My obsession with species-appropriate animal nutrition began in 1999 when I was 17. I had the privilege of volunteering for a local wildlife centre caring for a young group of timber wolves, 2 mountain lions and a number of other wild animals. I fed them and handled them daily for over a year. Later on, I worked as a volunteer zookeeper at another wildlife centre caring for a vast array of wildlife including African painted dogs, hyenas, multiple species of wild cats and many other rare carnivores, herbivores, birds and primates. Around the same time, I got my first puppy, Kody, who lead me to the Adored Beast Veterinary Clinic (the first holistic vet clinic in Canada) where I met Julie Anne Lee. Walking past her clinic, I saw a big raw food sign in the window. I was already very interested in how to feed my puppy like I had learned to feed the wild animals and I went right in. Julie taught me the raw feeding basics and that fuelled a never-ending fire to educate myself about bettering animals through nutrition. Soon after, I began working at Adored Beast where I eventually became the nutrition go-to for the clinic, working alongside Julie and several veterinarians. With veterinary mentorship, I created fresh food diets for animals with health issues of all kinds. The education I gained from working alongside wildlife, with Julie and in a clinical veterinary setting was invaluable and gave me a totally unique perspective on how we need to care for our domestic animals. I continue to study the ancestral needs of animals to stay current in my knowledge of how to feed them correctly for quality of life and longevity.​