For more than a decade, Dallas DogRRR has been saying YES to animals others have given up on.
Since 2015, Dallas Dog – Rescue • Rehab • Reform has rescued and provided lifesaving care to more than 7,500 animals, found loving homes for more than 6,500 dogs, transported more than 1,400 animals to safety, and helped more than 1,000 families keep the pets they love through The Community Hero Project.
But behind every number is a story.
A dog pulled from an overcrowded shelter with hours left. A puppy needing an expensive surgery to have a chance at a normal life. A senior abandoned when they needed someone most. A frightened dog who needs months, not days, to learn that people can be trusted. A family facing temporary hardship who just needs a little help to keep their beloved pet.
These are the animals and families Dallas DogRRR exists for.
This Year Is Critical
Earlier this year, Dallas DogRRR came dangerously close to closing our doors for intake because of a critical funding shortfall. Our community stepped forward when we needed you most and helped us survive.
But surviving the crisis did not erase it.
We are still rebuilding while facing some of the highest costs we have experienced in our history. Veterinary care continues to rise, and in recent months we have faced one major medical case after another.
Emergency hospitalization. Specialty surgeries. Orthopedic procedures. Severe injuries. Heartworm treatment. Extensive diagnostics. Chronic medical conditions. Behavioral rehabilitation.
A single emergency can cost thousands of dollars. When several happen within weeks of each other, the impact is enormous.
At the same time, shelters remain overwhelmed, owner surrenders continue, foster homes are desperately needed, and new pleas for help arrive every day.
Our first responsibility is to the animals already in our care. We must make sure they receive the medical treatment, food, rehabilitation, training, supplies and support we promised them when we said YES.
But we also need to be able to answer the next call.
More Than Rescue
Dallas DogRRR was built on the belief that rescue alone will never solve the animal welfare crisis.
Our mission is to RESCUE the abandoned, REHABILITATE the broken, and REFORM the community.
Through The Community Hero Project, we also work to keep pets and their families together by providing resources and support during times of hardship. Sometimes preventing a surrender is just as important as rescuing an animal after one happens.
Change must begin within the community because that is where lasting change in animal welfare begins.
North Texas Giving Day 2026
North Texas Giving Day is our largest and most important fundraising campaign of the year.
This year, our goal is $150,000.
The first $35,000 in donations will be matched dollar for dollar, giving our community the opportunity to turn $35,000 into $70,000 for the animals.
Early Giving begins August 27, and North Texas Giving Day is September 17.
What we raise will help provide emergency and specialty medical care, surgeries, medications, food, foster support, behavioral rehabilitation, boarding, transportation, community outreach and the everyday care required for the animals already depending on us.
This year, reaching our goal is about much more than a number.
It is about making sure Dallas DogRRR is here tomorrow.
Here for the dogs already in our care.
Here for the family struggling to keep their pet.
Here for the next emergency.
Here for the next shelter plea.
Here for the animal whose name we do not even know yet.
Every donation gives us the ability to keep doing what we have done since 2015.
RESCUE the abandoned.
REHABILITATE the broken.
REFORM the community.
And when the next animal needs us, be here to say YES.
Our mission is to RESCUE the abandoned, REHABILITATE the broken, and REFORM the community by utilizing The Community Hero Project to keep pets and their families together. We believe change must begin within the community, because that is where lasting change in animal welfare begins.
Our vision is to build a community empowered to challenge the status quo, where families are supported by fellow animal advocates during times of hardship and every animal can experience the security of a safe, loving home.
Our primary focus is caring for the animals already depending on Dallas DogRRR while maintaining the resources to help the next animal in crisis.
The cost of rescue continues to rise. Veterinary care, emergency treatment, medications, food, supplies, boarding and rehabilitation are more expensive, while shelters remain overcrowded and requests for help continue every day.
Our greatest needs are financial support, emergency medical funding, foster homes, volunteers and resources to help us continue caring for both animals and families in our community.
Emergency and Major Medical Care
Medical care is one of our largest and most unpredictable expenses.
Many animals entering Dallas DogRRR need much more than routine veterinary care. We regularly face emergency hospitalization, lifesaving surgeries, orthopedic procedures, specialty care, extensive diagnostics, heartworm treatment, severe skin conditions, injuries, infections and ongoing medical needs.
One emergency can cost thousands of dollars. Several major cases arriving close together can quickly consume funds intended to support the entire rescue.
Emergency medical funding allows us to make decisions based on an animal's chance for recovery and quality of life, rather than whether enough money is available that day.
We want to be prepared to say YES when an animal has a viable path to a healthy future.
Caring for the Animals Already in Our Rescue
When Dallas DogRRR says YES to an animal, we make a commitment to care for them until they are safely adopted.
For some dogs, that journey lasts weeks. For others with significant medical, behavioral or emotional needs, it can take months or longer.
Donations help provide veterinary care, vaccinations, spay and neuter procedures, medications, preventatives, food, specialized diets, behavioral support, training, rehabilitation, enrichment, transportation and everyday supplies.
Our responsibility does not end once an animal is rescued. That is when the work begins.
Foster Homes
Foster homes are one of our most critical needs.
Every foster creates space for another animal to be saved and gives a dog the opportunity to live in a home while waiting for adoption.
Our greatest need is for fosters willing to welcome medium and large breed dogs, medical recovery dogs and animals who may need additional time to decompress and adjust.
Without enough foster homes, dogs may have to remain in boarding. Boarding is expensive and, more importantly, it cannot provide the experience of living in a home.
More fosters mean fewer dogs in boarding, more resources available for medical care and more lives we can save.
Community Outreach
Sometimes the most effective rescue happens before an animal ever enters a shelter.
Through The Community Hero Project, Dallas DogRRR helps families experiencing hardship access resources that may allow them to keep the pets they already love.
As veterinary costs, housing expenses and the overall cost of pet ownership continue to increase, more families are being forced to make heartbreaking decisions.
Support may include veterinary assistance, pet food, supplies, preventative care, training and behavioral resources, pet related housing assistance and other resources that help keep animals safely with their families.
Keeping families together reduces surrender, helps relieve pressure on overcrowded shelters and addresses animal welfare where lasting change must begin: within our community.
Volunteers
Dallas DogRRR is powered by volunteers.
We need people willing to give their time as well as individuals who can contribute specialized skills.
Volunteer needs include adoption events, animal transportation, fundraising, donor outreach, communications, social media, grant writing, photography, foster and adoption support, administrative assistance, volunteer coordination and community outreach.
Every volunteer strengthens our ability to direct more resources toward the animals who need them.
Supplies and Resources
With animals in foster homes throughout the community, supplies are an ongoing need.
Food, crates, bedding, puppy supplies, cleaning products, enrichment items, medical supplies and other everyday necessities are constantly being used and replaced.
Supporters can also help by purchasing items directly from our Amazon Wish Lists.
What Your Support Makes Possible
Financial donations.
Emergency medical funding.
Foster homes.
Volunteers.
Supplies.
Community support.
Each meets a different need, but together they make rescue possible.
They allow us to fulfill the promises we have already made to the animals in our care while preparing for the ones who will need us tomorrow.
Because when the next call comes, we want Dallas DogRRR to have the resources, the people and the space to say YES.
Our Commitment to Equality
Dallas DogRRR is an organization built by animal lovers across the Metroplex and beyond. Animal rescue has the power to bring people from all backgrounds and communities together around one shared purpose: protecting animals and working to prevent abandonment, surrender and unnecessary euthanasia.
Every animal who comes to us has a unique background and story. So does every person who supports our mission.
We believe compassion has no boundaries. We welcome and respect everyone who shares in the commitment to creating a better future for animals and the people who love them.
At Dallas DogRRR, respect extends to everyone, whether they have two legs or four.
Organization name
Dallas Dog Rescue Rehab Reform
Tax id (EIN)
47-4386830
Causes
Animals
Operating Budget
$500,000 - $999,999
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Hood, Johnson, Kaufman, Rockwall, Tarrant
BIPOC Leadership
Neither/None
Address
1314 W McDermott Suite 106-741