Actually Ruby did not come with a back story. I called to inquire about her from an internet photo and the shelter brought her to us. Carol was out of state visiting friends and I checked with her and got the okay. They put her in a crate and she rode up from Taos, NM in the back of a pickup truck. Her story started when she was brought to us. We were told she was between 12-15 years old and she had incontinence but was on Rx for it. They said her name was Doris but we changed it to Ruby as she was clearly a gem.
The shelter did not tell us anything about her background so we had to start from scratch. The next day as she lay on the floor I spoke over 1000 names to see if she responded to any. She did not and I then checked to see if she could hear. She was totally deaf. She had 5 sebaceous cysts on her up to the size of a golf ball. We did not notice them until they left and we scheduled her for surgery to have them removed as they could not have been comfortable.
We trained her with hand signals and she picked up on those quickly. We had Ruby for 3 years until her back legs finally gave out. She received excellent veterinarian care, was pampered by us and her last three years were lived in luxury with much love. She liked to watch Puppy Bowl on TV as indicated in the above photo. It was a sad day when we had to let her go but she no longer had any quality of life and we couldn't stand to see her suffer.
She was a real sweet heart and we will always miss her but are thankful we could give her a few years of never ending love and attention. In her case not having a back story was okay as we were able to start from scratch with her. It is not always necessary to have a back story but generally it helps to correct neglect or bad behavior.
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