul, and just wants to be in a home that is will be loved on, included in all the fun activities and play his with other four legged buddies. He loved going to doggie daycare, and just wants to play. He LOVES to play with the other young dog in rescue. He knows leave it, sit, down, stay, kennel, load up, high five, other paw. He is cueing into other dogs cues of when they don't want to play anymore. He is VERY much a puppy and up in everyone's face wanting to play play play!
He has a history of space guarding in his kennel that has led to some biting. He gets very nervous when he feels like he is trapped and you are inclosing in on his space, specifically with hands reaching into his kennel. We call this being Hand shy. This is only in his kennel. We are working on this and he is doing very well with his desensititzation training with his rescue lady, but unfortunately if you are new to him, he needs to gain your trust before he trusts you to reach into his kennel.
ADOPTED 5/29/21
Hudson-Adopted
Hudson is approximately 2 years old neutered male GSP. He was a breeder dump in UT in a field and was a stray for approx 5-6 months with his brother and evaded capture as it is presumed to never be socialized with humans as a puppy. He was finally picked up and placed in a shelter in South Utah July 2020. He came into the Dillon, MT shleter in Jan 2021 due to a foster placement falling through in Montana.
He seems to be very sweet underneath his anxious, scared about life and people personality. He is doing well with other confident, friendly dogs and is cueing into other social cues from dogs. Everything was new to him when he came to the rescue. BUT he was resiliant and pushed through his nerves put himself in awkward situations to experience new things that his 4 legged friends told him were not so scary afterall.
He found the most amazing forever home south of Seattle with an 11mnt old GSP brother and a 14yr old GSP brother. He is doing so well, and one would have never guessed how skidish he was when he first came into the rescue!!
Adoption date: 7/5/21
Letty- adopted
This is Letty! She is about 2 years old, spayed. She was an owner surrender due to not being able to give her the attention and exercise she deserved. She knew her name and came most of the time when called, so in rescue we fine tuned this with ecollar recall training and now turns on a dime whe she hears the tone of that collar. She also learned some basic obediance and kennel training while in the rescue. She now lives the bird dog dream of being on 40 acres with acces to a 300+ acre ranch across the road where the Blackfoot river runs through in addition to some ponds! She has 5 other 4 legged siblings (3 dogs - 2 older, and a 5month old yellow lab, and 2 goats that are twice the size of her)! She has gone bird hunting several times and is not gun shy, and pointed and retrieved birds. Loves swimming, fetch, and playing and will continue to be able to thrive and live a spoiled life as a GWP should!
Adoption Date: 7/21/21
Zeke- ADOPTED
This is Zeke. He is a 6yr old nuetered GSP. He has had 2 homes already. He first got rehomed around the age of 2 as his 2 legged sibling jumped on him while he was sleeping, startled him and hi nipped at the child (did not bite, just snapped at him or her), so they decided to rehome him. His second owner owned him for about 3 years, and the owners health was not doing well and he couold not provide him with enough exercise.
He found his forver home with a family in Helena, MT and gets to go everywhere with his dad and his son who helps him with his construction projects. He will be a much happier dog being included in all the activities and rarely being left alone from now on!
Adopted 8/10/21
Ranger-adopted
Ranger is an active two year old GWP. He loves daily runs or walks and weekend hikes in the mountains. He is e-collar trained, neutered, and does well with most other dogs. He lives to be in the water and run around, but loves to check back in. He is strong willed but incredibly loyal, and will sprint laps around, but will not stray too far as he wants to make sure he can turn around to see his person.
He was adopted by a lovely couple in northeastern Montana who lives on 20 acres along the river!! What a great set up! His new owners are very patient and willing to work through his quirks to give him the best forever life!
Adopted 9/27/21
Mac
Mac is 12 year old Brittany Spaniel who was adopted to lovely women with 15+ years of brittany rescue/foster experience here in Montana.
He was an owner surrender due to his previous family not being able to give him the time he deserves. He has unfortunately been an outside dog for the last 4-5 years so will need to be re-trained in the house. He is doing very well with this with frequent potty breaks outside and is learning to go to the door when he needs to go out.
He is very loving and will come sit right next to you and give you kisses and even lay down and roll on his back for belly rubs. He will sit next to you on the sofa if you let him. He is good with kids, dogs, and cats.
Once he arrived in rescue we found out he has seizures, so he was started on phenobarbital and will require this and possibly other medications to keep his seizures from occurring.
Adopted 11/19/21; Passed away: 8/16/23
Enzo- ADOPTED
Enzo is about 8 mnts old neutered male GWP, Spinone Italiano, and maybe Lab mix who was adopted here in Helena, MT. He came to rescue due to being surrendered once due to escaping the fence, and then his 2nd home he kept forgetting what a big puppy he is and get a little rough with his human siblings. He would do well with older kids in the house.
Enzo is a fun happy go lucky puppy that has some high energy, but is great about entertaining himself with bones, as long as he gets a good run in the am and is able to play with his 4 legged siblings.
In rescue he learned recall with an ecollar, and is doing quite well. He loves to just run right by your side! He is also learned kennel training, loading up in the truck and basic obedience commands like not jumping up on people, sit, shake, stay, leave it. He LOVES all the other dogs in the rescue and is doing great inside and outside the house. It took him a day of watching the other dogs in and out of the dog door and he has already started using that to go out to go potty on his own! Did my rescue lady mention how smart I am?! He is going to make his new family so happy with his puppy antics and fun personality.
ADOPTED: 12/2/21
Leonardo (aka Leo)- Adopted
Leo is a 11month old Spinone Italiano lab mix (suspected). He was an owner surrender from Round up, MT.
He was adopted to a very active gentleman in Livingston, MT. He will be goin on lots of adventures and continuing to work on his training.
Before leaving rescue he was kennel trained, recall trained and still working on house manners of not jumping on furniture. He LOVES the dog door and LOVES the snow.
He is very friendly and submissive towards other dogs. He wags his tail when humans come over to pet him and loves all the people he has meet and really just wants to play play play with the dogs in the rescue.
Adopted 1/13/22
gryffin- Adopted
Gryffin is a young 6mnt old GSP Nova Scotia Duck Trolling Retriever. He has been in 2 homes already to no fault of his own. First re-home was at 9wks old due to the old resident dog being very space guarding and growling at him all the time. 2nd re-home was due to an unfortunate circumstance with a neighbor who kept threatening to hurt the owners dog cause he didn't like him....
Since he new a lot of basic commands, is kennel trained. Does great in the car, loves doggie daycare and even does okay with cats, he was placed in a foster to adopt since the rescue was full at the time, well that lasted all of a day before they fell in love with him and decided to adopt him!
He was adopted locally in Helena, MTto a retired couple dedicated to spend all the time he needs to continue to train, go out on the boat to fish and do some bird hunting even.
Adopted 1/21/22
Nico- Adopted
Nico is a 9yr old GSP male who was an owner surrender due to not having enough time for him. They had him since he was 4-5months of age. He was primarily and outdoor dog (day and night).
He does well with other dogs, listens to his name, and is a typical GSP, so don't let his age fool you, he still has a lot of energy and life left in him! Would do well in a home with another playful dog. Older kids as he is a big boy and doesn't realize his size. And someone willing to take him on adventures and play fetch and let him sleep inside like part of the family.
He was adopted to a young gentleman who has a 8yr old GSP female looking for a brother. He is going to be spending the rest of his days in Eugene, OR.
Adopted 1/30/22
Sullivan aka Sully- Adopted
Sully is a 1.5yr old (DOB 06/2020) who was an owner surrender to a South Valley Utah Shelter. The shelter was over capacity and had been there for 3 weeks without any interest so was up for euthanasia, so we immediately swooped him up!!!
He immediately began winning over all the hearts who laid eyes on him from the rescue. His personality combined with his stunning good looks, he was becoming a fan favorite. His training started right away and he showed rescue mom how smart he really was. He was so quick to learn all our basic and advanced commands within a day or two of introduction.
He was neutered and then after recovering from that he made a road trip to Oregon coast to spend a few days on the beach getting to know his new future brother GSP Bodie and they hit it off! He will live out the rest of his amazing life being spolied beyond belief in Bend, OR.
Adopted 2/10/22
Tyko-adopted
Tyko is a 9yr old GSP/Wiem mix, that was looking for his new forever home. Nyko's family had to sell their house unfortunately and new living conditions do not allow Tyko to live his best life.
He is one of the few that was adopted straight into his forever family, instead of coming to rescue first for all his training. They have an established trainer and were willing to put in the work with him, knowing they would hit a few bumps in the road at his age. He will be living out the remainder of his years exploring the hills in Missoula, MT=
Adopted 2/10/22
Tulley-adopted
Tulley is about a 4 year old GSP female who's owner passed away. She is one of the few who did not come directly into rescue and was adopted right from previous owners.
She was adopted by a lovely family who live in Idaho. They lost their GSP last year to cancer. Her new family is hoping to get her back into hunting. She will have 3 human brothers that will keep her very busy!
Adopted 2/20/22
Buford-adopted
Buford is a sweet 8mnt to 1yr old coonhound who has had a ruff start to life.
His story- He was an owner surrender to a shelter in South Utah. The shelter used him as a "tester" dog cause he was so friendly. He then became a bit stir crazy in his small kennel and he was put on the euthanize list as he had been there for a few months with no interest! So Legends for Paws out of Idaho stepped up and took him in. He was transported a foster in Montana, but the foster family has some health issues going on, so then he was moved to a boarding facility which the staff all LOVED him there and he got to play in doggie day care all day, so He loved it there also, he was then adopted to a home with a small dog and cat, but that family had a family member become ill and they didn't feel they had the time to care for them as they originally thought, so he is in need of his forever home again! This is all within a month time frame!
He is now living out his best life in Sheridan, WY.
Adopted 3/16/22
Brooklyn-adopted
Brooklyn is the sweetest girl you will ever meet. She was used for breeding and she jumped out of tuck and had to have her left front leg amputated when she was only around the age of 3ish. THEY then bred her again and surrendered her to the shelter 8 weeks after her last litter!!
She was with Utah Perfect Pointers for 2 years before being transfered to us, as there were no suitable applicants who had applied for her.
She came into rescue and started boot camp right away as we already had a family in mind who had been on our waitlist and had adopted Avi from us previously in 2020. She was recall trained in 4 days and we continued to work on her leash manners till she went home with her new family in Lake Stevens, WA.
Adopted 3/29/22
Annie-Adopted
Annie is a very smart, cute and playful GSP girl. She is approximately 7 months old. She was just spayed on Monday, thus the cone. She was a stray, presumed to be dumped in a field by a breeder with her brother in West Valley Utah cause they hadn't sold them yet. Her brother was adopted from the shelter prior to the rescue being able to swoop him up.
Annie was adopted by her foster parents and now has 2 GSP siblings (one male and one female), and a great dane male who is the grandpa of the group. They live on 7 acres in Cascade, MT.
Adopted 4/2/22
Cocoa aka Roo-adopted
Cocoa aka Roo is a very cute 23 month old GSP female. She is UTD on vaccines and is Spayed. She was an owner surrender due to family member becoming ill. She is a FOSTER FAIL and will be living out her days with her 2 older siblings in Heber, UT, being included in all the fun outdoor adventures.
She is very sweet, loves to play with the other dogs in her foster home. She is working on her crate training, and basic obedience, along with leash training and recall training off leash.
She is cross-eyed and the ophthalmologist stated it is congenital strabismus and shouldn't worsen her vision over time. She also has a probable soft tissue iliopsoas injury in both knees, R worse than left, which her foster mom is taking her to rehab for. She has had xrays and the orthopedic specialist in Salt Lake does not think she needs surgery!
Adopted 4/21/22
Leighton-adopted
Leighton is a very cute 10mnt old black and white female spayed GSP. She came to us from Boise Idaho shelter (Idaho Humane). She was originally dropped off due to eating a sock and the owners didn't want to pay for her surgery. After her surgery, She was adopted and returned not once, but 3 times at the shelter in Idaho due to people not really knowing what they were getting into with not only a GSP, but a GSP PUPPY!!!!!
She will be living out her best life Bozeman, MT with experienced GSP owners. She came into rescue on 4/13, and was recall trained in 3 days, which she LOVES to run and play in the snow and on the trails. She learned her house manners, kennel training, basic obedience, and socialization with other dogs. She is young, so she was a sponge and learned fast!
Adopted 4/21/22
Misha- Adopted
Misha was a 16yr old Male GSP that came from a loving home, that could no longer care for him due to unfortunate circumstances where they lost their housing and they could not find affordable pet friendly housing in Bozeman, MT.
He went to an amazing couple just over the Border in Canada! He loves snuggles, hiking, fetch and using his nose- he is still a GSP afterall, no matter the age! Misha had all the training he needed, so he went right into his forever home!
Adopted 5/21/22
Harely-Adopted
Harley is 6yr old GWP. He found his forever home in Everett, WA with a couple who is very active and he will get to join in on all the adventures with them!
He has grown up with kids and does well with them. He does well with other dogs. He does NOT do well with cats.
He is just such a happy boy, he gives you the full butt wag, not just the tail wag. He has done upland hunting which he loves and he just started getting into waterfowl. He LOVES fetch. He is recall trained, basic obedience, house trained, kennel trained, place trained. In other words, he is pretty much the perfect bird dog!
He does have severe dust mite and storage mite allergies that caused him to loose all of his hair on his ears, and became very itchy. He was started on Apoquel daily and possibly immunotherapy forever to help with these allergies. He was also switched to Hydrolyzed protein food as he had significant weight loss and kept having loose stools, and this solved those issues!
Adopted: 6/11/22
Ruby- staying at paws to peaks
Ruby is a 12-13 yr came in with her daughter Cleo (also a GSP age 9-10). They were sent to rescue due to their dad having a brain tumor and no longer being able to care for them. They still have that typical GSP energy, but are at the perfect age as they can settle a lot easier in the house. They were in rescue for a year, and we couldn't bear the thought of rehoming them at this point, so they are now officially part of the PTPR clan.
Neither have been trained to hunt, but are very birdy, and don't seem phased by gun fire in the distance. They are great cuddling, good with kids, love to run and are recall trained, house trained, kennel trained, do well in the kennel in for car rides, and free within the cab, are doing well with the other dogs in the house.
Adopted 8/18/22
Cleo- staying at Paws to Peaks
Cleo is a 10 yr old came in with her mom Ruby (also a GSP age 13).They were sent to rescue due to their dad having a brain tumor and no longer being able to care for them. They still have that typical GSP energy, but are at the perfect age as they can settle a lot easier in the house. They were in rescue for a year, and we couldn't bear the thought of rehoming them at this point, so they are now officially part of the PTPR clan.
Unfortunately Cleo is in Chronic Kidney Failure and will need a renal specific special diet. She is also on incontinence medication. She also has some arthritis in her Left hip/both elbows, so is on some oral pain medication for this and monthly adequan shots. Don't let this fool you though as she still goes for a few mile run daily with all the other dogs! And loves her belly rubs, good with kids, love to run and are recall trained, house trained, kennel trained, do well in the kennel in for car rides, and free within the cab.
Adopted 8/18/22
Willie aka Pluto-Adopted
Willie now Pluto is a 1yr old GSP male, who was adopted a month prior to being rehomed due to his original family not having enough time for him and he kept escaping. His second home had livestock and they figured out that was a no-go for him as he has killed at least one sheep before (bigger than him!).
He went directly into a foster-to-adopt and they fell in love with him immediately and decided to adopt!
He is very sweet, good with kids. He is birdy, but has never been hunted behind. He is an escape artist, so cannot be left unattended outside at any time. He is a young GSP, so that means lots of energy and needs lots of exercise off leash which he will get running in the big mountains of Big Sky, MT.
Adopted 9/6/22
Tahoe-adopted
Tahoe came as a rescue transfer just before his 2nd birthday from Utah Perfect Pointers, (making him 2.5yrs old now) he needed more one on one training and was not getting the right applications over the 2yrs he was in rescue in UT. He was originally an owner surrender to an Idaho shelter around 8 months of age, due to their resident dog beating up Tahoe. So unfortunately he was taught at a young age he needed to defend himself against unneutered males.
When he came into rescue, he was very timid around new people, but once he created that trust he is all kisses. He loved to run so my rescue lady worked hard on my off leash recall training, along with kennel training, basic obedience training as I didn't even know sit when I got to my rescue lady!! He now knows: sit, stay, wait, off, load up, kennel, place, leave it, this way, and most importantly come/here, fetch-which he LOVES. He also has learned to swim and really enjoys the water and will lay down in the pool on hot days. He has really come a long way and has ALOT of love to give to the right fit/family!
Which ended up being with a family in Bozeman, MT that had 2 female GSPs. They all clicked instantly and his new pawrents work from home and he gets to go on all the adventures such as fly fishing and hiking.
Adopted 9/22/22
Jennings-adopted
Jennings is a very sweet 1ish yr old GSP that came into a small shelter in Chinook, MT as a stray. He is still a little underweight. He has lots to learn, but has a gentle demeanor and wants to please. He is a little shy around people, but does great with the other GSP's he was found with and the GSP pack at the rescue along with other dogs that have visited the rescue.
He now knows-kennel, is recall trained and does well checking back in on hikes, house trained, sit, down and working on stay, but has learned not to bolt out of the gate, kennel, house etc, he is learning how to snuggle with humans, loves snuggling with Johnny, LOVES the water, and will just lay in the pool, and he is learning fetch and does like to do this, also likes to get the ball/toy and run from other dogs trying to get them to chase him.
He was adopted to a re-peat adopter who has HUDSON. Their personalities are so smiliar my rescue lady knew we would be a great fit and will be living out his bet life in Western, WA.
Adopted 9/24/22
Murphy-adopted
Murphy is a 4-month-old blood hound GSP mix. He was born blind, his cornea has never fully developed in utero. He recently had surgery on 9/10 to have his eyes removed so they would stop getting infected. He also had his neuter surgery at that time. He is up-to-date on vaccines and is ready to find his forever home so he can get acquainted with his surroundings and start to relax.
He is a bit nervous in new situations which is expected due to being blind. He is okay with being picked up when needed. He does know his name, come, sit and kennel. He has house trained and we are working on him being used to being on a leash.
He was adopted to an amazing family who is dedicated to giving him the best life and will be working with a trainer to make sure Murphy reaches his potential. He will be living his days out in the Tacoma, WA area until they move to Spokane in the next few years. He has a 2yr old GSP brother to help show him the ways of living a great, active life.
Adopted 9/24/22
Cash2-Adopted
Cash is a sweet boy, who was found at a gas station in Chinook, MT. It is suspected that he is brothers with Johnny, and Jennings, and one other GSP that was adopted directly from the shelter. He is estimated to be about 1 yr old.
He is now: recall trained with an e-collar, kennel trained-although prefers to be out of the kennel with you. He would do great in a home with another dog in the home, he is working on his basic obedience.
His current foster family decided they love him too much and their dog Olive has accepted him into the pack. He gets to go to work with his pawrents and there are a lot of dogs there and he likes to go say hi to everyone. He will continue to live the active life in Bozeman, MT
Adopted 10/3/22
Ashby-Adopted
Ashby came to resucue by the name of Ash. She came from a home that did not have the time to devote to her and so she kept having accidents in the house at even though she is 8 months old. So they decided to surrender her. She is kennel trained, but other than that not much else was taught to her.
Ashby is a sweet girl that was only in rescue a very short night before getting transfered to her foster faimly in Liberty Lake, WA who had her less than a week and decided they couldn't bare the thought of rehoming her so decided to adopt her! She is living the spoiled life now with an older sister who she tries to get to play with her, but is okay just following her around the yard too. She was very timid at first, but is opening up quickly.
Adopted 11/18/22
penny- Adopted
Penny is a sweet 5yr old female English Setter who found herself looking for a forever home due to no fault of her own. She has gone through a lot of hunting school and does not have enough drive for her previous owner.
Thankfully we had someone here in town who was looking for a smaller bird dog that would be good with their younger dog.
She is living the life in Helena, she gets to go bird hunt (and her new owner states she is phenomenal!). :)
Adopted 12/2022
johnny- adopted
Johnny is a very sweet 1ish yr old GSP that came into a small shelter in Chinook, MT as a stray with his 3 brothers. He is still a little underweight, but he is all muscle and his neck was raw from his collar being too tight.
He now is recall trained with an ecollar and boy does he love that! He has a great set of wheels on him, full speed ahead at all times! He knows kennel, sit, down, place and stay. He does know not to bolt out of the kennel, or the back yard, but still fine tuning the stay/wait command.
He has lots to learn with regards to bird hunting, but his new forever home is dedicated to continue to work on his fetch and bird/gun introduction. He will get to go on hikes daily around the Bozeman, MT area to be able to run off all his young energy.
Adopted 12/31/22
Lanni- adopted
Lanni came into rescue as an owner surrender as they did not have the time to spend with her.
She was adopted by a lovely family and now has an older GSP sister and kid brother who she loves and will be living out her days in Bend, OR.
She was kenneled ALOT in too small of a kennel so really disklikes being left home alone and has some major separation anxiety to work through.
She was recall trained in the 5 days she was in rescue. She also did amazing with all the dogs at the rescue, and learned that if she retreives the ball it will get thrown again, and she really enjoyed that!
She was covered for a UTI as she was urinating a lot and her urine was very strong smelling, worms, diarrhea, updated on vaccines.
Adopted 3/26/23
Rocco-Adopted
Rocco is a sweet sweet 10mnt old male GSP looking for his forever home.
Was adopted by a Triathlete coach out of Bend, OR who has 2 other GSP boys (1.5yrs and 5yr old).
He came to rescue due to the 2nd owner not being able to find a home for him. He was a breeder dump as he hadn't sold him yet and he was 6mnts old. A gal in Idaho took him and 2 of his siblings in and she found homes for his 2 siblings, but ran out of options for him. Unfortunately he was not getting run or exercised so was climbing 6ft chain link kennel runs and chewing his way out of plastic kennels in the garage. It does not appear he was ever an indoor dog.
Now that he is at the rescue, we are working quickly on potty training, positive kennel training, basic obedience, and off leash training. He is a SPONGE. He is soaking up everything and is learning very quickly what is asked of him. He is off leash trained after being in the rescue only 3 days. He sleeps without issues in a big wire kennel. He does great with the other dogs and is very playful. In addition to being exposed to the other dogs at the rescue, he is going to doggie daycare 1-2 days a week to increase his socialization with other humans and dogs! He is a bit timid of noises and any sudden movements in the house as this is ALL new for him. He is timid at first with new people but warms up quickly.
Adopted 3/26/23
Oakley aka Obi-Adopted
Oakley was surrendered with his brother to the Fresno Shelter. His brother was adopted fairly quickly, but little Oakley was there for approximately 2 months. In that time he got kennel cough twice.
We then were able to adopt him out into a foster home. He then got sick a day later with pneumonia, and ended up in the ER vet hospital in Fresno where he had to spend the night. He perked up quickly with fluids and antiboitcs.
He then got to go back to his foster and continue working on house training, kennel training, and basic obedience training. He won the heart strings of many followers, but one stepped forward that has been on our waitlist and expressed interest in adding to their pack.
Oakley now has a 3 year old GSP brother and will live out his active days in Port Angeles, WA!
Adopted 5/12/23
Elsa-Adopted
Elsa was an owner surrender do to needing a home without cats. She had already been to 2 homes in her 3.5yrs of life so we knew we had 2 great options for her.
The current family ended up going with the couple that had more space to offer Elsa. They adopted Dash (formerly Flash), and lost their GWP this Spring due to a stroke.
Dash is SO excited to have a playmate again. Elsa will have lots of fun and adventures to come with here new family here in Helena, MT.
Adopted 5/9/23
Bo-adopted
Bo is an active 5yr old male GSP who needed a new home as his family's circumstances changed and they were no longer able to provide the exercise and mental stimulation he needed. He has learned that he is too over excited with kids and gets too mouthy, so his family is looking for a home that will be less stressful for him.
He takes time to get warmed up to new people and dogs, but once he recognizes you he wants lots of attention. He co-exists well with other dogs and even likes to cuddle sometimes. He is very active and needs LOTS of exercise (he is a GSP afterall).
He will be living out his best life in Salem, OR with his new dad who is planning on taking him on all his adventures including fishing, hiking, and daily outings to help build Bo's confidence.
Adopted 6/1/23
Lucy-adopted
Lucy is a sweet girl, approx 2 yrs.
She was found as a stray in UT and ended up in an over crowded high kill shelter so was transferred to a humane society in WA. She was adopted about 8 months ago to a family in Northern Idaho.
Unfortunately at the time she was still recovering from her Spay surgery and so the family didn't realize what they were getting into with regards to her exercise demands.
She no knows: house trained, Kennel trained, load up, LOVES fetch, LOVES swimming, is recall trained with the ecollar, wait/stay, heal, appropriate leash walking, waiting at intersections, place training, and learning to play with other dogs.
She will be starting her new life in Big Sky, MT with her two new parents who are very excited to have an active partner in all their outdoor activities.
Adopted 6/6/23
Ruger-Adopted/staying at the rescue
Ruger is a 3yr old male (DOB:11/14/19) GSP transfer from Spokane Humane, originally from California.
He was transferred to rescue due to escaping his home on multiple occasions and having some dog reactivity. We have broken through his reactivity and he loves to play with most dogs in the rescue now! He hasn't tried to escape the rescue fence since arrival in Sept as he gets to run off leash every day.
He loves fetch and water. He would play fetch all day if you let him. He also loves to dig in the kid pool to try to reach the bottom, he is quite the character. He has some great bird hunting potential and went hunting with us in the fall, and Gina had him retrieving to hand and heeling by the spring.
Due to his reactivity at baseline, and his spondylolysis in his lumbar spine, connective tissue disorder, allergies being on rx food, his right age, and being a great hunter in addition to be a sweetheart he is staying at the rescue full time. He will be our 4th foster fail since starting the rescue in 2018.
Adopted 6/30/23
Olly-adopted
Olly is a very sweet boy who came from Fruit Heights, UT shelter. He is 8 months old. GSP/English Spaniel. He is approximately 35lbs right now and do not see him getting bigger than 45lbs.
He was adopted by a lovely family in Washougal, WA with another young 2yr old female GSP. He will live out his life with 5 acres to roam, river and hiking adventures.
He was surrendered due to being "too much". He grew up with 9 kids age from 0-17. He was not house trained and did not have much of any basic training when he got to the rescue house.
He now knows: sit, down, stay/wait, kennel, load up, come with a whistle and is recall trained with an ecollar. He does well in his kennel and sleeps in it overnight and when his humans are gone. He is GREAT with other dogs and really adjusts his play based on the other dog. He is also learned fetch, and does really well with the bumper. He has even learned to swim in rescue in the lake and the river and is in love with the water now.
Adopted 7/28/23
Annie-adopted
Anastasia ie Annie is a 15mnt ish pointer/lab who was found as a stray and ended up in the Yakima Humane Society. They were over-crowded with pop-up kennels in the lobby.
We reached out and after lots of work figuring out transportation and border crossing, we found a lovely young couple in Canada who wanted to add to their pack. They knew their young GSP boy would love a girl to play with.
Annie is adjusting quickly to living a spoiled life in the house. She was on her spay recovery, so finally got the all clear to start really being able to run and play. Her family is very excited to be able to take her on all the adventures!
Adopted 8/12/23
sadie2-adopted
Sadie is a sweet GSP mix. She is estimated to be 9 yrs young.. She has had a lot of litters and when the family was done with her having babies, she was dropped at a small shelter in Oregon.
She was adopted by a lovely family locally here in Helena, MT.
She is very sweet demeanor. She likes the water.
While in rescue she is now: house trained, kennel trained, off leash trained with an ecollar, but she tends to like to stay by her humans, she has learned to ride well in the car.
Adopted 8/17/23
Otis-Adopted
Otis is a sweet 4mnt old approx Slick coat GWP/pudelpointer we suspect, DNA test pending! He was a stray and after his stray hold was transferred to the rescue due to being at a very small shelter in south UT that did not have staff there regularly.
He was adopted by his foster family in Sandy, UT and has an older sister named Daisy who is a golden retriever. He loves playing.
He is just a puppy, so has lots to learn but is already learning the basics such as house training, using a doggie door, sit, stay, come, kennel, being calm in his kennel, and car rides.
Adopted 8/21/23
Ebony- adopted
Ebony who goes by Ebby for short is a sweet 3yr old female GSP.
She was surrendered to an overcrowded shelter in UT due to being too much for her previous family.
Ebony will be living out her best life in Colombia Falls, MT with a lovely lady who is retired and recently lost her GSP to prostate/bladder cancer.
While Ebony was in the rescue, we figured out she LOVES fetch, she has not been around the water much, but is coming around to it, she did great with her 2 foster brothers who are BIG GSPs. She has jumped her foster families fence to chase a cat she smelled. She is now off leash trained with an ecollar, kennel trained, and house trained.
Adopted 8/23/23
Fae (aka Nina)-Adopted
Fae is a 14-18mnt old GSP who came from a hoarding situation in UT where 19 dogs were confiscated!
She is very sweet demeanor. She gets nervous and starts spinning, but is able to be redirected. She does well with older dogs, puppies tend to stress her out, especially in the house.
She was placed in foster and was then adopted by the transporter that transported her as they fell in love with her!
She has an older 4 legged brother Jack who is teaching her how to be a dog. She has an older human sibling with Autism who is really enjoying Fae's personality and demanor.
Adopted 9/15/23
Bear-Adopted
Bear is a 3yr old male GSP that was an owner surrender.
He was staying with a friend for what was supposed to be a short-term situation, which turned into a permanent situation and the current caregiver cannot keep him longterm.
He has been hunted over. His recall is good with his ecollar. He is house trained. He has been around all ages. He is fairly hyper (he is a GSP after all), so older kids that he won't knock over might be best. He loves to snuggle, play fetch, tug, and will go in the creeks.
He is living out his active life with his new GSP sister on 20 acres in Malt, MT with a family that adores him for who he is!
Adopted 9/21/23
REMI- adopted
Remi is a sweet 2yr old female that came into rescue as an owner surrender. Her family had a medical change and was unable to care for Remi and give her the medical attention she needed.
She hurt her knee at some point this winter, but never had it x-rayed. When she came into rescue she was obviously lame on her right rear leg. We proceeded with x-ray and confirmed a full ACL tear. She was scheduled for TPLO surgery, and her pre-op labs came back with an elevation of her ALT. She had a pre and postprandil bile test which was normal. She now has a LIver US scheduled and if that is normal we will proceed with a TPLO.
She is recall trained now and kennel trained. Loves fetch. Loves the water.
If you want to help sponsor her and cover her medical costs, her vet costs are currently around $4,000.
She was adopted by her foster who fell in love with her! She has an older GSP brother who is 7 and named Riggs.
Adopted 9/22/23
mater- adopted
Mater is a sweet 3yr old who found himself looking for a new home, due to no fault of his own. His owners were moving and didn't want to take him with.
Fortunately for him rescue lady was coming through UT and could give him a freedom ride to his forever home in Anaconda, MT who had just applied and was placed on our waitlist.
Mater is living out his best life with some human sublings and 2 great active parents who play fetch with him, plan to try him out with bird hunting, and take him on all the fun outdoor activities.
Adopted 10/5/23
Ruthie-adopted
Ruthie is an approx 2yr old female was found in a ditch in farm field in Colorado with her another GSP who is presumed to be her mom.
She was taken in by a sweet family who has been rehabbing her and her mom. Ruthie seemed overall fairly healthy in comparison to her mom.
She is coming out of her shell and is doing well with learning how to fetch/building her retrieve drive and recall training. We have recently started working on kennel training. She is your typical Velcro GSP dog and wants to be where you are!
She was adopted and is living near by her foster with a family who had already met her and fell in love with her. She transitioned seamlessly to her new home and is choosing which kid bed to sleep in each night as she likes to snuggle them all. She lives on a ranch and will get to go to work with dad everyday.
Adopted 10/6/23
Molly-adopted
Molly is an appox 5-6yr old GSP. She was a stray around Nine Mile Falls, WA.
She is very sweet demeanor. She did well with her foster GSP brothers. She is house trained and kennel trained. Her forster family worked on her off leash training. She loves to snuggle. She is slow to warm up to new adults but is acting like her goofy self within minutes usually. She has quite the nose on her and may be a good hunter, she is not gun shy. She has not been hunted over.
Molly was adopted by a couple with a 7yr old Vizsla who live in Frenchtown, MT. She gets to run their 10 acres and go bird hunting and live a great loved life.
Adopted 10/7/23
COMET-adopted
Comet is an approx 9-12mnt old male English Pointer who was a stray in south UT and placed in a small shelter in Nephi, UT. He was transferred to us due to not being claimed by someone.
He is VERY sweet and has not met another dog he didn't want to be immediate friends with. He is all puppy and very playful. He is off leash trained, does pretty well with a whistle already, but is doing great with the ecollar, he is kennel trained, knows sit, and working on stay. He is a natural when it comes to birds. He "woah" on his second pigeon.
He will be living out his active life with his brother Pluto who was previously adopted from us and will get to hunt and run alot on the ranch in Greenough, MT.
Adopted 10/10/23
Callie aka greta-adopted
Callie who now goes by Greta is an appox 2-3yr old GSP. She was a stray around Nephi, UT.
She was fostered in Provo, UT for 2 months while she worked on her house training, kennel training, socialization, basic training and off leash recall. She has a very sweet demeanor. She likes to snuggle. She is learning how to play fetch.
She was adopted to a young couple who live in Bozeman, MT where she will get to run with her mom a couple times a day, go on hikes, backcountry skiing and play with her big brother Gus who is a golden retriever.
Adopted 10/21/23
hANS-adopted
Hans is a 10yr old male GSP that was an owner surrender. His owner became more unhealthy and had to have a partial leg amputation and can no longer adequately care for Hans or provide him the exercise he needs and deserves.
Don't let his age fool you, he loves to run and explore! He loves to go for walks. He is doing great with his 3 younger GSP brothers. We are working on his recall training. He is house trained and knows how to use a dog door.
He was adopted by a previous family that have adopted 2 dogs from us! He will live out his active days going on daily walks in the woods and hunting rabbits and birds with his tripod sister in Lake Stevens, WA area.
Adopted 10/26/23
browning-adopted
Browning is a sweet 11yr old boy who was unfortunately looking for his new home, his family rehomed him due to increasing separation anxiety.
Luckily for him we found him his fover home who are retired and he has one GSP brother who is also special needs with a cleft palate.
When his family is home is he relaxed and content. He loves the water. He loves fetch. He is off leash trained with an ecollar. He does well with other dogs of all sizes. He did well at doggie daycare, but needed to hang in the lobby with the staff versus being in the kennel. He does not do well with chickens. He is very active still and will go on multiple hikes/walks a day! He is a great little mouser. He does well sleeping in his kennel at night and is okay for a few hours a day in his kennel with other dogs in the house.
He will be living out his amazing golden years in Harrison, ID.
Adopted 10/31/23
Jocko- adopted
Jocko is an approx 15mnt old male GSP who found himself looking for his forever home.
His initial home did not have time for him and he was tied up outside a lot and they were going to take him to the woods and leave him there, so a neighbor took him in and gave him to a friend while they tried to find him a home. They have had him a few weeks and have not found him a home so they reached out to us.
He is now house trained and kennel trained. He has been doing well with the other 2 dogs in the house and around their kids. He seems to like fetch.
He fit is way right into the foster family in Plains and he loves to run the big fields by their house and follow his nose. He was just neutered and they proceeded with adoption!
Adopted 11/9/23
panda-adopted
Panda is an approx 3 old female Catahoula/pointer/grate dane? finding herself looking for her forever home. She was pulled from a shelter in Wyoming that was going to put her to sleep due to being returned for going after another dog in the house. She was in foster in Boise, ID and then moved to foster to adopt in Helena, MT.
She has learned a lot the last few months and her foster to adopt family is working hard with her on re-enforcing basic obedience, kennel training, off leash training with the help of the rescue lady and learning to co-exist with other dogs.
Panda is absolutely amazing with people. She is very sweet and affectionate.
She will be living out her active days here in Helena, MT
Adopted 11/12/23
Nola aka Nora- adopted
Nola now called Nora is an appox 2-3yr old GSP. She was a stray and was a transfer from the Unitah Humane Society.
She is very sweet demeanor. She does have a full tail. It seems she likes to play fetch. She is on the skinny side so will need to gain some weight. She just finished de-wormer tx. She was just spayed so is still on kennel rest.
She does well with other dogs. She knows kennel, and sit. She is working on other basic commands and recall, but seems like she wants to keep an eye on where you are.
She fit right in with her foster to adopt family and her big sister Millie who is a 4yr old Weimaraner. She will be living out her active days in Bozeman, MT
Adopted 11/15/23
Annie aka Birdie-adopted
Annie aka Birdie is a very sweet approx 7yr old GSP. She was a transfer from Weber County as she was up for euthinzation due to being there for over 50 days.
We found a urgent foster for her in northern UT who got her out of the shleter and into the vet for her head tilt. She had an inner ear infection in addition to a lot of debris/dirt in her ear. So we got her started on multiple treatments for this and she recently just finished this. She still has a little head tilt, which may be more behavioral now.
She is now in foster in Seattle and they had a bit of a ruff go as Birdie was still sick with watery stools and on lots of medications for her ear infection. They made it through this, and her squirrel obsessions and her foster decided she did not want to go with out her Birdie snuggles, so she was adopted!
Adopted 11/15/23
Riley- adopted
Riley is a 3yr old Brittany looking for his forever home due to his parents separating.
He has had some basic training, but will need more and luckily for him we had someone on our waitlist waiting for another Brittany as his had recently passed away. He went into foster to adopt and his new owner fell in love.
He will live out his active life with his new owner and get to explore the mountains all around Kalispell.
Adopted 11/17/23
hunter-adopted
Hunter is a very sweet approx 12mnt old male GSP. He was an owner surrender from a young couple who didn't have time for him outside of Boise, ID.
He is small for his age as he was stuck in a kennel that wat too small for him since he was small. Around the age of 4months he did eat a sock and had to have surgery to have it removed.
Since coming into rescue he learned house manners, house training, kennel training, basic obedience, dog socialization, and off leash training. He does like to follow his nose. We have started fetch training and he does seem to have fun with this. He likes to chew on nylabones and loves to carry things around!
He was adopted by a lovely couple just outside of helena who have 3 GSPs and 2 cats! He will get to go on lots of walks and go to the lake everyday during the summer!
Adopted 11/23/23
sage- adopted
Sage is a very sweet 4yr old Griffon. She was used to breed lots of puppies and kept escaping and was impounded (ie picked up by animal control) 8 times within the last 9 months! So the county finally got her out of there and transfered her to us!
She knows some basic commands, has learned kennel training, and is doing great with her leash work. She was initially told that she does well with other dogs, but as it turns out she was pretty reactive when she first came into the rescue.
Her foster family has really worked hard over this fall and are dedicated to her long term success and have decided to make her a permanent resident.
Adopted 12/4/2023
Marley- aDOPTED
Marley is a sweet 2yr old female GSP who found herself looking for her forever home as her previous family wasn't making the time to spend with her or exercise her.
Not much is known about her other than the previous family say he is very sweet, she loves other dogs. She is not a fan of her kennel or being restrained, but overall does well out of the kennel and has not been destructive. She was being kept outside when family was at work and she never escaped. She will need to be vetted/spayed and will need training in her future forever home.
Marley went into an interim foster while her original foster was getting settled in her new home and her interim foster and new GSP brother fell in love with her and decided this was the best fit for all involved! She will live out her active days in Bend, OR.
ADOPTED 12/18/23
CHASE-adopted
Chase is approx 7-8yr old male who was a stray and ended up in the Unitah Animal Shelter and was never claimed.
Not much was known about him as he was a stray. In rescue we learned: he is very sweet and LOVES to cuddle, He does not enjoy being left alone for an extended period (but who does?), he has done well with both male and female dogs, and has learned how to play and tolerates some rambunctious play. He LOVES car rides, you can barely tell he is with you. He does have bad knees and arthritis due to torn ACL's that have been that way for a while. He knows sit and kennel. He is recall trained with voice and ecollar.
He was adopted by a family that is a big supporter of the rescue who adopted Ashby back in 2022. Ash is excited to have a big brother and someone to play and snuggle with. She will be sure to show him all the good places to smell on their walks!
Adopted 12/31/23
Gunny-adopted
Gunny is a sweet 3yr old GWP, who was surrendered due to his dad passing away and the rest of his family did not think they could give him the exercise and attention he deserved.
Gunny does not have much training, and his foster family are working hard on kenneling, basic obedience and building his retrieve drive in addition to off leash training. He is doing well with leash training, but does still pull some. He is doing great with off leash recall with the ecollar!
Through all of his training his foster family fell in love with him and wanted to adopt him! We love our foster fails! He will live out his days bird hunting, hiking, and exploring.
Adopted 1/6/24
Bodie-Adopted
Bodie is an unaltered 2yr old male looking for his forever home.
His initial family was not able to care for him or give him the exercise he needed. He was brought into the rescue with his brother Boone, but since they are litter mates they are looking for separate forever homes.
Not much is known about him other than the previous family say he is very sweet.
He is working on his leash walking, kennel training, and dog socialization that is overall going well! He is VERY birdie, but if wanted as a hunting partner, he is green and will need all the training associated with this!
He will need to be vetted/neutered and will need training in his future forever home.
His new family lives in South Dakota and are working hard on all his training needs. He has a long way to go with some separation anxiety and dog reactivity, but they are in it for the long haul.
Adopted 1/12/24
Waldo- ADOPTED
Waldo is a sweet approx 1yr old English Pointer who had been sitting in the Spanish Fork, UT shelter for the last 4 months!
We couldn't believe that and had to snatch him up right away!
His foster family fell in love with him almost immediately. He will be living out his active days, going on all the adventures in Billings, MT
He is a sweet boy who loves playing with the other pups. He is neutered, up to date on shots and microchipped.
Not much is known about him and he will need training in his future forever home. His forever family jumped right into working on kennel training, off leash training/recall training, basic obedience and learning to settle in the house.
Adopted 1/21/24
Nellie- adopted
Nellie is an approx 5-6yr old female GSP who was a stray and placed in Roosevelt City, UT shelter.
She is living out her active days with a lovely family in Helena, MT.
Not much was known about her history other than she has had some litters, and has a nipple that will need to be removed as it is overgrown.
She did great with all dog intros at the shelter! She is now in foster and they have already learned that she LOVES fetch and did well in her kennel during transport and is doing great with the two foster GSP brothers and has started to initiate play! She loves to snuggle.
She was just spayed, had teeth removed, masses removed which came back negative for Cancer!
Adopted 1/21/24
Moose-adopted
Moose is a sweet 15mnt old male GSP. He was an owner surrender from a family outside of Boise, ID.
Moose finally settled in at his foster home and they decided to adopt him!!! He will live out his active life in Billings, MT area.
He is now in rescue and working on his house manners. He is kennel trained and house trained. We are working on dog socialization, and off leash training. He does like to follow his nose. We have started fetch training and he does seem to have fun with this. He does like to carry things around.
Adopted 1/24/24
HERSHAL- adopted
Hershal is a sweet approx 10mnt-1yr old who was a stray in UT. We got him right out of the shelter as we wanted to make sure he ended up in the right hands.
Hershal was in a foster to adopt in Bozeman, MT, and thankfully for Hershal and us, his foster family fell in love with him and he loves his big brother.
Hershal is very sweet and loving boy. He is doing well with his older GSP brother. He is a quick learner and excited to be a part of all the adventures. They are continuing to work on leaving the cat, but all his training is going well and he his joinging some basic obedience classes!
He will get to join on all the adventures around Montana has to offer with his family.
Adopted 1/29/24
Bessie-adopted
Mia is approx 10mnt old female GSP mix our rescue lady thinks.
She was dropped off with a very pregnant GSP female, so the shelter assumed she was a GSP mix, her sister (Mia) looks like an EP.
She walks very well on leash, she is still healing from her spay. She is working on kenneling and is doing well with this. She kennels when no one is home and at night. She seems to love play just as much as treats, but her foster mom states she can also settle pretty well, especially considering she is a puppy! She likes car rides and does well in and out of the kennel in the car.
Adopted by a lovely couple in Stevensville, MT who are SO excited to have a dog in their life to take on all the adventures and to train!
Adopted 1/29/24
Boone-Adopted
Boone is an unaltered 2yr old male looking for his forever home.
His initial family was not able to care for him or give him the exercise he needed. He was brought into the rescue with his brother Bodie, but since they are litter mates they are looking for separate forever homes.
He loves to be by his person. He is working on his kennel training, which he is doing better at. He is doing well with leash walking, even next to another female GSP he did great! He does like to follow his nose and could make a great hunting partner, but he is green and would need all the training associated with that.
His adopted home will continue to build his confidence and he will get to experience all that Great Falls, MT has to offer a young pup like him.
Adopted 2/3/24
Hanna-adopted
Hanna is approx 6yr old female GSP that was found as a stray after the beginning of the new year. She was pulled from a small overcrowded shelter and ask for euthanization.
She will liver her best life with her older GSP brother in Eureka, MT.
She is a sweet girl and was said to get along with other dogs in the shelter. She just arrived in foster on 1/6,and was spayed and had some mass removal which came back negative for any badness. She loves fetch, snuggling and rhomping around with her foster siblings.
Adopted 2/8/24
Ainslee aka olive- adopted
Ainslee is a sweet 8yr old female GSP that was surrendered due to Life circumstances changing and her family being unable to care for her or her sister Skye anymore. They wanted them adopted out together
She and her sister Skye are going into a foster to adopt in Grand Junction, CO. They are house trained, kennel trained, some off leash training, and are good girls hoping for an active forever home.
They really hit it off with their foster family and they won their hearts over and they decided to keep both of these girls!!! We couldn't have asked for a better situation!
Adopted 2/18/24
Skye aka hazel-adopted
Skye is a sweet 4yr old female GSP that was surrendered due to Life circumstances changing and her family being unable to care for her or her sister Ainslee anymore. They wanted them adopted out together
She and her sister Ainslee are going into a foster to adopt in Grand Junction, CO. They are house trained, kennel trained, some off leash training, and are good girls hoping for an active forever home.
They really hit it off with their foster family and they won their hearts over and they decided to keep both of these girls!!! We couldn't have asked for a better situation!
Adopted 2/18/24
Amelia aka Saide C.- adopted
Amelia now Sadie C. was found as a stray in Ellensburg, WA with her sibling.
She was picked up by the shelter, vaccinated and spayed.
She came into rescue on 1/13/24 into a foster to adopt in Olympia, WA.
She is doing great thus far with her 2 older fur brothers and is learning a lot about co-existing with the cat. She has put on some weight and is starting to look stronger as well. Her foster is working on all the training that comes with getting a puppy, such as kenneling, house training and basic obedience.
They decided she is so sweet that they wanted to keep her!! Love our foster fails.
Adopted 2/18/24
SHERMAN-adopted
Sherman is a 3yr old GWP vs pudelpointer . He was a stray and was pulled from the Weber Co Animal Shelter.
He did great with his initial foster's bernadoodle foster brother! He walks well on leash, he LOVES fetch, and tends to be pretty calm inside the house, but does have some bad habits like counter surfing. He is not a fan of his kennel, but is getting better with this and is now going in on his own to lay down. He doesn't like it when you leave the room, so does have separation anxiety, classic COVID19 puppy. He would prefer a home that he isn't left alone and is taken with everywhere, but who wouldn't?! Rescue lady thinks with some kennel decensistiation, and positive association he will improve on this.
His foster family in Billings worked through some challenges with his separation anxiety, but couldn't imagaine life without him, so decided to proceed with adoption!
He will need continued training in his forever home and we are happy to help with that.
Adopted 2/28/24
Zac
Zac is a 3yr old Black and white GSP who was an owner surrender to a small rural shelter in South UT. The family no longer had time for him.
Shelter staff were told he knows basic commands, kennel trained and has been bird hunting and seems to really enjoy that. He is now in foster and will be neutered prior to going to his forever home. Stay tuned as we find out more about him.
Zac's foster's fell in love with him and he decided he wanted to stay put, so they proceeded with Adoption!
Adopted 3/7/24
hAZEL- adopted
Hazel is a sweet approx 3 yr old Coonhound mix coming to us from Dallas, TX area.
She was in foster in Bozeman and then was placed with a family in Canada Dec 2022. She is looking for her new forever home as her GSP brother and her do not seem to be getting along all of the time. She had been on kennel rest for 3 months due to having to go through heartworm treatment as the initial treatment failed. So my rescue lady thinks this significantly contributed to the disagreements she was having with her foster brother.
She is a hound, so needs dedicated time to run and use her nose.
She has gone through basic obedience training! She is great with kids, other dogs and cats seem to be scared of her and run away, but she doesn't even bother chasing them.
She loves running at the dog park and meeting new friends. She has gone camping and hiking and has done great. Loves the car. She is recall trained and kennel trained.
Her 2nd foster after coming back from Canada worked through some leash reactivity and she is doing amazing and can't imagine life without her, so decided to adopt her!
Adopted 3/8/24
cade-adopted
Cade is an approx 4yr old male GSP that is in search of his forever home.
He was a stray and found himself in a small shelter in Idaho.
Unfortunately he had been there since Aug of 2023. He came to the Rescue in Jan 2024 as he was really starting to decompensate in the shelter and cause self injury (thus the scar on top of his head).
He is very sweet in his foster home and seems to enjoy being next to other dogs. His foster family is loving on him and giving him all the attention to make up for lost time.
He walks well on leash, he is housetrained, he is gentle. He LOVES everyone. He does cry some in the kennel initially, but does settle down in the house when his foster parents are at work. He likes car rides.
Cade will get to explore the mountains around Bozeman, MT with his forever family and fur siblings!
adopted 3/13/24
Sue-adopted
Sue is a 2yr old English Pointer finding herself looking for her forever home. She was an owner surrender.
She was in foster in Great Falls and is now at the rescue house near Helena, MT.
She had her right cherry eye surgery and spay surgery and is now looking for her forever home.
She is ecollar trained/recall trained and tends to stay pretty close. She is a happy girl with lots of love to give. She loves to snuggle and be petted. She is house trained and kennel trained. She is starting to enjoy car rides, as we don't think she went on many in her first few years. She does well with other dogs and has really come out of her shell and is very play and no longer reactive towards other dogs in the kennel or outside of.
She was adopted by a friend through HerUpland and now is living out her active days in Pennsylvania, relearning to love birds and continued to be loved and spoiled as a family dog and has 3 fursiblings!
adopted 3/16/24
Holden
Holden is a sweet 10mnt old GSP neutered male.
He was a stray and was at risk of euthanization at a shelter in UT, thankfully we were able to get him out of that situation.
This dog is driven to please his owners. Very very focused on doing what they want him to do. And successful- a quick learner. After 2 tries, he sits on his mat during our entire meal. Holden is devoted to his people and spends 80% of his day nearby. But, he will seek out his crate for quiet time. He has very nice indoor manners and is well behaved when meeting strangers. In 12 days he’s barked once. He is an enthusiastic quick eater and may still be growing. He gets along with other dogs but will need to lose some puppy habits for kids.
Holden will live out his best life in Bozeman, MT. He will need continued training, but his new family is up for the challenge. He is so sweet with their 2 son's and is very interested in the baby!
Grey (Aka Sadie) -Adopted
Gray is a sweet female PUPPY GSP. DOB:12/23/23
She was from an accidental litter between someone's male and female GSPs.
She is a puppy so requires all things PUPPY! We are working on kennel training, house training and not chewing on things that are not allowed.
She does like to snuggle when she is all tuckered out.
She will need ALL the training continued as she grows.
She will also be required to be spayed before 6 months of age.
She is microchipped, and has had her first 3 rounds of shots.
She is living out her active life in Palmer, AK!
Adopted 3/20/24
Teal (Aka Freya)-Adopted
Teal is a sweet female PUPPY GSP. DOB:12/23/23
She was from an accidental litter between someone's male and female GSPs.
She is a puppy so requires all things PUPPY! We are working on kennel training, house training and not chewing on things that are not allowed.
She does like to snuggle when she is all tuckered out.
She will need ALL the training continued as she grows.
She will also be required to be spayed before 6 months of age.
She is microchipped, and has had her first 3 rounds of shots.
She is living out her active life in Missoula, MT
Adopted 3/21/24
Max- adopted
Max is a B&W GSP Puppy – around 4-6 months old.
He is a typical gsp with lots of wiggles, energy, bouncy legs, and snuggles. We do not know his background since he was abandoned. He is super comfortable with other dogs in his current foster home. He is pretty good at walking on a halter and leash. He is curious about other dogs when walking on leash and needs more socialization. He is not food motivated but loves praise. He did not know any basic commands at first, but after only 4 days he’s already learned to sit. He certainly spent most of his time outside because he is still learning to potty outside. Max still needs to gain some confidence in all areas.
Max has made it through his neuter and his family has fallen in love with him. He will be living out his best life in Walla Walla, WA with his sister GSP!
Adopted 3/28/24