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San Luis Valley Animal Welfare Society

San Luis Valley Animal Welfare Society

(9 reviews)

i have adopted 2 pups from San Louis. The experience has been super good. Very responsive, caring…read moreand knowledgeable. Top of the line, in my opinion.

I've worked with rescue years ago, I've had Great Danes for 20 years. I met a wonderful family…read morethat needed to place a Great Dane they were fostering. I had excellent references, but I also have a very old cat. I wanted a nice quiet dog so the cat wouldn't be scared. Jack seemed like a great match. Jack needed a quiet home and someone to love him. I had put in an application to adopt, but I needed time to make sure it was going to work, especially for my cat. The family fostering brought Jack to Petco where San Luis Valley Animal Welfare was having an adoption fair. I arrived about 30 minutes before them. I talked to Aileen. In my application and that day I was upfront with her about my ability to walk Jack. But, that I had the means and a trainer willing to walk him. My not being able to walk Jack was a big issue with her. But, she let me take Jack home and I agreed to let her check in with me on his walking. And she did. She checked in every week. "How is Jacks walking going?" Not how is Jack settling in, how is Jack and the cat getting along, she just wanted to know if he was walking everyday, twice a day for 30 minutes. I responded with how he was doing, how the cat was handling things, how much he slobbered. :o) I also said he was going on his walks, but that he wasn't gone for 30 minutes. He has trust issues, like most rescues do, especially Great Danes. He didn't want to be away from me that long. He would fight leaving me and then walk a certain distance, he would stop, turn around and pull the trainer back to me. We were trying to build trust. Let him know I would be there everytime he came back. After a few weeks of her asking me about his walks (and nothing else) I had fallen head over heels for him. My cat was getting used to him. We had a routine going. Everything was great, I was ready to adopt. Then she sent another email saying I had broken the agreement and she would be taking him. It broke my heart. He had been walking just not a full 30 minutes because he was insecure. I admit, I got a bit upset. I told her if she was taking him, she better do it that day. I spent the day in tears. Then she gave me a little hope. She thought my emails about the walks were vague. So, I explained again. She emailed back, asking to talk to my dog walker/trainer. By then I had had enough. My application had all my references on it, she let me take the dog home, she let me fall in love with the dog. I don't think she ever planned to let me keep him. If she had, she would have been more concerned about his complete welfare and not just 30 minutes twice a day. I admit my emotions were raw by this point and I told her to either pick him up or give me adoption papers, but I couldn't take the emotional rollercoaster she had me on. She picked him up the next morning, leaving me in tears. I can't imagine what Jack was thinking as they took him away from me. He must be so sad and confused. I know I am.

Paws for Life

Paws for Life

(16 reviews)

I like the idea of an animal shelter that doesn't euthanize however with that comes an over load of…read moreanimals in a facility. There were a couple dogs that had manageable disabilities and many of them were old. Whenever I go into a place like that for some reason I automatically hear that Melissa Etheridge song playing in my head. You know, the one that they use on those animal cruelty commercials that can make a grown man cry. Anyway, I looked around a little bit and saw this really cute little dog just chilling by himself. He had a surprisingly calm demeanor considering he was in a cage with about five other dogs. The staff there were nice and seemed to actually like animals. The only thing I thought was a little weird was the fact that every staff member I encountered kept asking me a bunch of the same questions. Mind you we talked to about five or six of them throughout the adoption process. It kind of felt like I was being interrogated and I didn't like it at all. It's really not every single staff members business if I rent or own my home. So I adopted my dog that day and got him chipped. The total was $90.00. He's a great dog too. Very friendly, loving, and calm. He is already crate and potty trained.

Paws for Life experience was disappointing. We passed home inspection to foster/adopt, Girly. She…read moreneeds patience and love and we know she can bond since she has bonded with two ladies at the shelter. She will never be able to bond with others if she is always with them and that breaks our heart. Our friends are shocked that they will not even allow us time to work with her. We are still willing if they will just give us the opportunity to get her out of the shelter bathroom that she presently calls home. If you will reconsider, please contact us as you have our completed forms.

Valley Humane League - animalshelters - Updated October 2026

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