belongs_to through associations

You can also delegate:

class Company < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :employees
  has_many :dogs, :through => :employees
end

class Employee < ActiveRescord::Base
  belongs_to :company
  has_many :dogs
end

class Dog < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :employee

  delegate :company, :to => :employee, :allow_nil => true
end