I searched Pet Finder (www.petfinder.org) for a female medium-sized adult dog in my area. I looked at photos & read stories about probably hundreds of dogs. When I saw Ruby I fell in love with her. I filled out an adoption application & drove nearly 2 hours to her shelter so I could meet her. When I did, I knew I had to have her. I gave the shelter my application, they looked over it, visited my house, and in a few days called and told me that I could come and pick her up One of the best days of my life