Dog servicesin Lewisville, TX

Dogs four months and older in Lewisville, TX need a current rabies vaccine and a city registration. Lewisville Animal Services charges $7 for one year or $21 for three years for a spayed or neutered dog, and $30 or $90 for a dog that is not. The three-year option needs a three-year rabies vaccine given in the past six months. You can register online through PetData or by mail, with the rabies certificate and proof of sterilization if it applies.

If your dog goes missing, move quickly. The city holds strays for five calendar days at the Gene Carey Animal Shelter and Adoption Center, 995 E Valley Ridge Blvd. Call Animal Services at 972-219-3478 and check the city's Lost and Found Pets page. After hours, a seriously injured stray or a bite goes to the police non-emergency line, 972-219-3640.

In parks and on trails, dogs stay on a leash no longer than six feet. Off-leash play happens at the city's dog park at Railroad Park, 1301 S. Railroad Street, open 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. from March 1 through October 31 and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. from November 1 through February 28. It closes every Thursday for maintenance.