Dog servicesin Stephenville, TX

The 3 listings in Stephenville, TX cover 3 of the 9 services in the directory, and groomers, vets and rescues are level at the top with 1 each.

Animal control in Stephenville, TX is part of the police department. Stephenville Animal Services works seven days a week, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and answers at 254-918-1273. The city's emergency plan says Animal Services takes in stray and lost animals, shelters and feeds them, and returns them to their owners when it can, so call that number first if your dog goes missing. For a police emergency, call 911.

In city parks, dogs must be restrained or on a leash, and owners pick up and dispose of the waste. Stephenville has no city dog park. The city's park rules also keep dogs off athletic fields and spectator areas and out of the Splashville area, with exceptions for qualifying assistance dogs and permitted special events.

At home, Texas law sets the rules for a dog left tied outside: it needs shelter, shade, drinking water and a spot out of standing water and waste, and the tether cannot be a chain or shorter than 10 feet or five times the dog's length, whichever is longer. State law also requires a rabies vaccine by four months of age.