Tomlinson’s

Always very polite and courteous. Love this place. Great selection of dog foods and treats.

I’m a big fan of all the Tomlinson’s locations. The staff here are very helpful and friendly, and the prices are comparable to big box stores, sometimes even cheaper. It’s well worth becoming an annual member of the pet-​food club. I think it’s about $ 7, you get a discount on pet food, and they have a stellar return policy if your animal doesn’t like the food. Plus, they will donate your returned bag to a local shelter!

This places makes me a better mother. to my pup. I feed him well, I gift him well, and occasionally, to my husband’s horror, dress him well. Thanks to Tomlinson’s stellar service, great variety of products, and dog food prices (if you buy regularly and get their membership — so worth it, especially for the good stuff like Orijen). A nice bonus is if your purchase is over $ 10, and you remember to check into Unilocal,you get a free pound of dog treats. Treats that look yummy enough for human consumption. Go take a peek and tell me you’re not thinking the same thing.
Tip#1: Check into Unilocal to get free bag of treats
Tip#2: If your bag of dog food is too heavy they will carry it out for you — so nice!
Tip#3: Get their membership to get discounts on products — if you buy dog food from them you will get your money back in no time.

Thank you all for ALL that you do! My eight year old dog who has never had a flea problem in her life contracted them somehow in our apartment complex. I’m talking like MULTIPLE fleas and waking up with flea dirt everywhere. Talk about disgusting! Luckily, the staff at Tomlinson’s had a Capstar handy at an appropriate price along with some natural repellents and treatments that came from a local business. I prefer to spend my money at stores that are local and additionally carry items from other local businesses. Always an amazing experience here. Daisy and I thank you :)

The absolute best crew in town. Every time I walk in the door the staff — in particular Jeff — is super friendly and knowledgable. They not only know our poodle, Watson, they know my kid. Without fail they are willing to go the extra mile, whether it entails answering a bunch of pet food questions to letting my son hold whatever animal is in the door. They never seem bothered. I appreciate that they are willing to give me the facts about the products [food, treats, treatments], how it is made, whether it is worth the price, etc. I never feel like they are just trying to «sell me something.» We live closer to other pet food stores but will ALWAYS drive to Westlake to see our friends and buy our items.

Quality products and helpful staff! They usually have a good selection of toys to choose from as well.

As I am writing this, the home dog is going to town on a beef knuckle I had bought earlier today. I like that this place carriers a wide variety of high quality pet food products rather than a hodgepodge mix of the good and the bad that you can find in one of the big box stores. This place gives off a boutique-​ish vibe without the inflated prices. The merch is like… Whole Foods for dogs.
The attendant was really helpful in terms of health advice and the variety of bones is insane!
Dog is happily distracted.

Tomlinson’s is great! We adopted a rabbit from one of their locations a few months ago and she has been the perfect companion. They carry a wide variety of treats and foods for small mammals that PetCo and PetSmart don’t sell, so if you are looking for variety this is a great resource.
Tip: The Purina bulk rabbit and guinea pig feed here is made at the same factory as Kaytee and the cheaper Oxbow varieties. They also carry lots of bulk dog treats, biscuits, bones, etc. It’s about half the price of buying the same foods packaged.

I think its great that they work with a cat rescue organization to adopt cats.

The crazy cat lady in me loves this place. They’ve got a lot of gourmet and upscale cat food brands, such as Tiki Cat, that aren’t sold at supermarkets or Petco/​PetSmart. Their prices are a wee bit higher on some things than other stores (small bag of Worlds Best Cat Litter is $ 9.99 there, and $ 8.49 at Target), but not so inflated that it stops me from shopping there. The sales staff are always super friendly and welcoming, and have lots of great product recommendations.
If you’re a pet owner and you plan on shopping there regularly it’s definitely worth it to join their loyalty club. It’s less than $ 10/​year, and you get 10% off everything, and an additional 4% off cases of food. It pays for itself really quickly.
Bonus: If you check in on Unilocal,you get either a free pound of dog treats, or a kitty boink toy. Yay!

Blow off those other reviews from 2007 and 2008. This place is THE BEST. I shop at other pet stores around town, such as Bark N Purr, but the staff at Tomlinson’s learned my dog’s name before mine. They have always been 100% helpful and generous, often giving our pup samples and even letting him use the dry goods section as his buffet line!
Special shout-​out to Miles, who couldn’t be more kind, honest or informed regarding all products and foods.
And the «selling live animals» review? They adopt animals out of their store. I’ve been going there about once a week for the past year and have seen bunnies before, but no pigs or anything quite as exotic as that. I’ve never seen any questionable behavior by the staff and the animal always seem spoiled!

First of all, shop local! Tomlinson’s looks like a high end pet store with overpriced stuff. Don’t be fooled. They have significantly higher quality food than you’ll ever find at the grocery, and you can afford it. 20 pound bag of dog food for $ 25-​ish is a pretty good deal in my book, especially when the dog obviously likes it more than the $ 16 10 pound bag I had been buying at the HEB.
They have a ton of treats, toys, leads, collars, harnesses. I looked for a poop scoop the other day and it didn’t jump out at me. I wasn’t looking that hard, and surely they had a small selection hidden somewhere.
That will be the only disappointment is the selection. Food and treats, they have a lot. But when I went to buy a no-​pull harness for the dog, it was one color, one brand, and one of the size I needed. Still didn’t overpay though.

This is the only place I go to to get my dog’s food, pet’s treat’s, leashes and doggy toys! They are so sweet, they know you by name and and use the keep Austin local card.
They saved my one our dogs about 4 years ago because we were serving her science diet and that is when we learned about by products and dogs cannot digest corn. Before I had walked into the store, we had been told she would live for another few weeks, she ended up living for another five years!

We’ve been loyal customers of Tomlinson’s since we adopted our baby Kingy in 2006. These guys are great!
–Awesome selection of premium dog food, which is what we go there for. They know their products well and turned us on to Orijen for our babies. They’re definitely a little bit more expensive than the national chains, but they have brands that you won’t find in the chain stores and can make good recommendations to you based on what you need.
–The staff are helpful & knowledgeable and will bring your purchases to your car for you.
–They support local rescue groups and often have dogs and cats up for adoption in the store.
The only thing I won’t recommend is buying toys/​leashes/​harnesses/​beds/​etc. there. Definitely more expensive than the big box stores and they carry a lot of the same products. Otherwise, two big thumbs up for Tomlinsons!

Use to be a 4 star, but ever since they stopped selling fish, and the place STINKS! But I like the little bird room you can go into and look at the birds. But dont try to pet these birds, I dont know what they feed these things but they cant wait to bite a chunk of skin of your finger!

This place rocks! It has all I need for my small backyard flock and my two kitties. While I’m there to pick up cat food or feed, scratch, corn, oyster shells, waters or feeders I also have a chance to pet a bunny, pick up a piglet or just watch the birds. They really have all you need for your yard birds, even antibiotics.
I had many questions when I started with my chickens and they were more than happy to help me out. The customer service here is first rate, they are in my hood and they are local!

I really like this store, and between this one and the south lamar location, I like this one better.
As for Tomlinsons in general:
I love the selection of straight-​from-​the animal bones and hides.
They have a new-​pet-​owner program that involves free food and what not
They have some of the weird pet supplies you won’t always find at a pet super store.
They always greet my dog and give her lots of attention.

I am not so fond of this branch of Tomlinson’s. The lady who was working the counter the first time I was there was overbearing, yet unhelpful. The difference between this store and the South Austin store is marked; there is no boutique of leopard print carriers and crystal collars at the south location, but there sure is here. Bleah. Also, the supplement I got here had a broken seal. To their credit, they let me exchange it. The second time I was there I had a much more competent salesperson.

Please boycott this store. They sell LIVE animals! I walked in there and they had bunnies, a pot belly pig that they were selling. The poor pig was infested with fleas and nobody there CARED to get the pig some help. It’s disgusting.
Please don’t do business with places that SELL live animals.
I would have given them a zero but due to this system I have to give them one. :(

Tomlinson’s is a locally-​owned feed supply store for pets and their owners. The now 60-​year-​old store was once a chick hatchery, then a livestock feed store (including poultry), then a wholesale bird store, then gradually a pet supplies and retail outlet — what it is today.
I enjoyed the Tomlinson’s «feel» — pleasant, friendly, Austin. I was impressed with the amount of stock dedicated to gerbils, hamsters and others in the rodent family. That’s something you don’t necessarily see all too often anymore. I also was thoroughly amused as I perused their selection of dog sweaters and bandannas… they rival Bark N Purr when it comes to fashion for your fur balls and felines. They also have a respectable supply of pet beds in varying shapes, styles and colors (although you’ll pay a pretty penny for these.) Other than the aforementioned, they’ve got stuff for birds, fish, reptiles and «small animals».
This particular store in Westbank Market on Bee Caves is tucked into the very corner of the shopping center and is hard to see at first glance. The staff is friendly and the supply is sufficient, but I was quite disappointed with their merchandise when it came to cat food and cat litter. Poor selection here.
Other than my cat supply complaint, I support Tomlinson’s and encourage you to check one out (four stores total). They offer a nice alternative to the more sterile Petco or Petsmart. However, a warning for those who take their dogs with them everywhere… they are more strict about bringing your pets indoors than a Petco will be.
Tomlinson’s is pretty terrific.