Ruby the K9, courtesy RISP There’s a K-9 dog in Rhode Island that has such a remarkable storied past, she’s inspired a Netflix movie.Ruby, an Australian shepherd and border collie mix, was adopted by Cpl.
Daniel O'Neil in 2011, who was in need of a search-and-rescue dog for work, according to the Associated Press.At the time, the rambunctious eight-month-old pup had been adopted and returned to the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals shelter by five families before she found her place with O'Neil.DEAF SHEEPDOG LEARNS SIGN LANGUAGE TO ROUND UP SHEEPShelter volunteer and dog trainer Patricia Inman recalls Ruby was full of energy and needed an advocate to reassure staff that euthanasia was not the right choice."[Ruby] was a total knucklehead," Inman told the Associated Press. "She jumped and bit her leash.
She wouldn't sit or lie down. She just never stopped moving. She was special, and she needed a special person."O’Neil, 41, enrolled Ruby into a K-9 training course, where she reportedly graduated at the top of her class.STATES THAT FAVORED CATS OR DOGS DURING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC: REPORTHe recalls the young pooch seemed to be determined and focused instead of the boisterous and troublesome reports he had heard.Ruby went on to become a K-9 dog for the Rhode Island State Police, where she’s assisted in several search-and-rescue missions.Courtesy RISP In October 2017, O’Neil and Ruby found a teenage boy who had fallen into a ravine and remained unconscious.
They later found out that the young boy was Inman’s son, who had been missing for 36 hours following his accident.ANIMAL SHELTER HOSTS DOG WEDDING IN SOUTH CAROLINA FOR CHARITABLE CAUSE"I was beside myself and overwhelmed," Inman told the.