Herding Home Animal Rescue - HHAR

Herding Home Animal Rescue - HHAR 501(c)(3) animal rescue, devoted to the welfare, advocacy, and placement of homeless animals.

10/28/2025

“I could never foster! I would fall in love with every dog”

That’s the point: these dogs need love… some have never even experienced it before.

-To foster is to share your joy, while shouldering their pain.
-It’s to compromise your own comfort to replenish theirs.
-It’s to experience the worst of humanity, to be its counterweight.

Fosters give up a future with their dog to ensure the dog has a future at all.

That all takes a tremendous amount of love. If you would fall in love with every foster dog, you’re exactly who they need.

Meet Luffy 🐾This 3 year old mini Aussie was surrendered to no fault of his own. This 20 lb nugget is cat, dog, chicken, ...
07/09/2025

Meet Luffy 🐾

This 3 year old mini Aussie was surrendered to no fault of his own. This 20 lb nugget is cat, dog, chicken, and kid friendly. He has a happy-go-lucky, go-with-the-flow attitude and immediately assimilated into his foster family’s life, going to the gym and workplace with them. He is crate trained, housebroken, and over all the perfect little sidekick.

It didn’t take long for his fosters to get attached, so he’ll be staying right where he is. Now that he’s neutered, they’ll be officially adopting him!

Want a Luffy? Fosters get priority when it comes to adoption! Fostering is a great way to test drive a new breed, free up space at the kennels, or get first in line when your dream dog comes in. Fostering is single-handedly the most effective way to alleviate the shelter crisis.

To learn more about fostering, and to apply to foster with us, visit our website herdinghomerescue.com/foster (linked in our bio).

At this time, we are looking for fosters local to Central Tx. We do transfer dogs out of state for permanent adoption.

Mother’s Day Adoption Event!Have nothing to do in Austin tomorrow? Take your mom out for some saucy comfort food at and...
05/11/2025

Mother’s Day Adoption Event!

Have nothing to do in Austin tomorrow? Take your mom out for some saucy comfort food at and cuddle rescue puppies.

Meet our adoptables, learn about our mission, and indulge in Austin’s best plant-based burgers.

Mission Burger / Barley Bean
3600 S. Lamar Blvd, ATX
11am-2pm

Happy Mother’s Day!

Our rescue already has a Dire Wolf: her name is Sadie, and the shelter almost euthanized her.This sweet, gentle girl wou...
04/08/2025

Our rescue already has a Dire Wolf: her name is Sadie, and the shelter almost euthanized her.

This sweet, gentle girl would never hurt a fly, but has extreme amounts of trauma. We regularly take in behavioral cases, and she’s probably in the top 3 of most traumatized. Her level of fear is comparable to our Korean Meat Trade dogs (dogs rescued from illegal dog meat slaughterhouses in Korea).

Even after months of rehab in foster care, she is only just now starting to explore the world outside her kennel, and shakes like a leaf if you approach her.

Despite only being about 2 years old, she has one of the worst heartworm infestations we’ve ever seen. The parasites migrated to her lungs, and she required a cardiologist specialist to see her through her treatment. We are thousands of dollars deep into her care, and are still working on fundraising for the rest of it. She just finished her last immiticide injection, and has 4 weeks left of crate rest before her treatment is (hopefully) complete.

If you can chip in to save this rescued Dire Wolf, we accept Venmo, Paypal, Zelle, and Card for tax deductible donations.

Venmo:
Zelle: [email protected]
Paypal:
Card: herdinghomerescue.com/donate

Thank you to and her other donors thus far.

Just a reminder: Wolves are wild animals.. not pets. We discourage the breeding of wolf dog hybrids. They require very specialized care, and even with proper facilities, they end up in rescue due to being difficult exotic animals to safely own. It may also be illegal where you live. Sadie is not a wolfdog, she is just a pretty little angel.

🔔🔔🔔ADOPTION EVENT TODAY‼️Grab your dog a Pup Cup and see why Mission Burger is rated 4.9 ⭐️’s on Google, 836 times! Our ...
03/30/2025

🔔🔔🔔ADOPTION EVENT TODAY‼️
Grab your dog a Pup Cup and see why Mission Burger is rated 4.9 ⭐️’s on Google, 836 times!

Our adoptable puppies will be at on S.Lamar in Austin from noon to 3! Whether you’re looking to foster, adopt, or have puppy therapy… we’ll be waiting for you!

These puppies were DNA tested: mom was half Australian Shepherd/half Golden Retriever, and dad was a purebred German Shepherd.

Mission Burger has parking, and is the same building as BarleyBean Coffee Shop.

🔔🔔🔔ADOPTION EVENT TODAY‼️Grab your dog a Pup Cup and see why Mission Burger is rated 4.9 ⭐️’s on Google, 836 times! Our ...
03/30/2025

🔔🔔🔔ADOPTION EVENT TODAY‼️
Grab your dog a Pup Cup and see why Mission Burger is rated 4.9 ⭐️’s on Google, 836 times!

Our adoptable puppies will be at on S.Lamar in Austin from noon to 3! Whether you’re looking to foster, adopt, or have puppy therapy, we’ll be there!

These puppies were DNA tested: mom was half Australian Shepherd/half Golden Retriever, and dad was a purebred German Shepherd.

Mission Burger has parking, and is the same building as BarleyBean Coffee Shop.

13 Aussies need FOSTERS through FREEZE 🥶These Australian Shepherds were living outside with little protection from the e...
01/11/2025

13 Aussies need FOSTERS through FREEZE 🥶

These Australian Shepherds were living outside with little protection from the elements. They hadn’t seen a vet in years, and some needed serious medical attention. They were under-socialized as well; most didn’t know how to walk on leash, ride in cars, or climb stairs.

We took in the whole lot, and distributed them around the country to rescue partners and adopters alike.

But there are still 13 Aussies left in need of fosters, and it is COLD. Texas is in a deep freeze, and those left are packed in our kennel building, living out of pop-up kennels, just to keep warm.

If you live in Central Tx and can help, please apply to foster at herdinghomerescue.com/foster (link in our bio).

Can’t foster? Please consider donating toward supplies like jackets, blankets, space heaters, and a new generator.

Venmo:
PayPal:
Zelle: [email protected]
Card: herdinghomerescue.com/donate

We do offer out-of-state adoption!

Bear had yet another freak medical emergency. Poor guy just cannot catch a break. Bear was alone in his kennel on New Ye...
01/04/2025

Bear had yet another freak medical emergency.

Poor guy just cannot catch a break. Bear was alone in his kennel on New Years when his foot somehow got tangled in a blanket, cutting off circulation to his paw.

His foot swelled to be twice its normal size; the fabric cut deep into his ankle to the point it bled. We think he may have been panicking in his kennel from fireworks, and when his nail snagged on the blanket, he spun until the blanket wrapped tighter and tighter, like a tourniquet.

Despite all the pain he was in, he was so cooperative as we sliced away the blanket to free him. It took 10 agonizing minutes to get through all the layers of tightly wound fabric. He nipped at the scissors, but made a conscious effort not to bite his foster mama’s hands.

Once his foot was free, we rushed in to the vet, where they evaluated his paw. His whole nail had ripped off clean, but circulation hadn’t been cut off long enough to cause any longterm damage. He was prescribed some meds, and is recovering nicely. He’s already back to using that leg.

2025 is off to a rough start; if you are one of Bear’s admiring fans, please drop a little donation in his name to help with his recovery.

Aussie Puppies Seeking Fosters!These four 6 month olds are urgently in need of fosters.They are sweet, but under sociali...
12/18/2024

Aussie Puppies Seeking Fosters!

These four 6 month olds are urgently in need of fosters.

They are sweet, but under socialized and not housebroken, as they've lived in an outdoor pen their whole lives. They are scared of leashes, and need a patient home where they can learn how to be a dog.

Despite their shyness, they are dog-friendly and used to children. They will be spayed, vetted, and groomed on intake. They all have tails, but are purebred Australian Shepherds.

Lana, the black tri, is dainty and loves to give kisses.
Charli, the blue merle, loves zoomies and will do huge laps around the yard.
Billie, the black bi, is the most outgoing and a velcro dog.
Chappell, the red tri, is the most timid and has a naturally bobbed tail.

If you live in Central TX and can foster, please apply at our website, herdinghomerescue.com/foster -- fosters get first pick when it comes to adopting!

We offer out-of-state adoption for those who are interested, but do not live in Texas.

Purebred Australian Shepherd puppies were born at the rescue! Mama was surrendered to us underweight and heavily pregnan...
12/02/2024

Purebred Australian Shepherd puppies were born at the rescue!

Mama was surrendered to us underweight and heavily pregnant. She gave birth to 9 puppies in the comfort of a foster home: She had 4 boys, 4 girls, and one angel baby.

They just turned 4 weeks old, and their personalities are starting to come out. In the next week or two, we will begin evaluating their temperaments, and start matching puppies to adopters based on personality and lifestyle.

They've been raised on Puppy Culture and Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS) from birth, and raised in a home with cats, dogs, and visiting grandchildren. We never dock tails, as recommended by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).

Scientifically proven benefits of ENS:

- Increases neural connections in the brain by up to 200% and better brain cell survival
- ENS improves cardiovascular performance/stronger heartbeats
- Greater tolerance to stress
- Stronger adrenal glands
- Greater resistance to disease

Why behaviorists recommend Puppy Culture:

- Shaping manding (desirable) behaviors
- Aggression prevention
- Early socialization
- Confident startle recovery
- Early litter training, leash introduction, etc.

We do offer out of state adoption, with the adopter covering the cost of transport. To learn more or to fill out an application, visit our website at herdinghomerescue.com

Address

555 Veterans Drive Ste. 2458
Kyle, TX
78640

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