September
Saturday, September 25, 8 a.m. to noon
Glendale Farm Open Space
Near I-25 and Surrey Ridge
Join us for the sixth annual Wag ‘n Trail. This event is a 1.6 mile hike with your hound to benefit the Dumb Friends League Buddy Center in Castle Rock.
Visit the Wag ‘n Trail website and sign up today. There is no fee, but to ensure you have the best experience on event day, you are encouraged to raise at least $75 to earn a wristband. Having a wristband means you will get a limited-edition Wag ‘n Trail logo, long-sleeved T-shirt, ice cream for you and your dog and a commemorative photo taken by a professional photographer, plus a treat for your dog.
Watch the video of last year’s event and check out the great time you and your dog can have together, all the while helping homeless pets!
Celebrating centennial with a 100-cent adoption special for adult cats
One hundred years will be celebrated with a 100-cent special at the Dumb Friends League! The region’s largest animal welfare agency will offer one-dollar adoption fees for all cats, 1 year or older, from September 7 to September 12. VIEW ADOPTABLE CATS
Centennial Birthday Parties 
Please visit either shelter during the month of September as we celebrate our centennial. In honor of our 100th birthday we will have birthday cake and would love to share some with you. Stop by during these times:
Quebec Street Shelter:
Saturday, September 4th noon to 2pm
Saturday, September 25th noon to 2pm
Buddy Center Birthday:
Saturday, September 11th noon to 2pm
Saturday, September 18th noon to 2pm
October
Barks & Bow Ties
An evening for you and your dog
Join us on October 2 at Wings Over the Rockies. This one of a kind event features games and contests for your dog and an evening of fine dining and live entertainment for you. Tickets are on sale now. VIEW DETAILS
Celebrate the Love of All Creatures
October 4, 10:30 a.m.
Blessing of the Animals at the Dumb Friends League
Regardless of your religious affiliations or philosophy, you’re invited to share in the love of all creatures great and small. In conjunction with the traditional feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, the Dumb Friends League is holding a Blessing of the Animals on Monday, October 4, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Bring your four-legged friend for a brief ceremony and pet blessing by Rev. Dr. John Bell. Following the program, free refreshments for pets and humans will be available.
The program will be held in the Sheilagh R. Malo Pet Memorial Garden, on the east side of the Dumb Friends League, 2080 S. Quebec Street, Denver. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will take place inside the Goodheart Obedience Center on the east side of our Quebec Street shelter.
Admission is free. Please R.S.V.P. by August 29 to Mauri Dimond, (303) 751-5772, Ext. 7307.
Colorado Animal Welfare Conference
October 14-15
This year’s CFAWA conference is scheduled for October 14 and 15 in the Ameristar Casino Resort Spa in Black Hawk. This year’s keynote speaker is Susana M. Della Maddalena, Executive Director of PetSmart Charities. Conference info. Check the CFAWA website for conference updates.
Wine Tasting for a Great Cause
Friday, October 15, 6 p.m.
9608 East Arapahoe Road
Greenwood Village
Water 2 Wine is hosting a wine tasting at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 15, to benefit the Dumb Friends League. The $20 entrance fee (payable at the door) will grant you access to more than 100 wines from 13 countries. Please join League staff and donors for this ultimate wine experience and raise a glass to the homeless animals you are helping! Guests will also have a chance to purchase lia sophia jewelry with a portion of the profits going to the Dumb Friends League. Lia Sophia, crafted with exceptional attention to detail, offers a wide variety of beautiful pieces guaranteed to last a lifetime. Hope to see you there!
Ongoing events
Virtual Centennial Memory Book
As part of our Centennial Celebration we are inviting you, our community of adopters and supporters, to mark this milestone in League history by sharing your memories with us.
Memories of the pets that have changed lives during our first 100 years will be shared in our Virtual Centennial Memory Book on the Dumb Friends League website.
We are looking not just for stories of current pets but also that very first pet you or your family adopted from the League or memories from attending a Dumb Friends League event or participating in one of our Humane Ed programs.
If you would like to be a part of the Virtual Centennial Memory Book, please put in writing a brief tribute on one of the following topics:
- How your pet changed your life
- Family milestones shared with your pet
- Your favorite memory of you and your pet
- Experience at the Dumb Friends League
Submission Guidelines:
- Your pet (living or deceased) must be a Dumb Friends League alumnus.
- Please include the year your pet was adopted (if known).
- Please include at least two photos, preferably photos featuring you with your pet.
- Please limit your submission to 150 words.
- E-mail your memory and photos to: centennial@ddfl.org or mail to:
Dumb Friends League, Attn: Virtual Centennial Memory Book,
2080 S. Quebec St., Denver, CO 80231
Thank you for sharing your story with us as we celebrate 100 years of helping pets and people make memories that last a lifetime!
Gifts for that special animal lover
We have many wonderful gifts available in our Sit… Stay… Shops. Also, you’ll find a wide variety of shirts, hats, coffee mugs, mouse pads, tote bags and much more at our online gift store. They make the “purr”-fect gifts.
Gift cards
For the person who wants a pet, this is the best way to give one as a gift. Accompany the gift card with a stuffed animal and pet supplies. The recipient can then visit us to personally select their new pet. Gift cards, available for purchase at our shops, also are good for retail items and classes.
Tribute donations
For pets or people with everything, consider making a donation in their honor. They will receive a prompt acknowledgment of your generosity. Your donation can be made securely online by clicking here, in person at the Dumb Friends League or by mail. Click here to print out the mail-order form (Adobe Acrobat Reader is required).
Help prevent unwanted litters
Donate to the Pet
Overpopulation Fund through your Colorado State income tax form.
You can also contribute any time directly to the Fund by sending
a donation to 455 Sherman Street, Suite 462, Denver, CO 80203. Checks
should be made out to the Pet Overpopulation Fund.Last year over 38,000 of the 158,000 dogs and cats that entered Colorado shelters were euthanized. Although this is a large number of euthanasias, it reflects a decrease of 2,000 from 2007 - thanks in large part to Pet Overpopulation Fund donors! In 2001, the Colorado State Legislature created the Fund to provide subsidized spay and neuter surgeries for dogs and cats in underserved areas of Colorado. As we begin the eighth year of the Fund, the Pet Overpopulation Fund has awarded over $1.3 million in grants for more than 37,000 pet sterilization surgeries in underserved areas of Colorado.
Become a volunteer
Volunteers are very important people at the Dumb Friends League. As a private, non-profit organization, we rely on the assistance of caring and hardworking volunteers in all of our programs. To volunteer, you must be at least sixteen years old, and willing to make a six-month commitment of approximately three hours per week.
Work with us
We have many wonderful career opportunities to work with animals and people. If you love animals and enjoy helping people, then the Dumb Friends League may have a position for you.
Report abuse
If you see an animal being neglected or cruelly treated, do you know how to help that animal? What should any Denver metro area resident do if they suspect that a pet is being abused? The answer is to contact the Dumb Friends League's Investigations staff.
Make a difference for animals!
- Vote Animal Friendly
- Spay or Neuter Your Pet! (help end the pet overpopulation problem)
- Donate to the "Pet Overpopulation Fund" through Your Colorado State Income Tax Form
Visit our Pet Care-avan and possibly adopt a new furry friend
The Offsite program takes adoptable animals and information to various locations throughout the community, using our specially designed Pet Care-avan. Click here for upcoming locations.
Shop at The Crazy Merchant
When you shop at The Crazy Merchant, you can designate 10 percent of your purchase price to be donated to the Dumb Friends League. The Crazy Merchant keeps track of all donations and issues us a check annually that reflects the total amount given to help the animals. There is no need to sign up, just head over to The Crazy Merchant in Littleton.
Shop at the Tattered Cover
If you enjoy reading, enroll today in the Tattered Cover Gives Back program. When you designate the Dumb Friends League as your nonprofit of choice, 1 percent of every purchase will be donated to us. To sign up for the program, call (303) 322-1965, Ext. 2734. You'll receive your membership card in the mail along with your instant reward coupon, good for 10 percent off your next purchase of $25 or more.
Support us through a sponsorship
If you think your business might be interested in supporting the Dumb Friends League through our corporate sponsorships, please click here to see what opportunities are available.
Make a donation to help the animals in our care
- Click here to make a secure online donation or you can print out a donation form and mail or fax it to us.
- Wish List (donate useful items to help the us and the animals in our care)
- Matching Gifts (your company can help too!)
- Donate Your Car
- Join Our Friendship Circle
- Purchase a Commemorative Tile to be placed at our Buddy Center in Douglas County
- Purchase a Commemorative Tile to be placed at our newly renovated Quebec Street shelter
- Donate through Electronic Transfer
- Leave a Legacy-You can name the Dumb Friends League as a beneficiary in your will, living trust, life insurance policy, pension plan or charitable trust.
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