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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Archives Revels Classifieds Real Estate Menu Guide Wedding Weather Subscribe Contact Us April 30, 2005 Mixing healthy food with pets By Robert Plain Ashland Daily Tidings Ashlanders can be counted on for at least two things: eating healthy and taking good care of their pets. Jana Holzkamper , owner of Pet PausE, sells natural and organic foods for dogs and cats, along with supplements. O Hector | Ashland Daily Tidings Therefore, it stands to reason that they would also want their pets to eat good, healthy food. At least that was the reasoning employed by Jana Holzkamper when she recently opened Pet Pause, a new downtown pet food store that sells only organic and all-natural pet food and treats. “It’s been my experience that Ashlanders are very health conscious,” Holzkamper said. “And it would stand to follow that they would want their pets to eat better to. It makes sense that if we are eating healthier so should our pets.” The pet food she sells, she says, contains no artificial flavors, preservatives or rendered meat products, which she explained were the scraps from the processing plant not fit for human consumption that are often added to dog and cat food. “The food I sell contains a lot of fruits and vegetables: Carrots and peas, a lot of potatoes. Some have a lot of blueberries or cranberries,” she said. There are other places in the area where a concerned pet owner can find healthy food. But Holzkamper said only at her store can consumers find the variety and selection that she offers. “Some people may be afraid that because we are small that our prices may be high but this isn’t the case,” she said. “Our prices our competitive.” Though the healthy, organic pet food may be a bit more costly than its commercial counterpart, Holzkamper says, “You get what you pay for.” She said by feeding your dog or cat healthier food, your pet will have a more healthy life, as a result. “Our philosophy is if you feed your pet healthy food, it will result in less trips to the vet,” she said. And, she said, often times a healthier diet can clear up problems in an animal that an owner may have thought was unrelated to food consumption. “I have a cat who used to scratch all the time,” she said. “But we put her on one of our products and it cleared it right up. I think she had an allergy to corn. A lot of times people think it’s fleas but it could also be an allergy.” Holzkamper said Pet Pause also sells a variety of pet treats, vitamins, supplements and all natural shampoos. Often, she added, people come in just to learn about what they can do to improve the health of their favorite dog or cat. “A lot of people are telling me what a great idea they think this is,” she said, after her first two months in business. Pet Pause is located at 310 Oak St. For more information, call 488-7999. Staff writer Robert Plain can be reached at 482-3456 x 3040 or [email protected]. DailyTidings.com Home Page Archives | Revels | Classifieds | Real Estate Guide | Weather | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2005 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Free Musick Downloads Slippers Women's & Men's Slippers Ceramic Piggy Banks heloc Calenders 2005 Calender 2005 Accelerate Weightloss Products Memory Foam Mattress tcg student loan consolidation home equity loans teleconferencing W2 Forms cortisol weight loss Tatoos website design & marketing student loans African Safari Conference Calls - $50/Month Security Systems diamonds Currancy Exchange Online Casinos Community Student Loans Tatoo Poker Games Homeschooling Click Here .:Advertisements:. Site Search: RESOURCES - Mail Tribune News - ODOT Road Cams