The Schultz Foundation

The Schultz Foundation The Schultz Foundation The Schultz Foundation is named for one of GPRA’s rescues, Schultz.

His presence brought big smiles to everyone who met him and he was a natural at providing emotional support to those in need. With his passing, his parents with help from the Great Pyrenees Rescue of Atlanta, established The Schultz Fund to create a nurturing legacy for people and Pyrs for many years to come. The Schultz Foundation raises funds through GPRA donations to be used specifically to pro

vide scholarships to train rescued Pyrs to be professional therapy dogs to assist those with special needs. It should be no surprise that Great Pyrenees make ideal therapy dogs and the foundation's namesake was no exception. Pyrs are fun and easy to pet because of their size and also live-up to their nickname, "Gentle Giants,” as the breed is both gentle and lovable. The funds will be utilized to provide grants to individuals to cover the costs to have their Great Pyrenees trained to be a therapy dog - locally in Atlanta with CPT Training or where convenient for the Pyr's family. Here is a story about a GPRA adoptee who was trained at CPT: http://www.cpt-training.com/clarice-the-great-pyrenees-therapy-dog

If you would like to donate, please send your tax deductible contribution to:

Great Pyrenees Rescue of Atlanta
c/o SCHULTZ FOUNDATION
4651 Woodstock Road, Suite 208-185
Roswell, GA 30075

Make Checks Payable to “Great Pyrenees Rescue of Atlanta”

OR for credit card donation visit the PayPal link:
http://bit.ly/SchultzFund

* At the top of the page where it says, “Donation Type,” please enter: "GPRA DONATION - SCHULTZ FUND" to ensure your funds are attributed to The Schultz Foundation.

04/28/2026

I was going thru photos of the floofs at boarding school to share since we just picked up Spicoli and I came across these photos from 2023 of Bueller with what looks to be Spicoli, but that wee floof is Josie. This stopped me in my tracks. Not gonna lie, made me cry. Bueller always loved the furiends he made at boarding school and we can tell Spicoli did, too. Hopefully, mom and dad can continue to improve on the great foundation that trainer Jeanne has helped provide. Bueller became the bestest floof with Jeanne’s help when he was about Spicoli’s age, so we know there are only great things to come. Working with trainer Jeanne at Birklandshire K9 is always immensely helpful. We definitely can’t do this alone! 🤍🐾

04/25/2026

This is a tough one for Pyrs: RECALL 🫩

Video and words from Trainer Jeanne with Birklandshire K9 -
“As a trainer, I don’t expect a 5-month-old Pyr like Spicoli to hear “come” and think, “Absolutely, right away!” These dogs were bred to think independently and make decisions without us, so recall has to be taught with intention, not assumed.
Right now, we’re at Level One: building value in the cue.
There are no expectations yet - I’m simply pairing the verbal “come” with very high-value rewards to create a strong, positive emotional response. The goal? When Spicoli hears “Come” it predicts something amazing every single time.
This is the foundation phase most people skip
—and it’s exactly why recall “fails” later on.
With a Great Pyrenees, reliability doesn’t come from repetition alone... it comes from making
“come” worth choosing 😊
This video shows exactly where we start.” 🐾

.birklanshirek9

04/24/2026

YOU CAN TRAIN GREAT PYRENEES‼️ It just takes a little extra time, patience, and often creativity. Please read trainer Jeanne’s post for this video as it all makes PYRfect sense 🙌☁️🐾

04/23/2026

Spicoli learning how to listen, follow through on commands, and getting familiar with his ever growing body placement. 🙌
Birklandshire K9

04/22/2026

Spicoli has been at boarding school this week with trainer Jeanne Hodson with Birklandshire K9. 🤓 After we adopted Bueller, he went to stay with Jeanne. And then Lucy joined him, of course. These two prove that Jeanne does lots of things right! Bonding first with our new family member starts right away then we work on setting a schedule and then we start general beginner obedience. But next step: call Jeanne! The experience a good trainer has to help focus on and practice the things that we don’t even know or aren’t good at helps us jumpstart communicating better with our floofs in the long run. Jeanne’s help and expertise over the years has been invaluable to us. And we always know our floofs are safe and cared for. And we also know Spicoli is having fun, too!

04/18/2026

We celebrate Lucy every single day 🙌

04/15/2026

Spicoli loves water, getting toweled off, and playing in the yard after a bath, but it’s so hard to tell from those sad lookin’ eyes! 🥺

04/14/2026

Spicoli learning how to dog from Lucy 😆

04/10/2026

Spicoli often likes to use Lucy as a chew toy and Lucy is getting better about telling him to knock it off 🤍🐾

04/07/2026

When the squeaky toy hits Spicoli just right 🔊 😂

04/05/2026

Happy Easter from Lucy & Spicoli 💕with special appearances in front of the azaleas 🌸 from Obie and Bueller, too 💝
📸 Philip Grossman Productions
Great Pyrenees Rescue of Atlanta Amber Roache

04/03/2026

We hope the stars align for Luna soon! Luna has been waiting for her second furever home for too long. Her first family had to return her to the rescue group after 6 years due to losing their business and then their home, circumstances beyond their control. She’s been with a loving foster family for almost 1.5 years and they, along with their floof Murphy, have loved Luna like their own. After being a long term foster with Obie, we know how this feels, but we also know there are amazing people out there for her. Is it you? 🌙 💛

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