Wiggles

If you are looking for an energetic, fun-loving dog to run and play with, and snuggle up with afterwards (warning: face licking and belly rubbing may result), Wiggles is your guy! He’s what we call a “pocket pittie” – 40 pounds of love and energy in a compact package. He’s never met a toy he [...]
Brownie
Wisdom

Wisdom is another dog with medical problems that the shelter couldn’t care for and that no other rescue group would take. But HLH felt this dog wasn’t getting the chance he deserved and are getting him the medical treatment he needs and a place to stay while we find a foster or adopter for him.
Tennessee

Tennessee has had a tough time in life, but you’d never know it from his gentle, loving demeanor. He wants to snuggle right up with you and give you all his love and attention. Tennesse came to us thin and limping, and we discovered he was a gunshot victim with fragments of the bullet that [...]
Latte

Latte is a chocolate-and-white people-lover who came to us when a citizen found her wandering on the street. She’s always one of the volunteers’ favorite dogs to take out because she’s so fun and friendly. She’ll probably do best as an only dog – she gets a little tense around other dogs, possibly as a [...]
Reggie

With his sleek red coat and glimmering brown eyes, Reggie has been dubbed the Love Bug by one volunteer. And a sweetheart he is, playful, loving, and a bit wiggly. His behavior has been pretty good, but not impeccable. He’s been skating on his looks a bit, and still needs some training on leash walking. [...]
Julius

Julius is a sweet but slightly shy dog who we think would blossom into a great family dog. He’s good with other dogs, easy to train, affectionate and trusting. When he’s with someone he knows, his sweet side really comes out – you can see it in the picture below, when he was greeted by [...]
Jackson

“Action” Jackson is a friendly, fun dog. He walks well on the leash and loves a slow jog around Town Lake. He seems house-trained and is always super-excited about getting out to play fetch and cuddle with people. Come check out Jackson at Town lake Animal Center!
Fudge

Fudge is an endearing, affectionate 6-year old who’s good with children and other dogs (with a proper introduction) and wants nothing more than a family to snuggle up with. She’s not good with cats and still pulls a little on the leash, but Hard Luck Hounds will provide a crate, a voucher to help pay [...]

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Help us save the last 10% – your donations fund training and medical care for the longest-stay dogs at the shelter, and allow us to provide adopters with crates, wellness exams, vouchers for training and medical care, spay/neuter, and other needed services to the wonderful people who take Hard Luck Hounds home.

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HLH of the Week

Introducing one of our new Hard Luck Hounds…..meet Jackson! Gentle on Leash and Rocks a GREAT set of bat ears! Check out his beautiful white coat and those beautiful brown eyes…..this guy is a charmer just waiting to work his magic on you. He walks GREAT on leash and does really well with all the [...]

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Friends of AAC

Friends of Austin Animal Center is the 501(c)(3) non-profit that sponsors Hard Luck Hounds. Founded in 2006 as Friends of Town Lake Animal Center, Friends is dedicated to improving the quality of life for animals both inside and outside the shelter through community awareness, education, and mental and physical wellness programs.

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About Us

“Saving the Last Ten Percent” – Hard Luck Hounds helps the longest-stay dogs at Austin Animal Center find forever families. Each HLH has a waived adoption fee, and comes with a free wellness exam and crate.

Hard Luck Hounds is a program of the Friends of Austin Animal Center (http://www.friendsfaac.com/).

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Success Stories

Dudley – Adopted May 16, 2012

It’s hard to imagine a dog like Dudley, with a heart of gold and a zest for life, not to mention his BIG infectious smile, could be stuck for so long (4+ months) at the shelter and was almost destined for euthanasia multiple times. If not for Hard Luck Hounds (HLH) giving him a chance [...]

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Mimi

MIMI SPENT 8 MONTHS AT THE SHELTER, AND WAS NEVER IN A BAD MOOD. KEEP MAKING PEOPLE SMILE, MIMI!!!

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Lola (Blackberry)

Here is a picture of Lola with her brother (Jax) and sister (Chloe). Lola and Jax love playing chase and running around the yard together. Lola started a Nose Work class last weekend and is doing great!

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King – Adopted January 15, 2012

Just wanted to send you a quick email to let ya’ll know King has opened up so very much already. We can tell he really loves it here at his new home. He got a good bath, we went on a walk/run, played fetch for awhile with the kids, got his belly full and he [...]

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Blanca – Adopted December 30, 2011

“Just wanted to let you know that we did adopt Blanca — the same day you introduced us to her! We had planned to bring my husband back Saturday to meet her but just couldn’t wait. She has been an absolute delight. She is very obviously crate and housetrained. In fact, when we got her [...]

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