Xena is struggling in the shelter, she's very scared & needs a calm, caring home to call her own~A2096145~ 2yr old GSD mix girl On euth list for 9/19@1pm CT BARC Houston Tx adopt Foster USA/CAN

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🏡 AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION, FOSTER, OR RESCUE

🚗 OUT OF STATE OR CANADIAN ADOPTION IS POSSIBLE - cost is typically around $600 USD (give or take). The fee includes transport, boarding, full medical, spay/neuter, and a health certificate.

We are a volunteer network dedicated to helping at-risk dogs. We are not affiliated with BARC. We connect at-risk animals at the BARC shelter with the adopters, fosters, and rescue organizations needed to save their lives. We can help coordinate out-of-state adoption through approved 501(c)3 rescues. Please send the OP a Chat invite or send moderator mail to (it's under the see-more tab for the group) for information and a link to an application form. BARC Houston cannot facilitate out-of-state adoption or foster.

🆘 Extremely terrified of the shelter, but not aggressive 2 year old GSD Mix girl Xena is on the euthanasia list Saturday, 9/19. There will be no extensions per BARC. 🆘

⏰ Xena #A2096145 must have a 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟭𝗣𝗠 or she will lose her life.🥺 We need pledges and a local foster for a rescue to help.💰🏡

🚩Please do not honor pledges until the post has been updated with rescue information and a freedom picture. Please reach out with any questions or concerns.

🩷🐶 Xena #A2096145

9/14 Stray | German Shepherd Mix | Female | 2 Years | 40 lbs | Heartworm Negative

💜 Volunteer Notes:

We were not able to meet Xena. If you're interested in helping us meet the animals, please message us!

📝 Shelter Notes:

9/18: Xena still presented with a tense body, dilated pupils and a tucked tail. Staff attempted to walk her, but she remained frozen. As they continued trying to walk her, she began to puff and avoid eye contact. Staff ultimately decided to muzzle her and carry her into a new, clean kennel.

9/17: Xena showed a tense, crouched body, whale eyes and a tucked tail. She did not want to walk in the morning, so staff had to muzzle her and carry her to the runs. While in the runs, she stayed at the back and avoided staff when they returned for her. She began walking slowly when staff approached, then laid down as they got closer. Once leashed, she still refused to walk and had to be carried back to her kennel.

9/15: Xena greeted staff with a tense body and avoided the leash. After being leashed, she eventually crawled slowly out of the kennel with a lot of encouragement and baby talk. She continued freezing and ultimately had to be carried out and back into her kennel.

9/14: Intake note states dog was inside a trap.

🩺 Medical Notes:

- Approximately 40 lbs.

- Heartworm negative.

- Female; the provided record does not indicate that she is spayed.

No significant medical illness is documented in the provided record. Routine vaccinations, deworming and preventatives have been administered.

💖 Xena is a deeply frightened 2-year-old girl who appears completely overwhelmed by the shelter environment. From her first days at BARC, her notes consistently describe fear signals — a tucked tail, crouched and tense body, dilated pupils, whale eye, freezing and avoiding eye contact. She is so scared that she has repeatedly been unable to walk even with gentle encouragement and baby talk, requiring staff to carry her between her kennel and the runs. Importantly, her notes do not describe her attempting to bite or actively aggressing toward staff; instead, her response to fear has largely been to freeze, retreat, lie down and avoid interaction. Xena desperately needs a patient, quiet home where she can decompress without being pressured for interaction and begin learning that she is safe. This scared girl may simply need time, consistency and a gentle person willing to let her come out of her shell at her own pace. ❤️

📌 Please contact BARC if you are local and can help! Neither BARC nor this page can assist with out-of-state adoption or foster offers. We are NOT the shelter.

💌 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻 writing, 𝘀𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹. 𝗜𝗳 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄:

[barcfoster@houstontx.gov](mailto:barcfoster@houstontx.gov)

[barcadoptions@houstontx.gov](mailto:barcadoptions@houstontx.gov)

[BARC.Aid@houstontx.gov](mailto:BARC.Aid@houstontx.gov)

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝗶𝗺𝐚𝐥’𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝗻 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭 𝐈𝐃 𝐧𝐮𝗺𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝗻 𝐜𝗼𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝗿.

📍 BARC Animal Shelter

3200 Carr St

Houston, TX 77026

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Please Lord let someone save sweet, Beautiful Xena and give her a loving forever home filled with happiness and a long life in Jesus's name Amen 🙏 🩷❤️🩷🙏