To learn about Summit Dog Rescue and our mission, check out the above video.
Click here if you’d like to apply to be an adopter or click here if you’re interested in volunteering.
Thank you!
Click here if you’d like to apply to be an adopter or click here if you’re interested in volunteering.
Thank you!
MISSION:
Based in Boulder, Colorado, our mission is to save dogs from kill shelters and to educate the general public about the plight of homeless dogs, the critical importance of spay/neuter and the revolutionary understanding in canine cognition and how this applies to our family pets.
Summit Dog Rescue, Boulder, Colorado, is a 501c3 rescue dedicated to a mindful, holistic, thorough approach to rescuing great dogs (and an occasional kitty) and adopting them into exceptional fur-ever homes.
We tend to focus on "mountain dogs:" dogs that thrive at elevation and are just as happy hiking in lodgepole forests as swimming in creeks.
Our goal is not to do high volume dog adoptions, but rather to rescue great dogs and find them incredibly well matched, loving, committed forever homes.
We focus on our dogs and adopters learning basic life skills, using only force free/positive-reinforcement training.
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TO SUPPORT OUR LIFESAVING WORK, PLEASE CLICK ON THE DONATE BUTTON BELOW
Based in Boulder, Colorado, our mission is to save dogs from kill shelters and to educate the general public about the plight of homeless dogs, the critical importance of spay/neuter and the revolutionary understanding in canine cognition and how this applies to our family pets.
Summit Dog Rescue, Boulder, Colorado, is a 501c3 rescue dedicated to a mindful, holistic, thorough approach to rescuing great dogs (and an occasional kitty) and adopting them into exceptional fur-ever homes.
We tend to focus on "mountain dogs:" dogs that thrive at elevation and are just as happy hiking in lodgepole forests as swimming in creeks.
Our goal is not to do high volume dog adoptions, but rather to rescue great dogs and find them incredibly well matched, loving, committed forever homes.
We focus on our dogs and adopters learning basic life skills, using only force free/positive-reinforcement training.
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TO SUPPORT OUR LIFESAVING WORK, PLEASE CLICK ON THE DONATE BUTTON BELOW
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VOLUNTEERS:
Although we are based in Boulder, we have volunteers all over Colorado – Fort Collins, Denver, Vail, and Steamboat Springs and more. We update our Facebook page daily, so please LIKE US for our latest news.
SDR TRAINING A SUCCESS!
In July 2017, Summit Dog Rescue hosted our first complimentary training session for adopted Summit Dogs. Adopters and their dogs came out on a beautiful Saturday afternoon to learn new skills, and in some cases just polish up already learned skills. SDR is incredibly lucky to have a large handful of highly qualified, credentialed, force-free, science-based trainers who volunteer their time to help the dogs in our program, and promote our mission of rescue, education and adoption!
Here's an album of photos from the training on Flickr.com: https://www.flickr.com/photos/113399855@N05/albums/72157686945240906
To view the photos, go to www.flickr.com, register for free, then click the link above. Once you see the album on screen, scroll through the photos to enjoy. To download any of the photos, click the Download icon in the lower right screen (Down Arrow pointing at horizontal line), choose your size and download. Feel free to share any of these photos with your friends, family, and on social media, being sure to give a shout-out to SDR. Thanks!
Our second class was in mid-September 2017, where we recapped skills from our first session and then dove deeper into some impulse control and confidence building exercises.
Why does SDR promote lifelong training for our adopted dogs?
Because, like us, dogs are learning ALL the time. In every waking moment your dog is learning something, and if you aren't actively participating in what your dog is learning - there is a good chance your dog can be learning behaviors that aren't so compatible for your lifestyle. Training isn't just sit, down and stay. It is teaching your dog life skills that help them maneuver successfully in our human world, how to response to cues, and how to think for themselves (which gives them confidence!). Check back here for details soon!
Although we are based in Boulder, we have volunteers all over Colorado – Fort Collins, Denver, Vail, and Steamboat Springs and more. We update our Facebook page daily, so please LIKE US for our latest news.
SDR TRAINING A SUCCESS!
In July 2017, Summit Dog Rescue hosted our first complimentary training session for adopted Summit Dogs. Adopters and their dogs came out on a beautiful Saturday afternoon to learn new skills, and in some cases just polish up already learned skills. SDR is incredibly lucky to have a large handful of highly qualified, credentialed, force-free, science-based trainers who volunteer their time to help the dogs in our program, and promote our mission of rescue, education and adoption!
Here's an album of photos from the training on Flickr.com: https://www.flickr.com/photos/113399855@N05/albums/72157686945240906
To view the photos, go to www.flickr.com, register for free, then click the link above. Once you see the album on screen, scroll through the photos to enjoy. To download any of the photos, click the Download icon in the lower right screen (Down Arrow pointing at horizontal line), choose your size and download. Feel free to share any of these photos with your friends, family, and on social media, being sure to give a shout-out to SDR. Thanks!
Our second class was in mid-September 2017, where we recapped skills from our first session and then dove deeper into some impulse control and confidence building exercises.
Why does SDR promote lifelong training for our adopted dogs?
Because, like us, dogs are learning ALL the time. In every waking moment your dog is learning something, and if you aren't actively participating in what your dog is learning - there is a good chance your dog can be learning behaviors that aren't so compatible for your lifestyle. Training isn't just sit, down and stay. It is teaching your dog life skills that help them maneuver successfully in our human world, how to response to cues, and how to think for themselves (which gives them confidence!). Check back here for details soon!
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