Rescuing Great Pyrenees | FOUNDER OF UNEGA TIFFANY LARSON
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- We sat down with the founder of Unega Mountain Dog Rescue, Tiffany Larson, who told us why she started rescuing Great Pyrenees and Akbash dogs in Blaine County, Idaho. Tiffany has committed her life to rescuing these animals and giving them a second chance at a happy life!
With 12 sanctuary dogs that live at Unega full-time, Tiffany and her team continue to rescue and save Great Pyrenees and Akbash dogs that have been abandoned and left to die by some sheep herders.
Under current Idaho law, these breeds of dogs are classified as livestock, therefore are not protected by the same animal rights that other dog breeds have. The team at Unega is working on changing the laws surrounding these animals.
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Unega Mountain Dog Rescue is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
We helped rescue a mother and 7 of her pups - mother was living in terrible conditions. Dogs are a gentle giant. Breaks me up how people can be so heartless.
Isn't it crazy what some people do to their animals?! It's amazing to see how some of these animals were treated so horribly and yet are so kind and gentle towards humans after everything they've been through!
I can't believe that the state of Idaho allows such abuse and cruelty to these magnificent dogs. We rescued a Great Pyrenees a little more than a year ago and he is absolutely the most loving and wonderful dog that we have ever owned. My heart ❤️ breaks for these dogs. Thank you so very much for what you do. Bless you 🙏
It is sad that the laws are written the way that they are. Pyrs are such incredible animals!
Amazing animals. Our GP means everything to us. Thank you for saving these dogs.
The team at Unega are amazing and all the work that they do is nothing short of incredible! We love our 3 GPs - truly the best gentle giants!
I'm a happy owner of a female Pyrenées Mountain dog here in France, now 9 years old. I definitly love this breed and would like to thank you for your dedication to this breed. Keep on rescuing them ! They deserve a lot of love, as much as they give.
Tiffany and the team at Unega are amazing! Their dedication to these beautiful dogs is second to none.
This is why there hope for humans..its because of people like these two.who resuse these souls.
The team at Unega are truly amazing!
I lost my pyr six months ago tomorrow / he was a rescue who had been shot twice / had him almost 11 yrs / he was the perfect dog / i miss him so much
So sorry for your loss, sounds like you had a great dog
Where are you located? I have a 2 year old Pyr he's a big baby with his family, my issue is I live on a busy roadside I don't have a farm, etc and now he's gotten into a habit of chasing cars away very dangerous he keeps running toward the road on me. My next option is chaining him when he goes out but I feel bad.
These are the best dogs 🐶! I rescued a half great pyrenees, and it was the best dog ever!!!! He recently passed away 😢😭!!!! I am still heart broken 💔!!! These are amazing and loving dogs 🐶!!! Thanks for rescuing these amazing dogs 🐶!!!!
Sorry for your loss - Tiffany and the team are truly incredible for their efforts to defend these dogs!
Thank you for the work you do!
We took in a male 6 months ago and we adore him. We have two fully fenced acres and goats for them to watch. If anyone needs a home in Southern Arizona, feel free to keep us in mind.
Hi!! If you're interested in adopting one of these beautiful giants the best thing to do is go on their website unegamountaindogrescue.com and fill out the paperwork. Tiffany will work with you to find the perfect dog!
We adopted out first pyrenees when she was 14 weeks and we got her through petsmart adoption. We got our male about a year and a half later when he was a year old. I drove 8 hours and stayed the night in a hotel to get him. We got him from a younger girl who got in over her head. They have become a huge part of our family. No pun intended. It's crazy how someone can do that to these amazing dogs. They have completely changed how I see dogs. They are big, noisey, shed a ton and I won't own any other breed.❤
I rescued a 3-month old Great Pyrenees puppy. She is now 3-years old and I was thinking that Serena might be a mixed breed because she is, at only about 70 pounds; quite small for the breed. However, she is extremely powerful and can twist the links of a chain link fence with her jaws. But, except for size, she exhibits all the attributes of the breed and I had a DNA test done which shows she is pure Pyr, The vet states that she is perfectly healthy and just smaller than normal.
I live on a acre and a quarter in a semi rural area of San Diego County California and Serena is perfect for my needs. We don't have packs of coyotes roaming but we did have frequent solitary coyotes nosing around our fence line hoping to pick up an easy meal of one of the small dogs we rescue. Since the arrival of Serena, we have not noticed any lurking coyotes. She is great with our small dogs and is absolutely wonderful with kids.
Problem is that this country and many people are cruel in so many ways. To animals and humans. Love this country in a way but also being deeply disappointed. Great that you have such a big heart and rescue this dogs. 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Tiffany really does everything she can for these fur-balls! She works tirelessly to take care of them! She truly is awesome
Sorry for your loss. These truly are the sweetest dogs. Love our female GP LAP dog.
Thank you for what you do. We are in Kentucky and now have our fifth and sixth pyr rescues. We bring them in, usually from urban homes, acclimate them to farm life and livestock and find them good farm homes where they are loved and get to live life as they deserve. They are such amazing animals.
That is amazing to hear! Thank you for the work that you do as well! Pyrs are the best!
I have a 1 yr old Female GP & love her immensely. Thank you for saving these amazing dogs!
Give your GP a big scratch from us!
Great Job!!!! I am trying myself but it's a hard job saving dogs.
It is more than a full time job, but Tiffany and her team are incredible
So sorry for your loss
Thank you so much for doing this. If I lived in Idaho I’m come and help you guys, I’m on my second Pyr and they ARE the worlds best dogs
The team at Unega are awesome for what they do! We agree that Pyrs are the worlds best dogs! Give you pup a head scratch for us!
Thank you. ❤ I love the big breeds.
The big breeds are amazing!
Beautiful precious dogs we love..
God bless you every dog you save is precious
All of my Pyrs are rescues. They truly are one of the best dogs. Except for barking at leaves falling - 3 blocks away.
That just comes with the territory! Amazing how those leaves like to fall in the middle of the night too, isn;'t it?!
👍🌸👍🌸👍🌸 Thank you for your great work👍🌸👍🌸👍🌸
Tiffany and her team are incredible and their dedication to the cause is amazing!
You have a good clean heart...hard to find in this world...thankyou for this video! You gave my heart some hope that things in this life will change for the better..
Thank you!! Tiffany is an amazing person doing amazing work!
Sounds like you are doing a really good work. Thank You! Life in the Rockies is hard.
Tiffany and the team are really doing amazing things in Blaine County! The dogs have a great life there!
ABSOLUTELY LOVE our Great Pyrenees dog. He has also become my Service Dog. He does his job wonderfully. He started helping me with my mobility on his own and just progressed from there. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this breed. Have a blessed day. 🙏✝️❤️🕊️💜🌹
Pyrs are the best!!
Thank you so much for rescuing these beautiful babies! I rescued my Pyrenees who passed away in February she was 16 years old! We had a fantastic life together I rescued her after her being shot! I’m looking for a new baby to rescue. Again thanks for everything you do for beautiful Pyrenees dogs!❤
That is amazing that you rescued such a sweet pup! If you are interested in getting a Pyrenees, you can reach out to Tiffany and her team on their website and they will work with you to get the perfect rescue dog if they have one looking for a home!
Thanks take care
Wonderful breed, and thank you for your kindness and what you do!!
Tiffany and her team are amazing!
My gp is my Service dog,she has shown the public the bred is versatile, but does require many many months of training. She has 4 AKC Obedience titles by age 2. She would have 5 if there was a Farm dog judge in my area.She is 4 years now, but has been Certified as a Therapy dog also. During the virus lockdowns,so many people were hurting,she was ALWAYS WILLING to be there with them.
That is awesome! What an awesome dog!!
Oh also I just subscribed... Thanks again!
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I have only rescued one! We had a one year old when we learned about our rescue. They are amazing dogs. They are my heart.
We live in Kansas and we have an abandoned Great Pyrenees. She is 2yrs old. We are an older couple and cannot keep up with her. We for the 1st time fenced in our yard. We live on the out skrits of town, so she still has room to run. She plays with our greatgranchildren and is one of the best dogs we have had (all rescue dogs) She came with her own hard story and we will make sure she has a very goodidea. She weigh 44lbs when we got her and sick. Now she is 180lbs (not fat) and is well qnd happy!! Being the bread she is she can be stubborn but she gets around to doing what you ask eventually. While we were not gonna get anymore dog because of our age, we wouldn't give her up for anything. Our grandaughter drops her kids off in the morning before work and brings there dog along. They are great for each other and play and get along great, so they both have a campaign. What else could be better than famialy and pets. We LOVE her alot. So happy to hear about your rescue for them. God bless you so much!!!!
My favorite dog! We gave 1 rescue and one not & love my fellas!!
Thank you so much for sharing and what you do for these beautiful animals! God bless you !!
Thank you! Tiffany and her team are incredible and we are so fortunate to be able to show the world the work that they are doing!
How can anyone not love a animal who will work for them (in their own special way ) and just leave them like garbage, my husband and I were given an akbash from a neighbor who couldn't care for him anymore, my husband had bonded with him( over the fence) they asked if we wanted him, of course my husband eyes lit up. Then we learned what breed "Buddy" was and he just turned 1yr old, (we were his 3rd owner) Buddy is now 2 and a half weight about 95lbs.
Needing some advice for a new to us aggressive pyrenees 2 year old. We just got him from a home in Spokane WA and he will not come out of the hose stall in our barn, he was attacking the door when we were by it but now he just stays in the corner softly growling. We will leave the door open but he doesn't even move, he does let me go in and get the food and water but still growls pretty good, any help would be great. Thanks
I had no idea about this awful scenario, the law classification. I am not naive and rarely shocked by mistreatment but I am for worjing dogs such as LGD's. I thought they would be a valued asset?? I follow another YT channel BECAUSE of their magnificent LGD's. They are so well bred, trained and cared for and star of the show. Shepherds in the UK hold their Herding dogs in such high regard as huge assets and loved companions. Why on earth would you not care for and value the asset that is protecting your livelihood?? You shouldn't need a law to tell you to care for your working dog. It's so disheartening that yet again, in yet another scenario, dogs are abused neglected and disposed of. I already support galgos rescues in Spain it seems there are horrors for dogs on every continent.
Thank you so much for your work.
It's important to note that there are so many amazing operations and ranchers who treat their dogs wonderfully! The problem are the few bad ones who are able to get away with poor treatment because of the laws. Those who treat their working dogs great actually see better returns in the long-term and that is what we are aiming to spread awareness about. Tiffany and her team at Unega do amazing work for these animals and we hope to help them be the voice to get the laws changed so the abuse and mistreatment ends and people can be held accountable
@@BellaandNikola thank you for the reply. Tiffany and the work she does is remarkable. It was your Documentary Trailer that brought me looking for more videos, including this one. I didn't even know what I "saved to watch later:, or what Unega was, I just thought the scenery in the thumbnail looked glorious.. Good luck with the screening at the Sundance Film Festival I hope it educates more people to support a change in the law in Idaho. Thank you
Thank you for your kind words! We are aiming to bring awareness to the treatment of LGDs in several states in the US. We are beyond excited to see what happens with the screening of the documentary. Hopefully, we are able to get some laws changed!@@Spike-ck5tj
I just loss my GP
Thousands of years ago, humans made a deal with horses and dogs. If they would serve the needs of humanity, mankind would feed and protect them in perpetuity. Horses and dogs have kept their part of the bargain -- humans, not so much.
The love these animals have for people, after everything they've been through, is nothing short of amazing
You have no racoon faces? Valuable dogs, love to run away, not highly intelligent. Do yours always keep their dew claws- very ancient breed, totally loveable.
Hi! The whole property is fenced in with various sub-enclosures to separate new rescued dogs from the sanctuary dogs. They have plenty of room to run around and the rescue is set up perfectly to ensure no one runs away! Additionally, they are highly intelligent pups who just like to roam around and can be stubborn - they all have their dew claws as well.
If you think Pyrs aren't intelligent, then you haven't known many. Just because a dog isn't overly interested in obeying your commands doesn't;t mean it isn't intelligent. Pyrs were bred to be independent thinking and acting LGD's (livestock guard dogs).
Why aren't you accepting any new animals that need rescued?
Hi! I can't speak for Tiffany, but I know that the organization focuses specifically on the Livestock Guardian Dogs that have been abandoned in Blaine County. Often times these dogs are abandoned in the mountains and need to be rescued and rehabilitated by the Unega team.
Unfortunately I understand why the law is the way that it is and why it needs to stay, these working dogs are not pets and normally should not be treated and as such it is also not right to put more of a burden on people who are doing a job and doing it the right way . The big picture can be more important than how we feel about what's one or not . It is not like Farmers don't want to loose livestock dogs included, so they do what they can . A law change won't save more dogs more will just dissappear when they get sick . So please think more about what a change of the law would actually do other than make someone feel better .
Respectfully disagree! They are ultimately dogs, that happen to have a working purpose on a farm, just like a herder or collie. They should have the same protection as all other dogs in the eyes of the law and be treated right. Changing the law would allow for action to be taken against people who are consistently abusing and killing these dogs. We are all for these dogs serving their role with sheep herders and being put to work - no problem at all - but they should be treated properly while protecting and in the off-seasons. There are so many good ranchers out there that are already treating their dogs great, there would be no additional burden to them. This is specifically for the bad ranchers and holding them accountable!
@Bella and Nikola Unfortunately, we are in a time where people think a law change is the right way to handle an issue and that somehow the change will fix the problem(prohibition showed people doing the same things just hiding it) . So now people do not try to fix the root cause of the problem and instead push off the responsibility .. I'm sure the dogs would prefer if people would try to change the minds of their owners so they dont have to rely on a law that won't do much, if anything. For starters, how will leo's check or know to check to see if these dogs are okay . If you can somehow make it practical, great , I just don't see that happening in anyway but I seriously hope you have a practical way and if you do I would like to know(100% serious).
@@rickyricardo3551 Laws are there to instill responsibility in those who have none of their own. You talk about changing the minds of the owners. Well, there's nothing like a hefty fine to two to change an obdurate mind. We have laws against injuring and killing people, so why not for these magnificent animals who only wish to serve and protect?