So, on January 15, 2009, a Westie puppy was born into a litter, a family home breeder, in Braselton, GA. That's a town whose claim to fame is that Kim Basinger bought it to keep it from going bankrupt. It was where she was from. It's on the outskirts of Metro Atlanta.

8 weeks later, on a rainy Saturday afternoon, we drove there to meet her. On the way we passed a beauty shop with the name emblazoned on the building, Ruby's.
At that home, there was the mother dog & off in the back somewhere the daddy dog & 2 pups left.

As soon as we walked in, this little perfect Polar bear looking pup strode right over & up to me & that was the moment I knew she'd be going home with us. We played with her & talked both to the dogs & to the people. We did give some attention to her sister. But, there was never any question about it.

I wrote a check & we concluded our business. She was delighted to be going with us. Melissa was driving & so I held her & she curled up on my chest & promptly went to sleep.
Because of the shop & because of Ruby Bridges, we named her Ruby & her full name is Ruby Scardaville Bridges.

So, as you know she's had a health crisis since earlier this summer. Today when she woke up she was sick, throwing up, couldn't stop, couldn't eat. Melissa fixed some chicken especially for her but she couldn't even eat that. So, she went to lie down. And, well, Ruby did not get up.