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Adopt a Watermelon Dog

Fall in love with a Watermelon dog! Click on their photos for details including age, gender, location and personality remarks. 

We have multiple locations for our dogs. Please note the location on each dog's profile.

  • Large breed dogs can be seen at the Main Ranch in Rio Rancho.

  • Medium and small dogs are mainly available at our Cottonwood Mall Going to the Dogs (and Cats) Adoption Center and PetSmart locations on the weekends

  • Please email dogswmr@gmail.com with specific questions about particular dogs

LOCATIONS
 

Main Ranch
3251 Westphalia Blvd SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87144 (If using GPS please use "V. Sue Cleveland High School" as your destination)​
Adoptions and Ranch tours are available Wednesday through Sunday from 11am to 3pm. We suggest arriving no later than 2pm as we stop showing at 3pm. We are in northern Rio Rancho, please plan accordingly so that you will have plenty of time to socialize with the animals. We look forward to seeing you!

 

Locations noted as: Lower Kennels, Dog Intake, Dog Cottage are located at the main Ranch in Rio Rancho. Please note the Ranch is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Inquiries during those days will be returned on Wednesday. 

Cottonwood Mall- ABQ  Going to the Dogs Adoption Center & Resale Store

Going to the Dogs (and Cats) Resale Store & Adoption Center

Cottonwood Mall Upper Level (use the entrance across from Texas Roadhouse)

10000 Coors Bypass NW, ABQ NM 87114 | 505-867-5347
Mon-Sat 11am to 4pm | Sunday 12pm to 4pm 

Please consider bringing your family dogs with you for a meet and greet!

Foster Care
These animals are cared for in foster homes. To get information on meeting a dog in this program
please​ email our Canine Foster Care Coordinator.

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If you've been to the Ranch then you might have heard the calming sounds of pan pipe music we play for the animals everyday. Click here to listen and add it to your library!

AVAILABLE DOGS & PUPPIES
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Watermelon Mountain Ranch 
Main Campus

(Across from Cleveland High School)
3251 Westphalia Blvd. NE 

Rio Rancho, NM 87144 
505-221-2359

Wed-Sun 11am-4pm
(adoptions and tours until 3pm)

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Going to the Dogs (& Cats) 
Resale Shop & Adoption Center

Cottonwood Mall (Upper Level next to MOR Furniture. Use the main entrance across from Texas Roadhouse)

10000 Coors Bypass NW

ABQ NM 87114

505-867-5347 

Mon-Sat 11-5pm. Sun 12-5pm

(adoptions until 4pm)

Going to the Dogs (& Cats)

Resale Shop 
136 Calle de Presidente
Bernalillo, NM 87004
505-850-2578

Wednesday to Saturday

11am to 4pm

Mailing Address:
(Please use for all correspondence)

Watermelon Mountain Ranch
1380 Rio Rancho Blvd., SE

Ste. 374
Rio Rancho, NM 87124

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PETSMART - Westside

10248 Coors Bypass NW 

Albuquerque, NM 87114 

Wed-Sun 10-5 (Cats)

Sat 11-3 (Dogs)

PETSMART - Taylor Ranch
5600 Coors Blvd NW
ABQ, NM 87120
Fri- Sun 11-3 (Cats)

1st & 4th Sunday of the month 11am-3pm (Dogs)

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Watermelon Mountain Ranch, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization is New Mexico's Largest No-Kill Animal Shelter for homeless pets providing adoption, spay/neuter, and educational programs including Molly's Mercy Missions. © 2024 Watermelon Mountain Ranch. All Rights Reserved. EIN: 85-0480585

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