Kriser's Opening in Kildeer {with Brad Kriser}

Yesterday, I had the great opportunity to meet Brad Kriser, founder of the natural pet food store Kriser's. He treated me and a few other lucky area bloggers to a tour of the new store in Kildeer, Illinois. We learned a little about Brad, his passion, and the great products available at Kriser's.

Brad was first introduced to the concept of all natural foods for pets by a cousin in Colorado. After seeing the difference that all natural foods made on his own dog, he realized that some of the more common pet foods being fed to dogs are full of ingredients that are not good for optimizing our pets' health. Thus, his passion was born.

Throughout our conversation, I realized that Brad had an amazing knowledge of pet food and supplements. Each of us discussed concerns about our own pets and he was able make suggestions just off the top of his head. He also gave several for each issue--not just one. Pretty impressive!

With recent concerns about pet food items coming from China, we learned that customers can have the comfort that none of the pet food items at Kriser's come from China. In fact, Brad has approved everything in the store. Such a hands-on approach attests to how much Brad cares about pet health. He did state that some of the toys do come from China--in the toy world it is much more difficult to avoid products from China. (Parents definitely can relate to that!) However, he only gets toys from carefully selected sources.

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