HLCR Community

This past Friday, our shelter was filled with extra love and light. 💙

In honor of Rick Edwards Day of Service, we had the absolute joy of welcoming students and their incredible teacher from Marble Falls High School's Special Education program. These remarkable young people rolled up their sleeves and got straight to work scrubbing and cleaning dog toys, decorating kennel cards to help our pups shine their brightest for potential adopters, and stuffing Kongs to keep our furry residents happy and enriched.

Watching them pour their hearts into every single task was a reminder of what community truly looks like. Their kindness, enthusiasm, and genuine compassion for our animals made this day one to remember.

To the students and their wonderful teachers: thank you. Thank you for choosing to spend your time with us, for the care you brought to every dog toy and every kennel card, and for…

Our adorable pups are experts at fetching, sitting, and melting hearts, but they're terrible at posting themselves on adoption websites. (Trust us, we've tried.) We need volunteers to help showcase these deserving dogs online and connect them with their forever families. It's important work that truly saves lives, and you can do it in your pajamas with a cup of coffee. If you've got a few hours a week and a soft spot for wagging tails, we'd love your help. No experience needed, just a internet enabled device and a heart that says "yes" to puppy eyes.

Interested? Comment below or message us. Let's get these babies home! ❤️

Ruby is a cattle dog. She's smart, particular, and took her time trusting people. She became our longest resident not because something was wrong with her, but because she needed the right person. That person turned out to be someone who already knew her, who'd spent many hours learning how she thinks and what makes her feel safe.

Three years is a long time. Long enough to wonder if this dog would ever leave. Long enough to doubt whether we were doing enough, whether anyone would ever see what we saw in her. There were days when her kennel card felt like a reminder of failure.

But what matters is that we kept showing up. We kept introducing her to people. We kept believing she was worth the space she took up and the time she needed. Her foster took her home on a trial basis. Then a week turned…

Our gorgeous girl, Sarabi, visits residents at Arbor House care home to provide companionship and emotional support. See how dog visits enriches the lives of seniors in our community.