Most of which were showing signs of severe neglect and abandonment.
Police say this may be the result of a new Texas law regulating dog breeders.
On Tuesday, in the early morning hours, the 911 call came in reporting a pack of dogs were running loose in Flower Mound.
A police cruiser camera recorded the roundup of 51 Maltese pups.
The dogs were filthy-- covered in feces and mud.
Police say no one had emptied their cages, bathed them or brushed them for at least six months.
"When I arrived, there were pretty much dogs from Stonecrest all the way to the end, and we went one by one till we got them all," says Flower Mound Police Captain Richard Brooks.
Twenty-six hours after those appeared, someone came and dumped 40 Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and one Cocker Spaniel on the side of the road in Denton.
Just more than a month ago, Texas began requiring dog and cat breeders to obtain a license by undergoing an inspection.
So police believe this was an attempt to avoid that.
Two animal cruelty investigations are underway.
Animal control officials say the dogs are relatively healthy and they will likely be up for adoption next week.
(KLTV - Oct 5, 2012)
