Dog servicesin Pearland, TX

Pearland, TX requires every dog to have a registered microchip before it turns four months old, the same age Texas law sets for the first rabies shot. Pearland's animal code also caps a home at five dogs, cats and ferrets over four months old, combined. Keep your dog on a leash or inside a fence; the city says pets may not be tied up outside a fenced yard.

If your dog goes missing, report it through the city's lost and found pets page, which uses Petco Love Lost, and check local shelters. Pearland's is the Shari D. Coleman Animal Shelter & Adoption Center, 8311 Freedom Drive, open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 281-652-1970. After hours, the police non-emergency line, 281-997-4100, is staffed around the clock.

For off-leash play, Independence Dog Park sits at 3449 Pearland Parkway, inside a park open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. It has fenced small and large dog sections, with the small side for dogs 25 pounds or less. Dogs must be licensed, vaccinated and wearing ID, and each person may bring up to three dogs.