CALLING ALL DIRTY DOGS! FREE WAG & WASH SATURDAY – Microchipping, doggie treats and giveaways!

The Williamson County Animal Center (WCAC) in Franklin is having its second Wag & Wash event Saturday, August 15, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and wants you to bring your dirty dog along! The shelter will be offering dog washes for a donation, plus nail clips for $5 and microchips for $15!

Several local businesses will be joining the event, with special giveaways for adopters, free samples, and doggie treats for sale. Haute Dogge Grooming Salon of Franklin will be selling water, with all profits going to WCAC, as well as giving discounts on grooming services to those who adopt a dog on Saturday. Nature’s Select Pet Products of Tennessee will be giving away samples of holistic pet food, and See Spot Eat: A Doggie Bakery will also be on hand selling baked goods for dogs from their ‘food’ truck.

Shelter director Laura Chavarria reports that at the first Wag n’ Wash event in June, Williamson County Animal Center staff and volunteers assisted in over 20 microchippings, 30 nail trimmings, and 15 dog bathes. “We were so pleased with the turnout and the number of pets that were microchipped, that we decided to do it again,” she said. “We are very excited to have several local pet vendors join us in August.”

Chavarria also emphasized the need for adoptions. “The shelter continues to be at capacity for dogs, cats and kittens. The cat and kitten adoption fee is now $10, and adult dogs are $20.” Adoptions require an approved application and include vaccinations, spay or neuter and microchip.

Williamson County Animal Center at 106 Claude Yates Drive in Franklin is open for adoptions from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. Adoptable animals can be viewed on line at www.adoptwcac.org. For more information, call (615) 790-5590, visit www.adoptwcac.org.