Just avoid this place. Their practices are not ideal. I get jumping through hoops to adopt a puppy, but making up ridiculous exceptions so certain people cannot adopt is just not cool. Do your research and find another place to adopt
Fostered a dog that became a foster fail through DCCR. Most everyone I worked with through the foster was absolutely wonderful, except the main woman that runs it. At an adoption event I went to even another rescue volunteer made a comment about hoping to "catch her on a good day", she really just has poor bedside manner for running a rescue that cannot function without volunteers.
It was the adoption event that upset me, it was a great place for puppies but I would never take another adult dog to it again, so traumatic sitting in a crate with a ton of strange people walking around you and eyeballing. A crate is no way to see an adult dog's personality. Our foster freaked out and at that point I knew I had to adopt her. I say it was a great place for puppies but not all, some were alone in crates shivering with fear. Not to mention the amount of dogs returned after the adoption event, you would think adoptions would be a little more extensive in ensuring a dog is a good fit.
On another occasion I reached out and asked for a vet appointment and I was responded to 4 days later with an appointment in the middle of the week (we work full time) and in Lakewood, for Douglas County it seems a little foolish to have all their vets in Lakewood.
They are constantly looking for fosters, which is great but they truly do bring in wayyyy more dogs than they can handle. That was obvious with response time and the amount of times fosters backed out of fostering dogs and they were searching for a new foster.
We got really lucky with our foster fail who is now permanent family that we totally love. However, it was a rocky experience to get there. After reading other's reviews and some complaints about puppy mill auctions in the past I can say I think this rescue could do better. At the same time my hands are tied as we ended up with a wonderful baby through DCCR, and I am thankful they bring dogs out of kill shelters.
I like to give the benefit of the doubt in most situations but felt I needed to leave an honest review. I have waited a few weeks to write this and let my feelings settle a bit because I knew if I wrote this right out of the gate it would not have come out as nicely.
No homechecks on fosters or adopters. Adopts out of PetSmart and local pet stores with only calling personal references. You have to beg for supplies which are promised to be given to you when fostering. At a moments notice you're asked to bring the dogs to adoption events. Unfortunately my experience wasn't a good one as and as a former foster, I cannot recommend or condone their practices. They're many great rescues out there, do your homework!