I can't believe there are so many low reviews. Yes you do have to fill out an application for a dog and have a couple of references. I actually found it comforting that they wanted to make sure that the dogs find a good home. A couple of extra steps shouldn't deter you if you're serious about getting a dog. We got our dog about two years ago from Mountain Pet Rescue and we're so happy we did. Sybil was extremely helpful and in contact with us through the entire process. She also was helpful when I had questions after the adoption. I would highly recommend using Mountain Pet Rescue in your search for a new best friend. read more

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The negative reviews were spot on. We had the same experience. One of our references called us to say they were treated rudely. We explained that our dog needed to like the puppy and that we needed to meet the puppy. The foster said she expected us to take the puppy after meeting. I could not make that guarantee. She then said she had all these other applications for the dog. Well today I see the dog back on petfinder and Nextdoor. I am sure the dog is lovely and will find a great home, but I do not want to deal with an organization like this. read more

I couldnt be more grateful for the work that Mountain Pet Rescue does. In particular, Susan worked with me and matched me with my perfect dog. Thank you so much Mountain Pet Rescue! You gave me the best gift ever! read more

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I was trying to get a bit more info on a dog on Mountain Pet Rescue website, since I did see the dog on a other website the *Pet Finder*, and was directed to them. Now I have been writing them 3 emails for my questions on how to get the dog to my ranch, since I can not go get him myself and do the drive to Winter Park that is more than 7 hours one way. Now Sybil is not answering my simple question about how to get the dog to my place since 3 days and I have sent another email and a FB message, and all I got back is the info about the dog that I already have! She is not answering my question about transport, nor is she answering my other questions. So I do some more research and finally I find their add from that same dog on their own FB page from 2 weeks ago, and I see that the dog is in Texas with a family and 7 other dogs all in one house!!... and he is not with that rescue that advertises him in Winter Park!! Then she wants me to fill out her endless questionary forms before answering my questions, while not even having that dog at her place!! Now how is she going to sale me a dog that I can not even go see or have any accurate pictures of him, and the dog is in a other state?? It really looks to me that this woman is more after the money as after helping some dogs, since her dogs are very expensive for rescue dogs and she stops dealing with you as soon as she has to do some of her work. I have been writing 2 e-mails, a message on messenger in FB and I called, and I did not get any answers to my questions... Then I just called AGAIN and finally got a answer: she told me that this dog does not fit into my ranch because I have a other dog and other farm animals! She also told me that I shall go to a rescue close to my home and not acquire a dog so far away! She also told me that there are plenty dogs over here where I lieve and that she is not selling Baymax to me!! What a total bummer of a outcome for doing all this research work for the dog I like!! I have had rescue dogs and cats before and never had anybody so uneasy to deal with before, and never ever had offered to pay THAT much money for a rescue pet either before. I recommend not even bothering with this place, since you are wasting your time and it is quite frustrating to be excited about a animal and then you are being put down from a person that has NO IDEA on whom you are and how wonderful of a life you are giving to the animals you love! read more

Really disappointed with the responses I received from Sybil and her rescue. I emailed to find out some information about a dog I had seen online through the Petharbor website. Then, I looked at the Mountain Pet Rescue site and decided to email them to receive some information regarding the dog I was interested in. Sybil responded quickly and said that if I wanted to speak with the person who was fostering the dog or to meet the dog, that I had to fill out their adoption application first. My current dog is a rescue and I have been contacting rescue groups for awhile to inquire about different dogs that might be available. Any other rescue, even in neighboring states, is more than willing to answer questions about a dog you might be interested in, or speak with you regarding a certain dog. Unfortunately, Sybil would not do this. While I would be happy to fill out the application, and understand why rescues have such detailed applications, as I have adopted from other rescues in the past, answering simple questions regarding a dog that they have currently would have been beneficial, as I would then be able to decide if I should fill out the application, or find another rescue. I mentioned that I would like to ask some questions or speak with the foster before applying, as I want to be sure that this dog might be one I am interested in adopting. I also did not want my references to be called multiple times for so many adoption applications, if I found out the dog was not suitable for my current dog and my lifestyle. She claims they really pride themselves on making sure the dog and human are a good match. She also said that she was willing to let me talk with the foster, but that never happened. Apparently, she was unwilling to share my email or phone number with the foster family, or share the foster family's phone or email with me. She also said they could expedite my application if I had filled one out for one of their partner rescues. I asked multiple times who their partner rescues were, and my question went unanswered. There are a lot of wonderful people who would love to adopt dogs from this rescue and would rather do so, than just purchase a dog from a shelter or breeder. I was happy to fill out the application had I been provided a little more information about the dog. I even mentioned that on email sometimes things are taken differently than intended. None of this seemed to matter. Instead, I was treated terribly, my questions were redirected and unanswered, and I will obviously adopt a dog from another rescue group that knows how to communicate more effectively. read more

Exceptional rescue! On vacation I found a dog in the desert who was near death. I took it to the nearest vet, two hours away. The poor thing was probably only 10 months old, had already had a litter, and was thrown out on the side of a road. I took on getting her free of ticks, fleas, and worms and fed her every two hours. Then MPR stepped in and arrange for transport and fostering. This poor creature who was so ill and totally abandoned, will have all her medical bills paid for by the rescue and receive training from a professional trainer. She will be placed in a foster home until she is rehabilitated enough to be ready for adoption. Then a photographer will take photos and the rescue will vet potential forever-homes. I've never found such a well resourced rescue! Oh, did I mention they found a pilot to volunteer to fly down to to New Mexico and pick up the dog from me? Amazing, Amazing Amazing!!!!! Thank you Susan and Sybil! read more

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Mountain Pet Rescue was great. Especially Emily she really cares and made our adoption a pleasant process. Would definitely recommend adopting one of their pets. Sybil who I believe runs it was also very helpful and really cares about the type of forever homes these amazing rescue animals find. read more

This rescue was fantastic. Sybil and her team of volunteers helped us find our new best friend. The application process was detailed, but you can tell that the MPR loves the animals it saves and wants them to find a great forever home! They are extraordinarily responsive and helped us rescue our dog. Their volunteers spent over 2 hours on the phone with me walking me through the process and answering all my questions. If you are looking for a new best friend, come to MPR. If you feel they are too picky with their owners, its because they love these dogs so much. Thank you Sybil and your team!!!! read more

After making a simple mistake on my application for a rescue my husband called to try to explain the mistake and the situation. Apparently even after an extensive explanation where the woman said she understood the situation and we could move forward with a letter from our landlord. We had every intention of providing the letter. That is until we received a very rude email accusing us of being suspicious and lying on our application. One of our references also let us know they kept him on the phone for over 30 minutes and were rude to him. It was very unfortunate because we were excited and willing to provide a great home to a dog that had several issues. read more

My wife and I withdrew our application for adoption. We still very much intend to get another dog to accompany our current one, it just won't be one from this rescue. I was extremely disappointed in how I was spoken to on the phone, and after speaking to my wife and her mother, it appears they simillarly felt that the rescue was judgmental and abrasive with them. I recommend finding other rescues to adopt through with better customer service. read more

Sorry Sybil, please take this as constructive criticism. Such a bad experience we gave up trying to rescue and went to a breeder and bought the type of dog we wanted. Many problems and deception listed below. *Not forthright. Not up front like other sites with health issues. Sprung health problems on us after we were hooked on a puppy. *Bait and switch. We know what works for us. Yet kept trying to either push older dogs on us or make us take an old dog along with puppy after saying we couldn't take 2 puppies as will bond to each other or fight. *Doesn't care what people want. She is only looking to place dogs. Period. *Dogs and people are NOT in Winter Park, Colorado. Sybil and dogs she offered us than said we couldn't have are in Arcansas so there was no way to visit. If you call Winter Park phone number, Sybil answers in Arcansas. Deceptive *Sybil has a huge ego and knows everything about dogs. She offensively plays God in her seeminly whimsical decisions. She threw us away because we didn't want to take an old dog with puppy and never called our vet for a second opinion nor did she respond to my email.This is opposite of her telling us we couldn't have 2 puppies. *Her reference interviews are offensive. Our reference called me and said "If it weren't for our friendship, I would have hung up on her. She went on and on with stupid questions and took way too much time. She doesn't get it" *Gave us the bums rush. My wife and I told her we would call her back by noon yet early in morning she emailed have you decided yet. We didn't jump fast enough on what she wanted and we didn't. In sum, Sybil's the boss and no way to escalate problems with her bad behavior so stay away from Mountain Pet Rescue at all cost. Sybil's heart may be in the right place, but she has limited experience as demonstrated in her weak bio yet acts like she has a PHD in dog psychology. We have rescued all of our previous pets and after our experience with Sybil we are buying our Puppy from a breeder. Net net of dealing with Sybil is a dog may die in a kill shelter which is the opposite of what she is trying to do. She needs to step down as President for the good of the shelter she founded so getting a dog is a win-win rather than obey her commands. read more

Not a great experience. We rushed through the application process to expedite the adoption, but were met with multiple roadblocks because of their inflexibility with scheduling. I would think that when you have a great family willing to adopt a rescued puppy for $395, you'd try to work with them. We were so disappointed. read more

Worst experience we've ever had. We are avid animal lovers, both work at a doggie daycare, have a dog and a cat, and were looking for an addition for our little family. We found a litter that we fell in love with, and once adoption application approved (which took 4 days), drove TWO hours to go pick one out. We get there, and my dog is a little confused. She was just in the car for two hours, is in the middle of the woods, at a house she's never seen, a person she's never seen and 5 puppies around her. Needless to say, her first reaction wasn't to throw herself at the puppies. The shelter owner, Sybil, just let this group of puppies out to roam the mountain. It was often that we would turn around and they would be gone, only to find out that they climbed down the mountain some and were in some creek. Sybil was on the phone 98% of the time we were there, and didn't observe us with the puppies hardly at all. For all she could have known, because she wasn't watching them, one could have gone missing, gotten eaten, etc. Very careless and very unprofessional. We finally came down to two choices - both longer haired dogs. First, she says that she doesn't want dogs with longer hair going into the Denver heat. Like we were going to lock the dog in the sun all day, when in reality they'd always have access to an air conditioned building or if outside had a pool and water (at work). Still with access inside. We narrowed it down to one of the two, and she all of a sudden tells us that we can't have that one because other people are scheduled to see her. Didn't make it clear that this puppy was unavailable, or that neither of the longer haired puppies were available for us. She waited until we chose them to tell us no. We wouldn't have thought about them if we would've known. Then she goes inside to talk on the phone, again, and the puppy we wanted sat with us while her siblings wandered around. By the time she was back out, the group had come back. She tells us that if a puppy likes a family they usually separate from the group and follow them around. She did that, but Sybil was too busy on the phone to notice. Then our dog is sitting in front of her dad, facing him while he pets her, and she says "She has her back turned to the puppies, like she's trying to ignore them." She was literally just getting pet by her dad. She goes on to say that she thinks our dog, the one we've had since 8 weeks and is 2 years old, the one she met less than an hour ago, should be an only dog. She had the nerve to question if she played at our work, which not only does she play all day, non stop, she is very submissive and very sweet. Not only that, but she questioned if she was trained, and made me show her all of the tricks she does. Spoiler, she is trained. She tells us that she's been doing this a long time and that she didn't see the chemistry that we were feeling, and wouldn't let us have one of that litter, asking if we would be interested in any other litters. Are you kidding? We drove two hours, stressed our dog out and wasted gas, for you to tell us that because you were too busy on the phone, you didn't SEE the chemistry? Are you joking? You expect me to drive two hours out here for different puppies and have you turn us away again? I GUARANTEE you that we, people who work with 80 DIFFERENT DOGS EVERY DAY (in one area together), can read body language better than you. My animals are my life. We put them above all else. They come first. One bag of our dogs food is $80. A puppy would get the best possible socialization and exercise possible - with 40 hours a week at work with us running, playing, socializing with people and dogs, in a huge, open indoor/outdoor play yard. Anyone you ask would vouch for us as pet owners. But because she didn't "SEE" the chemistry that WE were FEELING, she just kept giving an insincere apology and we left very, very angry. We had grown attached to the puppies we were coming to see, and she wasted our time, money and WELL overstepped her line when trying to tell us what our dog needed. This is the worst shelter experience I have ever had. Ever. I would never recommend this place to anyone. At least not with Sybil in charge. Luckily we found a puppy to add to our family from a different shelter, one who saw what a great situation we had for having dogs and how much we love our animals. read more

We just adopted our puppy from Mountain Pet Rescue and I am extremely happy with the process. Although the application process was very long, it made me feel extremely comfortable knowing they genuinely care about where the rescue dogs go. Sybil was quick and helpful while responding to our application and all of our questions. The foster parents for our puppy were incredibly nice and helpful as well! My puppy is doing wonderful and you can tell he was treated very well in his foster home as well. I would 100% recommend adopting from Mountain Pet Rescue! read more

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The Mountain Pet Rescue is not not a good place to adopt a pet. We were approved to adopt one of their dog's and excited to meet him to be told two days later the Foster wanted to adopt him. They failed to communicate with her on her feelings prior to leading us on to think we had a chance to adopt him. Than the next day they decided to do a meet and greet with us having the Foster who wanted to adopt him bring him from Breckenridge to Denver giving us hope. This was hard on us and her. They did this to appease us. The Trainer tried to find any excuse she could of why this dog was not a fit for us when in fact we have the perfect home. The underlying issue was the Foster did not want to let the dog go because she had bonded with him. We could see that. They never gave us a chance to spend much time with the dog because they were there all of the time and of course the dog was coming to them because the trainer was luring him with treats. Bottom line they should ask the Foster of the animal before they advertise the animal if they wanted to adopt if they said no, make them sign a contract stating they gave up first rights to adopt which is what most rescues do. This would keep this from happening where the Foster kept changing her mind about adopting him and we were caught in the middle. They even said the reason they agreed to the meet and greet with the dog was because she could not make up her mind. They wasted our time and hers. This has been the worst experience we have ever had with a rescue and we have adopted from others in the past. Sheree' and Les read more

I can't believe they make it this hard to RESCUE an animal. My application got denied because I have a job. Even though I stated multiple times I have flexible work hours and would come home every day at lunch. Not to mention I already have a dog that runs around a huge backyard and we have a dog door for while we're gone. Sybil (The President) apparently couldn't be bothered to return any of my emails or answer any questions and neither could their adoption Coordinator Susan. You're in the business of finding homeless dogs good homes and yet you deny good people and can't answer questions and emails. I could walk into any puppy store or go to any breeder and bring home a dog or five today. But I try to RESCUE a dog you found in a parking lot and get denied. Your poor animals will never find homes. While all of the other puppies are getting adopted and finding forever homes this Christmas, yours will still be in foster homes waiting. read more

Uhhh no! In all fairness, I tried to adopt a dog from them over a year ago. My last dog had died a year before, and I was finally ready to adopt a new one. I have no problem with the application process, I believe that adopters should be vetted. Mountain Pet Rescue was located in my home town. I didn't realie that. I filled out the application with an interest in three puppies in the litter. They were all available at the time. I was told to take pictures of my yard, my house, where the pup slept. I complied. After my application was accepted, an interview was scheduled. The place where the puppies were being held was RIGHT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD! Why not do a house visit? Oh well, not a problem. We went for the interview (Me, my husband and son, and we brought our little 5 pound dog). Right away, Sybil was very judgemental. She told me she didn't think I had the energy for the puppies. My son spoke up and said that my mom used to walk the dane 5 miles a day. Then she didn't like my little dogs energy and wanted to send a dog psychologist to my house. We changed our minds then and there and withdrew our application. Lived in Grand County for 20 years, went to Pet Pals and the Granby Animal Shelter and got the best rescue ever. Anyone and everyone in the county knows me and they know that have the best environment for a dog. We own our own business and all our employees are allowed to bring pups to work. The dogs are hardly ever left alone, walked for a few miles every day, plus we have land and a great home for animals. Right now we have our Pit Bull rescue, Maui, (who was fortunately rescued because of the bad expereince I had with Mountain Pet Rescue. Do yourself and Grand County a favor, check out our local animal shelter first! read more

Sybil and her dedication to saving puppies is amazing. We have been flying our Cessna 210 around the South West to help Mountain Pet Rescue save puppies from kill shelters. We are amazed everytime we fly a group of puppies into Rocky Mountain Metro Airport she has several people waiting to adopt them. Way to go to all of the volunteers that make this organization successfull. read more

Much like Rachel B. in February of 2017, I can't believe all of the negative reviews of Mountain Pet Rescue. As they say in customer service, when you have a good experience you often tell one or two people and when you have a bad experience, you often tell everyone. Well, I had a wonderful experience, and I'm here to tell everyone: I highly recommend Mountain Pet Rescue! They are fantastic. My husband and I finally moved into a place where we could have a dog last May and promptly began the search. We followed several different rescues on Facebook and happened upon a picture of a dog that changed our lives. I knew from the minute I saw the picture of that dog on MPR's Facebook page, he was meant to be ours. I asked if we could meet the dog before filling out the application, and someone from MPR instantly responded and said I would need to fill out the application first, but it was painless. ;) The application is long, but thought-provoking and really makes you think about things you might not otherwise. After filling out the application, Jamie from MPR called me immediately. She was friendly, understanding, honest, and upfront. She asked about our living situation and our jobs, as well as our history with dogs. She made me consider some things I hadn't (for example, we live on the 2nd floor, could I carry a 90 pound dog up the stairs if for some reason he got hurt?) She then called my husband after she and I got off the phone and helped alleviate some of his concerns (namely that I already assumed this dog was ours! ha!). The application process really wasn't that bad, and in fact, I'm happy to know that the rescue cares enough about the dogs its adopting out to make sure they have the right fit with their new families. We filled out the application, sent in references, and took pictures of our home before setting up a time to meet the dog in his foster home. Once we finally met him, we fell in love just like we expected to. He has been the absolute best thing that's ever happened to us. Mountain Pet was very reassuring to us, letting us know that if there were any concerns about it not being the right fit, they would take him back. More than one volunteer told us "Once a Mountain Pet dog, always a Mountain Pet dog." There was to be a honeymoon period after we took him home where "once everyone gets settled in and we stop taking pictures of him constantly," we could decide if we for sure wanted to keep him. They even had trainers available that we could talk to if needed and were incredibly supportive in the transition period. Well, 10 months later, we're still constantly taking pictures of him, but we told them within the first week that we were never giving him up. :) Whenever we move to a bigger place, we will consider adding to our family and will certainly look to Mountain Pet Rescue again. As for some of the negative reviews: we live in an apartment and both work full-time. It's all about finding the right match for your lifestyle. Thank you MPR for all you do! You're the best, and we're all so glad we found you! read more

I would recommend steering clear of this organization for both adoptions, donations and if you're seeking to relinquish your pet. One of the worst experiences I've had with a rescue. Their process is less than transparent. read more

This is an amazing rescue organization. Four years ago we adopted our sweet pup from Mountain Pet. The adoption process was thorough and I agree with the other reviewers that I appreciate the screening ...and from having conversations with them I know how much they care about all of their dogs and want to make sure they truly end up in forever homes. When we adopted her, we were offered training if we needed it to make sure we could give our pup the best home. We didn't take them up on this until four years later (this past April). Not only did they help us out right away by getting us connected with an amazing trainer, but Susan remembered our dog (from four years ago) and followed up to see how training is going. Our dog is doing great and we can't thank them enough! read more

I gave up my dog to MPR and she was re-homed in less than 10 days. Sybil offered to share pictures of her in her new home, but as difficult as the decision was to part ways with the dog, I declined. The process is thorough and the outcome for my former dog was exceptional. Sybil and her team definitely found the dog a better, more suitable home. When the time is right, I'll go back to MPR for my next best friend. The MPR team are concerned about making the right match, so important for the owner and pet. BIG THANK YOU! read more

I tried to inquire about finding a home for my dog and they acted interested over the phone, instructing me to send details about his behavior and photos through email to Sybil. However, I was just ignored after that although I gave them adequate time (3 weeks) to discuss it etc., with the team as she said they would. They could have just said no rather than leading me on or at least politely replied with a follow up decision instead. read more

I'm very disappointed with Mountain Dog Rescue. My significant other and I emailed back and forth with Sybil a few times about a pup we were interested in but have not heard from her since. At first she was quick with her responses but after we had completed the application and they'd call our references she quit replying to my emails. We had excellent references and we provided all of the needs required to care for a pet (i.e. a nice home with a big backyard, someone home at most times of the day/night, plenty of training knowledge, and a detailed budget to care for our pet). We were very excited because everything seemed to be lining up fine and then we never heard back from Sybil again. This was also a huge let down because they seemingly discriminate against Military, as I am military, and this was their only "concern". I rescued my dog 3 years ago and have never had to leave him for longer than two weeks. Despite my military obligations my dog is very well cared for and we have an amazing support system for when I need to leave town. Even though I am ALL for rescuing pets, I would not recommend Mountain Dog Rescue but if you do, try not to get your hopes up. read more

Absolutely horrible service- they will make you fill out a long application process, and call all of your references even when the dogs you applied for have already been adopted. Also, they discriminate against apartments (even with multiple dog parks, a ton of space, balconies, etc.) so really no point in trying unless you have a house with your own backyard. They were not helpful or informative and I had to call multiple times to even try to get feedback. We are very active people and work from home so I don't see why they would rather keep dogs in shelters than wanting to give them to good homes. Very frustrating because this is not how a shelter to be (grew up with 5 dogs, and we have adopted several times with all positive experiences from other places). I would avoid this place. read more