Many perfectly good pets were being discarded to shelters, when there seemed to be no hope or options. People surrender their pets for a lot of different reasons ranging from they're moving and their new landlord doesn't allow pets, to they wanted a younger model, to he's sick and the owners just didn't want to deal with a sick animal. In many cases, people buy a pet while they're little and cute. However, as the pet gets older & larger, realization that they 'bit off more than they can chew sets in . Rather than taking responsibility of the commitment for the life they chose to care for, they take them to shelters or surrender them to rescue groups. It's just sad...Suzanne, the found of Coopers, has been associated with rescues for many years. After lobbying for the well-being of dogs in Pueblo, Suzanne decided to take action and help dogs and started her own rescue. Due to the ridiculous amount of discarded pets, and the number of pets being euthanized Cooper's Companions was founded. Cooper's Companions is a foster-based rescue which started in 2018 due to a need in the Pueblo, Colorado area. In a little over 2 years, we've saved nearly 500 dogs. Coopers Companions is transfer partner with the local shelter and several high-kill shelters in Texas and New Mexico. When we rescue litters, we never leave mama behind, and sometimes we even bring daddy along too!
Fill out our application. Once an application is reviewed we will request a virtual home check. This may consist of a video chat and/or photos of your home. We check your home to ensure it is safe and healthy for a dog. A home check does not secure a pet, nor is it a guarantee that a dog will be placed into that home. We check veterinary status and require that all potential adopter have an established veterinarian and their current pets are up to date. If this is your first dog you will need to establish veterinary care. Cooper dogs are spayed/neutered prior to adoption. Cooper dogs have age appropriate shots. Cooper dogs are microchipped.