Licensed & Inspected Dog Rescues in Colorado

dogs for adoption

If you are looking for a specific breed and do not see it, search the Internet and find the national breed-specific rescue group. Every breed has one! Check out the list below and contact your local rescue organization. You can also search Petfinder.com, Petharbor.comPetango.com, rescueshelter.com and rescueme.org. 

Although we believe the rescues on the list below all care for the dogs and place them in homes in an ethical manner, you may want to read this article about unethical rescues to assure yourself that you are working with an organization committed to the humane treatment of dogs. 

The organizations listed by name are all PACFA-licensed.  

Rescue Groups by Breed

Alaskan Malamute

Alaskan Malamute Assistance League
Malamute Rescue Web Site

FB – Alaskan Malamute Assis League
contact@malamuterescue.org
P. O. Box 7161
Golden 80403

American Eskimo

Eskie Rescue
Colorado American Eskimo Dog Rescue Groups (rescueshelter.com)

Australian Cattle Dog

New Hope Cattle Dogs Rescue
New Hope Cattle Dog Web Site
FB-New Hope Cattle Dogs Rescue
PJ@coloradoheelers.com
Aurora
720-201-5241 (primary)
303-717-7695 (secondary)  

Basset Hound

High Country Basset Hound Rescue
High Cntry Basset Hound Rescue Web Site
FB – High Cntry Basset Hound 
303-432-9347

Beagle

Colorado Beagle Rescue
Colorado Beagle Resc Web Site
FB – Colo Beagle Rescue
P.O. Box 2704
Littleton  80161-2704
303-464-9403

Boxer

HO-BO Care Boxer Rescue
HO-BO Care Rescue Web Site
FB – HO-BO Care Boxer Resc  
Denver
303-744-8329

Bulldog

Moe Moe’s Bulldog Rescue of the Rockies
Moe Moe’s Web Site 
FB – Moe Moe’s Bulldog Resc    P. O. Box 351262
Westminster  80031
303-472-4600


Cocker Spaniel

Rocky Mtn Cocker Rescue
Rocky Mtn Cocker Web Site
FB – Rky Mtn Cocker Rescue
303-617-1939

CO Cocker Spaniel Rescue
Colo Cocker Spaniel Rescue Web Site
FB – CO Cocker Rescue   
303-690-6553

Collie (and Sheltie)

Rocky Mtn Collie/Sheltie Resc
Rocky Mtn Collie Sheltie Web Site
FB – Rky Mtn Collie Sheltie Resc
Pueblo West 81007
719-547-4008

Mountain High Collie/Sheltie Rescue
Mtn High Collie Sheltie Web Site
FB – Mtn High Collie/Sheltie
Littleton, 80162

Corgi

Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of the Rockies
Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club copwcrescue@gmail.com
303-794-9246

Colorado Corgis and Friends
Corgis and Friends Web Site
FB – Corgis and Friends 
corgisandfriends@gmail.com

 

English Springer Spaniel

English Springer Spaniel Rescue
English Springer Span Web Site
Facebook – ESSR 

German Shepherd

Snow Capped Shepherd Rescue
Snow Capped Shepherd Rescue Web Site
FB – Snow Capped Shep Resc
wgsrescue@hotmail.com
Littleton
303-973-7277

German Shepherd Rescue of the Rockies
German Shep Resc of Rockies Web
FB – Germ Shep Resc of the Rockies
P. O. Box 1356
Fort Morgan, CO  80701-1356
 

Front Range German Shepherd Rescue
Front Range GS Web Site
FB – Front Range GS Resc
Write: Front Range GS Dog Rescue
Denver, CO  80209

German Shorthaired Pointer (GSP)

Rocky Mountain GSP Rescue
Rky Mtn GSP Res Web Site
FB – Rky Mtn GSP Rescue

Mile High GSP Rescue
Mile High GSP Web Site
FB – MH GSP Rescue
http://www.MileHighGSP.org720-373-7274

Golden Retriever

Golden Retriever Freedom Rescue
Golden Retr Frdm Web Site 
FB – Golden Retr Denver
303-749-8499

Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies (GRRR)
GRRR Web Site 
FB – GRRR Rescue
info@goldenrescue.com
303-279-2400 

Great Dane

Rocky Mtn Grt Dane Rescue
Rky Mtn Gr Dane Resc Web Site

FB – Rky Mtn Gr Dane Resc
Lakewood
303-552-0484

Greyhound

Colo Greyhound Adoption
CO Greyhound Rescue Web Site

Friends of Retired Greyhounds
Friends Greyhound Rescue Web Site

 

Great Pyrenees

Great Pyrenees Rescue  and Sanctuary
Great Pyrenees Rescue and Sanctuary Web Site

pyrescueco@gmail.com
Black Forest
719-749-2340

 

Labrador Retriever

Mile High Labrador Mission
Mile High Lab Mission Web Site

milehighlabmission@gmail.com 
Broomfield
720-989-1522

Rocky Mountain Lab Rescue
Rocky Mtn Lab Resc Web Site

FB – Rocky Mtn Lab Rescue
Broomfield
303-818-8508

Safe Harbor Lab Rescue
Safe Harbor Web Site

Facebook – Safe Harbor L R
Golden
303-464-7777

 

Pug 

Colorado Pug Rescue
Colo Pug Rescue Web Site
FB – Colo Pug Rescue
Strasburg 80136
303-659-9689

 Rottweiler

Rottie Aid Rottweiler Rescue
Rottie Aid Web Site
FB – Rottie Aid
PO Box 620730
Littleton 80162
720-502-4073

Samoyed

Denver Samoyed Assn (DSR)
Denver Sammy Rescue Assn Web Site
FB – Denver Sammy Rescue Denver
303-453-1360

 Scottie

Rocky Mtn Scottie Rescue
Scottie Rescue Web Site
FB – Rocky Mtn Scottie Rescue
RMSTC@Yahoo.com

 Sheltie (and Collie)

Rocky Mtn Collie/Sheltie Rescue
Rocky Mtn Collie/Sheltie Rescue Web Site 
FB – Rky Mtn Collie Sheltie Resc
Pueblo West 81007
719-547-4008

Shiba Inu

Colorado Shiba Inu Rescue
Shiba Inu Rescue site
FB – Shiba Inu Rescue
303-840-9688 

St. Bernard

Colorado Saint Bernard Resc
CO St Bernard Res Web Site 
FB – CO St Bernard Res
P. O. Box 103034
Denver 80250

 

Weimaraner 

Mile High Weimaraner Rescue
Mile High Weimar Resc Web Site
FB – Weimer Rescue
Hotline/Emergency
720-334-7136

 

Yorkshire Terriers 

Rocky Mtn Yorkie Rescue
Yorkie Rescue Web Site
FB – Yorkie Rescue
Info@rockymountainyorkierescue.org
303-840-9688

 

 

 

Multiple Breed Rescue Groups in Colorado

Statewide

Rescue Me (dogs, cats, horses, more)
USA wide by state
https://rescueme.org

Summit Dog Rescue
http://www.summitdogrescue.org/
Use contact form on site
http://www.summitdogrescue.org/contact-us.html
summitdogrescue@yahoo.com
Boulder

Animal Debt Project (The)
Animal Debt Web Site
FB – Animal Debt Proj
theanimaldebtproject@gmail.com
Wellington
970-897-2240

Animal Friends Alliance
Animal Friends Web Site
FB – Animal Friends
1104 W Vine
Fort Collins 80526
970-224-3647

Big Dogs Huge Paws
Big Dogs HP Web Site
FB – Big Dogs HP
Denver
303-322-4336

Bounce Animal Rescue
Bounce Animal Rescue Web Site
FB – Bounce Animal Rescue
contact@bounceanimalrescue.org
Ft. Collins 80528
970-699-6772

Brighter Days Dog Rescue
Brighter Days Web Site
FB – Brighter Days
BrighterDaysDogRescue
@gmail.com
Boulder 80302

Cayleb’s Kindred Senior Dog Rescue
Cayleb’s Web Site
FB – Cayleb’s
info@cksdr.org
Denver

Colorado Canine Rescue
Co Canine Rescue Web Site
FB – Co Canine Rescue
rescue@coloradocaninerescue.org
Brighton 80601
720-263-7308

Colorado Herding Dog Rescue
CO Herding Dog Web Site
Use “Contact us” form on website
Denver

Colorado Puppy Rescue
Colo Puppy Web Site
FB – Colorado Puppy 
10021 E Iliff Ave 
Aurora  80247

DMK Rehoming
DMK Web Site
FB – DMK Rehoming
720-772-1365

Doggy Dog World Rescue DDWR Web Site
FB – Doggy Dog W Rescue
Littleton 80127
720-280-6979

Evergeen Animal Protective League
Evergreen Web Site
FB – EAPL Thrift Shop
eaplevergreen@eapl.com
Evergreen
303-674-6442

Freedom Service Dogs
Freedom Web Site
FB – Freedom Service Dogs

info@freedomservicedogs.
org

2000 W. Union Ave
Englewood 80110
303-922-6231

Furever Dog Rescue and Boarding
Furever Dog Denver Web Site
Ft. Lupton 720-888-6809
https://fureverdogdenver.com/

Hope for Animals
Hope for Animals Web Site
FB- Hope for Animals
Georgetown
303-890-1806

Hope For Paws Colorado
Hope for Paws Web Site
FB Hope for Paws CO
7912 South Kittredge Way
Englewood CO 80112
303-898-3618
julie@HopeForPawsColorado.com

Life is Better Rescue
Life is Better Web Site
info@lifeisbetterrescue.org
Denver 80219

L.O.L.A.’S Rescue
L.O.L.A.’S Web Site
FB – L.O.L.A.’S
Littleton
303-842-1661

Low Riders of the West (small dogs)
Low Riders Web Site
FB – Low Riders
lowridersofthewest@gmail.com

National Mill Dog Rescue
NMDR Web Site
FB – NMDR
customerservice@nmdr.org P O Box 88468
Colorado Springs, CO 80908
5335 JD Johnson Rd
Peyton, CO 80831
719-445-6787

Paws Co Adoptions
Paws Co Web Site
adopt@pawscoadoptions.org
pawscoadoptions@gmail.com
Denver 80206
720-307-5000

Pawsitive Restorations Animal Rescue
Pawsitive Restorations Web Site
FB-Pawsitive Restorations
Aurora
720-207-4186

Paws on the Ground Colorado
Paws on the Ground CO Web Site

FB-Paws on the Ground CO
Fill out adoption appl on web and you will be contacted.
Centennial

Red Fern Animal Rescue
Red Fern Animal Res Web Site
FB – Red Fern
info@RedFernAnimalRescue.org
Denver
720-470-3079

Retriever Rescue of Colorado
Retriever Rescue Web Site
P. O. Box 221495
Denver, 80222
303-671-4659

Rocky Mtn Puppy Rescue
Rocky Mtn Puppy Web Site
FB – Rocky Mtn Puppy Rescue
P. O. Box 13, Berthoud 80513 303-521-3194

San Nicola Dog Rescue
San Nicola Web Site
FB – San Nicola
Westminster/Denver/Limon
720-381-7358

Scroungy Dogs and Pretty Pups Rescue
FB-ScroungyDogsRescue
Scroungy Dogs Rescue website
Loveland 970-218-6272

Second Chance Animal Resc.
FB-SecondChanceARF
Adopt Mountain Pets
Homeward Bound
Lamar 719-931-0006

Sloppy Kisses Animal Rescue
Sloppy Kisses Web Site
FB – Sloppy Kisses Rescue
info@sloppykisses.org
720-619-5100

Soul Dog Rescue
Soul Dog Web Site
FB-Soul Dog Rescue
admin@souldog.org

1245 Factory Circle
Fort Lupton 80621
303-857-6789

Sunshine Canyon Dog Rescue
Sunshine Canyon Web Site
FB – Sunshine Canyon
sunshinecanyondr@gmail.com

True-Blue Pet Rescue
True-Blue Web Site
FB – True-Blue
Aurora

The Good Dog Rescue
The Good Dog Rescue Web Site
FB – The Good Dog Rescue
TheGoodDogRescue@gmail.com
Ft. Lupton

Underdogs Animal Rescue
Underdogs Web Site
FB – Underdogs
info@underdogsrescue.org
Boulder