From the Aravada Press | Rylee Dunn | February 13, 2023

In the beginning, Sharon Hodge just wanted to find healthy food for her pups; Olive and Petey. Both the pups are cancer survivors, and Hodge didn’t want to give them anything she hadn’t properly vetted.

Hodge became involved with Pet Wants — a national pet food franchise — while she was living in Nashville. She fell in love with the company’s mission; fresh, organic pet food made mostly domestically.

Hodge’s Pet Wants location opened up shop at the corner of Grandview Avenue and Yukon Street — the former location of New To You, a defunct consignment store — earlier this month. 

When Hodge moved from Tennessee to Colorado, she was inspired to open her own franchise location. She says she was drawn to Arvada because of the community feel she experienced while participating in local events like the farmer’s market, Second Saturdays and the Olde Town Square Holiday Markets.

“The people were nice, and there’s a nice community of small businesses,” Hodge said of Arvada. “There’s great foot traffic; it’s close to Denver while still being a suburb. As much as this area is growing, this is the most established of the suburbs.”

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