{"id":412241,"date":"2026-08-20T21:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T21:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/412241\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T21:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T21:40:14","slug":"how-many-dogs-can-you-legally-have-in-lubbock-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/412241\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Dogs Can You Legally Have in Lubbock?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have enough pups in your Lubbock home and backyard to qualify as a small furry army? Then you may have wondered: Is there a limit to how many of these little cuties I can bring home?<\/p>\n<p>Yes, Lubbock has a few rules about this.<\/p>\n<p>How Many Dogs Can You Have In Lubbock?<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787262014_978_photo-1512270890-b9c01bec11a0.jpeg\" alt=\"brown and white dogs lying on stairway\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"2448\" height=\"2448\"\/>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@tangxin1988?utm_source=townsquare_carbon&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u4fe1 \u5510<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/brown-and-white-dogs-lying-on-stairway-SMC1rJLCpDg?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Unsplash<\/a>brown and white dogs lying on stairway<\/p>\n<p>Under our city&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/ecode360.com\/38869876?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">current ordinance<\/a>, a Lubbock resident generally cannot have more than 4 adult dogs and 4 adult cats over the age of 16 weeks. You can also have one litter of kittens and\/or puppies at a time without needing a <a href=\"https:\/\/ecode360.com\/38869888?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">multi-pet permit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/color-restrictions-lubbock-homes\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What Colors Can You Paint Your House In Lubbock?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But&#8230;I&#8217;ve Got 5 Dogs&#8230;.What Do I Do?<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787262014_766_photo-1524549420729-4ac954eff5e5.jpeg\" alt=\"white dogs on red sofa\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"6720\" height=\"4480\"\/>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@rpnickson?utm_source=townsquare_carbon&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Roberto Nickson<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/white-dogs-on-red-sofa-44Ca9zfFXjg?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Unsplash<\/a>white dogs on red sofa<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s where the multi-pet permit comes in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>If you LOVE animals and want MORE than 4 adult dogs and 4 adult cats, or more than one litter of kittens and\/or puppies at a time, you can apply for a multi-pet permit. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mylubbock.us\/m\/directory\/department?did=11&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lubbock Animal Services<\/a>\u00a0takes care of those, and there is an application fee, so don&#8217;t forget your wallet.<\/p>\n<p>Lubbock Loves Pets!<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787262014_954_photo-1613915588863-e6cc05fcaa16.jpeg\" alt=\"white and black long coated dog lying on brown textile\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\"\/>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@grant_durr?utm_source=townsquare_carbon&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grant Durr<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/white-and-black-long-coated-dog-lying-on-brown-textile-GZXf4kGrqEA?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Unsplash<\/a>white and black long coated dog lying on brown textile<\/p>\n<p>I know we really love our pets in Lubbock, so make sure you&#8217;ve got all the necessary paperwork for all your animals. You wouldn&#8217;t want to lose them over something as silly as a little application fee and a few signatures.<\/p>\n<p>So, four dogs is the standard in Lubbock. If you&#8217;re watching dog number 5 chasing around cat number 7, it might be a good time to check about that multi-pet pass&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Keep scrolling for more Lubbock news in the galleries below&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>With So Many Prairie Dogs in Lubbock, Why Don&#8217;t More People Have Them as Pets?<\/p>\n<p>Here are some things to know before you bring one home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n<p>Never Let Your Cats Near These 3 Highly Toxic Houseplants<\/p>\n<p>Kitties love snacking on no-no plants. Toss them out before disaster strikes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Chrissy <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Do you have enough pups in your Lubbock home and backyard to qualify as a small furry army?&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":411914,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-412241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412241","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=412241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/411914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=412241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=412241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=412241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}