Ruby's Tale

by Pat Bettendorf

2011 National Indie Excellence Award -- Animals/Pets/General - Winner!2010 Book of the Year Award FinalistForeWord 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! Ruby is a service dog, a veteran of stage plays, 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 when they see the tow truck operators. Ruby has traveled to Hollywood to appear on The Bonnie Hunt Show. (Bonnie loved Ruby!) She had a driver, a limo and a four star hotel . . . 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. Once again, with the help from an angel, Ruby 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 adoptive pet parents cheering.

133 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 3, 2010

Reviews

[Christie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful

Worth the read. Ruby is a great ambassador for Pitt bulls everywhere. Hard to read about milk bones being so unprofessional.

[Shirley · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was ok. A lot of it repeated the same message about how important it is to take care of rescue dogs and how dogs can be your best friend. The author is on a campaign to change the world's perception of rotties (Rottweilers) and pitties (Pit Bulls). Just not an exciting (or even enjoyable) read for me.