{"id":408745,"date":"2026-08-17T08:11:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T08:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/408745\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T08:11:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T08:11:17","slug":"special-programs-austin-animal-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/408745\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Programs | Austin Animal Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Doggy Day Out Program Graphic.png\" width=\"300\" alt=\"Brown dog sitting next to an open backpack with toys for overnight stay. \"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Doggie Day Out or Sleepover Program<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"457\">Spend time with a shelter dog, help them shine outside the shelter and maybe find a new home.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"457\">Austin Animal Services offers a special program that allows community members to take shelter dogs on short outings or weekend sleepovers. These experiences give dogs a break from the shelter, reduce stress, and help them show their true personality in a home or public setting. It\u2019s also a great way to decide on adoption or fostering by spending time with a special dog. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"457\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"457\">Visitors can stop by the shelter lobby to learn about eligible dogs, review program guidelines, and complete a quick check-out process. A rotating list of dogs is available, and staff help match each participant with a dog that fits their lifestyle and experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 Doggie Day Out or Sleepover Program Spend time with a shelter dog, help them shine outside the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":408746,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-408745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=408745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408745\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/408746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}