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Best Pet Supply Store: Paws ’N Claws ’N Things
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Dave and Jodi Terranova know dogs and cats can be picky eaters. With about 15 types of dog and cat foods lining the shelves of their Paws ’N Claws ’N Things store in Sundance Plaza, they usually can offer the right bag of food for any animal’s diet. If not, there’s always the fully stocked “dog deli.” “We try to solve a lot of issues here,” Dave Terranova says, noting the store is stocked with everything from food to toys that prevent puppies from chewing on beloved sandals. The store even carries a special wax to prevent snow from clumping under paws and sweaters to keep dogs warm in the winter. Terranova says the store’s atmosphere, with its friendly employees and music, is as important as its product line. He adds it may be fitting that he moved from the pharmaceutical industry to pet food. “I went from selling people medicine to selling healthy dog foods,” he says. The Terranovas, who moved back to the Yampa Valley permanently in 2005, research and stay up with the latest developments in the pet food industry, which is reflected in their store. “There’s junk food, basic food, premium and ultra-premium,” Dave Terranova says. “We try to fit everyone’s budgets. We know what the economy Pampering Pets: Dave Terranova offers food and toys for pets of all walks at Paws ’n is doing, and we try to offer what our local comClaws ’n Things. munity needs.”
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