Texas

Texas has a moderate-sized USDA-licensed dog breeding industry spread across the state — from the Dallas-Fort Worth area to small-town kennels in East Texas, North Texas, and the Red River borderlands. Unlike states with dense Amish breeding clusters, Texas's licensed breeders are scattered, and most are commercial-scale operations selling puppies to families across Texas and the broader South. Texas also runs its own dog breeder licensing program through the Department of Licensing and Regulation, which adds a second layer of oversight on top of USDA.

This page lists every USDA-licensed dog breeder in Texas that Pawthenticity tracks. We currently have 30 breeders on file. Each breeder profile includes the full USDA inspection history — kennel size, any non-compliant items found by federal inspectors, license status, and the USDA license number itself. You can search by name or city, or sort by kennel size or number of citations to focus on what matters most to you.

Before you buy a puppy from a Texas breeder, it's worth pulling up their USDA inspection record. A USDA license alone doesn't tell you much about a kennel — only that the breeder is registered with the federal government and subject to inspections. The actual inspection history is what shows whether a breeder has had repeat issues, whether their dog count is stable or growing, and whether they've changed license numbers over time. Pawthenticity makes the Texas USDA records searchable in one place so you can compare kennels, spot patterns, and ask the right questions before bringing a puppy home.