New Year, New Leash on Life! 🎉🐾
2025 is a milestone year—NTASR is entering our 5th year of rescue! That’s five years of second chances, wagging tails, and a community dedicated to making a difference. ❤️
January brought 48 new intakes, bringing our total number of dogs in care to 84, and we celebrated 18 adoptions! This month, we’re sharing the story of the Arkansas 13—a heartbreaking but powerful example of the advocacy work we do. These dogs were used for breeding, then heartlessly dumped on a property with no clean water or consistent food. Compassionate neighbors stepped in to keep them alive, but it shouldn’t have come to that.
When local law enforcement can’t or won’t step in, NTASR does—not to place blame, but to work with authorities to make the right calls when lives depend on it. In this case, they had since the summer to prevent this from happening again. And yet, it did. That’s why our work must continue.
Rescues like this are why we fight for those without a voice. Read their story, check out our latest merch, and see how you can be part of the change in 2024!
Here’s to another year of making a difference—one paw at a time! 🐶✨
January Highlights & News:
We are sharing the story of the 13 Arkansas Survivors directly from NTASR President & Founder, Samantha.
A story of the will to survive and dogs who triumph through it all.
July of 2024 NTASR received a call from a sweet lady in Vilonia Arkansas who needed help with dogs that had been abandoned on a property near her by a back yard breeder.
Team NTASR sprung into action securing foster homes, flea/tick medications, sedatives, and yummy treats to help entice the dogs to safety. After 3 weekend round trips, we were able to wrangle and trap 23 adult dogs and 18 puppies.
Once back to North Texas, these dogs started funneling into the vet. We saw worms, bacterial infections, pyometra, heart worms, Giardia, and coccidia all from this dogs who had never known love. They were reactive, terrified, and shut down. Some would snap, lunge, and snarl if approached by people at first, only to become couch potato snugglers by the time they were adopted.
Fast forward six months and again we got a call about this same backyard breeder dumping 14 more dogs on the property. This time Team NTASR was prepared and knew what they were likely walking into. Only this time there was inclement weather pressing the matter to become more urgent.
We reached out to Faulkner County Sheriff’s Department for assistance to just house the animals only to be told there wasn’t any space for these animals. They weren’t willing to confiscate the animals , they weren’t willing to put straw of hay down for them, and they weren’t willing to hold the backyard breeder accountable.
So in typical NTASR fashion, we took matters into our own hands and acted quickly. 13 of the 14 dogs were collected and held in the comfort of a warm and safe home until we could get up there post inclement weather. What we weren’t expecting was to find a mama who had delivered 9 puppies only 24 hours after being brought to safety.
In the middle of the week and with the help of neighbors, locals, and Lane (NTASR Foster) who rented and drive the transport van round trip, we were able to load all of the dogs and transport them back to DFW where they are now comfortable in homes where they are receiving love, fresh water, and plenty of food. They’ll never know another cold night outside, they’ll never know what forced breeding will feel like , and they’ll never be abandoned and left all alone ever again.
These 13 dogs have all started their journey with getting into the veterinarian, being scheduled for their spay & neuters, and have names of their own. We will continue to fight for them because they deserve it. We will continue to be a voice for the voiceless because they deserve it. We will continue to stand up against animal neglect and cruelty because they deserve it. Will you stand with us?
Events & Ongoing Fundraisers:
Join us this weekend, Bring your dogs, your friends, and your love for football—and let’s tailgate Puppy Bowl style! 
When: Saturday, February 8th, 2025
Time: 12 PM to 3 PM
Where: Uptown Pup Dallas
Get Ready for the Ultimate Puppy Bowl Tailgate Party! 
Adoptable dogs and puppies Tailgate Treats & Pup CockTAILS: Snack on some tasty tailgate goodies while your pups enjoy their own TAILS (football-themed doggy cocktails).
Photo Ops & Fun: Capture the Puppy Bowl Tailgate vibes with festive photo ops and a photo booth on-site to kick off the 2025 Puppy Bowl!
Shop Local Vendors: Browse a curated selection of local pet-friendly vendors. Bark on the street is that there will be pup jerseys for sale—so get ready to match your dog for Puppy Bowl and Super Bowl!
Custom Tailgate Bandanas: Personalize your pup’s very own 2025 Puppy Bowl Tailgate Bandana to take home!
Support the Pups in Our Community:Just like any tailgate party, we encourage you to bring something to share—but instead of snacks, bring dog food or treats to donate! Every donation helps pups in need find their forever homes. All proceeds from the event will go directly to the food pantry and to help support the adoptable puppies from North Texas Aussie Rescue!
Fundraisers:
Paws-itively Lifted - Lift hearts and paws! Every shirt supports NTASR to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome Aussies!
Celebrate FIVE years of NTASR with our Five Years Strong Design!
Happy Tail - Hasard
💘 Show Your Love This Valentine’s Day! 💘
February is the month of LOVE, and what better way to celebrate than by sharing the love you have for your furry best friend? 🐾💕 On Valentine’s Day, we’re asking you to post a picture of your beloved pet on your socials with #LoveNTASR and let the world see just how much they mean to you!
Whether it’s a sweet snuggle, a goofy grin, or a throwback to their “Gotcha Day,” let’s flood our feeds with wagging tails and happy hearts! Bonus points if your pup is rocking some Valentine’s flair—think heart bandanas, red and pink toys, or even a smooch from their favorite human! 😘🐶
Tag us (@NTXAussie on IG & TikTok!) so we can share the love! ❤️
Here’s how you can help:
Foster - This time of year brings an influx of owner surrenders and dogs in shelters, and we’re doing everything we can to help. Unfortunately, we have a growing list of owner surrenders we can’t currently assist because we simply don’t have enough fosters. That’s where you come in!
If you’ve ever thought about fostering, now is the perfect time to join our NTASR Foster Family. Fostering is a short-term commitment with a life-changing impact—not just for the dogs but for you, too. We’d love to chat with you and share more about how you can open your heart and home to a dog in need. We have resources available to make sure you feel supported and groups to keep everyone feel more connected.
We’re also excited to partner with Don’t Forget to Feed Me, a fantastic organization dedicated to supplying pet food to local agencies and raising awareness about pet food insecurity. At NTASR, we believe in keeping pets and their people together, and this partnership helps make that possible.
In January, we were proud to drop off over 600 pounds of food to DF2FM—food that will go directly to struggling pet owners who just need a little help to keep their furry family members fed. And we’re just getting started!
Throughout 2025, we’ll have donation boxes placed across the Metroplex to continue supporting this important cause. Keep an eye on our social media for updates on where to find them and how you can contribute. Your generosity will make a real difference in keeping pets where they belong—at home with the people who love them. ❤️🐾
January in Numbers:
| Total Intake | 48 |
| Total Adoptions | 18 |
| Total Donations | $17,014 |
| Total Grants | $40 |
| Vetting Expenses | $10,624 |
| Total Expenditures |
$24,903 |
| Loss |
$354 |
| Forms Submitted for Surrendering Dogs | 18 |
NTASR Partners
A Heartfelt Thanks to Our January Partners:
We want to extend a HUGE thank you to our incredible partners who made a significant impact in January. We are 100% more effective when we join forces as a rescue community.
Special Thanks To:
- Uptown Pup - Dallas Our wonderful host for two successful adoption events! Their spacious outdoor area gives our dogs the perfect space to play and let their personalities shine.
- The Barkday Planner
- Deaf Dogs Rock This amazing organization supports NTASR with the care of our deaf dogs—currently, 10 are in rescue!
- Hollywood Feed - McKinney & Allen for their ongoing donation of dog food & host location for adoption events
- Our Amazing Supporters whom shared, liked, commented on our social media posts. Coming to our events, applying to help or adopt a dog, we appreciate you so much!
- Park Place Pet Hospital - for the ongoing care they give to all of the dogs that come into rescue.
- Monetary Donors - thank you for the donations you made to help us successful in our mission.
A special shoutout to our fosters—we couldn’t do what we do without your hours of love and dedication to these dogs.
This community is truly inspiring.
The NTASR Team 🐾
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