Ashley found her deep connection and love for animals early on as she grew up in a house with every possible type of pet. She’s been in restaurants her whole life with her mom being a chef for 40 years. She graduated with a Hospitality Management degree from FIU and was General Manager of her family’s restaurant, Ortanique on the Mile, for six years before moving into the kitchen. Being a chef for humans gave her the knowledge of understanding recipes and which ingredients work when cooking for dogs. Additionally, Ashley’s mom is the Culinary Ambassador for the Miami Cancer Institute and was able to utilize a lot of their research because many of the ingredients that are great for cancer patients and people with immune deficiencies also applies to canine health. Ashley is a firm advocate for shelter adoption/working with rescue groups. She commends them for all the selfless hard work they put into saving animals while still having full time jobs. Dennis and Ashley have adopted from Pawpatrol Animal Rescue as well as the most recent  Bullies-N-Beyond Rescue, Inc. They attempted to be fosters and failed shortly after, and now have three dogs and one cat.