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Oct 18, 2026
Reimagining Dog Food: Ruby Balaram on Fresh Feeding and Real Ingredients
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0:56Clayton PayneHOST
So How'd you get into it, Ruby? So what was your, because not all of us are Nepo children who grow up in pet shops and spend their whole lives in the industry.

Ruby BalaramGUEST
So I did not grow up with a dog at all, which comes to a surprise to a lot of people.

Ruby BalaramGUEST
And I was based in Washington, D.C., doing white collar crime and international trade law and then managing a small law firm right before my now husband's family dog had gotten cancer for the second time.
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33:25Clayton PayneHOST
know you've struggled with the idea of making your own dog food for a long while, but how did you come up with it? And what's your sort of ethos behind it?
From Fresh Feeding to Real Dog Food: Ruby Balaram on Rethinking How We Feed Dogs
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Ruby BalaramGUEST
I gave myself a three-month runway to figure out whether or not I could put it together.
From Kibble to Context: What “Feeding Better” Actually Means
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Ruby BalaramGUEST
Yeah, I mean, I think almost every dog owner wants to do better, right? They have those intentions.

Ruby BalaramGUEST
And it's not that they don't care to make a change, it's that it's just really overwhelming, right? When it comes to the case of your client just getting stuck on certain ingredients.

Ruby BalaramGUEST
And then they kind of get caught between like kibble marketing and raw feeding groups, advice from their veterinarian who may or may not be very well versed in fresh food.

Ruby BalaramGUEST
And so nobody wants to do it wrong, right? And I think that's why so often people are like, you know what, this is what my vet told me to do.
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