Ruby girl!

[lunnapr]

Hi Ruby and Mom!

When I read your Dog of the Day story my eyes got filled with tears. What a horrible experience for this poor little darling. No dog no matter what should go through something like this, but particularly not a fragile little one like Ruby. It just makes me so mad how people are capable to be so reckless and mean.

Ruby's story hits close home to me because I also adopted an abused Chihuahua last June. Peppy was only 1 year and a half when I adopted him. He was already being returned to the rescue for the third time in such a short period of time. He was extremely shy and the people at the rescue where worried that he may bite if threatened. When one of the volunteer took him for a walk, this little 7 lbs boy got loose and ran away through a parking lot full of moving cars and then crossed the busiest road in town and got lost into the woods. When I heard his story I told the people in charge of the rescue that I wanted to foster him as soon as they were able to find him. Poor Peppy was lost in the woods for a whole weekend. Then I finally got to meet him and it totally broke my heart how shy and scared he was. I took him home and thanks to God he immediately warmed up to my 2 Rat Terriers (it is hard to ignore them he he). It took him a couple of days to warm up to me though, but after he did, he became my little shadow. I noticed right away that he was probably being kicked by his previous "owners". Every time I would lift my feet, he would curl into a little ball and tremble. I quickly learn not to make sudden movements around him. Just one week into the fostering I decided that this baby had enough heartbreaks in his short life and I adopted him. Now Peppy is a very happy puppy... while he is at home. It is still very hard for him to interact with strangers, specially males. I am still the only person he fully trusts, but he tolerates by mom and my boyfriend, as long as I am around. To this day, it still constantly breaks my heart to think how much pain he had endured before I got him.

I just hope one day my Peppy and your Ruby can totally be healed and trust people again.

Kisses to Ruby from me and Peppy.