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Visit our Malone Center Shelter in Denver, or Buddy Center Shelter in Castle Rock to check out our adoptable pets in person.

At the shelter, when you’re ready to adopt or have identified a pet you want to meet, follow the signage to join our virtual queue. You’ll be added to the line, on a first come first served basis, to visit with a counselor and meet your new best friend.

In order to best serve you, please sign in at least one hour prior to closing to visit with a counselor. Our queue may be closed at other times if we have met our capacity for daily visits.

We offer appointments at the Leslie A. Malone Center

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NOTE: We only book appointments on weekdays and one day from today’s date. If the calendar doesn’t show any available appointments, please check this page the next day as more appointment times become available. We do not have additional capacity beyond the appointment times listed on the calendar, so there is no need to call us.

For more information please visit:

Full Adoption Process Page

Home Sweet Home

We love hearing from our adopters with stories about their new furry family members! Below is a collection of Dumb Friends League pet adoption success stories.

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Axel photo

Axel

Axel (previously Jackie) is loving life in his new home. This sweet pup loves to take naps near the cat of the home.

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Chip

Chip quickly became a staff favorite at the Dumb Friends League, so we were overjoyed when he finally found his forever home. He is settling in nicely, exploring his new surroundings and making sure to give big sloppy kisses to his new family.

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Matilda

This sweet kitty is loving life and making friends in her new home.

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Stormy

Stormy was one of our staff favorite featured pets, and we are happy to report that she has found an amazing fur-ever home! Check her out relaxing with her new mom. We are so happy that Stormy met her perfect match.

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Angel

Angel (formerly Clara) is having a wonderful time setting into her new home. Her new family is spending plenty of time making sure that they are loving and spoiling their new family member.

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Atlas

Atlas is a sweet, young, high energy pit bull that came into the shelter on Jan 16 and found his forever home on May 9, 2020! What a change the perfect home can make for an animal – and their family. He is also on his way to fame, with his very own Instagram page (@atlasthepitmix)! What wonderful ambassadors for the breed Atlas and his adopter are.?

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Bailey

Sweet Bailey, the beautiful chocolate lab, has been enjoying her new home with her new family! Bailey’s mom decided to adopt her after fostering her and realizing she couldn’t imagine life without this sweet pup!

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Helgi

Helgi is fitting in quite nicely into his new home. He has quickly taken to cuddling with his grandma!

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Honey

A wonderful family adopted Honey after recently losing their beloved mastiff. We received an update that their young daughter woke up from her nap one afternoon saying, “dog, dog, dog.” They are all adjusting well and Honey is so loved already.