ARFhouse (Animal Refuge Foundation) is a no-kill, care-for-life canine sanctuary, caring for 350 dogs at any given time. Located on 45 acres in Sherman, Texas, ARFhouse provides plenty of space for all its residents to live and play, and hopefully find their forever homes. ARFhouse is a Texas non-profit corporation and received the 501(c)3 determination letters from the IRS in 1992. Being in a rural area has advantages; the dogs have plenty of space, even those in yards since the yards are big. Many of them get to swim in the pond. Also, we never get complaints about barking. The downside has been that it took several years for people to learn about our facility and begin to contact us to adopt a dog. Adopters frequently drive the 70 miles from the Dallas/Fort Worth area when they see a dog on PetFinder they want. As we have become more visible, many contributors now come to us for a dog. With help from our volunteers and our relationship with Petsmart, we can place 5-10 dogs monthly through our adoption program. When one dog is adopted, there is always one waiting to take his/her place here at ARFhouse.
You complete an adoption application either online or at one of our adoption locations; If applicable, we’ll call your veterinarian and/or references to ensure that current and/or previous pets have been spayed/neutered, vaccinated and well cared for; To ensure our dogs find the right home based off their individual needs, and to get a better idea of what you, as the adopter are looking for, we conduct an interview to help us determine whether it is a good fit; If we feel you would make a good home for our dogs, we will set up a time for you to come to our facility for a meet-and-greet.