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Seven years ago, a six-month-old puppy was found by shelter employees when they arrived for work that morning. Sitting out by the shelter’s gate, no one knew if the puppy was simply drawn to the sounds of barking dogs or if she had been dumped at the gate overnight, sitting there throughout the night to wait for the owner who would not return.
That puppy was destined to become our Tiki.
Texas Humane Heroes (at that time, Williamson County Humane Society) took in Tiki and, for the next four weeks, nursed her back to health after a severe respiratory infection. Her first day available for adoption turned out to be the day when we arrived at the shelter to check out the adoptables and the rest, as they say, is history.
This month we had the chance to create a gift basket of Tractor Supply® goodies for the shelter or rescue of our choice so, naturally, we thought of Tiki’s previous shelter, just a few miles from our local Tractor Supply. Our challenge was to build a gift basket using a $50 gift card, compiling items that would be useful in a shelter setting.
We took Tiki and Irie to our local Tractor Supply to select some of their favorites for a gift basket for our local shelter. Did you know that pets are welcome at Tractor Supply, with the exception of the Florida stores?
Recently Tractor Supply partnered with DOG for DOG and now offers all-natural DOGSBUTTER and DOGSTREATS, all made in the USA. For every purchase, DOG for DOG donates to a shelter! We included the DOGSBUTTER in the gift basket–so we had to pick up a couple of KONG toys as well. Stuffed with some kibble or chopped veggies and sealed with peanut butter, these make a great way to keep a bored shelter dog busy! And we also picked up a big sack of made in the USA beef lung chews, one of Tiki’s favorites!
We also picked up a couple of toys: a Tractor Supply flyer and an unstuffed plush toy, ones we hope will bring a lot of joy to some dogs as they wait for their forever homes.
With some goodies for the dogs, we had to pick up a big bag of treats for the kitties, too–after all, we adopted our black cat Inca from Texas Humane Heroes, too!
Along with treats, toys, and pet supplies, Tractor Supply carries an extensive line of affordable premium pet foods including its own made in the USA 4health™ brand of foods.
We love that Tractor Supply is a huge supporter of animal rescues; we’ve been to adoption events held right in front of the store on many occasions. Tractor Supply also hosts a social media contest every year awarding a total of $25,000 in grants to 10 organizations!
And we learned something new about Tractor Supply this week, too: they also provide low-cost, walk-in clinics through PetVet Clinics at many of their locations!
Whether you’re looking for some affordable high-quality items for a shelter donation, holiday presents for your own pooches, or everyday pet supplies, you’ll find a big selection at Tractor Supply stores. It’s not just for farmers!
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