Dog servicesin Ferris, TX

The 4 listings in Ferris, TX cover 4 of the 9 services in the directory, and trainers, boarding, vets and rescues are level at the top with 1 each.

Every dog four months or older in Ferris, TX needs a city license. The license rule in the city code asks you to apply within 30 days of getting a dog over four months old, bring a current rabies certificate and keep the numbered tag on your dog's collar. The city fee schedule lists the license at $6 a year. Ferris also requires a rabies vaccine at four months and again every 12 months, or every 36 months with a three-year vaccine, and new residents have 10 days to comply.

Ferris spells out how a dog may be tied outside. Its tethering rule allows one animal per cable run of at least 15 feet, with a swivel, no choke or pinch collar, food, water, shelter and shade, and time off the tether every day for exercise. The city allows no more than four dogs or cats over four months old at one address.

Animal Services is part of the city's Neighborhood Services department at 114 S. Central Street. It picks up strays and handles cruelty cases, and you can report a loose dog at 972-544-2110, Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., or through an online work order. For an emergency, call 911. The city lists no dog park, and dogs must stay restrained in public.