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Ruby's Tale: A True Rags To Riches Story
2011 National Indie Excellence Award -- Animals/Pets/General - Winner! Foreword Reviews announced Ruby's Tale as a finalist for the 2010 Book of the Year Awards in the Pets category. Found like unwanted trash in an abandoned house, Ruby grew up to achieve the impossible! Join her on a wonderful odyssey that has been her life . . . a real doggie epic! A veteran of stage plays, Ruby has worked at a radio station as a co-host and has appeared in newspapers around the world. Meet the fascinating people, celebrities, and dogs Ruby has worked with, lived with, and helped along the way. Wait with Ruby and her family in the blistering South Dakota sun when the motor home breaks down, only to wish they hadn't been rescued. Ruby has traveled to Hollywood to appear on a national television show. . . . not bad for a little dog nobody wanted. But Ruby found that all that glitters was not always gold and then, cancer came a calling. But she rallied her indomitable spirit to survive. Ruby's story has it fun, gritty drama, high emotion, excitement, anger, laughter and betrayal. It is a living, breathing story that will leave dog lovers cheering.
168 pages, Paperback
First published July 15, 2013
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July 30, 2016
With charm, humor, and honesty, Ruby's Tale is full of wonderful tales and lessons on dogs and their abilities. It made me laugh at her antics, happy at the change of people, and furious at the behavior of some people to dogs. Through her adventures, Ruby defies her breed's stereotype and inspires her owner and fans though her exploits on stage, radio, and service work. Ruby's tale is not the only one to grace the pages but also that of her owner, other dogs, and the experiences around them. This, though, at times made me wonder why Ruby's story was chosen to tell over one of the other dogs in their life and seemed to derail from what the point of the book was. But this is becoming one of my new favorite books and would gladly share it with friends and family.
August 6, 2015
Ruby's Tale is a great story of a very out going pup! Take a ride along with Ruby through all her adventures and it also is a good teaching tool to the insight of how resilient dogs truly can be.... Also don't believe all the hype about certain breeds. I couldn't put this book down I wanted to know where Ruby was headed next and what adventure lied ahead
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