Her Rescue Dog Thrived on Her Homemade Food. Now She Runs a Business From Her NJ Kitchen

Montclair resident Melissa Smith never imagined that adopting a rescue dog during the pandemic would spur her to fulfill a lifelong dream: starting her own business.

Roscoe, an energetic pit bull and schnauzer mix, was having trouble digesting standard dog food purchased from the grocery store. So Smith began cooking for him at home. “It was miraculous,” she recalls. “All of a…