All applications from 2024 have been purged. 

Welcome to YRH.  We're glad you're here.

All of our dogs are available for adoption, foster-to-adopt, or sponsorship.

Please review our  ADOPTION CONTRACT  

These are the 'Terms and Conditions' you will need to agree to in order to adopt from us

Fully vetted dogs, (including spay/neuter, rabies, DAPP, microchip) are available to adopt

Any animal who has not been fully vetted due to age or health related reason is available 'foster-to-adopt' only.

Please review our policy on adopting to applicants

aged 65+ by clicking here

Effective immediately:

Applicants aged 65 and older must designate a responsible friend or family member who agrees to assume full care and custody of the adopted dog in the event the adopter predeceases the pet or is no longer able or willing to care for the dog. This individual must be named on the adoption application and must sign an agreement acknowledging their commitment to step in if needed.

Additionally, the age range of rescues that YRH is happy to place with applicants aged 55 and older is dogs aged 5 years and up. This ensures the best possible chance of placing our dogs in truly forever homes.

We strongly encourage our senior applicants to consider adopting one of our senior rescues. These dogs bring joy, love, and gratitude into the home, and providing them a safe place to live out their golden years is deeply rewarding.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in helping us protect the future of the dogs in our care.

If you want to FOSTER ONLY please review our FOSTER CONTRACT BEFORE submitting your foster application.  

 Currently, Meet& Greets are held the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month at PetSmart in Spring.  One-off's are arranged by appointment only.  Please be considerate of our volunteers' time.  Do not schedule a meet/greet unless your intention is to adopt. 

Before you bring a new dog into your home, please do some research on successful introduction methods.

Here's an example of one

Snickers
Yorkshire Terrier Yorkie (medium coat)

Public Service Announcement:
Effective Immediately - Due to limited resources, we will now hold FOUND (stray) dogs for 5 days. After that, they will be eligible for ADOPTION.

Please note that we have no shelter where our rescues can be viewed. All of our dogs are in private homes being fostered until they find their forever home. The first step in the adoption process is to fill out an application.

Please understand,

Yorkie Rescue Houston has no paid staff.  We are all volunteers.  We also have families, jobs and lives outside of rescue.  We do our best to communicate with our potential adopters, but please understand, we simply do not have the resources to contact every applicant personally.   

IF YOUR APPLICATION FOR ADOPTION IS APPROVED, WE WILL CONTACT YOU!

If you fail to provide the information requested (Vet and/or personal reference contact information) YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE DENIED.