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Holisticon 2018
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June 15th and 16th you can find Desert Raw at the Mountain America Expo Center (formerly the Southtown Expo Center) sharing the message of raw pet food at the first Salt Lake Holisticon event!
Aspen will be speaking on the main floor Saturday from 5-6 pm about the benefits of raw food and holistic healing for pets. Be sure to get your tickets and join us, and bring your friends! Our booth will have lots of free samples, educational materials, and giveaways! |
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Our First Refferal Program!Did you know that Desert Raw Holistic Pet does essentially ZERO paid advertising? We rely on word of mouth, and so far it has worked! Now we are hoping to grow and help more pets with your help! Beginning in January 2018 we will have these cards available at the register. When you get a friend to come try our healthy diets, we will give you $10 dollars off anything in the store with a purchase of $50!
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New Store Hours!
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Beginning in 2018, Desert Raw will be adjusting our hours to align with other similar boutiques. Our hours of operation will be:
Monday - Friday: 10-6 Saturday: 10-5 Remember we offer special orders and delivery, so we can work with you if our new hours cause any issues! |
The Bundle of Joy Story
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As you know from earlier announcements, we planned on bringing our fur-babies a human sibling in late September. Well, life doesn't always go the way you plan, and in June I (Aspen) was hospitalized with severe Preeclampsia, a life-threatening pregnancy complication related to high blood pressure. The goal was to get me to 36 weeks, but my condition was so severe and deteriorated so quickly that it became necessary after a few weeks to have an emergency C-section, and Pippin Shaw was born July 1st, 2017, at 28 weeks and 2 days, weighing two pounds. After two months in the NICU he was a whopping four pounds, and we were able to take him home with fortunately no other major complications. Almost a month longer on oxygen, Pip hit his due date of September 21st at four pounds, eleven ounces. He may have been small, but he was fierce, and he fought through and is now doing just fine, and so is Mama. As of December 1st, (his five month mark) Pip is at 8 pounds 9 ounces, smiling, holding his head up, and gooing and cooing like any baby. We are grateful he is safe and happy and sleeping through the night. Thanks and appreciation to all the care and concern that was shown during our difficult summer.
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Fireworks Anxiety - How to Cope
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July is a particularly stressful month for pet owners - especially in Utah. All in favor of banning the fireworks they legalized a few years ago, say aye!
Last year I wrote a blog about how hemp can help ease your pet's fear, check it out here. |
Aspen's Raw Pet Food Class at Natural Grocers
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On Wednesday, June 21st, Aspen will be presenting her class on the benefits of raw feeding. Please join her at Natural Grocer's Downtown on 4th south from 6-7:30.
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Celebrating our 1 Year Anniversary
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Saturday, June 10th marks our 1 year anniversary! Thanks to community support the store is doing great, and we want to show our appreciation! We will have free snow cones from 11-3, as well as an adoption event for Nuzzles and Co Adoption Group at the same time. For every purchase made that day we will donate 5 cans of dog or cat food to this great rescue group. Come stop by so we can thank you for our continued growth!
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Aspen's Raw Pet Food class at Alta Ski Resort
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Monday, June 12 at 5:30 pm Aspen will be teaching her class on raw pet nutrition at Alta Ski Resort at Our Lady of the Snow church. Please join us!
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Expecting big changes in little packages!
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Coming September 2017!Yep. It's true. Our store has been our baby, and we have been lovingly caring for it for over nine months now. As it moves into toddlerhood we are (quite unexpectedly I might add), bringing a new baby to our little family! So watch out for changes big and small as we prepare to begin the human part of our family! UPDATE: IT'S A BOY!!! |
Documentary Screening at Desert Raw Holistic Pet
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Evidence is mounting that the commercial pet industry is NOT out to help our pets stay healthy. This documentary helps expose some of the worst abuses of big kibble and how it affects pets around the globe. We will be holding a special screening at the store February 21st @7pm. Space is limited, please bring your own chair. Learn more on our facebook event page by clicking here.
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Holistic Pet Health Class
Thursdays in February Desert Raw Holistic Pet owner Aspen Anderson will be presenting a class on holistic pet health through the University of Utah Continuing Education. View registration information here. Classes will be held at the store.
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Pets in the City Magazine ArticleDesert Raw Holistic Pet is dedicated to community outreach and sharing the message of raw to anyone who will listen. Last month, we had the opportunity to have an article published in Pets in the City Magazine. Check out the article here!
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Desert Raw and Healthy Hemp on Fox 13!
On Wednesday, November 9th, Fox 13 aired a special on one of our best lines - Healthy Hemp Pet CBD products. We learned about these products as we were preparing to open our store, and the more we learned, the more we got behind this great local company. Watch the Fox 13 spot to find out why! We are so pleased their great product is getting so much attention, and we were honored to be included.
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Date: Tuesday, October 18th
Location: Salt Lake County Animal Services 511 W 3900 S SLC
Time: 4:00-5:30
Raw Food and Dairy for Pets: A Species-Appropriate Approach to Nutrition
If you missed our last class, we will be holding another session at Salt Lake County Animal Services Tuesday October 18th. Come learn about three evolutions - cats, dogs, and the pet food industry. We will discuss how these evolutions have run counter to each other, as the pet food industry developed without reference to the real biology and nutritional needs of pets. There will be free giveaways and samples of some of our great products, so bring your friends!
If you missed our last class, we will be holding another session at Salt Lake County Animal Services Tuesday October 18th. Come learn about three evolutions - cats, dogs, and the pet food industry. We will discuss how these evolutions have run counter to each other, as the pet food industry developed without reference to the real biology and nutritional needs of pets. There will be free giveaways and samples of some of our great products, so bring your friends!
Desert Raw's Article in Healthy Utah
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July 12, 2016
Aspen Anderson, owner of Desert Raw, gives an introduction to the basics of pet nutrition for the every day pet owner who eats healthy themselves, but who may not know how to extend that to their pets. Check it out here! |
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Date: AUGUST 2nd, 2016
Location: 2209 S Highland Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84106 Time: 6:30 Raw Food and Dairy for Pets: A Species-Appropriate Approach to Nutrition Raw Milk Advocates know the health benefits of raw nutrition for themselves and their families, but what about their pets? Aspen Anderson, owner of Desert Raw Holistic Pet in Foothill Village and UVU professor will teach us about how to extend the philosophy of raw feeding to our pets. She will cover:
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Come learn with us about how to extend the holistic health benefits your family enjoys to your pets.