Dogtown Ranch Sanctuary, Rescue, & Rehab

10/07/2025

From Downtown Houston:

Join the fun this Friday, Oct 10, at our monthly Yappy Hour Series at Market Square Park! 🐶🐾🎶

From 5–7PM, bring your four-legged besties for an evening full of tail wags, tasty treats, and good vibes. Each month features free dog-themed goodies like bandanas, treats, waste bags + more! Whether you're here for the music, the mingling, there's something for everyone! 🙌

When & Where: 👇
📍 Historic Market Square Houston | Oct 10, Nov 14
📍 Trebly Park | Oct 24, Nov 28
⏰ 5–7PM

Visit https://dthplus.org/48Ncc11, register for this FREE event, and it’s a paw-ty you won’t want to miss! 🐕💛

10/07/2025

Behind the bars of a shelter, hope flickers in their eyes 🐾🥺. These dogs don’t need pity—they need someone willing to believe in them, to offer love, and to give them the life they deserve.

When you adopt, you become the chapter they’ve been waiting for 📖💞. The day you walk in and say, “You’re coming home,” is the day their world changes forever.

Don’t just feel sorry—take action 🐶❤️. Open your heart, adopt, and discover the kind of love that can only come from a rescued soul.

10/07/2025

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🆘 URGENT – 13 month old puppy Gum is on the Euthanasia List Tuesday, October 7 🆘

GUM
📌 ID
🐾 German Shepherd Mix | Black / Brown
🎀 Male | DOB: 9/24/2024 (13 months old)
📥 Intake Date: September 24, 2025
📍 BARC Animal Shelter, Houston TX

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🐶 Meet Gum

Gum is just a 13-month-old puppy — still a baby, full of energy, curiosity, and longing for companionship. He came into the shelter as a stray, and the stress of confinement has been very hard on him. This sweet boy shows all the signs of a dog who simply doesn’t understand why he’s alone, behind bars, and without the love and freedom he craves.

Despite his anxious energy, Gum shows wiggly, playful body language when approached. He loves human interaction but doesn’t know how to channel his enthusiasm in the right way yet. He sometimes jumps, mouths, and pulls on the leash — classic puppy behavior that can be worked on with structure, training, and patience.

Gum is not a “bad” dog — he’s just a young shepherd mix under extreme stress. Outside of the shelter, with the right guidance, he can thrive.

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🩺 Medical Notes
• Weight: 40 lbs
• Condition: Mild upper respiratory infection (on antibiotics, improving)
• Heartworm Status: Negative
• Vaccinations & Care: Fully vaccinated, dewormed, flea/heartworm prevention
• Overall: Healthy young pup in need of TLC and training support

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🐕 Behavior Notes
• Very vocal in kennel, shows possible separation anxiety
• Wiggly, tail-wagging, and eager for attention when leashed
• Can be mouthy and excitable — needs guidance and positive reinforcement
• Walks with a semi-tight leash but settles with movement and reassurance
• Ignores treats when overstimulated, showing stress and anxiety
• Wants closeness with people but struggles with kennel frustration

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💔 His Plea

Gum is just 13 months old — a puppy with his whole life ahead of him. But because he’s struggling in the stressful shelter environment, he has been overlooked, and now his life is on the line.

He isn’t aggressive — he’s anxious, confused, and desperate for attention. With the right rescue, a foster home, and patient guidance, Gum can learn, relax, and become the loyal companion German Shepherd mixes are known to be.

⏳ On Tuesday, October 7, Gum will lose his chance at life unless a rescue steps forward to save him.

He deserves love, training, and the chance to grow into the incredible dog he’s meant to be — not to die scared and alone in a kennel.

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✅ How to Save Gum

💌 All holds MUST be in writing — please do not call.

📧 If you are a RESCUE ORGANIZATION that can help Gum, email:
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]

📌 Use his ID number:

🏡 Foster application (for approved rescues): https://www.houstontx.gov/barc/foster_a_pet.html

📍 BARC Animal Shelter
3200 Carr St, Houston, TX 77026

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✨ Gum is a puppy in need of a chance — please, help save him before it’s too late.

09/23/2025

“MALI”
Dogtown Ranch
Rockdale, TX

STUNNING 6 MO, SPAYED BELGIAN MALINOIS GIRL, “MALI” IS GOOD WITH PEOPLE AND DOGS. SHE IS SPAYED, VACCINATED, HOUSE TRAINED & READY FOR HER BREED SAVVY FOREVER HOME!
Mali is a gorgeous 6 month old, spayed Belgian Malinois girl who is current on vaccinations, microchipped and ready to go to her breed savvy, forever home!! She is very sweet and loves to run and enjoy her life!

She is good around people and other dogs too!

If you are interested in her, please email Angela at: [email protected]

08/26/2025

What if we told you, you could shower your pup with love this National Dog Day AND help us do the same for dogs that don’t have a family of their own? 💔

By purchasing CUDDLY Salmon & Rice Dog Food for your pet, we get an automatic give-back. This means for every bag of food you purchase, you’re helping a dog who doesn’t have a home feel loved and full.

Purchase HERE:
https://shop.cuddly.com/dogtownranch

08/21/2025

The beginning of the seasonal storms hit hard this year, our main building suffered allot of wind and water damage, even flooding that we have not seen like this before,
We have had to close our intake at the worst possible time, in the middle of the homeless dog crisis that is still showing no signs of slowing,
Its heartbreaking watching so many die and be able to do nothing or help in any way
We have applied for grants, several, but that takes time we don’t have
We have a solid pledge of 5,000 toward repairs, out of 11,500.00 from a local company for the work, we are only asking for donations for the remaining 6500.00

Several contractors have come out and given their input, Wisdom Construction out of Buchanan Dam, Texas gave the best price seeing we were struggling and saw our needs, they will re insulate the entire attic portion, re secure the metal roofing, replace lost roof pieces, replace damaged lumber and trusses and secure fascia, and soffits, replace the lumber and siding on the front of the porch that had finally fallen off completely from water damage and high winds, it’s a mess, and its been impossible to even keep cool, we really need help
All donations are tax deductible, below is a list of ways to donate and photos of what these storms did this year!

1) Via PayPal address: [email protected]
2) Via Zelle: 512-988-9204
3) Via Venmo: -Sera
4) Via Check: Please make your check out to: Dogtown Ranch , mailing address:
Dogtown Ranch, 1279 FM 2116, Rockdale Tx 76567

We see the aftermath of the Hurricanes and listen to the people talk about the mud, now I know exactly what that’s about, we lived through the mud we see on the news,
All the dogs are fine and were great through it all
Thank You for your support and continued support!
Angela and the gang here at the ranch

08/19/2025

08/13/2025

ADORABLE, 4 YR YOUNG, 45 lb HUSKY GIRL “MILO” IS LOOKING FOR HER FOREVER HOME! WELL SOCIALIZED WITH PEOPLE AND OTHER DOGS!

Sweet Milo is a wonderful spayed husky girl who is well socialized with people and dogs, up-to-date on her vaccines, heartworm negative and is looking for her forever home.

She is crate trained and leash trained too!

If you are interested in adopting her, please email: [email protected]

08/12/2025

One happy girl and her dog!!
Just beautiful!
Air Force Vets looking for her next service dog chose our Dirk from states away and made the trip to meet him and take him home!
He will be in training for the next year!
Dirk was found by Wieneriner Rescue Texas living in a back yard breeders operation, he was not the best behaved, he didnt do well in their foster program so got sent here to learn how to be civilized!! He did well enough to be ready for adoption and now will be going to professional training for his new life.
Rescue Dogs Rock!!!!

08/06/2025

Dogtown Ranch Sanctuary, Rescue, & Rehab
Rockdale, TX

Meet Oreo: A Sweet, Adorable 4-month-old Border Collie mix girl!!

Oreo is a sweet, active 4-month-old Border Collie Mix Girl who will steal your heart!!! She is playful, enjoys being around other dogs and people.

As she is a young puppy, she will do best in an active family who give her some training, so she understands what you expect of her.

If you are interested in meeting her and/or adopting this cutie, please email us at: [email protected]