WAGS Dog Walking + Pet Sitting

03/28/2025

Beautiful Watson H. is ready for some playtime. Let the catnip mice fly!

03/28/2025

Looking for a love bug AND a great buddy? Meet Milo! This 1-year-old, 45lb Pittie Mix is overflowing with affection. Despite his tough start on the streets, he's incredibly kind and just wants to be your best friend. He loves other canines and walks well on a leash! He was found battered, but his spirit shines!

Barrio Dogs isn't a rescue group, but we believe everyone needs to be a hero in our community's animal crisis. We're seeking a foster or forever home for Milo while he waits at Camp Bow Wow Houston Hobby! Thank you for any support towards his vet care and boarding costs. You can also give at https://barriodogs.org/donate/. For more information, email [email protected].

02/11/2025

Help end puppy mill sales in Texas pet stores
Texas residents: Urge your state representatives to support HB 495.
The Texas House of Representatives will soon consider an important bill relating to pet sales.

House Bill 495 would amend the state's Business & Commerce Code to prohibit Texas pet stores from knowingly misleading customers about the source and health of pets in their care.

This increased transparency and accountability for animal health will help end puppy mills.

TAKE ACTION: Ask your Texas representative to support HB 495 when it comes up for consideration. Send your message below:

The Texas House of Representatives will soon consider an important bill relating to pet sales.House Bill 495 would amend the state's Business & Commerce Code to prohibit Texas pet stores from knowingly misleading customers about the source and health of pets in their care.

01/19/2025

01/19/25 UPDATE —ALL 10 CITY WARMING SHELTERS WILL TAKE PEOPLE & THEIR ANIMALS STARTING AT 6 PM TONIGHT 24/7. FREE RIDES VIA Z-TRIP CAN BE ARRANGED BY CALLING 311. See the response to my email below to Cory Stottlemyer confirming. Please spread the word with as many folks you know.

Warming Center Locations:

Acres Homes Multi-Service Center: 6719 W Montgomery Rd.
Northeast Multi-Service Center: 9720 Spaulding St.
Kashmere Multi-Service Center: 4802 Lockwood Dr.
Moody Community Center: 3725 Fulton St.
Fonde Community Center: 110 Sabine St.
Denver Harbor Multi-Service Center: 6402 Market St.
Magnolia Multi-Service Center: 7037 Capitol St.
Metropolitan Multi-Service Center: 1475 W Gray St.
Southwest Multi-Service Center: 6400 High Star Dr.
Sunnyside Multi-Service Center: 4410 Reed Rd.

10/09/2024

10/08/2024

As the Mom of a few black pooches, I could not agree more!

Happy National Black Dog Day! 🖤
Have you heard of Black Dog Syndrome? It's the belief that some black dogs have a harder time getting adopted. What do you think?

10/08/2024

Penny G. agrees that the arrival of the pumpkin patch is a much anticipated harbinger for hopefully cooler temps soon!

10/03/2024

https://www.animalleague.org/blog/latest-rescues/hurricane-helene-relief/

As our shelter partners in the South continue to deal with the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, our Emergency Rescue Team is preparing to head South to offer whatever aid we can, but the journey will take time, and they are already feeling the effects of this storm. Learn how you can help the...

09/28/2024

🌍🐾 This , GARC is proud to partner with World Organisation for Animal Health to emphasize the critical role of high-quality vaccines for dogs in the global fight against rabies. Vaccinating dogs is the most effective way to protect our communities and prevent the spread of this deadly disease. Together, we’re advocating the use of high-quality, effective and safe vaccines to ensure that the vaccination efforts can truly result in dog rabies elimination. Let's continue our efforts to create a rabies-free world.

09/26/2024

https://www.kltv.com/2024/09/26/judge-awards-smith-county-custody-60-dogs-seized-alleged-dogfighting-ring/

Thursday, Smith County was given custody of 60 animals seized from a suspected dogfighting ring in Tyler.

09/25/2024

https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recalls/answers-pet-food-voluntarily-withdrawals-certain-lots-due-to-potential-salmonella-and-listeria/

Answers Pet Food withdraws certain lots of dog food after Salmonella and/or Listeria were found by the FDA in four samples.

09/24/2024

https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recalls/fda-warning-after-salmonella-and-listeria-monocytogenes-detected-in-darwins-natural-pet-products/

FDA warning after Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes are found in lots of Darwin's Natural Pet Products raw dog and cat food.

09/20/2024

Houston faces a continuing animal welfare crisis. We receive many inquiries from people who find lost dogs. While rescue work isn't our primary focus, we do our best to offer advice and resources.

We have this flyer with helpful information for those who find a dog. Rescue groups are at capacity and shelters are full, so if you find a lost pup, you could be their hero!

Here's the document with more information: https://barriodogs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/DID-YOU-FIND-A-DOG.pdf

09/17/2024

URGENT & GRAPHIC BUT AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH: THESE 59 ABUSED DOGS VICTIMS OF A CRUEL DOG FIGHTING RING IN TYLER, TX NEED YOU TO BE THEIR VOICES. Who wants to attend their hearing with me tomorrow, Wednesday, 09/18/24 at 1:30 pm? Will leave Houston at 9 am. If you cannot be at the hearing, please email the Honorable Derrick Choice at to let him know how you feel. Template to use below —it is not my best writing but it will have to do. Pictures are courtesy of Nicholas Pet Haven who has rescued 2 of the dogs and could use more donations. Other photos are from Jennifer Scott from the Tyler Daily Telegraph.

https://tylerpaper.com/news/crime/2-were-arrested-on-accusations-of-dog-fighting-in-tyler-61-animals-were-rescued-heres/article_9684815a-707f-11ef-a02f-27009ae9ca4d.amp.html

TEMPLATE ⬇️

Honorable Derrick Choice
Justice of the Peace, Smith County
200 E. Ferguson St.
Tyler, TX 75702
[email protected] ⬅️ email address

Re: CRUELTY TO NON-LIVESTOCK ANIMALS & DOG FIGHTING —CASE No. AD24-127JP1

Dear Judge Choice,

I live in Texas and have recently found out about the horrifying dog fighting ring bust in Smith county, Texas.

Dog fighting is a brutal, inhumane, and illegal act, causing immeasurable harm to the animals involved. In Tyler, Texas, Kerry Jermon Isiah Jones & Michael Cameron Jones were arrested on 09/09/2024 as suspects for operating a dog fighting ring where over 50 dogs, were bred and trained solely for the purpose of fighting. These poor innocent dogs, subject to horrific acts of cruelty and neglect, were forced to fight for their lives and endured horrendous suffering. “Many of the dogs had fresh injuries with visible blood and scars “consistent with being fought;” Injuries ranged from minor to severe; one dog had part of its bottom jaw missing while another had its nose removed, possibly from a bite, the document states. Others had scars. Some of the dogs were lethargic and unable to move. […] Some were confined in cages or make-shift kennels while others were found in a shed, tied to treadmills where they were being forced to “work out” with heavy weights on their necks, police said. The dogs had no ventilation or air conditioning in 85-degree weather and were susceptible to heat stroke or death, an investigator said in an arrest affidavit. Others were chained in the yard. The dogs were malnourished with their ribs showing, according to the affidavit. Smith County Animal Control Supervisor Amber Greene said the animals had no access to clean water. […] There were puppies being used as bait … some of these dogs are being trained to tear them apart.” One dog is recovering from wounds the vet believes had been stapled as a makeshift repair before she was thrown back into fights. there were puppies being used as bait … some of these dogs are being trained to tear them apart.” (Source: https://tylerpaper.com/news/crime/2-were-arrested-on-accusations-of-dog-fighting-in-tyler-61-animals-were-rescued-heres/article_9684815a-707f-11ef-a02f-27009ae9ca4d.amp.html)

According to the Animal Legal Defense Fund, Texas ranks only 8th in the nation for its animal protection laws, yet cases like this highlight the urgent need for tougher enforcement and more severe penalties (source: Animal Legal Defense Fund's 2020 report). I urgently ask that these two individuals who will appear on Wednesday, September 18th, 2024 at 1:30 in your courtroom at 200 E. Ferguson in Tyler, TX on the 5th floor face rigorous prosecution and punishment to the full extent of the law (as a felony with $10,000 minimum in fines AND 2 years of prison although they ought to stay for life to reflect on the horrors they orchestrated; not just for one charge but each of the 61 individual count representing every single life they've harmed.)

The 59 dogs and 2 cats, plus the many many more prior to the raid, had No Freedom! They had no say!! Tortured, Starved, in Pain! Please help us be their voice and show the United States and the world that Texas will not stand for animal cruelty.

Sincerely,