The Crate Escape Amarillo

12/31/2025

POV: You’re caring for 3 different pups and they all want something different from you ❤️ and yes, I let dogs lick my face.

11/26/2025

loading… Using our TCE platform to spread the word about a little princess who is looking for her forever home! It would be the very best Christmas present for her!

Hope is a ~2yo, pit bull mix (assumed) who I found in bad shape on the streets! She’s been with my crew since July 4, but my female has never accepted her and it’s made for a tense and distrusted ecosystem in my home ever since.

However, Hope IS dog-friendly. She goes to daycare at Central Bark twice a week (in order to do so, pups have to pass a temperament and socialization evaluation to be around other dogs) and is around many of our TCE clients weekly as well. She gets overwhelmed by high energy pups, so a chill brother or sister would be ideal for her.

Quick specs:

🩶 ~2yo
🩶 ~50lb
🩶 spayed
🩶 microchipped
🩶 utd on vaccines
🩶 on heartworm AND flea+tick prevention
🩶 fully potty-trained
🩶 crate-trained
🩶 know how to sit
🩶 plays hard, naps hard
🩶 has puppy energy, but loves to chew on bones and chew toys, which helps get her energy out in a constructive way.
🩶 rides well in the car! Loves to stick her head out the window.

She comes with everything a pup could ever want or need (crate, beds, blankets, hoodies/clothes, toys/bones, collars/leash, a couple of months of flea+tick and heartworm prevention, med records and a whole lot of love) PLUS 2 FREE training sessions, courtesy of 🎉🎉🎉 I’m also willing to drive her to a loving home if it’s somewhere away from Amarillo.

We’ve already done the hard stuff so that whoever gets her will get to enjoy a loyal, devoted snuggle buddy for the rest of her life.

What are you waiting for?! Share, share, share!!!

11/03/2025

Keep em comin, folks! Say hello to Captain peg-leg, patch-eye Pippa! (Eye patch and peg-leg not pictured.)

11/02/2025

Charlie Brown and Snoopy deserve a permanent spot on the feed, as well 🐾🎃

11/02/2025

It’s not too late to send us pictures of your cute babies in their costumes! This is definitely one of the best I’ve seen from 2025… Lemu Emu and Doug from Liberty Mutual 🦤🕶️🟡

11/01/2025

I know many more of our TCE pups dressed up this year, but here’s what we got this Halloween!

We hope you had a fun and safe one, and remember to clean up the ground area around your property!

10/31/2025

‼️🎃 SPREAD THE WORD🎃‼️

Happy Halloween to all who celebrate!!!!!

This is probably the most important post I can make:

All over Amarillo, there will be loads of candy and other fun items given out this evening! Try as we might, there’s just no way to make sure it doesn’t slip out of our hands or buckets as we go. And as we hand out candy, loose pieces are sure to find themselves on the ground.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE have a plan in place for candy-cleanup in your yards, sidewalks, and surrounding street areas.

Not only are there creatures that live among us in our neighborhoods already, but there are also strays, and family pets who will be back on the streets tomorrow after all the Halloween Fun is over. Most, if not all, of the candy that is handed out is dangerous and in some cases, lethal to our pets.

If we all make a concerted effort to take care of our respective areas, we can ensure that our animals will be safe from ingesting something they shouldn’t put in their mouths.

‼️ it is especially important for us to pick up candy off the streets when we see it. Chocolate candy bars that get run over are smashed into the road, and as people walk their dogs or allow them off leash, it may appear that they are sniffing something in the road, when they could be licking up chocolate.‼️

Let’s keep our furry family members safe, because nothing says RIP louder than a pup who got ahold of some Halloween candy..

10/28/2025

TCE Pack: this is one of our own. Dotty is being cared for by one of our precious clients who we have the honor of loving on. Please consider giving to the cause!

🚨🚨 EMERGENCY 🚨🚨
Dotty has been hospitalized for pancreatitis. Coming from a hoard their there’s no telling what she’s eaten her entire life 😭😭😭 we’ve had $50 donated towards the estimated $400 bill, thank you for loving our kids. We routinely handle medical cases and the extra donations are necessary to keep the train rolling
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09/30/2025

Had to get cute with it… because if you’ve seen me rolling around with all my road dogs and/or you’ve seen the inside of my car, then you know how accurate my new car decal is.

09/23/2025

You may find this video incredibly boring because there’s not much happening, but that’s kind of the point. This boy is such a great ambassador to the bully breed. Though he is half American bulldog, many see him and automatically think he’s a pitbull. If you don’t remember him from a previous post, his name is Teak! Hello

He only has love in his heart. I was talking to his mom once, and had already thought so many times about the story of Ferdinand, the bull, and how much he can be compared to Ferdinand. She also referenced that very story in regards to his temperament. And it’s so true… most see him and dogs like him, and think of the worst and scariest incidences associated with bully breeds, but all he really wants to do is sniff the flowers and do somersaults in the grass. And he’s really good at them too… I don’t know another dog that sticks one like he does…

That’s not to say that the bad experiences people have had with bully breeds aren’t valid or real. But I do believe that most of the time, it’s all about how they are raised. If socialized, loved and nurtured from a young age, you won’t find a more affectionate dog out there.

Here’s to Teak. Lover-boy, gentle-giant, and ambassador for all the misunderstood and mislabeled bullies out there!

09/22/2025

Here at TCE, we tend to appreciate the gloomier, cooler days like the one we’re having right now… But in case this dreary weather has you down, here is your daily dose of sunny pups!

08/21/2025

It’s about time for this gal’s introduction. But before I say anything about her, I’m going to let her speak for herself!

“Hi! My name is Shelby and I currently work full time as a vet tech at the PETS Clinic but I can’t get enough of caring for those fur kids, so I decided to extend it into the weekend! I have a love for the rowdy, “naughty” dogs! My three are anything but well mannered so please do not feel embarrassed about how your furry kiddos may act! All of my pups are rescues so they each have their own unique personalities! I have a lot of experience with pet care as I’ve had animals all my life— from dogs to guinea pigs, and even reptiles!”

I met Shelby when we both worked at Canine Country Club here in Amarillo, and I quickly saw how kind, compassionate and caring she was toward all the animals in our facility, and how passionate she was about making sure they were all getting what they needed. She’s VERY busy at PETS clinic, so I didn’t think she’d be able to take on anything else, but was so pleased to know that she wanted to help out when she can! She brings a breadth of knowledge and experience to TCE and I am so thrilled to have her on our team!