We started our company after we rescued Pablo from an Ohio shelter, where he was recovering from a life of abandonment and neglect. He needed physical and emotional nurturing. We bonded with Pablo and soon started to think of him as one of us, and the best way we knew to look after him was with love and good food. Our vet told us to feed him 'dog food'. The pet food we found was generally too complicated and unappetizing. We decided to take matters in our own hands and started to investigate and learn about the nutritional needs of a dog. We researched, we cooked, we tried different approaches. We came up with a combination of ingredients and a method of cooking that we enjoyed (and so did Pablo). We engaged a canine nutritionist to help us make sure we were going in the right direction. We adjusted our recipe, tweaked the proportions...thus was born the MuttBall. more... See more text