Top 9 Best German Shepherd Rescues in Texas

German Shepherds are quite impressive dogs. They are highly loved for their impressive builds, decent temperament, and highly versatile work ethics. In terms of popularity, German Shepherds are arguably one of the most popular dog breeds in the United States as there are literally thousands of German Shepherds in most of the states in the country, with Texas being no exception.

If you do reside in the state of Texas, the German Shepherd is one dog breed you definitely should own. They make great family dogs and they can also be used as work dogs, police dogs, search and rescue dogs, show dogs for different competitions, therapy dogs, and a lot more. It is a multi-purpose dog breed you are bound to enjoy.

This article is dedicated to providing information on some of the best and most reputable German Shepherd dog rescues located in the state of Texas. These are mostly non-profit rescue organizations that are dedicated to the German Shepherd breed. They rescue homeless German Shepherds, keep them safe and send them to beautiful families across the state.

We have also included some of their contact information on the list to make it easy for you to contact them and set up an appointment. So do ensure you read on till the end.

1. German Shepherd Rescue Of Texas

The first rescue to be added to our list is German Shepherd Rescue Of Texas. This is a foster-based German Shepherd rescue organization that was founded by the dynamic couple Kristin and Craig Hensley that is dedicated to rescuing all German Shepherds located in shelters across the state. Not only do they rescue German Shepherds, but they also are focused on providing proper rehabilitation for the German Shepherds.

Kristin and Craig Hensley have over 5 years of experience with the breed. They have spent quite some time with the German Shepherd and are quite aware of the high level of neglect these dogs face in the state. Their facility is a non-profit facility that is mostly run with donations done to the facility. You can lend your support to the cause by donating funds, items, or supplies and even becoming a foster parent or volunteering yourself.

To become a foster parent or to adopt any of their German Shepherds, a thorough vetting process is required as they care deeply for where their German Shepherds end up. They are all about finding the perfect match for their German Shepherd dogs. They are partnered with a few organizations like Amazon Smile, Max and Neo as well as with the Texas Network Partner to help make their dreams and mission a reality.

Owner	Kristin and Crag Hensley
Open For	Over 5 years
Location	Waxahachie, Texas
Email	[email protected]
Website	gsrtx.org
Facebook	German Shepherd Rescue of Texas

2.  Greater Houston German Shepherd Dog Rescue

Located in Houston Texas, Greater Houston German Shepherd Dog Rescue is the next non-profit breed-specific German Shepherd rescue to be added to our list. They are a donation-based or surrender based rescue that is determined to save all the German Shepherds that are located in the majority of the shelters in the area. Most of the dogs that they rescued are often scheduled to be euthanized.

The rescue facility has been in existence for quite some time now. They are dedicated to not just providing a safe space for their German Shepherd dogs, but they also provide medical services, spaying and neutering services as well as even microchipping services to their dogs. In addition to their foster program for their dogs, they also do their best to give back to the community by educating them on the importance of providing good care to their dogs.

As a non-profit organization, they require assistance from people all over to keep the facility running. You can show your support to their rescue by adopting any of their German Shepherds and providing an awesome home for them to live in. You can also show your support through donations in cash and items to the facility. They do have strict conditions for owning any of their German Shepherd dogs. And you can get any of their dogs for $225 to $425 depending on the age of the Shepherd you are interested in adopting.

Location	Houston Texas
Email	[email protected]
Website	ghgsdr.org
Facebook	Greater Houston German Shepherd Dog Rescue

3. German Shepherd Rescue Of Central Texas

Taking up the next spot is German Shepherd Rescue of Central Texas. This is a top-notch non-profit organization that is dedicated to the German Shepherd breed. They are foster based and are focused on saving as many German Shepherds as possible that might have been euthanized, neglected, or abused in a shelter. In the foster homes the dogs are placed in, they are provided with food, medical care, and whatever required resources they can get.

They have a lot of German Shepherd dogs and German Shepherd mixes in their program, so you have a wide variety of options that you can choose from, but the process towards adopting their dogs can be quite stressful as they care so much for the homes each dog is being sent to. Their services are located in the Central regions of Texas starting from San Antonio to Austin, Houston, Waco, and even Dallas.

Anne Stutz is the founder and president of the German Shepherd Rescue of Central Texas. The program is a non-profit program, so they make no money. The money gotten from adoptions and donations is being used to run the organization and provide more service to their rescued German Shepherd dogs. Their dogs are provided medical services as they are immunized and vaccinated. They are also microchipped before being sent to their new foster homes.

Owner	Anne Stutz
Location	Austin, Texas
Email	[email protected]
Website	gsdrescuectx.com
Facebook	German Shepherd Rescue of Central Texas

4. Austin German Shepherd Dog Rescue

Austin German Shepherd Rescue has been established since 1998, they were inspired after a rescued German Shepherd puppy by the name of Helmut or Mutt. The organization is focused on adopting and rescuing German Shepherd dogs that are faced with outright rejection and abuse. They are focused on rehoming these angels to ensure they get the best life they can possibly get with the best family they can possibly get.

They do their bit to find perfect homes where the animal to human will grow strong and be nurtured so the process of getting any of their dogs can be quite thorough, to say the least. They sweep across Texas, searching for estranged and euthanized German Shepherd dogs in shelters, providing them foster homes with proper medical care and general resources that are considered valuable to each German Shepherd.

They are a non-profit organization, but the money being generated by means of donations and adoptions is used to provide proper medical care for each dog as well as providing training and grooming essentials to each German Shepherd that is rescued. They are partnered with various organizations like Amazon smile and Pet Rescue RX. As individuals, you can make donations to support their cause or go a step further by applying through their page to adopt one of their German Shepherds.

Open For	Over 20 years
Location	Manor, Texas
Email	[email protected]
Website	austingermanshepherdrescue.org
Facebook	Austin German Shepherd Dog Rescue

5. Blue Angel German Shepherd Dog Rescue

Blue Angel German Shepherd Dog Rescue is taking up the 5th spot on our list. They are a non-profit organization that is located in the humble streets of San Antonios and they are tasked with the mission of rescuing and rehoming German Shepherds that are deemed as unwanted and that are placed under death row in certain “kill shelters’’ located across the entire state of Texas. These dogs are adopted and are treated as members of a family.

The rescue program began after they had found an 11 month old German Shepherd by the name of ‘Dante’ living in the most deplorable of conditions in a shelter in San Antonio. Dante had been brutalized and abandoned by his previous owners. They took him in, gave him the appropriate medical services, and watched him come back to being a happy and well-loved German Shepherd dog. Dante was later lost to kidney failure years later.

Ever since the story of Dante, Blue Angel German Shepherd Dog Rescue has dedicated over 7 years of their lives to rescuing endangered German Shepherds like Dante and keeping them off the streets. Their dogs are properly provided with a safe space to live and are each given the right medical attention as well as food and support. You can show your support to their non-profit organizations by way of donations. The donations are used for the well-being of each dog. You can also adopt any of their Shepherds.

Owner	David A. Stovall
Open For	Over 7 years
Location	San Antonio. Texas
Email	[email protected]
Website	bagsdr.org

6. DFW German Shepherd Rescue

DFW German Shepherd Rescue is the 6th breed-specific rescue to be added to our list. They are located in Weatherford, Texas, and are focused on rescuing German Shepherds across Texas but are primarily focused in North Texas. They are focused on rescuing German Shepherds across several shelters located in the state. They also provide rehabilitation and rehoming services to the rescued dogs in their care.

Their program is filled with mostly rescued German Shepherd dogs from various shelters across the state. However, they also take in strays and German Shepherd dogs that are surrendered by their owners. The sad truth is that a minimum of 40% of dogs accepted into their program come in as malnourished, underweight dogs that are in desperate need of some rehabilitation and they do provide this in the form of good foster homes, medical care, and lot more.

You can apply to adopt any of their German Shepherd dogs. Their dogs can range from $250 to $400 depending on the age and some other factors of the German Shepherd. As a non-profit, all the money is used to take care of other dogs in their program providing essential care for them all. They are 100% volunteer based so you can show your appreciation for their cause through their website by means of volunteering.

Location	Weatherford, Texas
Email	[email protected]
Website	dfwgermanshepherdrescue.org
Facebook	DFW German Shepherd Rescue

7. Good Shepherd Rescue Of Texas

Good Shepherd Rescue Of Texas is another non-profit organization that is dedicated towards providing suitable homes for unwanted German Shepherds across the state of Texas. They were established in the year 1999 and have since then given out a lot of resources into rescuing and rehoming German Shepherds from shelters in the Dallas and Fort Worth area of the state of Texas. It is worth stating that Good Shepherd Rescue of Texas is not a shelter.

They are a volunteer-based non-profit organization with their members having full-time jobs but still taking out the time and resources into providing a safe spot or place for these German Shepherd dogs. All their dogs are given proper and urgent medical care. They are well immunized and vaccinated, they are also tested for Lyme disease, heartworms, and Ehrlichia. They also place their dogs on heartworm preventives.

It is worth stating that they are only focused on German Shepherds of pure breeds. They do not accept any other dogs. You can help improve the program and the facility by way of donations, fostering, volunteering, or adopting any of their German Shepherd dogs. To adopt any of their dogs, a thorough process must be passed through as they care deeply for where their dogs end up. It should cost between $250 and $400 to adopt any of their dogs.

Owner	Kathleen Higgins
Open For	Over 20 years
Location	Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas
Email	[email protected]
Phone Number	(972) 656-9021
Website	goodshepherdrescuetexas.com
Facebook	Good Shepherd Rescue of Texas

8. Lani’s Lucky Shepherds of Houston

Tasked with making the world a better and safer space for German Shepherd dogs in Texas, Lani’s Lucky Shepherds of Houston are the 8th German Shepherd Rescue to be added to our list. They are a non-profit organization that is located in Houston, Texas, and are founded to rescue German Shepherds from abuse, neglect, euthanization, and abandonment at certain high-kill shelters located in and across the state of Texas.

Owning and taking care of the German Shepherd can be a bit overwhelming for most dog owners so they offer a safe space where you can surrender your cherished German Shepherd pet easily. All their dogs are taken care of. They are placed in beautiful foster homes where they are made to be part of a loving foster family. In their care they receive proper medical care, they are well-socialized, and are given the proper nutrients and nourishment.

As a non-profit organization, all money being made from adoptions and donations is reused in providing basic care to the German Shepherd dogs. They do their best to protect the trust, dogs, and funds that you place in their care. They receive no compensation from any organization for the countless hours that they put into volunteering for the German Shepherds. They request that you get involved via donations, volunteering, adoptions, or fostering.

Owner	Dale Bible
Location	Houston, Texas
Email	[email protected]
Website	luckyshepherds.com
Facebook	Lani’s Lucky Shepherds of Houston

9. Sauver Des Chiens German Shepherd Rescue

Sauver Des Chiens German Shepherd Rescue is the 9th and final breed-specific rescue to be added to our list. They are a non-profit organization that is located in Houston Texas and is focused on saving the lives of German Shepherd dogs that are located in risky shelters, or strays that are neglected or abused. They even accept surrenders that are located in Houston Texas. They provide a safe haven for German Shepherds.

They were founded in the year 2016, so they are relatively new with only 6 years of experience. They offer a wide variety of services and care to the dogs they rescue. This includes full vet care, neutering, and spaying services, behavioral modifications, and positive training for their dogs before preparing them to be adopted into new, loving families. Before being accepted to their program, they thoroughly check each family.

Sauver Des Chiens German Shepherd Rescue is run on integrity, heart, and honesty. As a non-profit, all the money made from donations and adoptions is used in providing the best care to each of these German Shepherd dogs that they rescue. Karen Blanchard is one of the founders of the rescue program and facility. She has over 10 years of experience with rescue dogs and has been quite selfless and relentless in her pursuit of a better place for German Shepherds.

Owner	Karen Blanchard
Open For	Over 6 years
Location	Sealy, Texas
Email	[email protected]
Website	sauverdeschiens.org
Facebook	Sauver Des Chiens German Shepherd Rescue

Final Thoughts

First off. I must say a huge thank you to all the rescue programs located on this list. They truly have done right by the German Shepherd breed. From the list above, my personal pick would be Good Shepherd Rescue of Texas located in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, and founded by Kathleen Higgins.

My reasons for choosing Good Shepherd Rescue are quite simple, their sheer level of experience and the services they provide their rescued dogs. They were founded in 1999, which means they have over 20 years of selfless love for the German Shepherd breed, and that speaks volumes for the program.

Also, the level of medical care they show their dogs is quite remarkable, testing and treating them for conditions like Ehrlichia, Lyme disease, and heartworms which is quite impressive.

Your decision to adopt a German Shepherd from a rescue in Texas or to donate or volunteer to one is quite selfless and honorable, for this, we say thank you. Do ensure you are careful when picking the right German Shepherd for you and your family. Check the website for more articles like this.