About us

Happy Hearts Dog Rescue is a non-profit, volunteer based dog rescue in the Austin, TX area. We rely on volunteer foster homes to save dogs from kill shelters all across the state of Texas. It is our mission to find loving homes for forgotten dogs in desperate need of a chance to feel safe and loved. A lot of the dogs we save are on death row. Our rescue truly believes that every dog deserves a happy home.

How HHDR is different

As a smaller dog rescue, we are more hands-on, give extra attention to our fosters and are especially thorough when it comes to matching our rescues with their forever homes. 

We provide our fosters with all the supplies they’ll need for their dog to thrive. 

We send our dogs to their forever homes with their food, their doggy bed, their blanket and their toy so they have familiar things to help through the adjustment period.

We continue communication with adopters post placement to make sure the adjustment period is going smoothly; the dogs medical needs are being met; provide reminders when vaccines and/or spay/neuter surgery is due; and help adopters schedule their dog’s spay/neuter appointments.

We are a strictly foster home based rescue. We do not pull dogs from kill shelters until we have a confirmed foster home because we do not have a facility to house dogs.