Barrio Dogs

Summer's winding down, but Barrio Dogs is gearing up for fall!
We've had a fantastic summer with our Youth & Paws program, spreading kindness and pet education to our community's future leaders.

There's still time to get involved! We're booking schools for the rest of summer AND filling our fall calendar. ️

Teaching empathy and compassion today leads to responsible pet owners tomorrow. 🐾❤

Want to bring Youth & Paws to your school? Reach out: [email protected]

Mark your calendars! Get ready to shop sustainably with Barrio Boutique at White Linen in the Heights on Saturday, August 3rd from 6 to 10 pm - that's almost a week away! We'll be setting up in front of Jubilee.

Barrio Boutique is all about giving clothes a second life with unique finds and a touch of barrio style. It's a win-win for your wardrobe and the planet, plus all proceeds from our sales benefit our cause!

Live music by Zenteno Spirit will be adding to the festive atmosphere. Don't miss out on this fun and eco-friendly shopping experience - stop by and support Barrio Boutique!



For more information about the event, check out the official White Linen in the Heights FB here: https://www.facebook.com/events/775634727885981

Fantastic news! This playful pup, Sasha, is blossoming at Camp Bow Wow Houston Hobby is now happily playing with other dogs, both small and even her own size!

This energetic 3-year-old black Lab mix is all about walks, cuddles, fetch, and adventures! She thrives on human companionship and would be perfect for an active or even not-so-active family.

Sasha has come a long way and is now more open to canine friends. She truly wants a loving human to call her own. Fostering her would be a wonderful way to help her shine!

Can you open your heart and home to this playful pup? Every donation helps with her care and boarding too!

Learn more about fostering or adopting Sasha by contacting [email protected] or donating at https://barriodogs.org/donate/



P.S. Sharing this post is a great way to help Sasha find her perfect forever match! Let's spread the word! ➡️

Our Loteria T-shirts are back by popular demand. They will be available at our 2nd Annual Let's Play Loteria with Barrio Dogs. We hope you are making plans to join us!

DETAILS BELOW:

📆Sunday, Aug 11th
⏱1 PM - 5 PM (Doors open at noon)
The Ballroom at Bayou Place

⭐Tickets: $50 (includes Loteria card, food, drink, costume contest entry)
⭐Get tickets on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/918382285137?aff=oddtdtcreator or email [email protected]
⭐Tickets at the door: $60 (save $$ and buy now!)
⭐Kids 16 & under: $20 (food & drink). Full price for Loteria play.

🚔PARKING: Free street parking or paid valet available.

🔺Here's what awaits:

🔹Loteria games
🔸Costume contest (dress to impress!)
🔹Vendor shopping ️
🔸Raffles ️
🔹Delicious tamale & nacho bar
🔸Drinks (cash bar available)
🔹All proceeds benefit Barrio Dogs, help us create a better future for pets & our community.

P.S. Extra Loteria cards available for purchase!

❗️Abandoned Pup Needs Our Help❗️

This poor pup was left tied up outside in the heat with only a chair for shade and no water! Thankfully, a kind neighbor brought her in and gave her a bath. Barrio Dogs will cover her initial vetting, but she desperately needs a foster home (or rescue!).

She's young, sweet, and smart! Just imagine the cuddles and love waiting for the right person. Can you open your heart and foster this precious girl? All vetting will be sponsored.

Email [email protected] if you can help! Shares are also a HUGE help!

Join us for our 2nd Annual Let's Play Loteria with Barrio Dogs! It's a day of fun, food, friends, and furry philanthropy.

📆Sunday, Aug 11th
⏱1 PM - 5 PM (Doors open at noon)
The Ballroom at Bayou Place

⭐Tickets: $50 (includes Loteria card, food, drink, costume contest entry)
⭐Get tickets on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/918382285137?aff=oddtdtcreator or email [email protected]
⭐Tickets at the door: $60 (save $$ and buy now!)
⭐Kids 16 & under: $20 (food & drink). Full price for Loteria play.

🚔PARKING: Free street parking or paid valet available.

🔺Here's what awaits:

🔹Loteria games
🔸Costume contest (dress to impress!)
🔹Vendor shopping ️
🔸Raffles ️
🔹Delicious tamale & nacho bar
🔸Drinks (cash bar available)
🔹All proceeds benefit Barrio Dogs, help us create a better future for pets & our community.

P.S. Extra Loteria cards available for purchase!

From Scary Accident to River Rafting! Rex is Thriving! ❤️

Remember Rex, the sweet street dog who was hit by a car? Thankfully, no broken bones, but he needed some TLC and rehab. Many rescued pups, like Rex, have underlying health issues, and guess what? He's officially heartworm negative!

His amazing adopters just sent this update: "Rex is now heartworm negative, he did it! He is living his best life! He conquered the Colorado River, is learning doggy park etiquette, and has camping adventures on the horizon. He's the BEST dog!"

While rescue isn't our main focus, we believe everyone should help animals in need, especially because of Houston's animal welfare crisis. Your support helped Rex and many others get the care they need.

Some of the Barrio Dogs team members did a walkthrough for our Let's Play Loteria with Barrio Dogs!! We are getting so excited!!

Join us for fun, food, & friends! Proceeds benefit Barrio Dogs ❤️

️Sunday, Aug 11, 1PM-5PM (doors open at noon) at The Ballroom at Bayou Place.

Tickets: $50 (includes Loteria card, food, drink, costume contest entry) via Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/918382285137?aff=oddtdtcreator or email [email protected] to purchase.

**Tickets at the door will be $60, so get your tickets now!!

** Activities:** Loteria games, costume contest, vendor shopping, raffles, yummy tamale & nacho bar & drinks!

Help us make a difference for our pets & our community!



P.S. Cash bar & extra loteria cards available!

Join us at the Barrio Boutique Pop-Up Market this Saturday, 7/20 from 12pm to 4pm at the Community Cultivation Network Indoor Market!

Discover unique, sustainable items with a barrio flair! The Community Cultivation Network is a vibrant space connecting the community - come explore all they offer!

🐾 What an incredible day with Breakthrough Houston! 🐾

The Barrio Dogs Team had the privilege of engaging with over 60 enthusiastic middle school students, sharing insights on proper pet care and the importance of empathy and compassion for our furry family members. It was truly heartwarming to see their excitement and eagerness to learn!

A huge shoutout to Books Between Kids for their generous donation of books that left the students absolutely thrilled. We're also immensely grateful to Council Member Julian Ramirez for donating Houston Zoo tickets, which were awarded to some lucky students through a fun raffle game.

Our hope is that these young minds will carry forward the message that pets are family and grow up to be passionate stewards and advocates for animal welfare.

Together, we're building a brighter future for all our furry friends! 🐶❤️📚

Photos by Paul Carrizales Photography

This sweet girl was found wandering the streets alone and without any identification. A caring resident took her in, but couldn't afford the medical care she needed.

That's where Barrio Dogs Fixit Program steps in! Thanks to your support, we were able to get Tinkerbell the care she deserves. She's getting treatment for her skin issues, a much needed nail trim and will soon be spayed, vaccinated, and microchipped.

Thank you for helping us keep pets and families together!

To learn more go here: https://barriodogs.org/communities/fixit/
To donate you can go here: https://barriodogs.org/donate/

We're hosting a special event for our senior neighbors in affordable housing, many of whom have furry companions! Their pets are family, but rising pet food costs are making it harder to keep them happy and healthy.

Can you help? We're collecting donations of dog and cat food to put smiles on both senior and pet faces!

See our Amazon Wish List for some specific items that would be a big help here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/T5REF0NT34J4/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2.

Every little bit helps! Let's show our amazing seniors and their furry friends some love! ❤️

Tiggy, a playful 9-year-old Staffordshire Terrier mix, is longing to find a loving home. In our last update, we mentioned his recent weight loss – thankfully, blood tests revealed everything's okay! The vet strongly recommends transitioning Tiggy out of boarding and into a home environment, which is completely our goal.

Tiggy loves walks, playtime, and is known as a true sweetheart. We know because of Houston's animal overpopulation our chances are slim, but we can't give up.

Here's how we can help Tiggy:

🐾Getaway: He would benefit so much for a break from boarding with some human compassion for a day outing or a weekend getaway.
🐾Fostering: We could supply all his needs and with foster care he could have more of an opportunity to find a forever home.
🐾Adopt: If you're looking for a loving companion, Tiggy could be your perfect match!
❤Donate: Every contribution helps with food, vet care, and boarding costs. Support Tiggy and other animals in need by donating at https://barriodogs.org/donate/.

Together, let's make Tiggy's dream of a forever home come true! Share this post and spread the word.

It's been a busy summer with our Youth & Paws program! We're still open to schools for the rest of the summer and are excited to schedule our fall calendar.

We believe teaching empathy and compassion creates responsible pet owners for the future. ❤️

Interested in our program? Reach out to [email protected].

⭐VOLUNTEERS NEEDED⭐

We are looking for volunteers at our Let's Play Loteria with Barrio Dogs event. Each volunteer will receive an event ticket that includes a drink and food.

To sign up go here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4DABAE2AA0F8C61-50316943-lets #/.

If any questions, email [email protected].

This playful pup, Sasha, is waiting for her forever home (or foster!) at Camp Bow Wow Houston Hobby. She's a 3-year-old black lab mix who loves walks, cuddles, fetch and adventures! She thrives on human companionship and would be perfect for an active family.

Sasha gets along with small dogs but might not be a fan of all furry friends, just yet. Regardless, all she wants is a loving human to call her own. Fostering her would be a huge help!

Can you open your heart and home to Sasha? Every donation helps with her care too!

➡️ Learn more about fostering or adopting to [email protected] or donating at https://barriodogs.org/donate/



P.S. Share this post to help Sasha find her perfect match!

This sweet pup, abandoned at a park, was scared and hungry. We understand - many of us see this daily and already have full fur families. But this young girl was in trouble. Thankfully, with the hurricane brewing, the finders could not leave her to face it alone.

No telling what could have happened. Would she have survived? Absolutely possible, but the trauma these street dogs endure is so wrong.

Rescue isn't our core mission, but these aren't normal times. Houston's animal welfare crisis needs all hands-on deck! Many organizations are helping, but we need the public to help more!

Thank you for considering a donation to her vet care. Every bit helps us give this deserving pup the medical attention she needs. You can also give at: https://barriodogs.org/donate/

She is safe now, vet-checked (no microchip!), and vaccinated. She's about 8 months old and will be spayed and microchipped soon. Initially she was timid, but warming up fast, submissive to other dogs and learning how to walk on a leash. But most importantly, she needs a forever home.

Can you give this young girl the happy ending she deserves? Share this post to help us find her perfect match!

The resource distribution event held today was met with many happy faces, especially among pets in need. Barrio Dogs was grateful for the opportunity to support the Houston Humane Society in distributing pet food and pet essentials to many residents in the community.

A big thanks goes out to the elected officials who came together to put on this necessary event. If you missed it, you can reach out to your elected officials to learn about other events and support needed. The Houston Humane Society also has a pet pantry and may be able to help!

Barrio Dogs teamed up with the Houston Humane Society to distribute pet food and essentials to families in need at today's resource event.

Big thanks to our amazing elected officials for making this happen!

Missed out? No worries! They'll be back tomorrow, Friday, July 12th at 10am at HCC-Felix Fraga Campus (301 N Drennan St, 77033).

Know someone who could use a helping paw? Share this post and spread the word!

Because of the ongoing power outage and other challenges related to Hurricane Beryl, we need to reschedule our Coffee and Conversation with Council Member Sallie Alcorn set for this Saturday. The new date is Saturday, August 24th, same time and location.

We know this will be a productive and very informative conversation with CM Alcorn and hope you will join us on the new date.

And to those of you out there still struggling with the power outage, hang in there, it will get better!

This brave little kitten was found in bushes, covered in maggots. Thankfully, a kind person rushed him to the vet where he was provided wound care and necessary medication (thanks to her quick action, we were able to help!). Now, he's already eating and drinking - a true fighter!

Sadly, there are many stories like this but are preventable. That's why East End Kitties and Barrio Dogs is launching a campaign to spay/neuter hundreds of feral cats and stop unwanted litters from suffering on the streets.

PLEASE Join Us!

⭐Attend our kick-off event: https://givebutter.com/blackcatcocktails
⭐Learn more & donate to : https://barriodogs.org/communities/fixingthefuture/
⭐To help this kitten's recovery: https://barriodogs.org/donate/
❤Every share & donation brings us closer to a future where many kittens will not suffer like this!

Thankful to Houston Humane Society!

Together, Barrio Dogs & Houston Humane Society will be distributing free pet food to our community after the storm. Many other resources will be available. Big thanks to our elected officials for coordinating these Resource Distribution events.

July 11th & 12th
10am at both locations
HCC Southeast: 6815 Rustic St, 77087
HCC-Felix Fraga Campus: 301 N Drennan St, 77033

Know someone in need? Share this post! And to sign up email [email protected]

East End Kitties & Barrio Dogs are on a mission to fix hundreds of feral cats by the end of 2024, but we can't do it without YOU!

Join us for the purrfect kickoff:

Black Cat Cocktails
Saturday, July 27th
6pm-10pm
Looks Salon, 2220 Commerce Street, 77002

Dress to impress (creatively feline attire encouraged!)

Enjoy drinks, light bites, and make a difference!

Just a $25 donation helps us fix the future for feral cats! Sponsorship opportunities are also available. ✨

RSVP: https://givebutter.com/blackcatcocktails

For more information and to volunteer with our efforts email: [email protected]. To learn more: https://barriodogs.org/communities/fixingthefuture/

Let's raise a glass (or meow!) to a healthier future for our furry friends!

⁉️ Hurricane Season is here...does your disaster plan include your pet?

⁉️ La temporada de huracanes está sobre nosotros. ¿incluye a sus mascotas Su plan de preparación?

We're overjoyed to announce that Lily has found her forever home! This is fantastic news, and we're so grateful to Lily's wonderful new family.

Lily, along with her 4 pack mates, Lady, Layla, Tiggy, and Sasha, needed loving homes after their mom could no longer care for them due to early-onset dementia. It's been a significant financial responsibility, but thanks to your incredible support, we never gave up hope.

Lily, Lady and Layla have been adopted, leaving Tiggy and Sasha still waiting at Camp Bow Wow Houston Hobby. We're actively searching for their perfect matches.

A huge thank you to everyone who has donated towards their boarding costs, veterinary care, and food. Your generosity has made a world of difference!

We're thrilled for Lily, Lady and Layla, and know Tiggy and Sasha will find their special homes. Sincere gratitude for your continued support, you can give at https://barriodogs.org/donate/.

In our last update, Tiggy enjoyed a fantastic day trip to the beach! Sadly, he's been losing weight recently, but blood work tests came back normal. The vet highly recommends transitioning him out of boarding and into a home environment, which is exactly what we want for him!

Tiggy is a spunky 9-year-old Staffordshire Terrier mix waiting at Camp Bow Wow Houston Hobby. We know it's a challenging time for Houston's animals, but we all need to do our part. This energetic pup loves walks, playtime, and is a true sweetheart.

Your support is crucial. We need help with food, vet care, and boarding. You can donate at https://barriodogs.org/donate/. But what we truly need is a foster or adopter.

Together, let's find Tiggy a miracle! Email [email protected] to foster, adopt, or donate.

📣Calling All Community Champions📣

Want to strengthen your community and make a lasting impact on the lives of animals and families? Barrio Dogs needs YOU! We're searching for passionate volunteers to join our pack and create a brighter future for furry friends and the families who love them.

Here's how YOU can be a hero:

⭐Empower the Next Generation: Join our Youth & Paws Program! By fostering positive relationships between kids and their family pets. This program builds responsible pet owners and strengthens the bond between children and animals.

⭐Fix the Fixable: Lend a hand in our Fixit Program, supporting our vital spay and neuter efforts! You'll help control pet overpopulation and keep families and communities healthy.

⭐Be a Barking Advocate: Raise your voice for animals with our advocacy work!

⭐Promote Sustainability for a Purpose: Help us promote our new Barrio Boutique, fundraising for our furry friends in style! ️

Every volunteer makes a difference! Ready to join and build a stronger community for all? Email us at [email protected]

This morning we were requested for a meeting with the TEGNA Foundation about our grant application. We thought it was an interview, but instead we were pleasantly surprised by Jennifer Reyna, Kimberly Davis, some staff and camera crew who awarded us with a $11,000 grant!! We had no idea and were completely surprised by this gift. We are so grateful to be recognized for our work in the community!!