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These Store Owners Approach Life and Work With the Spirit of Adventure

This helps Jeff Jensen and Matt Brazelton find success in their personal life and as business partners in Four Muddy Paws.

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2 years ago

June 14, 2023

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Jeff Jensen & Matt Brazelton
FOUR MUDDY PAWS, ST. LOUIS, MO

Je Jensen and Matt Brazelton look at life and work as adventures they experience together. Signs their approach works? This summer, they will celebrate 30 years as a couple with a trip to Kenya and Tanzania. In 2024, they will toast 20 years as business partners in Four Muddy Paws, which has grown to two locations in St. Louis, MO. Helping them to experience life and work to their fullest are still-a-pup George and his senior companion Potter, and their store teams, which they describe as “incredible.” Congrats to Je and Matt!

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