Pugalicious and healthy.

*Ruby posing and waiting for a treat!

We decided we had to share the story of a dear friend of ours, miss Ruby. She is a sassy and beautiful black pug who loves people, treats, and food! Anyone who owns a pug knows this is pretty much how a pug is, yet Ruby (the little food hound that she is), has a very lean body specially for a pug and one who loves food. Ruby's guardian, Laura James who is also a good friend of ours and a jill of all trades has been feeding Ruby raw food for a number of years. Laura is a huge supporter of anything local her store (a boutique called Ruby, go figure!) showcases jewelry and accessories by local artists and she also runs a community garden. When we first met, several years ago and she found out we made raw pet food she shared her experience with feeding it and making it herself. 

Ruby had an incident with cancer years ago and Laura immediately evaluated the situation and chose to go with a natural and holistic approach to treat Ruby. Her first major move was to switch Ruby's food from commercial dry food to a homemade raw diet. Making Ruby's food was never an issue for Laura since she loves to cook for herself and always uses fresh organic ingredients in her meals, yet she found herself having to go to multiple places to pick and choose ingredients for Ruby's food. Then it occurred to her, that despite the fact that she enjoyed making raw food herself, smallbatch would save her time and she felt that our diets were more balanced and complete.  In the end the cost would average out, she would save time, and she would support a local small company. Ruby is now a full supporter and taste tester for smallbatch, she is healthy, vibrant and happy. She also devours each meal as fast as you can put the plate down and wink.