Ruby Lou

4 Years ago our family was saddened by a miscarriage. The frog Prince thought that adding a pet to our family would help heal our family. We wanted a little dog since we already had a boxer named Maxx (he went to live with The Frog Princes son in Or) I knew she would be named Ruby after the show Max and Ruby. She was such a sweet and calm puppy. Half the time we never knew she was around. She was a lap dog for sure. Girl#2 would carry her everywhere and Ruby would just relax and lay on her shoulder they were pals.


 2 weeks Ruby injured her back and slipped 3 disks. Surgery was recommended but not a financial option. We tried medications and she was on the mend I was amazed at how quickly she was back to normal. Unfortunatley she went running on to the couch then jumped off reinjuring herself. We tried to crate her to see if keeping her immobile would help her but it didn't work. She stopped eating and drinking and didn't want to move, she had given up.

We struggled with what we were going to have to do. This morning The Frog Prince, Girl#1 and I took Ruby to the vet she is no longer in pain. We knew this would be hard, we know we will miss her.

Girl#2 has had no reaction she is sad but I thought she would be devastated since they were so close. It is actually Girl#1 who stayed home from school and wanted to be in the room with us. Our house feels empty and of course the girls want to get another animal (No Mrs. Darcy) but we are going to give ourselves time before we make that decision.

Ruby lou will always be in our hearts, We will always love her.