r/Blackmouthcur

🆘 5 month old Black Mouth Cur mix boy on the euthanasia list Friday, 5/1 🆘

🏡 AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION, FOSTER, OR RESCUE
🚗 OUT OF STATE OR CANADIAN ADOPTION IS POSSIBLE - cost is typically around $600 USD (give or take). The fee includes transport, boarding, full medical, spay/neuter, and a health certificate.

⏰ Samir must have a HOLD no later than 1PM or he will lose his life. 🥺

💙🐶 Samir #A2069664
4/20/2026 Stray | Black Mouth Cur Mix | Male | 5M | 28.0 lbs

💜 Volunteer Notes:
We were not able to meet Samir. If you’re interested in helping us meet the animals, please message us!

🔹 Intake:
Stray

📝 Shelter Notes:

4/22/2026: Dog was at the front of the kennel pawing at the door, wiggly body, wagging tail and soft face.

4/23/2026: Dog was placed into the temp kennel while his kennel was being cleaned. Dog was in the temp kennel vocalizing the whole time, was even given treats but ignored and continued to vocalize.

4/26/2026: Brought over as a move adopt and puppy was non stop vocalizing throughout the morning and jumping on kennel door.

4/27/2026: Very vocal in the kennel and he painted the walls and all the floor, so I carry him and placed him in the nursery kennel to clean his kennel completely.

🚑 Medical Notes:

4/20/2026: Weighed 28.0 lbs. Normal exam. Vaccinated with Rabies, DA2PP-V, and Bordetella. Dewormed. Given 3.00 Pyrant and 1.00 Advantage Multi Dog 20.1-55lb. Heartworm test Negative/NAD.

4/29/2026: Weighed 28.0 lbs. URI (upper respiratory infection). S/O: Sneezing with green nasal discharge. A: DDx CIRD. P: Move to treatment room and initiate treatment; Rx Doxycycline 150 mg SID x 10 days. Given 1.00 Doxy100C and 1.00 Doxy50C.

💌 ALL HOLDS MUST BE IN WRITING - PLEASE DO NOT CALL. If Local and interested in Fostering or Adoption, email all below:
barcfoster@houstontx.gov
barcadoptions@houstontx.gov
BARC.Aid@houstontx.gov
Please use the animal’s seven digit ID number when contacting the shelter.

📍 BARC Animal Shelter
3200 Carr St, Houston, TX 77026
www.houstontx.gov

His mouth went gray, but he was very strong until the very end. He leaves such a big hole where he was. I figured I'd share some pics of him here.

I asked this community a few weeks ago if my little guy looked like he could be part bmc. Was told to get an Embark test. Results finally came in!

This little guy is 22 weeks old. The owner who gifted me the puppy said he was a mutt mixed but the vet told me he looks like a black mouth cur. First pic is when he was 8 weeks

5 months old, for context the ppl i adopted her from said she might be a pit mix but after some research i think she might be a black mouth, esp bc her side profile isn’t pitty like, she has her forehead curve but then between her eyes to her nose slopes down more than a pits

I posted on this sub a while back to get advice on my Harper’s anxiety. I’m happy to say that things have improved SO MUCH over the last month with some adjustments and she is doing great! We even got her to join us on our fishing trip and she had a blast. Thank you all for the great advice!! 🐕

Izzy such a kind loving girl to her people but such a brave, resilient , intelligent, athletic dog at her job . She’ll be three in September and she’s figured out who I circle of people are and who to trust she is so smart and she’s a good read on people too , wows me lately. All business so tuned into everything going on always on perimeter watch making it known you’re not welcome here they’re my squirrels and bunnies to chase, and they’re her horses and it’s her pack the other dogs at my house. She also knows that cars that pull up in the front yard and people to go to the front door are not the normal. I love to watch her in her ways in each different scenario.. she wears so many hats but she has a new spot where she sits so she can see the front of the house as well. She camouflage is right in and I noticed her the other day for the first time and I know that now that’s where she is when I can never find her. She’s in this perch. She has watching over. She’s got pretty much like almost 360° cause she can turn her neck more than any other dog I’ve ever seen. I’m so lucky we found each other and I’m so lucky. She knew what she was supposed to do without nobody teaching her. It’s mind blowing.

Every sniff has been smelled, every lizard and rabbit have been chased but zero have been caught. What a great trail buddy!

My husband and I have been debating if our rescue is a black mouth cur or if she has other breeds in her (I.e. I think she may have some pitty too)
She’s like 47 lbs and a big baby

Folks, this is a good girl. She needs a foster if you can’t adopt her directly, otherwise she dies today.

Save Some Souls is a great rescue - you can apply to foster with them and they can pull her. Look at this girl, can nobody help?

This is our dog and I am wondering if he could be a black mouth cur. He is a rescue so we aren't sure about his parents. A sibling had a genetic test that said ~50% different pit breeds, and the rest was german shepherd and a few other, but I have heard this breed doesn't come up in those types of genetic tests due to not being in any of their databases. What do you all think, does he look like one?

Our sweet Lexi Passed away this week from a rare but aggressive cancer (Hemangiosarcoma). Autopsy results showed that she had a large mass on her liver that ruptured, causing her to bleed out. She was acting completely fine before hand. There was no warning of this until it was too late. Our family has been devastated all week. We rescued her 11 years ago, and she was the best dog we’ve ever had. As much as I don’t think we’re ready to try and fill this void in our life. I would like to keep an eye out for anyone with black mouth cur mix puppies..maybe one day we can try and get one that looks just like our sweet girl we miss so much. Please let me know if anyone comes across any litters in the future. Thank you, and hold your pups a little closer every chance you get.

We had to carry her back to the room to get her to go in but she made it! Lol