Cloud Star

TEN YEARS AGO, Jennifer Melton and Brennan Johnson adopted an adorable puppy they named Samantha. But the dog had a not-so-adorable problem.

"She was constantly itching and scratching,” recalls Melton.  “She ended up being kind of sickly. I did a lot of research and found that dogs, just like people, could have allergies.”

The pair of San Luis Obispo, California, Costco members put Samantha on an elimination diet to determine

what she was allergic to. Within a month or so, she became healthy and active.

When the two started making their own dog food and sold homemade treats at a dog-shelter fundraising event, they were besieged by calls from people wanting to buy more. Johnson said, “I think we can make a business out of this.”

Their company, Cloud Star (www.cloudstar.com), which started in 1999 with just the two of them, now employs more than 100 people.

Cloud Star products are sold at health food, pet supply, grocery and gift stores throughout the UK, as
well as online.

Ten per cent of all profits go to organisations that support women, children, the environment and, of course, pets.—SF

-- Costco Connection, February 2010

Ah, they make the Buddy Biscuits that I've bought before at Kalihi Pets.  Also available at Amazon I see.