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Holding court in the patch of grass between vegan food cart Earth Below and a picnic table, Ronix looks like a friendly fella. But get close, and the sweet guy is so shy he turns his head away when approached by strangers. Owner Sierrah Umhauer, who runs the cart, says he wishes he could be a cat or a bunny, and he was so small when she got him at 5 weeks that the now-medium-sized dog fit in her purse.

Name: Ronix

Age: 6

Breed: Australian shepherd

Job title: Best friend, vegan food cart mascot

Responsibilities: Chase ball, catch Frisbee, lay in the shade

Favorite part of the job: Chasing the ball

Least favorite part of the job: Getting tired and not being able to chase the ball anymore

What would they do without you? I would be sad! And so would Sierrah!

This article appears in Jul 30 – Aug 5, 2015.

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Meet the Shop Dog: Ronix

by Erin Rook, The Source - Bend, Oregon
July 29, 2015

<h1>Meet the Shop Dog: Ronix</h1> <p class="byline">by Erin Rook, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />July 29, 2015</p> <p>Holding court in the patch of grass between vegan food cart <a href="http://www.bendsource.com/bend/as-in-vegan-heaven/Content?oid=2518932" target="_blank">Earth Below</a> and a picnic table, Ronix looks like a friendly fella. But get close, and the sweet guy is so shy he turns his head away when approached by strangers. Owner Sierrah Umhauer, who runs the cart, says he wishes he could be a cat or a bunny, and he was so small when she got him at 5 weeks that the now-medium-sized dog fit in her purse.</p> <p><b>Name:</b> Ronix</p> <p><b>Age:</b> 6</p> <p><b>Breed:</b> Australian shepherd</p> <p><b>Job title:</b> Best friend, vegan food cart mascot</p> <p><b>Responsibilities:</b> Chase ball, catch Frisbee, lay in the shade</p> <p><b>Favorite part of the job:</b> Chasing the ball</p> <p><b>Least favorite part of the job:</b> Getting tired and not being able to chase the ball anymore</p> <p><b>What would they do without you?</b> I would be sad! And so would Sierrah!</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/special-issues-and-guides/meet-the-shop-dog-ronix-2521293/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=33107&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/special-issues-and-guides/meet-the-shop-dog-ronix-2521293/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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