Bark & Purr in Home Pet Sitting

06/04/2026

🌞🐾 **HELLO SUMMER ADOPTION SPECIAL!** 🐾🌞

Summer is here, and we all deserve a break... especially the animals waiting for a second chance at **City of Wichita Falls Animal Services**! ❤️

If you've been thinking about adopting, consider this your sign! For the entire month of **June**, adoption fees are just **$10** through **June 30th**. 🎉

A new best friend, a walking buddy, a couch companion, a backyard explorer, or a professional nap partner could be waiting for you right now. This small step could mean the world to a homeless animal looking for a forever family.

🐶🐱 **Find your new summer buddy and make a dream come true!**

📍 **City of Wichita Falls Animal Services**
1207 Hatton Road
📞 (940) 761-8894

📝 Adoption application and guidelines:
[https://www.wichitafallstx.gov/2898/Adoptions]

🔍 View our available animals:
[https://tx-wichitafalls3.civicplus.com/2887/Lost-Found](https://tx-wichitafalls3.civicplus.com/2887/Lost-Found)

👉 Animals available for adoption will have **"Adoptable"** in front of their name..

☀️ This summer, change a life—and you just might change your own.

**All adoption guidelines apply.**

🐾❤️☀️

06/04/2026

☀️🐾 **Keep Your Pets Cool During This Heat Wave!** 🐾☀️

Wichita Falls Animal Services has already responded to cases of pets suffering from overheating since this heat wave began. As temperatures continue to rise, please take extra precautions to keep your pets safe.

Many people don't realize that **dogs and cats cool themselves primarily through panting—not sweating like humans do.** When temperatures and humidity levels are high, pets have to work even harder to regulate their body temperature. In humid conditions, they may pant twice as hard, and eventually their bodies can no longer keep up, causing them to overheat and potentially suffer heatstroke.

✅ Keep pets indoors during the hottest part of the day
✅ Provide plenty of fresh, cool water at all times
✅ Make sure outdoor pets have access to adequate shade
✅ Limit exercise and outdoor activity during extreme heat
✅ Never leave a pet in a parked vehicle

⚠️ **Signs of overheating include:**
• Excessive panting
• Heavy drooling
• Weakness or lethargy
• Vomiting
• Difficulty breathing
• Collapse

If your pet shows signs of overheating, move them to a cool area immediately, offer cool (not ice-cold) water, and **seek veterinary care as soon as possible.**

Heatstroke can happen quickly and can become life-threatening. A few simple precautions can save your pet's life.

🐶🐱 **Please help us keep Wichita Falls pets safe this summer. If you're uncomfortable in the heat, chances are your pet is too!**

If you see a pet in distress, please call Animal Control at (940) 761-7824

05/01/2026

04/30/2026

🎉🐾 **Cinco De Mayo Adoption Fiesta!** 🐾🎉

Looking to add some love (and maybe a little mischief 😄) to your life? Now’s your chance!

🌮💃 **May 2nd – May 9th**
🐶🐱 **ALL adoptions just $5!**

We have a HUGE variety of amazing animals ready to find their forever homes—whether you're looking for a cuddle buddy, a walking partner, or a professional nap-taker 💤❤️

✨ Give a homeless pet the fiesta they’ve been waiting for
✨ Make memories with your new best friend
✨ Change a life (including your own!)

Come by, meet your match, and take home a forever friend to hang out, relax, and celebrate life with 🎊🐕

Let’s make this Cinco De Mayo one to remember—for YOU and for THEM 💛

04/30/2026

Please adopt!

🎉🐾 **Cinco De Mayo Adoption Fiesta!** 🐾🎉

Looking to add some love (and maybe a little mischief 😄) to your life? Now’s your chance!

🌮💃 **May 2nd – May 9th**
🐶🐱 **ALL adoptions just $5!**

We have a HUGE variety of amazing animals ready to find their forever homes—whether you're looking for a cuddle buddy, a walking partner, or a professional nap-taker 💤❤️

✨ Give a homeless pet the fiesta they’ve been waiting for
✨ Make memories with your new best friend
✨ Change a life (including your own!)

Come by, meet your match, and take home a forever friend to hang out, relax, and celebrate life with 🎊🐕

Let’s make this Cinco De Mayo one to remember—for YOU and for THEM 💛

04/26/2026

📣It is with mixed emotions that I announce the closing of my pet sitting service, Bark & Purr in Home Pet Sitting 🐕🐈‍⬛
I’ve been so lucky to care for some of the very best four-legged clients and to know their wonderful owners. You all have given me years of trust, support, and unforgettable memories that I will always cherish.
This decision was not easy, but it’s time for a new chapter. I’m ready to give myself the freedom to travel and enjoy adventures I’ve put off for far too many years.
Thank you to everyone who supported Bark & Purr through the years. It has truly been an honor to care for your beloved pets. ❤️

04/07/2026

Please nominate me for best pet sitter. They are accepting nominations until July 26.
Voting is later this summer.
I'm on the nomination list as Bark & Purr in Home Pet Sitting
Thank you 😊
Amy

Official 2026 Community Voting Awards Platform for Wichita Falls, TX. Where the community votes for their favorites every year.

04/01/2026

🐰 **Baby Bunny Season is Here!** 🐰

We’re getting lots of calls about baby bunnies, so here are a few quick tips to help you help them:

👉 **If they’re in a nest — LEAVE THEM ALONE!** Mom is nearby and will return to care for them.
👉 **Mowing your yard?** Place something over the nest so you remember where it is and mow around it. They’ll be gone before you know it!
👉 **Healthy babies** will have round bellies, be warm, and have a pink tone—this means mom is doing her job 💕

If you truly believe a baby bunny is injured or in distress, please call us at 📞 (940) 761-7824.

Keep in mind, wildlife rehabbers are best equipped to care for them, and we can only do so much.

Thank you for helping protect our local wildlife 🐾

03/18/2026

Please be on the lookout out for this lost baby!!

03/17/2026

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day Sweet Friends! 🍀💚