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Lifeline Puppy Volunteer holding puppy.

Lifeline Puppy Rescue

Lifeline Puppy Rescue is a Colorado no-kill rescue that has adopted almost 55,000 puppies to families across the Rocky Mountain Region, Kansas, Texas, and New Mexico.

Adoption Events

We hold adoption events every weekend!

Oct 31
Oct 31st – Nov 1st 2026
Time 11:00AM to 3:00PM
Where 15171 Riverdale Road
Directions
Oct 31st – Nov 1st

First-come-first-serve, no appointment needed!

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Nov 7
Nov 7th – Nov 8th 2026
Time 11:00AM to 3:00PM
Where 15171 Riverdale Road
Directions
Nov 7th – Nov 8th

First-come-first-serve, no appointment needed!

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Nov 14
Nov 14th – Nov 15th 2026
Time 11:00AM to 3:00PM
Where 15171 Riverdale Road
Directions
Nov 14th – Nov 15th

First-come-first-serve, no appointment needed!

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Nov 21
Nov 21st – Nov 22nd 2026
Time 11:00AM to 3:00PM
Where 15171 Riverdale Road
Directions
Nov 21st – Nov 22nd

First-come-first-serve, no appointment needed!

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Nov 28
Nov 28th – Nov 29th 2026
Time 11:00AM to 3:00PM
Where 15171 Riverdale Road
Directions
Nov 28th – Nov 29th

First-come-first-serve, no appointment needed!

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Dec 5
Dec 5th – Dec 6th 2026
Time 11:00AM to 3:00PM
Where 15171 Riverdale Road
Directions
Dec 5th – Dec 6th

First-come-first-serve, no appointment needed!

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Dec 12
Dec 12th – Dec 13th 2026
Time 11:00AM to 3:00PM
Where 15171 Riverdale Road
Directions
Dec 12th – Dec 13th

First-come-first-serve, no appointment needed!

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Dec 19
Dec 19th – Dec 20th 2026
Time 11:00AM to 3:00PM
Where 15171 Riverdale Road
Directions
Dec 19th – Dec 20th

First-come-first-serve, no appointment needed!

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Dec 26
Dec 26th – Dec 27th 2026
Time 11:00AM to 3:00PM
Where 15171 Riverdale Road
Directions
Dec 26th – Dec 27th

First-come-first-serve, no appointment needed!

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Upcoming Events

We hold events year round, look below for what is coming up soon.

Puppy Yoga 11/3/26 6pm class

November 3rd, 2026 @ 6:00PM

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Puppy Yoga 11/7/26 9am class

November 7th, 2026 @ 9:00AM

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Puppy Yoga 11/14/26 11am class

November 14th, 2026 @ 11:00AM

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Puppy Yoga 11/14/26 1pm class

November 14th, 2026 @ 1:00PM

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4.8 out of 5 Reviews

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Such a wonderful place to adopt from. The staff is kind, attentive, and very helpful. After searching countless shelters for just the right fur baby I was ready to give up. A reccomendation from a friend led me to Lifeline and they did not dissapoint. I searched the listings for the right pup, found one and showed up about 3 hours before the gates opened on Saturday. (I had heard to get there early) I was 4th in line and thought...oh no, I'll never get my puppy with all these people in front of me. As I waited I met some really wonderful people. Some first time adopters and one woman who had adopted 6 times from just this place! Had to be wonderful I thought! As the gates opened I was overwhelmed with the number of pups searching for the right parent as we were all searching for our new addition. Having full intentions of finding the one I saw in the photos I walked by one puppy that stood out from the rest. She was beautiful and when her eyes locked mine I just knew - I met my Sakra. It's now over a year and she is the best dog I have ever owned. Lifeline Puppy Rescued me. They take such good care of these pups and most are volunteers. 1/2 the adoption fee goes back to the parents of the puppy to get spayed and neutered. They also give a class on care of your new family member as well as first set of shots and a microchip. Highly recommended!!!!

We had a great experience!! Love our new family member

We adopted our sweet 8month old dachshund corgi mix Thea yesterday from Lifeline Puppy Rescue! We got there around 2 in the afternoon, which was fantastic! There wasn't that many people there and we were aloud to wonder around looking at puppies. A volunteer immediately approached us explaining their process and rules. They told us to not put our fingers in the cages for puppy health reasons, which we really respected, it showed they are looking out for the puppies. Our little Thea (was Thelma) immediately caught our attention. The same volunteer set up her kennel for us to meet her. She gave us some treats for Thea to come up to us, while kept checking in with us to see how things were going. When we decided to adopt our sweet Thea, they took us into this building for a class explaining the process on how to raise a puppy, how to fill out the application, what the email they send you says and how to read it, along with vaccine information. We felt very confident in our decision. Our sweet Thea is the perfect addition to our family. We have already told our friends that want puppies about our amazing experience. THANK YOU LIFELINE PUPPY RESCUE!! We are ridiculously in love!

We got our Blue Heeler mix at Lifeline four years ago and she has been the best dog I have ever owned. I always said I’d go back there when we were ready for another. I knew Lifeline’s popularity had grown since I had been there, and prepared to get there early. We still only managed about 20 minutes early Saturday morning but were still 14th in line. The owner explained how things worked, let the super early arrival get first pick, then 2-10 got to browse puppies, then about 5 minutes later the rest of us were able to browse. It was fair, not chaotic... the volunteers were friendly. Their class is important because people need to understand what they are in for. The owner was around, chatting with everyone. It’s clear he loves his dogs and what he does. I saw some negative reviews before I went back last weekend, and I wanted to come in here to say that if you listen to how they do things, about what they expect, and go in to adopt a new family member, it will be an amazing experience. Our new pup is so sweet, and fits in perfectly with my family. I will always support Lifeline. <3

I adopted my little girl almost 5 months ago. She was one from the litter left abandoned in a bucket at a very young age. I get so many compliments (from my vet, day care, obedience class) about how sweet and well socialized she is. It's obvious that the fosters who took care of her before the adoption did such a fabulous job. The staff were very nice during the adoption process. They kept me informed during the spay surgery and never made me feel that I was a bother. I couldn't have asked for a better experience!

Best ever!

Loved the entire team, super easy Checkin, seamless administrative work and of course alllll the puppies! These pups are well cared for and we now have the perfect addition to our home.

We have adopted two wonderful dogs from LPR. No problems. Highly recommend!

Best place to get your puppy

We adopted Ruby almost 7 years ago from you. She is the best gift to us ever!! We are thinking it’s time for another baby. Ruby would be so happy!! Waiting and watching for what’s meant to be.

Excellent rescue!! Thank you for doing what you do!!!

Wonderful organization - truly can not thank them enough.

Let me start by saying I’m not an affiliate of this organization. My husband and I found out about it on facebook and decided to go to the adoption event today, 2/3/18. I had read the yelp and Facebook reviews, many of which were negative, and was nervous about the condition of the puppies and the care they would be in. I’m happy to say we just adopted a beautiful little heeler mix and our experience could not have been better. This volunteer run shelter is truly amazing. There were cars lined up half a mile down the road before the event even started and the volunteers handled all of the people in a fair and organized manner. Each person was given a number in order of where their car was parked in the line and those numbers were used to determine browsing groups and puppy preference (SO GET THERE AT LEAST AN HOUR EARLY!). The staff takes great precautions to keep the puppies healthy. They consistently use hand sanitizer between handling puppies, do not allow adopters to touch puppy to puppy without hand sanitizer, and separate the puppies by litter so that any disease that could potentially break out is contained. Once you have chosen your puppy they give a very informative overview of their policies, the adoption process, return policy, puppy care, microchip, etc. anything you need to know is in that orientation, nd everything in their policies is more than fair. This organization is great at what they do and really have it together. I’m so impressed at how smoothly the adoption went for us even with so many people there. I would recommend Lifeline to any friend ready to assume the role of a rescue puppy parent. We are loving our sweet little girl!

We adopted our Shadow, many years ago from here! We loved him all of his life and beyond. Wonderful place to pick your best friend from!

We got our amazing puppy here and couldn't be happier. Everyone was so nice and helpful. They really are all about helping these babies find forever homes!

So well organized. Such great well cared for puppies. Thank you Lifeline. We are so in love with Frankie!

Great place to get puppy.

We got our puppy, Holly, here last December. She was already spayed so we didn't have to deal with that. She is so great. The staff was friendly enough to us. I would adopt from there again.

Thank you for an amazing volunteer opportunity and orientation today. Fabulous people, no kill puppy rescue, and of course the PUPS you save every day. Bless you.

Our Remy is now one year old and we couldn’t be more in love! Three friends recommended we check out Lifeline. We researched quite a few shelters before going and we couldn’t be happier with our choice. We highly recommended them!

Blog

This series of blog posts will give you some insight into the behind the scenes of Lifeline Puppy Rescue, including the team, volunteers and of course our puppies!

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September 2026 Puppy Yoga Schedule: September 10th | Hilton Garden Inn Denver (Woodie Fisher Terrace) • 6:30 PM Class SEPTEMBER 12th | Aspen Grove • 2:00 PM Class SEPTEMBER 12th | Aspen Grove • 4:00 PM Class SEPTEMBER 13th | Chicken N Pickle • 10:00 AM Class SEPTEMBER 13th | Chicken N Pickle • 11:30 AM Class SEPTEMBER 17th | Stanley Marketplace • 6:00 PM…

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August Puppy Yoga Schedule: August 8th | Aspen Grove • 2:00 PM Class August 8th | Aspen Grove • 4:00 PM Class August 9th | Boulder Yoga Studio • 1:00 PM Class August 13th | Hilton Garden Inn Denver (Woodie Fisher Terrace) • 7:30 PM Class August 15th | InVINtions, A Creative Winery • 11 AM Class August 16th | Stanley Marketplace • 9:00 AM…

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We are beyond excited to share that 108 sweet puppies were adopted this past June. This huge milestone was only possible because of your boundless generosity and love. To our wonderful community—you are the true heroes behind these happy endings. Thank you for stepping up and transforming 108 lives for the better!

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15171 Riverdale Road, Brighton CO 80602

303-655-9696

Lifeline Puppy Rescue is a no-kill rescue for young puppies throughout the Rocky Mountain Region, Kansas, & New Mexico. 99% of the puppies we rescue come from city and county shelters. We like our mom & pop, friendly, small town image. People like adopting Lifeline's puppies and giving them a chance at life. The Lifeline connection to small towns and rural areas is crucial. When we work together, puppies no longer have to be destroyed.