Ruby

[FUJI 16,245]

I know many of you on here will have seen my sidekick Ruby the Pomeranian alongside my running dog's on many of my post's over the year's,sadly I had to have her put to sleep back on August 17th of this year at 15 year's of age,even 2 weeks before she died we were up hiking in the Highlands of Scotland in the Arrochar Alps..sadly the old girl went downhill quite rapidly & it was a very hard day for me when I took her to the vet's as she was my shadow,where I went,she went that's just how it was,they said she hadn't been in the vets since 2006 when she had her jabs for parvo/distemper so she had a very healthy & long life ..her & Boots were my A-Team,she was a little dog with a big heart,brilliant hunter & she wasn't shy to get stuck into anything the big dogs put to rest..I'd give up every dog I've ever owned including my best running dog's to have her back but I guess nothing lasts forever as they say..the old girl may have gone but the memories she left me will only die when I die..for one dog,she was some dog..Pom Power forever

[dodger 2,660]

Sorry to hear that I was only mentioning her to someone the other day who'd of thought a poem could do what she did as you say an exceptional little dog that punched well above her weight n what a life she had..

[FUJI 16,245]

Thanks lads,appreciate the kind words

[Daniel cain 42,801]

Rip Ruby girl....hell of a life with you Andy,atvb

[myersbg 1,355]

Its shit when you lose a old mucker, lost the old blue whippet a couple of months back, run over on the road, no ones fault , it was like someone had torn my arm off.

[sandymere 8,260]

RIP.Sometimes the  character makes the dog.

[FUJI 16,245]

2 minutes ago, myersbg said:

Its shit when you lose a old mucker, lost the old blue whippet a couple of months back, run over on the road, no ones fault , it was like someone had torn my arm off.

Sorry to here that bud,hope your keeping well matey?

[FUJI 16,245]

3 minutes ago, sandymere said:

RIP.Sometimes the  character makes the dog.

I agree 100% bud!

[myersbg 1,355]

15 minutes ago, FUJI said:

Sorry to here that bud,hope your keeping well matey?

Doing ok Andy, how's your good self?

 

[beamish78 142]

sometimes you end up owning a dog that "Just Fits" had 2 in my lifetime, enjoyed every minute of my time with both of them, don't get me wrong some of the other dogs of the past were half decent dogs and probably better at their job but there was something with these two that just made them special. Chin up mate, everything comes to an end but on the plus side who knows what the future holds. 

[FUJI 16,245]

From John O'Groats to the south coast,the offshore isles too we travelled & hunted it all,not always successful but we gave it our best shot..nowhere was ever too far,nowhere was to difficult for us to reach be it by foot,by car or by boat,we just went in pursuit of our quarry be it through hell or high water,no exceptions & no excuses from us

[FUJI 16,245]

9 minutes ago, myersbg said:

Doing ok Andy, how's your good self?

 

I'm good thanks Bri,just same old same old matey ..hope your safe & avoided the floods we've endured these past days,jeez it's put some water down up our way hasn't it

[mC HULL 10,404]

not a type you would  expect a man to have that is out hunting mate what was the story there  little dog always looked in its element 

[FUJI 16,245]

5 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

not a type you would  expect a man to have that is out hunting mate what was the story there  little dog always looked in its element 

My daughter who was 12 at the time wanted a puppy mate,she seen this in a local pet shop and we bought her it,£450 I paid for Ruby back then,most expensive dog I'd ever bought in my life!.You know what kid's are like after a few weeks the dog was forgotten about, initially my daughter was carrying Ruby about in little shoulder bags,had pink ribbons in her hair & the rest of it but after the novelty wore off I took the pooch out on all my daily walks with the lurchers,in her mind she was every bit as big as them..the 1st rabbit she ever caught was one with myxi that was sat in a coma under a gorse bush but from then on she never looked back..she jumped fences like the lurchers,she went to ground like the terriers,regardless of how big or how hard a critter was if the big dog caught it rest assured she would put her teeth into it..I've never known a dog like her,she could track an animal literally for over a mile in a forest or out on the mountains & take me straight to it,she was unique in my eyes anyways ..would all Pomeranians be like her? Probably not,just like all lurchers aren't equal..she got to see a lot & I guess that certainly helped in making her the dog that she was

[mC HULL 10,404]

great pics mate