When dogs roll over on their backs like that, that's a sign of trust, You did a great job. ❤️ Koji and Rio look very happy together.

I have worked in Rescue so I have experience with foster families, adoptive families and the best outcome of a Forever Home. .So clearly you are the special person we always seek out . Your combination of intent, sensitivity,, planning and love to give most often works out as a permanent home.Best of happiness with you new family member. PS.. The end of the video where the dogs were happily playing together made me cry.

My heart sings for this sweet boy and his new family. Thank you for saving this sweet loyal angel. Watching him on his back with his feet in the air is EVERYTHING! He already feels loved and home.

I am still crying. Congrats to you and Rio, for opening your hearts and home to a new pup...✌🏼❤️🌱🐾

I could honestly watch a whole video of Koji and Rio playing! He’s so happy with you both. Thank you for adopting him🤍🤍

We need more people like you in this world to make it a little bit warmer. Thank you so much for caring.

Look at how he lays on his back… that shows trust! Dogs wont expose their belly like that if they are not feeling Safe & Comfortable! Such a Great addition to your Family! He will definitely Keep you Safe. He definitely has Pyrenees in him. I have had 3 Pyrenees in my life and they are the Greatest Dogs ever. One of mine Saved my life Two separate times. First he Protected me without hesitation when a Guy with a Knife came out of an ally and came at me. He Went straight at the guy, his Hackles up and Teeth on Full display. His Front paws on the guys shoulders he was looking him straight in the eyes. He went from Sweet, Calm Mellow dog to Cujo in the blink of an eye. The guy with the knife turned, Dropped the knife and ran like hell.. My Pyr chased after him for about 30’, Barking, Growling and Looking Fierce as any attack dog dog I’ve every seen! As soon as he felt I was safe & the Threat was gone he turned right back into our Sweet, Tail Wagging Ball of Fluff. He came straight back to me.. Since I dropped the leash as soon as I saw his Hackles go up! I was scared at that moment. The second time he saved my life I was skating on the Bay by where I lived. As I was skating back toward the docks where we would put our skates on, the ice gave way and I fell in and under the ice. I was finally able to get to the edge of the ice and try to get out. I kept slipping back into the water. My Pyr walkways laid by my boots.. usually on them (keeping the warm for me I guess). I began to call him toward me with a Chunk of Ice in my hand.. we played a lot of Fetch prior to this incident. As he got close to me I was able to get ahold of his leash.. them would show the chunk of ice to him and tell him to “Get it, Get it” and I threw it. He took off after the chunk of ice , pulling me out from the freezing water. I rolled away from the hole and he came to me realizing I wasn’t in a good state. I went to get up but he didn’t let me.. he laid on top of me, not letting me up. The fact he weighed more than I did made that job easy for him.. when I finally stopped shivering he decided it was time to go. He got off me, nudged me with his nose and looked at me with a look of “Let’s go”. I was so lucky on those two occasions to have such an amazing Dog! His name was “Ever-So-Ready” that’s the name the breeders we got him gave him. We called him “Ready”. The perfect name for him we learnt as he showed he was Ready for anything that happened. Another time a Dog from down the street who was not treated well by its owner got loose.. as I was just stepping off the sidewalk to step onto our stairs to the porch that dog attacked me.. he was big. I won’t say the breed because it wasn’t the dogs fault it was mistreated and on a heavy chain 24/7.. it’s owner mistreated that dog.. but it did attack me. My Mom opened the front door so I could hopefully get away from the dog and into the house. As she opened the door Ready charged out of the house and attacked the Dog that was attacking me. He Body slammed into the Dog, And Started to hit it with his Paws.. almost like he was Boxing it.. he didn’t bite the other dog.. he used his size to get it off of me. I was able to get up and run into the house as Ready continued to fight the other dog. The dog finally ran away and Ready put a short chase toward him.. But stopped about 30’ from our house, barking and growling at the dog. As soon as he felt it was safe.. Again he turned around and came back to meat the front door. We checked him and he didn’t have a single mark on him. I loved that dog so much. He was a big teddy bear until something happened that he needed to go into protect mode.. that is the Three times he saved me.. So just saying Pyrenees are amazing dogs. Having the Traits of a Pyr is awesome and I’m sure your boy is going to be amazing for you! He is already comfortable from the look of it!! Congratulations

Awww what a great story. I think rescue dogs KNOW they’ve been rescued and they are fiercely loyal and loving to the people who save them.

this story made my day! it has been an extremely tough day and Koji getting a home made it worth it. Congratulations to all of you!

How wonderful that Koji has finally found a family that really loves him, I hope he's doing well now.

It was so awesome of you to get another rescue pooch. He is great… very sweet. I have a rescue dog that was found in a ditch with her brothers and sisters next to her deceased mom. I got her when she was 3 months old (now 8 yrs. old) and she has been the best and sweetest dog that I have ever had. Half Boxer and half Vizsla. Great video!

He looks very cosy and peaceful you did an amazing thing giving him the love and affection he so desperately deserves great job

I’m so happy for Rio to have a loving friend. You ‘re a kind lady.

Crying 😭😭😭 This is fantastic!! As a fellow Mommy of a Great Pyrenees mix, I applaud you!! Their breed has a high rate of abandonment, due to not understanding their breed traits. I’m so excited for you and Rio! Koji is absolutely HANDSOME ♥️♥️♥️ I just smiled and smiled seeing all of the things that Koji does that my GP does. 😁😁😁

He looked so sad in the beginning of the video, and at the end of the video his eyes had totally shifted. A light had been lit in his eyes, you could see peace and happiness in his eyes. This, just like the video about Rio's story, made me bawl my eyes out. It makes me so happy to see animals get such a loving forever home. Well done, Lyss. ❤

Found my buddy Hank 7 years ago on PetFinder too! This video made a grown man get teary eyed. You’re an amazing hooman with such a big heart…

I just wanted to let you know that because of your video I made a food donation to the Austin Animal Center & let them know it was because of the video. What a great story!

That is one happy good huge boy. He is acting like a kid with your dog. He knows you love him. Heck, he knows we all love him. Thank you for being you. Edit. I didn't cry till I read the comments.

Just getting caught up from missing the Sunday lineup last week for a work trip (ironically to Idaho via Denver). Such a sweet video. For a livestock guardian dog to integrate into your home and accept your friends so readily means you are truly a special lady, indeed (but we already knew that!) I hope you have many happy years together!!

Koji and Rio are two beautiful dogs 🐕 ❤️. You have a great 👍 heart ❤️ adopting a dog into your home.

Thank you for taking Koji in and letting him know he’s loved and safe once again. 😊

Awe 💞 what a lucky boy Koji is. Thank you for adopting him and giving him the life he deserves. Rio looks like she approves too 👍

Your true soul shines through with this video, you haven't seen this dog, and yet you take him in as one of the pack. ❤

Amazing how at ease the puppy is after only a few days. Can’t quite wrap my head around why anyone would dump such a calm well behaved dog.

Oh my gosh ~ what a spectacular animal / dog! Mind boggling to try and understand who and why someone would leave this gentle giant alongside a road?!? 😢 However, Koji has a new life and another chance with you & Rio! Congratulations 🎉 on your new boy 💙 !!!

Seeing Koji laying in this position is golden! He love,life and his new home! Else he wouldn’t be doing it! Thank you so much

Omg I love his goofy grin when he's rolled over on his back. Congratulations on the new addition to your family ❤

Koji is stunning and obviously a perfect fit and addition to your family! As an adolescent, we raised great Pyrenees. Pyrs are extremely loyal and very protective of their property in person. It appears she will have no training issues with Koji. Hard to imagine why he was left on the side of the road but sometimes hardships occur and in Koji’s case, it was a blessing in disguise.💜

Oh my God what an awesome dog he is. How anyone could abandon such a wonderful animal is mind blowing but fate took him to a better place and a better family. Congrats!!

They are gonna be such good buddies! They made me cry when I saw them playing, yayy for Rio! 💜 and you of course!

That’s soooo wonderful that you took him in and gave him another home. My heart goes out to you and others who save the life of animals. There’s a place in heaven for people like you. ❤❤❤

This warms my heart. He is definitely right at home 🏡. Love it

I cried happy tears through this entire video! His name is perfect! ❤️🐾❤️ Definitely my favorite episode so far❣️ You are a very special person and deserve ALL the happiness! 🙏

Aaaaww its just so heart warming to watch how he is happy and how he clearly has found his family ❤ truly beautiful! You are such an inspiration and a beautiful soul!

What a beautiful dog!! You have such a wonderful heart. Best wishes!! ❤️

❤Koji is so adorable, and he appears to be a perfect match for you and Rio. Just when I thought your little family couldn't get any cuter, another fur baby comes along and steals my heart. I'm so happy for all 3 of you. I see so much love growing in this video, and I'm already looking forward to the next one🥰❤🥰

When you said that koji waited for the people who abandoned him for two day's, I cried like a baby. What an absolute cute big-boy he really is, and to see him and rio playing just warms my heart completely! You're doing an amazing thing Lyss you really are and I love you for being the doggy human that you obviously are. My boy is sitting just looking at why his doggy-dad is a tears and snotty nosed wreck at the moment but only dogs and children get me like this.

Another fur baby!!! No doubt.🥰💜

Awww welcome home Koji! I love how fluffy he is and how he lies on his back with his paws in the air. What a sweet doggy soul ❤

He (Koji) is such a chill dog and he's not small either. It's interesting how the Corso is close in bite force, and it's good that he's already adapted to you and the house and Rio.

Awwww Rio is so happy to have Koji as her new fur friend

He definitely fits in , like he has always been with you. Glad you now have a protector. He will always know love.

This was a beautiful video. Both dogs look like they're in heaven now. Wonderful job!

I had an Anatolian shepherd as my dog when I was 13. He was a cool dog. He loved sleeping. Super protective of me. I had him until he was 13. He was friendly with the other family dogs but he loved beating up the neighbors cattle dogs that wouldn’t stay out of our yard. I once saw him take on 6 dogs and thought oh no he’s going to get killed. Not a scratch on him and some very roughed up and bloody cattle dogs. He was a true protector and was a great dog for me growing up.

My sister had an Anatolian and she was absolutely the sweetest dog. So gentle and so sweet! He’s an amazing addition to your family ❤

I needed that video, what an amazing story for all three of you... You have a BIG heart and given that big boy a great second chance. Thanks for doing such a great job at sharing a wonderful outcome!

I can’t believe there’s people out there that can do that to an animal! Heartless! I’m so glad Coji found his way to you so he can get the love he deserves!! ❤ Oh and I’m a new subscriber 😊

Awww Lyss Koji is adorable💖🐾💖🐾💖 and hes made Rio sooo happy💖🐾💖🐾💖💖💖love for Kenzie and Bart💖💖💖

This video played on my heart strings! I've got big smiles as I sit here snuggling my rescue Aussie Belle and my Golden Harley! Great job on giving Koji a loving new home, Rio looks like she's got a new lifelong friend!

Awww so precious how they bonded so fast with Rio and play so happily together at the end. Melted my heart, what a loving home he found himself. Thank you for saving him and giving him a second chance. We all need it! Much Love ❤

I adopted an Anatolian shepherd when my kids were young. He was 185 pounds. We had him for about 11 years. He was a beautiful soul and we loved him but ideally, he would have had a big rural yard/farm to roam and protect. They are amazing and loyal guard dogs, and if I were a solo home or van dweller, I would definitely want an Anatolian Shepherd by my side.

Tear filled eyes watching this🥹 What a beautiful story! Thanks to all involved and more importantly to Lyss and Rio for giving him a second chance and the best home a dog could wish for🥰🐾🙏❣️

Love love love it!! Rio looked so pleased to have a new "brother" to play with. It was heart warming to see Koji get more relaxed and at the end him romping with Rio. Beautiful story and congratulations to you all. ❤️🐾🐶

Now that's a teaser! 😊 Hope that "HIM" brings you a lot of happiness and ❤.

Bless you for adopting that beautiful boy!!!!

Oh this video made my day - thank you!! It's so wonderful to see kindness when there is so much going on in the world. Well done Rio on being such a great and welcoming buddy for Koji.

question maybe for another video: Where do you feel like you found the courage and peace of mind to go on this journey by yourself, alone 🙏? Where do you draw your confidence and strength from in that..? Inspired by your perpetual positivity and perspective on life… great story teller/film maker. 👏 *Adorable new pup! ❤

Definitely in new fur family member ❤ yaaaaaaay 😁

Oh how sweet....what a story. I love it. God bless Bart for bringing him to you. God bless you and all here. Hugs❤🎉

So wonderful to add a new pup to your home!! Good job. 👍 Enjoy! 🎉

Could it be another fur baby? Can't wait to find out.

A new dog love😍

They are wolf and beat killers-- BUT they're also very sweet... and PROTECTIVE-- not agressive toward their family or other animsls.. He'll also make a GREAT guard dog and protector!!!

Yaaaaaaay! Congratulations! Koji is such a sweet handsome boy! 🐾💜 Congratulations to Koji & Rio too. What a beautiful lil family! 🤗

OH DEAR!!! This is starting to seem like Clickbait .... only a few weeks and GAVE UP KOJI ALREADY!!! ... in your video of explaining your decisions to give him up you made it WAY too much about YOU when Koji and Rio are the REAL little Angels that pay the price ... they're the kids ... you're the adult ... they're in your safekeeping Spiritually, Phisically and Emotionally. I mean just say what happened and don't fluff it up by making all about YOUR feelings and morals and self growth. Your repertoire is just a moral high ground do-gooder speech about you ... the times when you got him and when you re-homed him. Reality is ... you thought you could do it but you couldn't. PERIOD. All the blah blah about commitment and building family when you found him ... if you get up too high about how great you are ... when you crash it's just harder and more embarrassing ...YOU GAVE HIM UP NOW HE'S IN A NEW HOME ... AGAIN ... difficult yes .. but good for him ...and it's hard on sweet Rio, too Breaks our hearts but stuff happens. I get it ... things change and certainly OK to rehome it's just all that lip service and justification statements you performed... all the pretention and bravado about it ... that's what tugs at people Did you CLECK IN with yourself before attachments grew? So you did not have ANY idea that you would be traveling too much to have a dog like Koji?? No clue?? Sure this is a blessing for Koji in the longrun....you just made such a big deal about speaking to your changes and hard decisions in your recent video to explain WHY you gave Koji up ... why not just get real and just say you bit off more than you can chew... in the video where you brought Koji home you made such a big deal about BUILDING family etc etc... You're a lovely young woman ... Don't let keeping you on brand become narcissistic and get to your head. Very happy for your new home ... just wish Koji fit in with your lack of planning.

This didn't age well.

Great Pyres are literally the best most loyal dogs ever! And Pyres also were bred to protect livestock up in the Pyrenees mountains hence the name..they can be extremely fierce when needed but are really gentle giants. They are very good with other animals too and small children! Congratulations 🎉 what a sweetie. Oh that bark, sounded exactly like my Ellie Mae. She was a great Pyrenees too and was legit the best dog I ever had. She lived a good long life of 11.5yrs. 😊 Koji's bark made me think of her, she always used to sprawl out on the floor on her back like that too. Thats how she slept most days.

You're such a great person and an awesome doggy mama. I've enjoyed watching your adventures the last couple of years. 👍🏻

The fur babies are gorgeous. I’m so glad you have him too. ❤

We live in Indiana and drove to Texas to rescue our little one. We found her through Vet Ranch but we did find one of our other puppers through PetFinder. You look like a great new family. Congratulations!

We adopted a male Great Pyrenees pup in Golden, and then later added a female Kuvacz-both outer herding dogs-to our family 12 years ago. Sepp was the most loyal, loving, goofy, and smartest dog we’ve ever had in the family. We, too live in the mountains of Colorado, and have coyotes, bears, cats, moose, etc., and both dogs protected this place very well! A few things to know-they are so smart, they will do whatever they want, and other than basic commands, do whatever they want. During walks/hikes they generally were out 50-75 feet flanking you as to protect. Secondly-the bark-a lot!! That’s just who they are, and again, you just need to adjust to their ways. But I guarantee-you’ll never have a better dog (except for Rio!), than your loyal big, white lover boy.

Wow, tears of joy for Koji and Rio too! You all found each for a perfect family! Thank you for adopting this beautiful gentle Giant and I know he will live up to the beautiful name you gave him! Such a sweet boy! Rio looks delighted and so happy! Love, light, and joy to all! 💜 💖🙏🏼

what a heartwarming video! my heart went when he begun playing

Awww so lovely to see this old doggy so happy and loved and the fact he lays on his back exposing his vulnerable underside is a mark of deep trust from any dog especially from a rescue dog that had been abandoned

This is the sweetest thing. I have seen this year! So excited for you an the two pups. ❤

Omg I was in tears watching this. Tears of excitement for this baby. So happy you are rescuing a sweet baby. Your an amazing person

Your home is perfect for mid sized and big dogs!! Your family is growing! 🙂

What a beautiful gift!! This is such a great video!! We need more people like you!❤😇🐶

I love how Koji sleeps! What a sweet addition to the family! Blessing you all.

Hey Alyssa, This was such a great video! I've not watched for a couple of months as been really busy so I'm catching up on your latest few Videos! This is a great surprise and What a lovely thing to do! Koji is CLEARLY a lovely dog with a lovely temperament! I've never seen a dog that's been abandoned and been through that much change fit in so well and so quickly! Same goes for Rio! Amazing! Some things are "Meant to be" and THIS is DEFINITELY meant to be! The stars aligned half way across the country! Sending you ALL the best wishes thoughts and positive vibes for the future of the new pack. Definitely struck a great balance! 😉❤️☯️♾️ Cheers from London 👍😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

Blessing lyss happy 2023

Okay….made me cry with happiness! Rio and Koji are a couple of lucky pups. All of the unconditional love in your home, well, I think your cup runneth over.

Awe, this is such a great story! Congratulations Koji on your new happy home! Great name 🤗 Your property is perfect for him!

Congratulations 🎉 on the new family member! Heartwarming story. I can't believe anyone would abandon him.

Congratulations! That's a whole lotta dog :) we had a Great Pyrenees when I was a kid, always wanted another but vicariously through these videos works too. The sleeping on the back shots lol playing together is brilliant.

love, love, love this! thank you for all you do!

Oh my gosh, he's just beautiful!!I love how relaxed he is just laying on his back with his big furry tummy exposed. I'm so happy for you all & proud of Rio for being such a welcoming sister!! 🥰🐶

Koji is the perfect name and Reo looks so happy to have a big brother. Kudos to Bart for bringing him from Texas. Alyssa it looks like you have such a happy family in your little cabin in the mountains. Looking forward to seeing more happy times in the future with your growing family.

Thank you for doing adopting Koji. All three of you are so lucky. I am fortunate to share my life with four fabulous rescued huskies.😎

He is absolutely gorgeous. So happy that Rio got a forever friend.

Congratulations 🎉 he is so precious! He seems to have brought a lot of joy to you and Rio! Thanks for sharing Lyss!

Congrats on the new family member! Can't wait to watch you all grow together, what a cute pup

I think he fits right in! Thank you for taking him in and giving him a place to be happy.

Congrats. Love the new addition!! ❤

Wow! Such an obvious amazing beautiful synergy! Big warm hugs and congrats! 🧡😊🧡

He's laying down like that to show his submission!!!! He is good!!!!GOOD PERSONALITY!!!

AWW Lyss! What a cute story vlog and GREAT name!! and the meaning of it. I'm always learning from you, the little things you do and quotes say always remind & inspire me. Love your courage and your journey and heart. Koji & Rio look so happy together!!! ✌

He's lucky to be taken into such a loving home. ❤❤❤

That was amazing!!! I'm so happy for you guys. Thanks for sharing this nice moment. 😀

I loved this video. I have seen less than a handful of other videos that I have enjoyed this much.