This happy, mellow lover boy is 2-year-old Atlas, who joined his forever home on 12/8/21.

Poor, sweet Atlas was a victim of abuse and neglect and he was left outside all alone with very minimal food and water. When he was rescued, he was incredibly matted and when he was shaved down, they removed what looked like a thick rug of dirty matted fur from him. What they found underneath was only about 50 lbs of skin and bone and the saddest eyes you’ve ever seen.

When Atlas first joined his now forever family, he was incredibly timid and he couldn’t get enough food. Fast forward to today and now he is not a bit picky and turns his nose up at certain types of food!! He used to take all his toys outside and only play by himself but now he plays with his whole family and other dogs inside and outside. He also now understands that he is in charge and basically rules the house. To put it simply, he is spoiled now and loving it!

Atlas’s family shared that he loves hugs, play dates with his cousins, treats, and barking at passers by! Oh and we can’t forget that his favorite pastime is pretending to be a lapdog!! He also patrols and guards his yard, (yes, HIS yard!). Atlas also very much enjoys going for long walks on the nature trail and watching TV snuggled up with his humans..all while allowing them to take turns rubbing his chest! While Atlas’s list of likes is long, he could most certainly do without vegetables and getting his nails cut!! (We guess Atlas isn’t a fan of pawdicures!)



Atlas’s family shared that they began looking to rescue an OES as they lost their beloved OES, Oliver, of 12 years a few months before and they were just heartbroken. They saw Atlas on the FB page and felt something. Everyone thought he was an OES, but a DNA test showed he’s 80% Great Pyrenees, a bunch of other things but 0% OES! (Apparently looks can be deceiving!) But his family will tell you that there is something very OES (and very Oliver) about his personality, his energy and the love he emits. They are quite smitten and couldn’t be happier with him and his life has improved 1000x over when he came to live with them…and theirs did, too!!!