Ruby 12-416 [1]

Sponsored by:

Gretchen S and Family, and Cedar

Pippi, Ella, and Macie
"Happy forever home"

Love from Taylor, Aspen, Peyton, Hayden, Caiden, Cameron, Peggy (FKA Dane) & Jayden
"On January 15, 2009, we were rescued from a cold, dark, filthy pig barn in Southern MN.
Thanks to RAGOM, we are warm, we love the sunshine, we smell sweet and we are LOVED!"

December 24, 2012

Dear Santa,

Well it is Christmas Eve and I am writing to you on this special night to let you know I have moved residences so you can bring my presents to the correct address. You see, we were rescued by RAGOM on December 13th, along with a bunch of other dogs. My sister Jewel 12-415 and I got to stay a couple of nights with Kim J., our first two nights inside a nice warm loving home. We then moved to our foster home where we have been for the past week. We will be staying here for a while until we can find new families of our own that will love each of us for life.

I am 5 months old and some people told me our birthdate is July 4, 2012: apparently that is another big holiday to celebrate. I am a whopping 29 pounds so far but have some growing to do to become a big strong girl. Everyone that meets me says I am just precious and sweet.

When we arrived at our foster home, there were five other dogs here. Two are my size and three are bigger. I quickly wanted to play after seeing how friendly the dogs were.

We met the resident dogs one by one to get to know each other. Within an hour or so, all seven of us were all running around the yard chasing each other! All the humans were so happy to see Jewel and I being happy playful puppies. After all of that exercise, we both got a nice warm bath and snuggle time with Kelly, Kris, and Karen.

I sustained some type of injury a while ago, probably from some sharp objects, and a chunk of my lip is missing so my teeth show. Jewel has a similar injury but bigger. One present I am getting in January will be surgery to repair my lip from a wonderful surgeon named Dr. R. I need the surgery to help make sure I do not develop oral problems down the road as my mouth and exposed teeth would dry out a lot. Here is a picture of my lip.

But don't feel sorry for me or Jewel. Our injuries in no way stop us from being playful puppies!

I am a little more trusting of people than Jewel. I am constantly looking at FM's hand to see what treat is coming next! I even learned to "Sit" on my second day here and now can do it on command. I don't want to brag, but I think I am pretty smart!

Jewel and I have adjusted really well to indoor life. We are not afraid of loud noises and even like to snooze on the couch after playtime and watch the big TV with everyone. I even crawled into FM's lap yesterday during a movie and snuggled in for a nap. Jewel even approached FM to lay next to her. I am proud of my sister for getting more brave every day.

We learned how to do the stairs our second night here. I took to it pretty fast after watching one of the residents show me the ropes a few times. FM had a big grin on her face after I successfully went up and down. After a few kisses on my head from FM, I decided I wanted to practice, so I went up and down four more times on my own without anyone telling me too. I was so proud of myself and I could see FM was proud too!

I am a brave and inquisitive girl and like to test the boundaries like the baby gates. I have knocked one over a couple of times (ok, so FM just leans them against the walls, how secure is that reall!). I love to be outside running in the snow and chewing on twigs. A good game of chase usually happens a few times on each outing too. One of the resident dogs corrects me if I get in her face too much. I am good at reading that signal and will sit down and get a little submissive.

We crate up pretty well and do not protest...much. Ok, so I have found my voice shall we say and ask to come out. I do quiet down after a minute and just relax. We are in the crate when FM is at work and someone comes at lunch to feed us and play with us. At night, we are in a crate in the bedroom and we sleep 7+ hours without so much as a peep from either of us until FM is ready to get up and let us out. We RUN to the door to go outside too! I am even learing to ring the sleigh bells on the door to go out now. Yep, I am smart.

Here is a pic of us chilling out in the office while FM is on the computer. I am the gorgeous one in the front.

Well Santa, that is my story so far. Just wanted to make sure you knew where Jewel and I had gone.

What we would like for Christmas is a few chew toys to put in our stockings FM got us (we are chewing puppies after all). Additionally, if you could spread the word to your friends that Jewel and I will have surgery in the middle of January and could use some financial help to pay for that, we would appreciate that as well.

There is no chimney here for you to come down, so you can leave the presents anywhere and we will sniff them out! You can always wake us up to give hugs too!

Love,
Ruby