We hope you are ready to dive deep into the local Houston pet scene today. You’re probably not all looking for the same things, but there should be enough information here to help you plan your next move no matter what that move may be.
It really feels like the best way for this to get started is to break down the best Houston pet stores. Puppies, kittens, toys, food, and supplies may all be purchased at them making them a one-stop shop for most of your needs.
The best local animal shelters for dog and cat adoption will be listed next. The next few sections will discuss dog parks, puppy trainers, and dog bakeries in your area.
Then it’ll be time to talk about pet grooming spas near you and dog or cat cafes around the city. We can’t presume everyone reading this lives in the area so we’ll recommend some pet-friendly hotels too.
As we continue forward we will get into the best pet boarding facilities in town, followed by some doom and gloom topics like veterinarians and dog or cat cremation services to get you out of here. Make sure to look at the map towards the end so you can find out which spots are closest to where you are right now.
Best Pet Stores In Houston
The best pet stores in Houston can be great places to buy a new puppy, kitten, toys, food, or all kinds of supplies:
Patti’s Pet Depot has a wide selection of natural pet food, pet supplies, bakery items, and more. They are sure to have something to keep your pets happy and healthy with the largest collection of toys, treats, chews, cat trees, and they also provides comprehensive grooming services.
Kriser’s Natural Pet specializes in all-natural cat and dog food and treats created with human-grade ingredients that will keep your pet happy and healthy. They also provide grooming, daycare, self-wash, dog training, and veterinary services.
With thousands of products available in-store and online, Rocky & Maggie’s Pet Boutique and Salon provides top-notch pet products and grooming services. They provide free shipping on orders of $75 or more.
Exotic snakes, frogs, birds, tarantulas, possums, and plenty of pet supplies are available at S & S Exotic Animals. Pet Supermarket sells a large selection of pet items, including toys, food, and health and nutrition products. They also offer grooming, a self-serve dog wash, a pet-care center, and local adoption services.
Petco sells pet food and products such as toys, beds, and clothing. They also provide a full-service grooming, training, and aquatics department in addition to a vaccination clinic.
Hollywood Feed sells some of the finest dog and cat foods, toys, and beds near you. Conroe supplies feed for goats, horses, sheep, cattle, poultry, and exotic animals and even offers pasture maintenance, hay production, and veterinary treatment.
High quality grooming, boarding, doggy daycare, and non anesthetic pet dental care in Sugar Land as well as a fine selection of products are available at Wishbone.
Foo Foo Fido handcrafts unique pet clothes and accessories in League City including innovative no velcro dog harness vests, dresses, leashes, and blankets. Amazing Paws Pet Store in Pearland sells purebred, healthy Yorkshire terriers, and cane corsos as well as puppies in a variety of sizes.
By the way there are 2 Pet Supermarkets, 15 Petcos, and 17 PetSmarts near you around this massive metro area, but we didn’t want to have them dominate the list.
Animal Shelters & Adoption
Consider visiting one of these local animal shelters before you buy a new one:
BARC is Houston’s only city shelter and it is mandated by law to take any animal that comes through its doors, regardless of breed, temperament, health condition, or circumstance. BARC is committed to local pet adoption as well as a live release program.
They work hard to find new homes for all animals brought to the shelter, in addition to housing them and providing veterinary treatment in your area. To throw the widest possible adoption net they connect and coordinate with Pet Rescue groups as well as through social media networks.
In addition, they offer intense neo-natal and adult pet fostering programs, as well as hands-on volunteer training classes and ongoing workshops. Friends For Life is a pet adoption and animal control organization. Adoption, lost and found pets, and animal control are all services provided by Sugar Land Animal Services.
Conroe Animal Shelter offers a variety of affordable services like animal adoption and immunization. Abandoned dogs and cats from the streets, overcrowded shelters, and euthanasia are checked and rehabilitated at Three Little Pitties.
Dog Parks
On a sunny day these dog parks near you will help them get out all that energy:
Congressman Bill Archer Park
Danny Jackson Dog Park
T.C. Jester Dog Park
Millie Bush Bark Park
Maxey Bark Park and Run Park
Ervan Chew Dog Park
Market Square Park Dog Run
The Discovery Green Dog Runs
Pawm Springs Dog Park in Sugar Land
Riverstone Dog Park in Sugar Land
Bear Branch Dog Park in The Woodlands
Cattail Park Dog Park in The Woodlands
Harper’s Landing Dog Park in The Woodlands
League City’s 1st Dog Park in League City
Independence Dog Park in Pearland
Puppy Training
These puppy training services will teach them a thing or two:
Group training, private training, boarding school, prep school, and other services are available at Peace Love and Dogs who also offers boarding and grooming.
Obedience training, puppy training, service dog training, a lodge and learn program, and private sessions are all available at Puptown Woodlands Dog Training. Serving The Woodlands, Spring, Cypress, Memorial, Heights, Montrose, Midtown, Conroe, Champions, Kingwood, Sugar Land, Missouri City, Greatwood, Riverstone, Pearland, Katy, Clear Lake, Richmond, Cinco Ranch, and more across the greater metro area.
Beyond the Dog offers a variety of dog training programs and services including all-inclusive dog training, board and train, private in-home dog training, executive dog, cat, and other pet training. Cypress, Katy, Sugar Land, The Woodlands, Harris County, and other areas are served.
Dog training, pet boarding, dog daycare, and dog grooming are all available at Man’s Best Friend. The Diligent Dog provides a variety of training options in Conroe including private and virtual for owners living outside of their service region.
Fundamental obedience commands, behavior management, board and train, and private lessons are offered at Green Dog Training.
The Mannerly Dog specializes in basic manners classes, information on service and therapy dogs, private training, and behavior consultations as well as workshops, seminars, and educational presentations.
Kriser’s Natural Pet, Petco, Meadowlake Pet Resort, Rover Oaks Pet Resort, and The Best Little Dog House in Texas also offer dog training in your area.
Dog Bakeries
Put a big smile on their face by getting them a special treat from one of these local dog bakeries:
Three Dog Bakery has hand-picked the best all-natural, pet-friendly ingredients to turn into one-of-a-kind treats they will love. The Doggie Express bakes organic, gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free gourmet dog treats for your four-legged family members on a regular basis.
All of Yale Street Dog House & Bakery’s baked goods and cakes are produced with all-natural ingredients that are not only human-grade, but also organic and good for all dogs in your area. Dog daycare, boarding, and grooming are more services that they provide.
Pet Grooming
These pet groomers will make sure your dog or cat is looking their best:
The Dog House Pet Salon provides full service cat and dog grooming in addition to pet boarding and dog training. You can also try out their grooming school for anyone that is interested in learning how to groom pets.
For dogs weighing 35 pounds or less, The Best Little Dog House in Texas offers comprehensive grooming services. They also provide doggie daycare, boarding, and training.
Gimmie A Bark offers professional grooming, doggie daycare, and a self service dog wash in Friendswood. High quality bathing products, ear cleaning, nail filing, and plenty more are available at Happy Tails.
They also have additional time reserved for dogs with longer hair that require de matting with grooming tools. Both Fireplug Bed and Bath and Wishbone from our other lists provide great pet grooming in your area too.
Additional options for local animal grooming include Rocky & Maggie’s Pet Salon, Patti’s Pet Depot, Kriser’s Natural Pet, Pet Supermarket, Petco, Peace Love and Dogs, Man’s Best Friend, Yale Street Dog House & Bakery, Meadowlake Pet Resort, Pet Paradise, Rover Oaks Pet Resort, and Pampered Pet Inn from our other lists.
Pet Cafes In Houston
El Gato Coffeehouse at 508 Pecore Street Suite A is a cat cafe, please don’t show up with dogs or other animals. It is the first and only cat cafe in your area and also serves as an adoption center.
Hotels That Allow Pets
If you are trying to find a hotel that allows pets you can try:
Meadowlake Pet Resort & Training Center offers boarding for puppies, dogs, and cats. They also provide enriching dog daycare, grooming, and professional training. Dog boarding, daycare, training, and grooming are all available at Rover Oaks Pet Resort.
Dog boarding, daycare, and grooming are also available at Pampered Pet Inn. Cat and dog boarding, day camp, grooming, and some veterinary treatment can all be done at at Pet Paradise Houston JFK.
Pawz is a premium cat boarding facility in Conroe offering single and double cat condominiums as well as huge Jungle Suites.
Dog play days, boarding, and grooming in Katy are some of the services provided at Fireplug Bed and Bath who also has an extensive selection of supplies for pets of all shapes and sizes including dog food and treats, shampoos, collars, leashes, and a whole lot more.
You can also get overnight pet boarding at Peace Love and Dogs, Man’s Best Friend, Yale Street Dog House & Bakery, Dog House Pet Salon, The Best Little Dog House in Texas, Wishbone, and most of the local animal hospitals.
Best Veterinarians Near You
They will get the best medical care possible if you take them to one of the best veterinarians in your area:
Any on that list should be able to provide standard veterinary care for animals like microchipping, vaccines, flea and tick prevention, parasite control, cremations, euthanasia, other end of life care, and basic surgical or medical procedures. If you ever need immediate 24 hour emergency veterinary care in Houston you can call 713-932-9589.
VCA Prestonwood Animal Hospital offers pet emergency treatments as well as dental care, boarding, and grooming. They not only take care of dogs and cats but also pocket pets like rabbits and ferrets.
Wellness care, dental treatment, geriatric and/or hospice care, pain management, and additional services including house calls, bathing, nail trimming, and boarding are all available at Memorial Veterinary Clinic.
Dentistry, magnawave therapy, and boarding are all available at Clay Road Animal Clinic. Emergency veterinary care, laser therapy, dentistry, and pet boarding are all available at Lakeside Animal Clinic.
Dental care and other veterinary services like boarding, cat boarding, dog daycare, and pet spa treatments are available at Bingle Veterinary Clinic. Emergency care, personalized flea control programs, dentistry, and bathing are all available at the Village Vet.
Sugar Land Pet Hospital provides emergency and urgent care, boarding, grooming, and an after-hours nurse on-call for medical inquiries for small animals.
Panther Creek Pet Clinic is a full service animal hospital in The Woodlands dedicated to providing premium veterinary care possible for dogs and cats such as dental, surgeries, diagnostics, laser therapy, and microchipping.
Treatment for dogs, cats, birds, and small mammals including medical, surgical, and dental care are available at West Davis Veterinary Clinic. Phone consultations are offered at Heritage Animal Hospital in Friendswood where they also have a fully stocked pharmacy for your pet’s prescription needs.
Pet Cremation & Euthanization
Life always comes to an end and when it does you can get your dog, cat, or other pet cremated at:
Pet cremation, urns, pet paw prints, and keepsakes are all available through Houston Pet Cremation Services. Pet cremation, paw prints, and bespoke urns can be had at Treasured Paws.
Fond Memories provides private and community cremation as well as online memorials with viewing and visitation options. At Lap of Love they can do at-home pet euthanasia, veterinarian hospice, and aftercare options including private/communal cremation.
At-home euthanasia is available through Mobile Veterinary Services. In addition to yearly vaccines, routine dental work, deworming, bloodwork, dietary advice, and specialized testing, Horse & Hound also provides health and wellness services for the dogs and cats in your area.
After thinking about all of those pet stores, animal shelters, adoption centers, local dog parks, puppy trainers, bakeries, groomers, cafes, hotels that allow pets, places to board your dogs or cats, and even veterinarian or cremation services you should be ready for anything.
It would be great if you could let us know if you noticed anything incorrect, or if you could share your own local pet tricks and tips. Hopefully you have a great time visiting any Houston pet stores, shelters, dog parks, or whatever places you learned about on this page.
