The Dumb Friends League has a history of service. For more than 100 years, we have sheltered and cared for lost, abandoned and abused pets. 

Thanks to wide community support, we offer programs that help both pets and people. 

We are proud to be the metro-Denver area’s local humane society. You are invited to visit our website and our two shelters to learn more about us.

 

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Teacher Resources

Need Credits?

Our teacher recertification programs can help you bring valuable lessons about compassion, animal welfare and respect for both people and pets into your classroom while fulfilling the requirements for re-licensure. Our current offerings are listed below, and customized programs are also available. Please contact us at (720) 241-7131 if you have questions or suggestions.

Teaching Compassion and Respect: Humane Education in the Classroom (K-12)

How can we help prevent bullying and violence in our schools? By teaching kids to care! Learn about pets and the creative ways you can add “fur and feathers” to any curriculum. Take a behind-the-scenes tour of our animal shelter and learn about our services for the pets and people of Colorado.

  • Location: Dumb Friends League, 2080 S. Quebec St., Denver, CO 80231
  • Credits: 1 semester credit hour - two-day class
  • Upcoming Date: Tuesday and Wednesday, June 19 and 20
  • Registration: Call the Teacher Enhancement Office at the Colorado School of Mines at (303) 273-3303 or register on their web site.
  • Fee: The course fee is $125.

 

Click your Class: Positive Reinforcement in the Classroom (K-12)

Can kids be trained? Absolutely! Clicker train a mascot dog and learn how to apply similar techniques in your own classroom. Tour behind-the-scenes of our animal shelter and learn about the training we do with shelter animals.

  • Location: Dumb Friends League, 2080 S. Quebec St., Denver, CO 80231
  • Credits: 0.5 semester credit hour - one-day class
  • Upcoming Date: T.B.D.
  • Registration: 
    Call the Teacher Enhancement Office at the Colorado School of Mines at (303) 273-3303 or register on their web site.
  • Fee: The course fee is $68.

 

Classroom Pets: Small Mammals in the Classroom (K-12)

Kids love animals. Does having a pet in your classroom foster learning? Does having a classroom pet teach responsibility? Explore these questions and more. Learn about different species of small mammals including rabbits, ferrets, mice and more. Meet with some of these small mammals. Decide if a classroom pet is the best choice for you and if so what type of pet works best.

  • Location: Dumb Friends League, 2080 S. Quebec St., Denver, CO 80231
  • Credits: 0.5 semester credit hour - one-day class
  • Upcoming Date: T.B.D.
  • Registration: 
    Call the Teacher Enhancement Office at the Colorado School of Mines at (303) 273-3303 or register on their web site.
  • Fee: The course fee is $68.
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Animals are such agreeable friends—they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.

-- George Elliot

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