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Wags, Hope and Healing

Dog rescue in Austin, TX

Our Mission & Vision
We rescue, rehabilitate and find loving adoptive homes for dogs that were the victims of abandonment, abuse or neglect. Through leadership, behavioral conditioning and love, we help them become balanced and healthy in mind, body and spirit. We take time to facilitate a perfect match between our adoptable dogs and their forever family and offer a support system for adopting families.

We promote kindness, leadership and responsible pet ownership and advocate for the prevention of cruelty to animals including preventative measures for overpopulation. Through these things, we achieve our vision-- to create permanent, healthy bonds between pets and their families.

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P.O. Box 13548
Austin, TX 78734
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Adoptable pets at Wags, Hope and Healing

We'll also keep you updated on Capiche's adoption status with email updates.
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Capiche

Labrador Retriever/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 9 yrs 10 mos
Austin, TX

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Central Texas, Austin area from Bastrop to Austin to the Hill Country

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Meeting your Match
Our vision is to create permanent, healthy bonds between pets and their families. We work hard to make sure that our dogs go to the right match by following our adoption process outlined below.
Once you have decided to adopt, we will guide you through the following steps:

1. Fill out the Pet Adoption Application.
2. Q & A. Once we receive your application, an Adoption Coordinator will ask and answer any relevant questions.
3. Meet the dog. We will work with you to set up a time for you and your family to meet your potential forever friend. We may also schedule an in-home visit to see how the dog does in your home environment.
4. Sign the Contract. When both parties decide it’s a good match, we’ll help you make it official by signing our adoption contract. At this point we will also go over all of the dog’s medical records.
5. Adoption Fee. Our fee is $165 and all of our dogs are spayed/neutered, microchipped, age appropriate vaccinations, heartworm negative or treated and on preventative, flea/tick free and dewormed.

Adoption application

http://www.wagshopeandhealing.org/adopt

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We'll also keep you updated on Dee Maria's adoption status with email updates.
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Dee Maria

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 yr 5 mos
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We'll also keep you updated on moe's adoption status with email updates.
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moe

Amazon

Male, Adult
austin, TX
We'll also keep you updated on Raisinet 24's adoption status with email updates.
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Raisinet 24

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 3 mos
Austin, TX
We'll also keep you updated on Hoots Hooligan's adoption status with email updates.
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Hoots Hooligan

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 4 mos
Austin, TX
We'll also keep you updated on Pumpernickel's adoption status with email updates.
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Pumpernickel

Chihuahua/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 5 yrs 6 mos
Wimberley, TX
We'll also keep you updated on Wyatt's adoption status with email updates.
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Wyatt

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 1 yr 4 mos
Georgetown, TX

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